Table VIII.B.1.a(2008) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

116,141,515

24.8%

24.9%

25.1%

25.2%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,465,237

24.9%

24.9%

24.9%

25.2%

Maine

492,211

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%

25.2%

Massachusetts

3,001,586

24.8%

24.8%

25.3%

25.1%

New Hampshire

561,196

24.9%

25.0%

24.8%

25.3%

Rhode Island

427,164

24.8%

25.1%

22.5%

27.5%

Vermont

251,353

24.9%

24.9%

25.2%

25.0%

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,561,007

24.6%

25.2%

25.0%

25.2%

New York

7,469,664

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%

25.1%

Pennsylvania

5,094,013

24.9%

25.1%

25.0%

25.0%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,405,168

24.9%

22.6%

26.7%

25.8%

Indiana

2,507,330

24.9%

25.0%

24.2%

26.0%

Michigan

3,449,973

24.6%

24.4%

25.1%

25.8%

Ohio

4,702,840

24.8%

24.9%

24.8%

25.4%

Wisconsin

2,558,435

24.6%

24.2%

25.6%

25.7%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,304,443

25.0%

24.8%

25.0%

25.2%

Kansas

1,109,140

24.9%

25.0%

25.1%

25.1%

Minnesota

2,468,336

24.8%

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%

Missouri

2,332,099

24.9%

24.8%

25.3%

25.0%

Nebraska

806,602

24.2%

25.7%

24.9%

25.3%

North Dakota

294,768

24.4%

25.5%

25.0%

25.1%

South Dakota

320,175

24.9%

24.8%

22.2%

28.0%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

376,347

24.8%

25.0%

24.9%

25.2%

District of Columbia

464,559

24.8%

24.0%

26.2%

25.0%

Florida

6,891,517

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%

Georgia

3,354,107

24.4%

25.6%

24.8%

25.2%

Maryland

2,082,590

24.9%

24.9%

25.2%

25.0%

North Carolina

3,440,453

24.4%

25.4%

25.1%

25.0%

South Carolina

1,528,356

25.0%

24.7%

25.2%

25.2%

Virginia

2,989,600

24.8%

25.2%

24.8%

25.2%

West Virginia

557,756

17.8%

31.6%

*

25.3%

25.3%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,574,811

24.8%

25.0%

24.8%

25.4%

Kentucky

1,501,784

24.3%

25.6%

24.9%

25.2%

Mississippi

866,754

24.7%

25.3%

24.7%

25.4%

Tennessee

2,428,872

24.9%

24.7%

25.4%

25.0%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

993,395

24.8%

25.2%

24.3%

25.8%

Louisiana

1,509,297

24.8%

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%

Oklahoma

1,219,330

25.0%

25.0%

24.6%

25.4%

Texas

8,741,171

24.9%

25.1%

24.9%

25.1%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2,205,122

25.0%

23.7%

26.2%

25.1%

Colorado

1,968,132

25.0%

24.5%

25.4%

25.1%

Idaho

537,075

24.9%

*

24.6%

25.4%

25.1%

Montana

359,099

24.8%

25.2%

25.0%

25.0%

Nevada

1,124,623

24.1%

25.8%

25.1%

25.1%

New Mexico

675,889

24.6%

25.2%

24.9%

25.2%

Utah

1,066,544

24.9%

24.5%

25.2%

25.4%

Wyoming

207,629

24.6%

23.4%

26.9%

25.2%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

230,911

24.0%

25.9%

24.8%

25.3%

California

13,376,056

25.0%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%

Hawaii

499,367

24.9%

23.9%

26.2%

25.0%

Oregon

1,435,738

25.0%

24.9%

25.1%

25.0%

Washington

2,351,885

24.8%

24.8%

25.3%

25.1%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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(2008) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

751,026

0.54%

0.49%

0.50%

0.61%

 

New England:

Connecticut

90,005

3.23%

2.20%

2.08%

2.85%

Maine

39,547

2.56%

3.08%

2.98%

3.78%

Massachusetts

206,909

2.98%

2.25%

3.22%

3.19%

New Hampshire

30,429

2.05%

1.48%

3.62%

3.96%

Rhode Island

15,479

1.74%

2.64%

1.89%

3.32%

Vermont

24,798

2.29%

2.31%

2.77%

3.83%

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

161,663

2.26%

2.80%

2.58%

4.54%

New York

182,564

2.44%

2.65%

2.07%

2.38%

Pennsylvania

233,008

2.49%

4.07%

2.43%

2.73%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

244,012

1.98%

3.08%

3.20%

2.30%

Indiana

124,137

2.28%

2.84%

2.55%

3.02%

Michigan

112,263

1.87%

2.65%

3.36%

3.36%

Ohio

174,973

1.98%

2.55%

2.65%

2.52%

Wisconsin

102,694

2.28%

2.45%

2.41%

2.11%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

49,614

1.55%

1.91%

1.78%

2.87%

Kansas

44,505

2.01%

3.03%

3.60%

2.64%

Minnesota

155,105

4.07%

4.91%

2.52%

4.20%

Missouri

114,457

2.96%

3.51%

3.02%

2.59%

Nebraska

43,173

2.59%

2.99%

3.11%

3.43%

North Dakota

13,586

1.60%

3.34%

2.36%

3.14%

South Dakota

15,881

2.19%

2.14%

2.79%

2.99%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22,882

3.09%

2.79%

2.33%

3.99%

District of Columbia

30,307

3.46%

4.52%

4.23%

5.43%

Florida

311,899

2.71%

4.74%

2.46%

3.22%

Georgia

147,357

1.10%

2.72%

2.09%

2.88%

Maryland

69,166

3.84%

2.67%

3.45%

3.35%

North Carolina

222,161

4.08%

3.60%

2.61%

3.17%

South Carolina

84,709

2.75%

3.11%

3.37%

1.99%

Virginia

123,935

2.76%

2.96%

5.07%

2.34%

West Virginia

49,769

2.44%

5.84%

*

3.20%

3.41%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

82,381

3.14%

2.79%

1.82%

3.84%

Kentucky

83,138

2.77%

3.09%

2.90%

1.56%

Mississippi

46,770

3.86%

2.87%

2.52%

3.24%

Tennessee

102,068

3.77%

3.51%

2.89%

2.15%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

43,788

2.05%

3.53%

3.45%

3.65%

Louisiana

82,280

2.73%

2.95%

2.51%

3.11%

Oklahoma

77,075

2.56%

4.23%

1.87%

3.66%

Texas

591,362

1.34%

3.25%

1.74%

2.37%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

142,533

3.52%

3.63%

4.52%

4.54%

Colorado

116,924

3.74%

3.25%

2.83%

3.08%

Idaho

44,299

5.52%

*

4.09%

2.77%

3.39%

Montana

13,061

1.63%

3.33%

2.91%

3.80%

Nevada

71,539

3.30%

4.02%

4.42%

4.06%

New Mexico

40,373

2.95%

4.97%

2.47%

2.87%

Utah

72,425

3.14%

3.25%

3.87%

2.83%

Wyoming

10,173

3.15%

2.43%

2.32%

3.14%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,799

2.75%

2.12%

3.28%

3.03%

California

235,534

1.74%

2.01%

1.95%

2.09%

Hawaii

29,242

2.12%

3.02%

3.56%

2.71%

Oregon

50,019

1.70%

2.30%

3.03%

2.95%

Washington

142,218

1.86%

3.19%

2.12%

2.33%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.