Table VIII.B.3(2006) Number of full-time 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

91,940,179

16,901,383

23,119,416

25,304,452

26,614,927

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,197,422

236,564

296,281

312,762

351,815

Maine

398,353

64,630

103,971

109,172

120,580

*

Massachusetts

2,232,141

407,379

548,562

615,371

660,829

New Hampshire

413,428

68,003

100,310

124,860

120,255

Rhode Island

313,991

48,562

77,274

90,450

97,706

Vermont

173,872

26,791

38,774

53,448

54,859

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,762,988

496,061

707,722

750,833

808,372

New York

5,923,338

1,267,125

1,402,525

1,580,026

1,673,662

Pennsylvania

3,982,532

734,047

981,456

1,093,355

1,173,675

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4,145,034

664,063

1,115,149

1,099,779

1,266,043

Indiana

2,034,905

333,038

528,685

562,798

610,383

Michigan

2,969,286

501,112

769,359

825,458

873,357

Ohio

3,925,983

735,485

956,788

1,062,291

1,171,419

Wisconsin

1,843,641

327,314

489,777

434,818

591,733

 

West North Central:

Iowa

982,347

142,839

249,965

291,785

297,759

Kansas

826,333

134,479

205,085

240,224

246,546

Minnesota

1,836,328

301,317

443,355

526,371

565,285

Missouri

1,890,855

334,056

497,289

498,800

560,711

Nebraska

582,949

93,065

147,591

163,810

178,483

North Dakota

207,925

31,596

52,221

65,939

58,169

South Dakota

238,065

33,482

62,831

68,303

73,449

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

293,210

52,849

67,638

65,163

107,560

District of Columbia

384,753

84,886

94,138

108,318

97,412

Florida

5,726,244

1,159,466

1,399,612

1,537,429

1,629,737

Georgia

2,855,184

478,664

749,282

773,769

853,469

Maryland

1,567,346

256,488

341,426

490,131

479,302

North Carolina

2,698,348

451,282

660,281

757,438

829,348

South Carolina

1,236,295

224,062

304,230

352,705

355,297

Virginia

2,655,462

474,351

654,417

742,730

783,964

West Virginia

414,239

63,321

105,125

115,406

130,387

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,299,443

232,850

332,524

348,220

385,849

Kentucky

1,166,661

190,145

283,680

345,107

347,729

Mississippi

762,653

156,566

176,379

216,547

213,162

Tennessee

1,939,241

389,445

473,716

527,224

548,855

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

826,425

160,192

211,147

215,452

239,634

Louisiana

1,245,802

237,082

306,409

345,149

357,162

Oklahoma

962,749

169,579

246,955

265,777

280,438

Texas

6,645,754

1,139,954

1,737,621

1,821,117

1,947,062

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1,711,553

277,496

*

461,202

489,794

483,061

Colorado

1,506,413

246,161

394,006

423,453

442,793

Idaho

453,970

68,111

108,921

86,992

189,946

*

Montana

250,800

36,962

56,155

*

89,563

68,121

Nevada

897,722

170,311

233,411

237,584

256,417

New Mexico

481,731

83,892

117,840

*

134,947

145,052

Utah

762,140

137,772

172,893

222,875

228,601

Wyoming

156,842

28,032

38,650

43,358

46,802

 

Pacific:

Alaska

178,415

31,428

43,390

49,868

53,729

California

10,681,177

2,001,137

2,697,518

3,041,237

2,941,285

Hawaii

362,859

60,263

88,376

104,505

109,715

Oregon

1,178,700

210,650

296,313

325,357

346,381

Washington

1,756,328

271,981

477,091

*

464,600

542,656

 

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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.3(2006) Standard error for number of full-time 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

964,399

465,837

588,115

653,808

531,448

 

New England:

Connecticut

56,035

61,417

57,259

56,757

70,583

Maine

62,357

16,193

10,649

11,431

69,096

*

Massachusetts

214,134

67,401

68,406

120,020

109,728

New Hampshire

23,169

10,459

16,333

17,606

25,905

Rhode Island

15,196

6,148

6,990

10,497

12,228

Vermont

12,704

5,429

6,591

7,898

12,602

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

90,914

88,256

43,104

104,666

84,070

New York

260,134

183,944

88,196

89,610

128,491

Pennsylvania

147,002

121,693

134,126

75,852

113,646

 

East North Central:

Illinois

286,258

86,925

245,304

131,053

147,771

Indiana

116,431

42,675

70,619

79,901

69,065

Michigan

208,103

62,845

115,387

118,742

166,592

Ohio

170,324

86,653

117,310

128,114

241,860

Wisconsin

131,537

67,202

118,835

62,753

53,150

 

West North Central:

Iowa

55,871

22,307

45,025

39,342

77,257

Kansas

32,304

15,838

40,058

20,445

22,647

Minnesota

88,993

27,606

70,208

35,707

78,425

Missouri

136,469

57,549

61,101

47,514

88,995

Nebraska

23,552

15,118

25,516

18,146

39,879

North Dakota

6,848

6,107

6,261

10,105

10,611

South Dakota

19,633

6,211

11,698

14,467

9,977

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

24,482

7,797

9,855

13,592

21,857

District of Columbia

25,133

6,272

13,296

27,544

20,389

Florida

312,836

199,641

202,136

168,826

172,286

Georgia

156,973

117,753

107,740

140,426

97,825

Maryland

106,518

60,631

25,316

55,572

70,814

North Carolina

178,821

48,179

138,268

51,679

87,523

South Carolina

89,026

39,117

45,045

57,060

29,162

Virginia

222,148

79,056

145,705

62,453

204,618

West Virginia

22,097

14,777

18,633

19,386

12,335

 

East South Central:

Alabama

66,190

31,887

51,517

48,647

44,232

Kentucky

125,078

32,407

83,927

97,405

33,428

Mississippi

37,395

26,245

48,527

24,140

21,703

Tennessee

80,989

56,360

104,507

67,752

70,032

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

49,144

29,611

28,156

24,246

24,980

Louisiana

66,635

52,576

39,199

56,770

43,114

Oklahoma

39,032

32,741

49,126

26,518

33,871

Texas

181,393

112,914

175,683

135,687

192,128

 

Mountain:

Arizona

185,082

88,467

*

102,868

146,670

54,402

Colorado

95,269

40,141

70,385

40,633

39,912

Idaho

66,634

13,917

23,437

10,915

59,516

*

Montana

22,212

6,296

19,337

*

22,462

13,529

Nevada

96,915

32,981

48,846

45,873

26,752

New Mexico

52,842

12,473

42,326

*

15,603

24,136

Utah

59,661

24,464

32,796

34,425

20,885

Wyoming

10,855

4,384

10,363

5,366

10,652

 

Pacific:

Alaska

17,927

5,877

8,206

4,289

12,208

California

503,188

181,800

229,040

356,099

166,764

Hawaii

15,793

10,500

9,801

12,221

17,382

Oregon

135,281

36,408

67,533

32,597

44,137

Washington

191,790

37,598

210,960

*

48,582

88,431

 

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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.