Table VIII.B.1(2010) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 108,419,208    26,775,152    27,178,034    26,911,007    27,555,015   
New England:
Connecticut 1,432,444    357,781    355,557    358,857    360,248   
Maine 473,611    116,642    119,560    118,276    119,134   
Massachusetts 2,770,407    682,644    701,086    680,997    705,680   
New Hampshire 519,148    129,221    128,856    129,419    131,652   
Rhode Island 411,878    101,402    104,245    84,117    122,114   
Vermont 243,727    60,848    60,588    60,885    61,406   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,239,083    786,313    824,759    785,736    842,275   
New York 7,183,705    1,795,840    1,758,621    1,825,096    1,804,148   
Pennsylvania 4,969,732    1,184,712    1,297,345    1,240,958    1,246,716   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,887,721    1,221,498    1,217,164    1,222,343    1,226,717   
Indiana 2,384,512    574,179    598,612    609,121    602,600   
Michigan 3,244,853    803,479    816,110    811,277    813,988   
Ohio 4,340,712    1,082,778    1,087,340    1,077,735    1,092,858   
Wisconsin 2,225,566    555,465    553,926    545,667    570,508   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,208,235    301,950    300,729    292,832    312,724   
Kansas 1,109,694    272,144    282,125    277,018    278,406   
Minnesota 2,369,293    587,091    596,502    571,043 * 614,657   
Missouri 2,181,128    539,077    542,049    554,030    545,972   
Nebraska 732,277    177,738    188,096    182,429    184,013   
North Dakota 295,842    73,054    73,722    74,595    74,472   
South Dakota 308,734    77,057    76,834    77,464    77,379   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 357,929    89,326    88,381    88,016    92,206   
District of Columbia 448,708    110,388    113,679    108,320    116,321   
Florida 6,544,842    1,597,910    1,666,207    1,631,111    1,649,614   
Georgia 3,163,407    784,231    789,142    764,895    825,139   
Maryland 1,970,245    490,605    492,816    474,666    512,157   
North Carolina 3,126,412    750,077    811,404    775,314    789,616   
South Carolina 1,456,090    362,041    363,748    363,353    366,947   
Virginia 2,840,085    697,699    694,816    730,864    716,706   
West Virginia 518,387    128,938    130,256    120,904    138,290   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,450,296    358,474    352,768    376,115    362,940   
Kentucky 1,407,756    338,774    355,132    361,291    352,559   
Mississippi 784,180    195,584    194,339    196,572    197,683   
Tennessee 2,103,743    525,572    525,212    522,569    530,391   
West South Central:
Arkansas 924,575    198,771    261,843    232,156    231,805   
Louisiana 1,471,626    367,814    362,356    370,456    370,999   
Oklahoma 1,189,139    296,923    277,104    307,138    307,973   
Texas 8,393,754    2,094,145    2,100,888    2,096,520    2,102,201   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,957,835    481,691    488,769    485,965    501,410   
Colorado 1,967,480    481,557    501,390    492,085    492,449   
Idaho 499,020    124,218    122,628    127,316    124,858   
Montana 334,772    83,263    83,491    78,333    89,685   
Nevada 908,049    226,660    227,215    227,107    227,067   
New Mexico 565,894    141,064    141,599    141,512    141,719   
Utah 912,645    227,495    228,587    219,237    237,325   
Wyoming 192,962    48,048    47,620    47,324    49,970   
Pacific:
Alaska 237,026    58,982    58,922    59,785    59,338   
California 12,009,630    3,000,055    2,993,573    3,012,239    3,003,763   
Hawaii 454,974    113,004    101,450    126,517    114,002   
Oregon 1,316,903    328,796    329,285    328,975    329,848   
Washington 2,378,542    592,134    589,588    464,455    732,365   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.1(2010) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 1,037,555    583,439    631,854    529,097    709,954   
New England:
Connecticut 90,405    74,370    35,676    67,261    52,523   
Maine 23,733    17,432    12,561    21,462    20,451   
Massachusetts 180,802    100,738    53,802    122,558    88,119   
New Hampshire 37,650    16,313    14,544    21,463    19,413   
Rhode Island 46,696    9,264    13,383    23,582    34,117   
Vermont 11,928    8,788    9,295    6,790    7,350   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 87,744    85,492    57,823    102,069    125,039   
New York 206,195    169,088    132,500    156,210    159,060   
Pennsylvania 300,908    121,106    188,876    129,104    160,197   
East North Central:
Illinois 169,277    72,169    172,437    138,822    121,982   
Indiana 131,988    58,590    58,146    82,740    123,905   
Michigan 243,255    82,946    77,390    111,890    130,983   
Ohio 257,085    104,947    206,713    75,971    163,075   
Wisconsin 145,236    82,638    57,996    78,562    92,306   
West North Central:
Iowa 119,490    33,533    70,664    42,803    42,268   
Kansas 55,768    25,315    40,762    43,374    51,009   
Minnesota 236,894    60,492    77,687    204,268 * 90,377   
Missouri 95,046    63,683    46,930    54,496    70,229   
Nebraska 61,735    18,389    56,356    34,548    26,600   
North Dakota 16,773    4,894    11,961    8,159    11,189   
South Dakota 19,096    7,385    11,485    5,817    10,000   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23,400    8,782    9,988    18,045    26,153   
District of Columbia 34,244    10,876    20,697    18,580    28,242   
Florida 445,701    135,618    157,541    256,407    247,914   
Georgia 251,718    65,092    203,520    85,994    112,049   
Maryland 141,286    36,144    62,014    84,290    78,058   
North Carolina 163,735    76,378    161,319    97,570    131,920   
South Carolina 97,112    35,077    87,838    57,562    44,488   
Virginia 102,745    79,377    113,827    95,646    96,438   
West Virginia 35,728    17,365    18,075    11,676    21,927   
East South Central:
Alabama 78,813    25,005    45,522    49,948    64,190   
Kentucky 74,307    41,531    42,540    49,586    52,184   
Mississippi 42,895    18,634    41,416    26,659    40,977   
Tennessee 116,254    76,957    69,029    76,330    86,769   
West South Central:
Arkansas 57,881    17,383    76,380    41,089    29,884   
Louisiana 105,392    64,825    56,767    47,978    85,586   
Oklahoma 66,281    23,849    60,368    36,831    61,149   
Texas 330,388    137,544    208,810    241,660    285,963   
Mountain:
Arizona 125,536    73,395    46,985    99,093    103,858   
Colorado 112,929    107,415    109,063    49,967    54,606   
Idaho 29,445    13,514    16,334    13,077    18,901   
Montana 20,520    9,107    10,040    16,355    12,069   
Nevada 50,208    39,516    33,889    48,324    26,845   
New Mexico 43,970    10,425    16,918    16,003    37,791   
Utah 41,206    18,871    15,966    39,664    24,752   
Wyoming 9,788    3,366    5,427    7,387    7,217   
Pacific:
Alaska 15,282    6,083    10,810    10,508    8,778   
California 308,930    224,644    270,539    214,633    120,821   
Hawaii 34,005    12,042    11,372    30,242    11,108   
Oregon 43,114    20,424    58,025    42,306    61,965   
Washington 230,806    47,521    41,836    36,526    219,599   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.