Table VIII.B.3.a(2008) Percent of 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

18.1%

24.2%

28.0%

29.7%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,187,624

19.1%

24.8%

26.2%

29.8%

Maine

368,705

16.7%

25.6%

28.9%

28.8%

Massachusetts

2,291,971

19.0%

21.8%

28.3%

30.9%

New Hampshire

416,776

15.3%

26.4%

26.2%

32.1%

Rhode Island

311,574

16.0%

24.6%

25.4%

34.0%

Vermont

193,341

20.1%

22.7%

27.9%

29.4%

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,965,207

18.5%

25.3%

26.9%

29.3%

New York

6,075,165

18.7%

24.4%

28.0%

28.9%

Pennsylvania

4,003,191

16.3%

24.2%

29.0%

30.5%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4,188,081

18.9%

21.5%

27.8%

31.8%

Indiana

1,962,053

16.6%

25.3%

26.8%

31.2%

Michigan

2,707,779

18.5%

21.8%

28.3%

31.4%

Ohio

3,688,178

16.2%

25.0%

28.0%

30.8%

Wisconsin

1,991,914

16.4%

24.0%

29.6%

30.0%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,049,950

16.8%

25.2%

28.1%

29.9%

Kansas

829,602

16.0%

23.5%

28.4%

32.0%

Minnesota

1,810,411

16.1%

22.3%

29.8%

31.8%

Missouri

1,842,230

18.5%

23.5%

28.1%

29.9%

Nebraska

638,509

16.9%

26.3%

27.6%

29.1%

North Dakota

214,498

17.2%

22.7%

29.1%

31.0%

South Dakota

238,735

17.1%

23.8%

25.2%

33.9%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

309,358

18.9%

24.7%

27.3%

29.2%

District of Columbia

392,237

18.1%

24.1%

29.1%

28.7%

Florida

5,618,353

20.4%

22.7%

27.8%

29.1%

Georgia

2,781,503

18.6%

25.0%

27.4%

28.9%

Maryland

1,659,283

17.6%

24.3%

28.3%

29.8%

North Carolina

2,794,802

18.3%

24.3%

27.8%

29.5%

South Carolina

1,248,978

18.5%

24.0%

28.2%

29.3%

Virginia

2,394,234

17.6%

24.8%

28.0%

29.6%

West Virginia

458,483

11.3%

32.0%

*

27.9%

28.7%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,321,279

19.3%

24.9%

26.7%

29.1%

Kentucky

1,205,915

15.9%

26.0%

28.6%

29.5%

Mississippi

723,466

16.6%

26.3%

27.5%

29.6%

Tennessee

1,909,540

15.3%

25.4%

29.9%

29.3%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

809,342

18.6%

23.0%

27.9%

30.6%

Louisiana

1,235,817

18.8%

24.2%

27.7%

29.3%

Oklahoma

996,997

19.2%

23.2%

28.1%

29.4%

Texas

7,196,893

19.7%

24.8%

26.7%

28.8%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1,747,875

16.5%

25.4%

29.3%

28.9%

Colorado

1,611,384

18.4%

25.2%

28.2%

28.2%

Idaho

389,872

15.0%

23.9%

28.7%

32.3%

Montana

255,982

16.0%

24.9%

29.6%

29.5%

Nevada

896,273

18.4%

25.2%

28.3%

28.0%

New Mexico

516,552

18.9%

23.4%

27.0%

30.8%

Utah

871,217

18.8%

25.6%

26.3%

29.2%

Wyoming

170,365

18.0%

22.1%

29.8%

30.2%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

185,578

18.4%

26.4%

26.3%

29.0%

California

10,755,566

18.7%

24.0%

28.4%

28.9%

Hawaii

392,597

20.4%

21.3%

28.5%

29.8%

Oregon

1,116,332

19.5%

24.9%

27.8%

27.7%

Washington

1,854,207

16.1%

25.9%

27.9%

30.0%

 

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.3.a(2008) Standard error for percent of 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

0.49%

0.54%

0.55%

0.67%

 

New England:

Connecticut

85,842

2.36%

2.16%

2.18%

3.11%

Maine

30,995

1.69%

2.81%

3.56%

4.42%

Massachusetts

167,747

2.94%

1.98%

3.85%

3.72%

New Hampshire

30,996

1.42%

1.93%

3.47%

4.19%

Rhode Island

10,535

1.39%

2.84%

2.29%

3.94%

Vermont

21,149

2.60%

2.65%

2.83%

3.85%

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,800

2.75%

3.16%

2.88%

5.19%

New York

160,329

2.45%

2.66%

2.21%

2.61%

Pennsylvania

175,443

1.83%

3.76%

2.72%

3.18%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

130,135

1.83%

2.27%

2.85%

2.93%

Indiana

142,661

1.38%

2.64%

3.12%

3.08%

Michigan

94,446

1.94%

2.55%

3.78%

4.22%

Ohio

145,064

2.08%

2.99%

3.13%

3.21%

Wisconsin

96,034

1.81%

2.50%

2.81%

2.53%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47,526

2.15%

2.14%

2.44%

3.35%

Kansas

55,860

1.45%

4.25%

3.59%

3.19%

Minnesota

123,660

3.21%

4.18%

3.33%

5.25%

Missouri

79,996

2.83%

3.44%

3.42%

3.25%

Nebraska

36,019

2.36%

3.67%

3.79%

3.74%

North Dakota

10,645

1.79%

3.47%

2.78%

3.79%

South Dakota

17,394

2.71%

2.24%

3.17%

3.87%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,578

2.91%

3.75%

2.54%

4.71%

District of Columbia

31,686

2.58%

4.57%

4.42%

5.98%

Florida

279,616

2.52%

4.77%

2.61%

3.58%

Georgia

128,284

1.62%

2.97%

2.20%

3.40%

Maryland

59,606

3.01%

2.57%

3.51%

3.73%

North Carolina

179,073

4.08%

3.71%

3.08%

3.76%

South Carolina

77,936

2.02%

2.67%

3.41%

2.41%

Virginia

122,080

2.71%

3.44%

5.29%

3.37%

West Virginia

52,574

1.72%

6.67%

*

4.19%

3.68%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

74,278

2.92%

2.92%

2.00%

4.09%

Kentucky

72,103

2.04%

3.53%

2.97%

1.80%

Mississippi

41,698

2.96%

3.46%

3.24%

3.52%

Tennessee

85,961

2.96%

3.08%

2.93%

2.24%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

37,243

2.49%

4.04%

4.22%

4.18%

Louisiana

65,568

2.24%

3.25%

2.85%

3.29%

Oklahoma

56,039

2.56%

3.78%

2.34%

4.08%

Texas

581,609

1.60%

3.72%

1.90%

2.91%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

115,069

2.70%

3.99%

4.94%

4.74%

Colorado

115,822

2.67%

3.36%

3.25%

3.26%

Idaho

18,323

3.44%

3.91%

2.37%

3.69%

Montana

13,124

1.90%

3.89%

3.40%

3.60%

Nevada

54,232

2.46%

3.85%

4.88%

4.25%

New Mexico

28,445

3.22%

5.03%

2.34%

3.08%

Utah

63,906

2.85%

3.50%

3.91%

3.47%

Wyoming

9,550

3.05%

2.84%

2.59%

3.62%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,176

2.48%

2.31%

4.21%

3.36%

California

211,936

1.32%

2.06%

1.80%

2.27%

Hawaii

24,273

2.22%

2.92%

3.97%

2.99%

Oregon

55,251

1.89%

2.14%

2.88%

3.25%

Washington

122,443

2.06%

3.67%

2.09%

2.78%

 

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.