Table VIII.B.3(2010) Number of full-time 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 85,128,176    14,905,557    20,746,527    23,919,237    25,556,854   
New England:
Connecticut 1,132,987    202,845    269,671    318,290    342,181   
Maine 355,940    58,930    83,808    109,082    104,121   
Massachusetts 2,149,625    364,245    539,441    598,642    647,297   
New Hampshire 397,784    67,456    98,108    114,537    117,683   
Rhode Island 317,517    64,133    84,256    62,186    106,941   
Vermont 180,234    35,809    41,539    47,947    54,938   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,570,857    422,868    653,652    723,270    771,069   
New York 5,668,851    1,038,328    1,344,747    1,595,892    1,689,885   
Pennsylvania 3,787,132    595,995    981,151    1,066,253    1,143,733   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,829,156    631,295    947,201    1,096,654    1,154,006   
Indiana 1,855,660    305,606    435,355    563,967    550,733   
Michigan 2,373,089    423,687    541,978    662,843    744,581   
Ohio 3,320,042    589,666    817,596    947,362    965,417   
Wisconsin 1,587,065    224,738    395,223    447,168    519,935   
West North Central:
Iowa 878,545    141,568    216,141    241,471    279,364   
Kansas 855,379    152,858    212,582    235,586    254,352   
Minnesota 1,754,571    262,958    461,272    461,596 * 568,745   
Missouri 1,681,779    259,183    408,043    496,386    518,168   
Nebraska 568,878    87,137    144,805 * 161,799    175,137   
North Dakota 210,704    29,871    47,134    64,539    69,160   
South Dakota 222,176    32,989    54,427    69,224    65,536   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 283,423    48,714    69,491    82,513    82,705   
District of Columbia 391,731    78,522    99,194    102,151    111,864   
Florida 5,313,123    943,708    1,306,533    1,489,902    1,572,979   
Georgia 2,508,966    478,628    596,349    667,370    766,619   
Maryland 1,563,723    270,405    405,029    416,680    471,608   
North Carolina 2,477,612    410,015    658,235    678,049    731,312   
South Carolina 1,166,176    209,660    264,383    338,053    354,081   
Virginia 2,171,810    359,662    489,593    638,700    683,855   
West Virginia 377,070    70,790    83,287    109,063    113,930   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,213,054    224,310    298,349    355,075    335,320   
Kentucky 1,154,160    211,387    294,514    319,130    329,129   
Mississippi 647,964    117,797    158,562    181,676    189,929   
Tennessee 1,753,464    317,149    450,985    482,533    502,797   
West South Central:
Arkansas 756,857    117,453    209,562    213,664    216,179   
Louisiana 1,166,455    181,835    290,207    343,826    350,586   
Oklahoma 971,799    177,989    230,482    282,946    280,381   
Texas 6,656,335    1,114,458    1,594,376    1,936,536    2,010,965   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,559,748    323,906    355,713    413,917    466,211   
Colorado 1,592,571    325,390 * 352,425    445,389    469,367   
Idaho 385,605    64,279    95,536    111,504    114,286   
Montana 239,537    39,150    54,238    64,538    81,611   
Nevada 725,950    122,988    184,774    207,837    210,351   
New Mexico 437,294    76,828    109,879    126,419    124,169   
Utah 709,347    120,172    173,022    196,784    219,369   
Wyoming 144,998    26,229    33,831    40,511    44,428   
Pacific:
Alaska 187,217    36,843    44,396    51,333    54,646   
California 9,565,085    1,884,124    2,207,699    2,711,453    2,761,808   
Hawaii 376,656    72,158    83,994    113,720    106,785   
Oregon 1,057,566    176,562    273,248    304,465    303,291   
Washington 1,874,908    312,278    500,513    408,805    653,311   
 
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.3(2010) Standard error for number of full-time 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 888,902    327,635    413,426    453,168    645,351   
New England:
Connecticut 74,139    53,086    30,826    61,411    47,132   
Maine 21,839    8,432    8,022    20,482    19,160   
Massachusetts 156,507    58,607    45,344    106,206    81,094   
New Hampshire 31,927    11,561    9,495    21,492    15,156   
Rhode Island 32,598    7,244    12,113    17,150    28,064   
Vermont 10,138    7,204    7,416    5,710    6,735   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 74,340    55,701    61,211    93,867    115,734   
New York 188,274    114,575    116,085    126,462    164,580   
Pennsylvania 257,424    62,438    149,797    110,543    146,502   
East North Central:
Illinois 143,926    60,545    125,819    129,202    120,019   
Indiana 138,920    41,129    52,976    78,682    103,051   
Michigan 221,573    70,066    66,295    74,747    125,533   
Ohio 187,232    59,093    138,736    63,012    132,926   
Wisconsin 118,013    49,774    45,993    68,882    84,755   
West North Central:
Iowa 71,836    18,486    49,015    34,552    33,025   
Kansas 43,442    19,856    29,646    34,383    43,071   
Minnesota 197,152    38,086    62,575    151,750 * 86,387   
Missouri 87,160    40,495    44,324    50,513    67,630   
Nebraska 55,665    9,593    49,602 * 31,947    27,592   
North Dakota 12,435    4,641    7,586    7,425    10,610   
South Dakota 15,735    2,596    9,349    5,565    6,467   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 22,358    6,827    8,653    17,214    21,190   
District of Columbia 32,093    9,253    16,062    18,072    27,976   
Florida 364,250    107,588    122,421    248,248    240,870   
Georgia 214,187    52,784    160,368    70,781    105,622   
Maryland 110,322    37,743    51,352    74,664    75,675   
North Carolina 139,534    71,347    123,094    86,057    114,741   
South Carolina 82,531    27,801    61,162    54,504    43,197   
Virginia 109,877    69,756    69,516    83,370    94,285   
West Virginia 22,125    13,311    12,135    10,586    11,219   
East South Central:
Alabama 62,217    21,456    39,806    49,357    56,417   
Kentucky 66,369    32,301    35,457    39,472    41,878   
Mississippi 37,027    13,692    31,556    26,331    37,922   
Tennessee 105,875    68,860    60,942    73,211    81,894   
West South Central:
Arkansas 50,493    17,349    62,106    36,659    27,815   
Louisiana 64,261    28,754    48,051    44,743    78,940   
Oklahoma 57,702    16,892    52,300    34,571    51,925   
Texas 350,676    96,969    173,764    228,943    271,350   
Mountain:
Arizona 117,063    59,541    36,866    85,162    97,403   
Colorado 92,640    101,012 * 70,668    45,738    54,827   
Idaho 27,064    8,852    16,233    10,994    17,016   
Montana 15,298    6,597    8,149    12,940    11,884   
Nevada 48,746    19,305    30,310    43,977    25,623   
New Mexico 35,950    8,760    12,464    15,521    29,883   
Utah 42,842    14,386    16,780    38,412    20,415   
Wyoming 7,768    2,173    4,238    6,069    6,353   
Pacific:
Alaska 15,571    4,788    11,188    9,043    8,974   
California 226,786    175,660    215,772    189,998    93,318   
Hawaii 32,277    10,642    8,442    27,749    10,563   
Oregon 43,856    15,874    49,097    39,926    61,435   
Washington 173,836    38,299    47,275    29,762    168,908   
 
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.