Table VIII.B.3

Table VIII.B.3(2005) Number of full-time 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	90,159,020	16,535,223		22,552,787	24,660,404		26,410,607

New England:
Connecticut	1,215,869	208,504		320,685	328,684		357,997
Maine	368,235	65,592		96,433	92,616		113,593
Massachusetts	2,284,305	427,659		569,246	613,639		673,761
New Hampshire	411,723	75,529		101,942	112,630		121,623
Rhode Island	340,994	69,080		86,527	91,017		94,370
Vermont	200,277	34,994		48,617	56,140		60,525

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	2,752,510	461,888		694,464	767,728		828,430
New York	5,577,517	1,084,248		1,291,288	1,524,591		1,677,391
Pennsylvania	3,845,856	722,708		967,845	1,102,212		1,053,092

East North Central:
Illinois	4,048,869	683,481		1,076,628	1,101,650		1,187,110
Indiana	1,861,986	283,010		463,917	538,364		576,695
Michigan	2,993,237	517,901		725,975	841,209		908,152
Ohio	3,796,592	696,071		944,447	1,062,019		1,094,056
Wisconsin	1,872,544	276,126		495,689	529,523		571,205

West North Central:
Iowa	963,452	145,795		248,256	283,408		285,993
Kansas	838,074	128,607		207,695	244,422		257,350
Minnesota	1,674,098	253,224		400,112	494,293		526,468
Missouri	1,886,783	394,707		467,486	485,025		539,564
Nebraska	583,038	87,201		146,270	173,563	*	176,004
North Dakota	195,057	30,775		43,028	60,551		60,704
South Dakota	222,060	31,796		57,950	64,937		67,377

South Atlantic:
Delaware	301,459	47,405		80,439	84,770		88,845
District of Columbia	382,300	86,429	*	93,171	101,848		100,852
Florida	5,644,313	1,146,353		1,358,149	1,537,770		1,602,040
Georgia	2,685,968	507,726		701,687	701,915		774,640
Maryland	1,661,697	322,083		412,345	431,863		495,405
North Carolina	2,686,095	457,617		706,700	737,479		784,300
South Carolina	1,223,034	210,252		307,019	346,363		359,399
Virginia	2,515,043	434,837		676,816	693,381		710,010
West Virginia	412,328	77,073		102,607	111,889		120,759

East South Central:
Alabama	1,211,210	219,922		307,952	341,396		341,940
Kentucky	1,109,739	206,843		278,756	294,593		329,547
Mississippi	684,505	133,196	*	157,401	195,998		197,911
Tennessee	1,872,728	338,353		490,314	511,789		532,273

West South Central:
Arkansas	793,552	151,984		233,004	172,842		235,722
Louisiana	1,184,108	233,871		298,476	312,761		339,001
Oklahoma	918,352	151,923		233,321	256,853		276,255
Texas	6,800,598	1,338,798		1,675,725	1,813,936		1,972,138

Mountain:
Arizona	1,613,004	267,240		422,355	445,376		478,034
Colorado	1,535,373	275,648		392,119	424,211		443,395
Idaho	371,022	52,180		90,349	113,823		114,671
Montana	230,800	38,028		62,855	59,401		70,516
Nevada	876,456	189,893		218,914	227,498		240,152
New Mexico	440,907	81,747		113,910	120,686		124,564
Utah	720,639	150,777		149,763	197,855		222,245
Wyoming	142,277	24,674		34,537	40,834		42,232

Pacific:
Alaska	175,518	32,168		42,745	48,293		52,313
California	10,789,466	2,086,575		2,693,924	2,885,210		3,123,756
Hawaii	382,747	76,794		92,703	103,828		109,422
Oregon	1,019,059	177,704		234,453	292,633		314,270
Washington	1,841,647	338,236		435,778	485,093		582,541

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Table VIII.B.3(2005) Standard error for number of full-time 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	848,779	584,128		371,042	571,821		791,980

New England:
Connecticut	61,757	25,893		44,226	42,321		56,142
Maine	21,453	9,431		15,336	8,349		20,051
Massachusetts	146,903	92,925		77,859	113,686		74,258
New Hampshire	24,031	11,765		13,899	20,659		14,047
Rhode Island	29,319	18,531		14,527	16,092		22,111
Vermont	12,708	7,469		8,933	8,561		10,411

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	172,658	61,963		95,221	116,817		137,824
New York	248,440	151,325		132,557	133,843		185,104
Pennsylvania	147,483	115,383		67,842	188,435		101,485

East North Central:
Illinois	306,709	88,888		146,749	105,545		168,024
Indiana	82,597	42,781		103,117	74,397		66,925
Michigan	200,734	63,373		92,031	91,101		161,827
Ohio	162,000	87,201		119,547	124,521		117,142
Wisconsin	75,202	52,688		65,190	87,745		40,189

West North Central:
Iowa	41,802	18,473		26,821	43,060		33,491
Kansas	69,125	22,278		36,346	21,201		45,010
Minnesota	93,781	44,007		56,810	67,780		61,790
Missouri	92,479	48,132		58,404	79,754		73,194
Nebraska	58,974	11,536		26,697	53,597	*	21,901
North Dakota	5,835	3,803		9,042	9,420		6,897
South Dakota	12,365	4,254		7,330	6,942		12,898

South Atlantic:
Delaware	21,382	6,400		15,421	17,839		20,709
District of Columbia	31,096	31,198	*	22,703	14,739		9,460
Florida	424,854	275,361		178,062	264,953		119,499
Georgia	211,955	141,617		135,237	133,888		63,787
Maryland	94,386	49,755		28,771	70,547		66,876
North Carolina	138,987	66,437		152,435	87,126		102,763
South Carolina	70,157	31,315		67,422	49,099		38,573
Virginia	230,703	91,722		184,964	50,977		91,115
West Virginia	26,301	18,821		16,710	15,174		11,390

East South Central:
Alabama	41,037	40,457		50,785	25,523		35,209
Kentucky	65,765	27,265		42,940	27,201		67,135
Mississippi	66,329	46,238	*	16,078	24,212		40,511
Tennessee	105,054	44,511		109,965	62,184		64,900

West South Central:
Arkansas	34,535	20,381		45,114	26,616		16,258
Louisiana	59,572	32,847		41,385	61,554		34,546
Oklahoma	32,995	21,379		31,603	38,081		36,943
Texas	271,033	217,532		135,164	150,383		285,779

Mountain:
Arizona	87,875	43,790		77,226	27,837		64,535
Colorado	178,430	42,263		93,173	54,342		114,599
Idaho	26,022	9,030		12,610	24,766		17,442
Montana	14,305	5,849		12,355	6,503		7,929
Nevada	60,099	37,925		29,853	45,701		19,918
New Mexico	18,744	10,310		17,110	15,114		12,234
Utah	47,512	25,761		19,839	24,692		33,570
Wyoming	12,419	2,830		6,241	4,569		10,648

Pacific:
Alaska	16,017	3,913		9,144	9,824		12,429
California	387,604	247,981		215,591	258,801		259,477
Hawaii	15,936	8,601		8,553	14,349		10,363
Oregon	45,744	33,565		21,745	34,672		33,140
Washington	91,100	54,484		54,124	60,639		105,348

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.