Table VIII.B.3.a(2005) Percent of 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

18.3%

25.0%

27.4%

29.3%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,215,869

17.1%

26.4%

27.0%

29.4%
Maine

368,235

17.8%

26.2%

25.2%

30.8%
Massachusetts

2,284,305

18.7%

24.9%

26.9%

29.5%
New Hampshire

411,723

18.3%

24.8%

27.4%

29.5%
Rhode Island

340,994

20.3%

25.4%

26.7%

27.7%
Vermont

200,277

17.5%

24.3%

28.0%

30.2%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2,752,510

16.8%

25.2%

27.9%

30.1%
New York

5,577,517

19.4%

23.2%

27.3%

30.1%
Pennsylvania

3,845,856

18.8%

25.2%

28.7%

27.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4,048,869

16.9%

26.6%

27.2%

29.3%
Indiana

1,861,986

15.2%

24.9%

28.9%

31.0%
Michigan

2,993,237

17.3%

24.3%

28.1%

30.3%
Ohio

3,796,592

18.3%

24.9%

28.0%

28.8%
Wisconsin

1,872,544

14.7%

26.5%

28.3%

30.5%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

963,452

15.1%

25.8%

29.4%

29.7%
Kansas

838,074

15.3%

24.8%

29.2%

30.7%
Minnesota

1,674,098

15.1%

23.9%

29.5%

31.4%
Missouri

1,886,783

20.9%

24.8%

25.7%

28.6%
Nebraska

583,038

15.0%

25.1%

29.8%

 *

30.2%
North Dakota

195,057

15.8%

22.1%

31.0%

31.1%
South Dakota

222,060

14.3%

26.1%

29.2%

30.3%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

301,459

15.7%

26.7%

28.1%

29.5%
District of Columbia

382,300

22.6%

 *

24.4%

26.6%

26.4%
Florida

5,644,313

20.3%

24.1%

27.2%

28.4%
Georgia

2,685,968

18.9%

26.1%

26.1%

28.8%
Maryland

1,661,697

19.4%

24.8%

26.0%

29.8%
North Carolina

2,686,095

17.0%

26.3%

27.5%

29.2%
South Carolina

1,223,034

17.2%

25.1%

28.3%

29.4%
Virginia

2,515,043

17.3%

26.9%

27.6%

28.2%
West Virginia

412,328

18.7%

24.9%

27.1%

29.3%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,211,210

18.2%

25.4%

28.2%

28.2%
Kentucky

1,109,739

18.6%

25.1%

26.5%

29.7%
Mississippi

684,505

19.5%

 *

23.0%

28.6%

28.9%
Tennessee

1,872,728

18.1%

26.2%

27.3%

28.4%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

793,552

19.2%

29.4%

21.8%

29.7%
Louisiana

1,184,108

19.8%

25.2%

26.4%

28.6%
Oklahoma

918,352

16.5%

25.4%

28.0%

30.1%
Texas

6,800,598

19.7%

24.6%

26.7%

29.0%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,613,004

16.6%

26.2%

27.6%

29.6%
Colorado

1,535,373

18.0%

25.5%

27.6%

28.9%
Idaho

371,022

14.1%

24.4%

30.7%

30.9%
Montana

230,800

16.5%

27.2%

25.7%

30.6%
Nevada

876,456

21.7%

25.0%

26.0%

27.4%
New Mexico

440,907

18.5%

25.8%

27.4%

28.3%
Utah

720,639

20.9%

20.8%

27.5%

30.8%
Wyoming

142,277

17.3%

24.3%

28.7%

29.7%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

175,518

18.3%

24.4%

27.5%

29.8%
California

10,789,466

19.3%

25.0%

26.7%

29.0%
Hawaii

382,747

20.1%

24.2%

27.1%

28.6%
Oregon

1,019,059

17.4%

23.0%

28.7%

30.8%
Washington

1,841,647

18.4%

23.7%

26.3%

31.6%
 
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.3.a(2005) Standard error for percent of 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

0.65%

0.36%

0.61%

0.76%
 
New England:
Connecticut

61,757

3.11%

3.17%

3.35%

3.50%
Maine

21,453

1.99%

4.04%

2.56%

4.23%
Massachusetts

146,903

2.73%

3.57%

4.22%

4.12%
New Hampshire

24,031

2.57%

3.04%

3.91%

4.20%
Rhode Island

29,319

3.87%

3.43%

4.36%

5.24%
Vermont

12,708

3.86%

4.31%

3.25%

4.48%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

172,658

2.83%

2.64%

3.22%

4.64%
New York

248,440

2.20%

2.44%

2.39%

2.40%
Pennsylvania

147,483

2.84%

1.91%

4.27%

2.88%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

306,709

1.85%

2.27%

1.39%

3.06%
Indiana

82,597

2.09%

4.27%

3.90%

4.10%
Michigan

200,734

1.88%

2.25%

3.88%

3.11%
Ohio

162,000

1.90%

3.59%

2.11%

2.69%
Wisconsin

75,202

2.80%

3.44%

3.43%

2.45%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

41,802

2.30%

2.29%

4.35%

2.60%
Kansas

69,125

2.16%

2.81%

3.14%

3.73%
Minnesota

93,781

2.87%

3.11%

2.91%

4.01%
Missouri

92,479

1.90%

2.95%

3.53%

4.62%
Nebraska

58,974

2.01%

4.61%

4.42%

 *

3.48%
North Dakota

5,835

2.01%

4.32%

4.79%

3.96%
South Dakota

12,365

1.60%

3.17%

3.84%

4.71%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

21,382

2.23%

5.07%

5.47%

5.70%
District of Columbia

31,096

4.95%

 *

5.60%

3.52%

2.88%
Florida

424,854

3.73%

3.03%

3.31%

2.10%
Georgia

211,955

4.32%

4.76%

3.42%

3.19%
Maryland

94,386

2.86%

2.05%

3.61%

3.12%
North Carolina

138,987

2.79%

4.31%

3.49%

3.69%
South Carolina

70,157

2.34%

4.57%

3.93%

3.23%
Virginia

230,703

2.88%

4.26%

3.38%

3.27%
West Virginia

26,301

3.77%

3.57%

2.76%

3.39%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

41,037

3.06%

3.83%

2.82%

2.71%
Kentucky

65,765

2.61%

5.02%

2.39%

3.97%
Mississippi

66,329

4.03%

 *

2.51%

4.02%

4.20%
Tennessee

105,054

2.73%

4.41%

2.99%

3.22%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

34,535

3.02%

4.37%

3.69%

2.64%
Louisiana

59,572

2.79%

2.96%

4.53%

3.03%
Oklahoma

32,995

1.82%

3.37%

3.13%

4.59%
Texas

271,033

2.87%

1.90%

2.91%

3.04%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

87,875

2.37%

3.36%

1.79%

3.83%
Colorado

178,430

3.42%

4.56%

3.23%

3.85%
Idaho

26,022

2.60%

3.01%

4.68%

5.02%
Montana

14,305

2.52%

4.08%

2.16%

3.39%
Nevada

60,099

3.48%

3.67%

3.96%

2.77%
New Mexico

18,744

2.29%

3.01%

3.47%

2.36%
Utah

47,512

3.10%

2.95%

3.65%

3.31%
Wyoming

12,419

2.53%

5.18%

2.66%

4.81%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

16,017

2.51%

4.66%

4.48%

4.72%
California

387,604

2.01%

1.94%

2.07%

2.06%
Hawaii

15,936

2.13%

2.30%

2.89%

2.98%
Oregon

45,744

3.21%

2.49%

2.41%

3.21%
Washington

91,100

2.23%

3.09%

3.82%

5.25%
 
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.