Table VIII.B.3(2008) Number of full-time 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

92,795,774

16,818,661

22,446,852

25,966,910

27,563,352

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,187,624

227,143

294,622

311,586

354,274

Maine

368,705

61,589

94,283

106,519

106,313

Massachusetts

2,291,971

435,920

500,275

647,995

707,780

New Hampshire

416,776

63,759

109,928

109,245

133,844

Rhode Island

311,574

49,970

76,703

79,059

105,841

Vermont

193,341

38,824

43,864

53,875

56,778

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,965,207

547,686

749,166

798,589

869,765

New York

6,075,165

1,135,799

1,480,819

1,701,894

1,756,654

Pennsylvania

4,003,191

651,365

970,193

1,161,241

1,220,393

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4,188,081

791,083

900,791

1,163,230

1,332,977

Indiana

1,962,053

326,614

496,934

526,123

612,381

Michigan

2,707,779

499,642

590,803

767,414

849,920

Ohio

3,688,178

597,942

920,498

1,032,140

1,137,597

Wisconsin

1,991,914

327,197

478,884

588,973

596,861

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,049,950

176,459

264,271

295,257

313,964

Kansas

829,602

132,730

195,339

235,668

265,865

Minnesota

1,810,411

292,355

403,247

539,775

575,033

Missouri

1,842,230

340,127

432,157

518,368

551,578

Nebraska

638,509

108,121

168,166

176,400

185,823

North Dakota

214,498

36,804

48,729

62,453

66,512

South Dakota

238,735

40,785

56,898

60,113

80,938

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

309,358

58,389

76,278

84,394

90,298

District of Columbia

392,237

71,121

94,463

113,966

112,687

Florida

5,618,353

1,143,752

1,277,515

1,561,713

1,635,372

Georgia

2,781,503

517,366

695,984

763,509

804,644

Maryland

1,659,283

291,984

403,371

469,592

494,336

North Carolina

2,794,802

511,866

679,948

777,707

825,280

South Carolina

1,248,978

230,983

299,808

352,678

365,508

Virginia

2,394,234

421,513

594,431

669,934

708,356

West Virginia

458,483

51,956

146,664

*

128,092

131,771

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,321,279

255,042

328,344

352,908

384,986

Kentucky

1,205,915

191,598

313,334

344,797

356,186

Mississippi

723,466

120,100

190,626

198,714

214,026

Tennessee

1,909,540

292,950

485,543

571,698

559,348

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

809,342

150,451

185,852

225,688

247,351

Louisiana

1,235,817

232,823

298,784

342,708

361,502

Oklahoma

996,997

191,583

231,554

280,369

293,491

Texas

7,196,893

1,416,124

1,783,053

1,922,504

2,075,212

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1,747,875

288,473

443,488

511,612

504,302

Colorado

1,611,384

296,780

405,829

454,701

454,074

Idaho

389,872

58,346

93,363

112,070

126,094

Montana

255,982

40,856

63,700

75,837

75,589

Nevada

896,273

165,339

225,566

254,066

251,302

New Mexico

516,552

97,514

120,629

139,318

159,091

Utah

871,217

164,094

223,178

229,476

254,469

Wyoming

170,365

30,618

37,606

50,763

51,378

 

Pacific:

Alaska

185,578

34,085

48,924

48,807

53,762

California

10,755,566

2,015,134

2,579,564

3,052,644

3,108,224

Hawaii

392,597

80,019

83,519

111,895

117,165

Oregon

1,116,332

217,815

278,327

310,883

309,307

Washington

1,854,207

298,069

481,039

517,951

557,148

 

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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.3(2008) Standard error for number of full-time 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

800,488

499,005

593,304

458,580

671,998

 

New England:

Connecticut

85,842

23,804

41,006

33,463

50,804

Maine

30,995

9,224

14,150

16,817

16,428

Massachusetts

167,747

59,586

83,296

86,964

104,124

New Hampshire

30,996

5,246

9,713

9,910

30,148

Rhode Island

10,535

3,850

8,379

5,791

16,213

Vermont

21,149

5,034

3,674

4,709

17,531

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,800

92,256

103,244

95,365

155,499

New York

160,329

159,512

170,867

137,795

151,457

Pennsylvania

175,443

79,286

161,418

97,905

159,238

 

East North Central:

Illinois

130,135

83,752

95,372

109,758

139,675

Indiana

142,661

29,866

45,418

60,800

95,057

Michigan

94,446

43,382

72,187

96,791

121,858

Ohio

145,064

89,444

96,220

135,160

126,846

Wisconsin

96,034

35,208

56,642

71,261

54,252

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47,526

27,198

23,108

24,165

44,160

Kansas

55,860

17,325

30,363

39,420

31,214

Minnesota

123,660

44,753

110,383

47,264

108,885

Missouri

79,996

59,137

58,091

65,340

70,133

Nebraska

36,019

13,280

23,707

20,715

36,823

North Dakota

10,645

3,405

7,938

6,355

9,263

South Dakota

17,394

7,463

5,689

11,098

11,829

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,578

8,234

9,271

9,982

19,019

District of Columbia

31,686

7,616

18,114

22,284

32,885

Florida

279,616

131,899

277,751

167,787

248,245

Georgia

128,284

52,621

68,926

89,229

92,728

Maryland

59,606

49,638

48,949

63,184

62,914

North Carolina

179,073

99,072

137,765

88,348

135,022

South Carolina

77,936

23,281

46,771

50,391

29,006

Virginia

122,080

50,364

76,403

159,797

72,053

West Virginia

52,574

5,450

59,626

*

12,706

18,009

 

East South Central:

Alabama

74,278

39,331

34,543

27,346

74,563

Kentucky

72,103

22,164

63,271

35,443

30,133

Mississippi

41,698

19,915

22,851

27,928

32,189

Tennessee

85,961

51,584

60,325

64,011

57,516

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

37,243

26,161

30,296

32,409

34,465

Louisiana

65,568

27,266

54,470

39,062

43,626

Oklahoma

56,039

19,111

53,557

25,462

38,512

Texas

581,609

188,307

482,517

142,676

127,335

 

Mountain:

Arizona

115,069

48,353

101,717

69,270

105,868

Colorado

115,822

31,615

69,253

51,954

67,247

Idaho

18,323

13,290

12,083

8,498

17,804

Montana

13,124

5,530

9,460

9,081

10,985

Nevada

54,232

25,239

34,784

37,259

43,830

New Mexico

28,445

17,832

35,164

12,392

15,258

Utah

63,906

25,259

37,783

38,124

33,291

Wyoming

9,550

5,388

6,160

4,825

6,777

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,176

3,170

4,360

9,327

8,329

California

211,936

117,168

203,683

211,719

284,442

Hawaii

24,273

9,925

12,438

18,423

15,724

Oregon

55,251

16,384

26,088

43,818

37,758

Washington

122,443

34,636

73,008

52,513

83,467

 

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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.