Table VIII.B.1.a(2006) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

114,690,765

25.5%

24.8%

24.8%

24.8%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,470,298

24.8%

25.1%

24.8%

25.3%

Maine

498,597

23.8%

25.9%

25.1%

25.3%

*

Massachusetts

2,962,089

25.1%

25.0%

24.8%

25.1%

New Hampshire

561,982

24.8%

25.2%

25.0%

25.0%

Rhode Island

415,726

25.0%

24.4%

24.8%

25.8%

Vermont

251,452

24.5%

25.4%

25.1%

25.0%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,430,859

25.2%

24.3%

25.7%

24.9%

New York

7,075,184

25.5%

24.7%

24.8%

24.9%

Pennsylvania

5,067,102

26.2%

24.6%

24.2%

25.0%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,091,731

23.7%

26.3%

24.2%

25.8%

Indiana

2,570,535

25.0%

25.1%

24.8%

25.1%

Michigan

3,708,232

25.2%

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

Ohio

4,850,232

26.0%

24.6%

24.5%

24.9%

Wisconsin

2,434,092

24.8%

25.1%

23.5%

26.5%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,272,598

24.5%

25.2%

25.1%

25.2%

Kansas

1,069,299

24.6%

25.2%

25.3%

24.9%

Minnesota

2,447,349

25.1%

24.6%

24.9%

25.5%

Missouri

2,347,567

25.1%

24.9%

24.7%

25.3%

Nebraska

754,772

24.6%

25.2%

25.0%

25.1%

North Dakota

282,056

24.8%

24.0%

26.1%

25.1%

South Dakota

318,902

23.4%

27.1%

24.6%

25.0%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

373,471

24.7%

24.5%

19.8%

31.0%

District of Columbia

439,581

24.9%

24.5%

25.5%

25.1%

Florida

6,972,749

25.0%

25.3%

24.8%

24.9%

Georgia

3,580,664

24.6%

25.0%

25.2%

25.1%

Maryland

2,084,638

25.9%

21.8%

27.6%

24.7%

North Carolina

3,396,598

25.6%

24.6%

24.3%

25.4%

South Carolina

1,536,003

26.3%

24.6%

24.3%

24.8%

Virginia

3,263,692

25.2%

25.0%

24.8%

25.0%

West Virginia

541,111

23.2%

26.7%

24.5%

25.5%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,555,521

25.1%

25.2%

24.3%

25.5%

Kentucky

1,456,609

25.3%

23.9%

*

25.6%

25.2%

Mississippi

924,801

25.7%

23.3%

26.2%

24.7%

Tennessee

2,288,726

25.2%

25.0%

24.3%

25.5%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1,002,174

25.4%

24.9%

23.8%

25.9%

Louisiana

1,515,456

25.2%

24.1%

25.6%

25.1%

Oklahoma

1,214,530

25.2%

25.3%

24.6%

24.9%

Texas

8,017,243

25.3%

24.9%

24.9%

24.9%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2,144,471

25.0%

25.2%

24.7%

25.1%

Colorado

1,908,142

25.6%

25.1%

24.6%

24.7%

Idaho

595,685

21.8%

28.4%

*

16.5%

33.3%

Montana

355,673

22.6%

21.9%

*

30.2%

25.3%

Nevada

1,074,009

26.0%

24.9%

24.0%

25.2%

New Mexico

616,201

24.8%

25.0%

*

24.9%

25.3%

Utah

987,786

25.5%

24.9%

24.4%

25.2%

Wyoming

202,092

26.1%

23.7%

25.3%

25.0%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

229,721

25.3%

25.0%

24.7%

25.0%

California

13,270,800

24.9%

25.4%

24.9%

24.8%

Hawaii

476,446

24.9%

25.1%

24.9%

25.1%

Oregon

1,495,704

25.9%

24.8%

24.7%

24.7%

Washington

2,289,811

24.0%

26.4%

*

24.3%

25.3%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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(2006) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

1,095,196

0.37%

0.52%

0.45%

0.62%

 

New England:

Connecticut

59,754

4.80%

4.43%

4.04%

4.16%

Maine

67,694

2.49%

3.07%

4.11%

6.39%

*

Massachusetts

252,664

2.29%

3.84%

3.66%

3.46%

New Hampshire

35,900

3.31%

3.58%

3.37%

4.71%

Rhode Island

20,636

3.74%

1.80%

2.62%

3.04%

Vermont

17,852

3.14%

3.54%

4.10%

4.41%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,412

2.67%

1.73%

2.97%

2.72%

New York

256,509

2.07%

1.21%

1.51%

1.99%

Pennsylvania

209,423

3.71%

3.36%

1.76%

2.31%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

301,620

2.69%

4.53%

2.67%

3.12%

Indiana

107,536

2.64%

2.75%

3.30%

2.12%

Michigan

183,400

2.63%

3.47%

3.20%

3.72%

Ohio

187,777

3.45%

3.26%

3.37%

4.34%

Wisconsin

157,966

3.19%

4.42%

3.23%

2.24%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47,129

3.22%

3.71%

3.53%

4.88%

Kansas

51,999

2.61%

4.28%

1.62%

2.58%

Minnesota

136,884

1.62%

2.86%

2.03%

3.16%

Missouri

174,227

1.82%

2.69%

2.32%

3.07%

Nebraska

21,542

3.89%

4.29%

3.05%

5.29%

North Dakota

11,483

3.90%

3.32%

4.19%

4.69%

South Dakota

20,682

3.00%

3.67%

4.59%

2.67%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

28,928

3.17%

3.19%

3.29%

5.22%

District of Columbia

24,716

2.37%

3.74%

4.94%

4.17%

Florida

374,594

2.37%

3.84%

2.82%

2.02%

Georgia

221,745

4.16%

3.00%

3.52%

3.98%

Maryland

148,642

4.05%

2.66%

2.83%

3.11%

North Carolina

220,923

3.50%

3.40%

2.35%

1.97%

South Carolina

103,016

3.48%

4.30%

3.46%

2.17%

Virginia

217,627

3.17%

4.43%

2.27%

4.20%

West Virginia

25,592

4.04%

3.75%

3.96%

3.45%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

75,738

3.26%

3.69%

2.93%

2.86%

Kentucky

128,996

3.46%

4.64%

*

3.96%

3.37%

Mississippi

47,884

3.19%

5.53%

2.64%

3.10%

Tennessee

98,521

3.22%

4.48%

2.81%

3.59%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

58,108

3.40%

2.12%

2.77%

2.33%

Louisiana

71,485

3.86%

2.46%

3.45%

3.21%

Oklahoma

55,569

3.93%

4.53%

2.67%

3.58%

Texas

223,602

1.57%

2.01%

1.94%

2.23%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

233,261

4.39%

5.38%

4.35%

2.89%

Colorado

130,144

3.07%

2.89%

2.64%

2.63%

Idaho

111,135

3.39%

4.55%

*

3.76%

4.05%

Montana

40,381

3.31%

5.81%

*

5.04%

5.16%

Nevada

114,435

2.86%

3.18%

3.82%

3.79%

New Mexico

62,081

2.53%

5.63%

*

3.88%

3.10%

Utah

96,966

4.29%

3.70%

3.45%

2.50%

Wyoming

12,999

2.60%

3.57%

3.18%

5.48%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

18,211

4.58%

4.23%

2.22%

4.77%

California

641,513

1.83%

1.89%

1.71%

1.74%

Hawaii

21,676

3.85%

3.09%

2.58%

3.81%

Oregon

176,984

3.50%

3.41%

2.62%

2.67%

Washington

224,894

4.34%

6.22%

*

3.61%

4.02%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.