Table VIII.B.1.a(2005) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

112,239,187

25.0%

25.2%

24.8%

25.0%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,489,386

25.1%

25.0%

24.8%

25.2%
Maine

491,599

25.0%

25.0%

23.3%

26.7%
Massachusetts

2,885,647

25.5%

24.8%

24.7%

25.0%
New Hampshire

527,871

25.5%

24.7%

25.0%

24.8%
Rhode Island

435,405

26.1%

25.0%

24.4%

24.6%
Vermont

259,354

25.0%

24.3%

25.6%

25.2%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,507,432

24.5%

25.0%

25.6%

25.0%
New York

7,130,369

22.7%

27.5%

24.7%

25.0%
Pennsylvania

4,818,731

25.4%

25.0%

24.7%

24.9%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,006,970

25.0%

24.9%

25.0%

25.2%
Indiana

2,419,524

25.1%

24.8%

24.3%

25.7%
Michigan

3,769,849

25.0%

24.7%

25.1%

25.2%
Ohio

4,660,962

25.3%

24.9%

24.8%

24.9%
Wisconsin

2,439,607

24.9%

25.2%

25.0%

25.0%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,231,858

25.0%

24.8%

25.3%

24.9%
Kansas

1,086,923

25.1%

25.0%

24.8%

25.1%
Minnesota

2,290,315

25.1%

25.1%

24.9%

24.9%
Missouri

2,279,523

25.5%

24.8%

24.7%

25.0%
Nebraska

757,373

25.0%

25.1%

24.8%

25.1%
North Dakota

267,207

24.4%

24.8%

25.6%

25.1%
South Dakota

308,387

24.8%

25.3%

24.5%

25.4%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

372,730

23.7%

26.1%

25.1%

25.0%
District of Columbia

429,536

24.7%

 *

25.1%

24.9%

25.2%
Florida

6,841,755

25.6%

24.8%

24.7%

24.9%
Georgia

3,204,157

25.1%

25.3%

24.6%

25.0%
Maryland

2,062,263

25.0%

24.9%

24.8%

25.3%
North Carolina

3,370,401

24.6%

24.9%

25.3%

25.1%
South Carolina

1,518,039

23.9%

25.8%

25.3%

25.0%
Virginia

3,027,032

23.5%

26.4%

25.1%

25.0%
West Virginia

518,575

25.5%

24.7%

25.0%

24.8%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,508,798

25.0%

25.0%

24.8%

25.2%
Kentucky

1,405,291

25.3%

24.9%

24.9%

24.9%
Mississippi

835,269

24.8%

24.5%

25.1%

25.6%
Tennessee

2,250,809

25.7%

24.9%

24.4%

24.9%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1,025,783

26.0%

25.4%

24.2%

24.5%
Louisiana

1,435,143

24.7%

25.1%

25.1%

25.0%
Oklahoma

1,155,245

25.3%

24.9%

24.8%

24.9%
Texas

8,153,583

25.1%

25.1%

24.7%

25.0%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

2,048,877

24.7%

25.6%

24.8%

24.9%
Colorado

1,859,607

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%
Idaho

495,768

24.5%

24.6%

25.3%

25.5%
Montana

326,236

25.6%

24.8%

24.5%

25.2%
Nevada

1,031,826

25.1%

24.6%

25.1%

25.2%
New Mexico

549,949

24.9%

24.9%

25.1%

25.0%
Utah

935,671

25.7%

24.8%

24.6%

24.9%
Wyoming

178,979

25.6%

24.8%

24.7%

24.9%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

217,024

24.4%

25.7%

24.4%

25.6%
California

13,234,293

25.8%

24.7%

24.8%

24.8%
Hawaii

468,700

24.5%

25.4%

24.6%

25.5%
Oregon

1,366,209

24.4%

25.4%

24.8%

25.4%
Washington

2,347,346

24.8%

25.0%

24.2%

26.0%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.1.a(2005) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

945,182

0.62%

0.37%

0.50%

0.65%
 
New England:
Connecticut

61,916

3.72%

2.83%

3.33%

3.36%
Maine

26,620

2.25%

3.66%

2.62%

3.48%
Massachusetts

194,476

3.05%

3.62%

3.68%

3.27%
New Hampshire

34,696

3.00%

3.46%

3.79%

3.48%
Rhode Island

35,524

3.87%

3.53%

3.96%

4.35%
Vermont

14,503

4.36%

4.08%

2.94%

4.05%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

215,111

3.52%

2.62%

2.98%

4.24%
New York

431,856

2.57%

3.47%

2.07%

1.70%
Pennsylvania

123,539

3.42%

1.69%

3.93%

2.86%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

332,323

2.39%

2.31%

1.36%

2.87%
Indiana

144,467

2.27%

4.04%

3.46%

3.86%
Michigan

208,282

1.87%

2.29%

3.13%

2.90%
Ohio

162,482

2.40%

3.50%

2.20%

2.52%
Wisconsin

126,288

3.08%

3.40%

2.68%

2.13%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

27,025

2.98%

1.97%

4.08%

2.51%
Kansas

102,573

2.49%

2.22%

3.04%

3.14%
Minnesota

105,648

3.84%

3.82%

2.87%

3.17%
Missouri

113,151

1.94%

2.78%

3.45%

4.24%
Nebraska

75,735

2.63%

4.84%

3.63%

2.94%
North Dakota

9,843

2.43%

4.42%

4.20%

3.00%
South Dakota

21,323

1.88%

3.08%

3.27%

3.79%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

22,764

3.03%

4.61%

4.95%

4.59%
District of Columbia

34,192

4.81%

 *

5.19%

3.40%

3.10%
Florida

480,401

3.80%

3.53%

3.11%

1.69%
Georgia

265,089

4.37%

4.19%

3.39%

3.02%
Maryland

122,229

2.55%

1.57%

3.50%

2.76%
North Carolina

135,671

3.71%

4.01%

3.24%

3.51%
South Carolina

65,885

2.51%

3.59%

3.71%

2.91%
Virginia

304,344

2.55%

4.14%

3.00%

3.24%
West Virginia

29,815

3.72%

3.70%

2.85%

2.97%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

60,193

2.99%

4.07%

2.51%

2.36%
Kentucky

74,564

2.35%

4.06%

2.12%

3.78%
Mississippi

68,110

3.74%

2.49%

3.36%

3.99%
Tennessee

134,103

3.12%

4.01%

2.51%

3.23%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

78,708

3.33%

3.75%

4.10%

2.42%
Louisiana

68,675

2.98%

2.77%

4.20%

2.56%
Oklahoma

54,616

2.27%

2.81%

2.97%

4.32%
Texas

299,906

3.02%

2.01%

3.07%

2.87%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

109,887

3.63%

3.27%

2.23%

3.37%
Colorado

181,380

3.90%

4.41%

2.81%

3.64%
Idaho

34,384

2.82%

2.71%

4.43%

3.75%
Montana

19,165

3.22%

3.25%

2.62%

3.06%
Nevada

69,666

3.40%

3.30%

3.87%

2.90%
New Mexico

24,688

2.35%

2.93%

3.42%

2.40%
Utah

80,241

2.56%

3.10%

3.36%

2.99%
Wyoming

11,756

3.05%

5.08%

2.63%

4.25%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

19,150

2.79%

4.18%

3.77%

4.07%
California

434,773

1.72%

1.94%

2.20%

1.99%
Hawaii

18,277

2.39%

2.47%

2.75%

2.78%
Oregon

51,546

2.99%

2.95%

2.55%

2.87%
Washington

131,231

2.59%

3.18%

3.67%

4.62%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.