Table VIII.B.3(2012) Number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 85,575,705    14,284,106    20,674,444    24,359,206    26,257,948   
New England:
Connecticut 1,094,663    214,214    251,367    300,307    328,774   
Maine 368,190    64,834    84,025    107,491    111,839   
Massachusetts 2,369,756    407,968    585,456    641,279    735,053   
New Hampshire 381,285    65,549    88,729    103,585    123,421   
Rhode Island 296,925    48,864    68,737    85,207    94,117   
Vermont 186,921    29,258    46,773    50,400    60,489   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,658,046    431,038    662,231    755,559    809,219   
New York 5,597,032    976,535    1,328,794    1,581,090    1,710,613   
Pennsylvania 3,797,620    614,269    973,776    1,046,994    1,162,581   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,727,257    630,204    869,967    1,069,042    1,158,044   
Indiana 1,863,887    266,072    435,551    572,494    589,769   
Michigan 2,538,989    373,232    605,472    743,775    816,510   
Ohio 3,362,102    541,900    844,184    931,135    1,044,882   
Wisconsin 1,675,717    267,101    416,532    458,956    533,129   
West North Central:
Iowa 952,235    126,816    237,970    277,831    309,619   
Kansas 832,119    157,820 * 186,263    232,876    255,160   
Minnesota 1,776,349    259,674    391,534    543,677    581,463   
Missouri 1,663,740    272,249    403,612    483,705    504,174   
Nebraska 627,819    89,395    164,056    186,664    187,703   
North Dakota 223,775    30,635    56,286    66,764    70,089   
South Dakota 233,906    33,937    57,106    69,775    73,088   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 265,385    37,758    66,247    76,781    84,599   
District of Columbia 409,904    82,087    100,077    110,121    117,618   
Florida 4,883,506    799,331    1,178,162    1,383,500    1,522,513   
Georgia 2,609,856    498,156    636,242    744,414    731,045   
Maryland 1,569,534    235,621    406,296    459,991    467,626   
North Carolina 2,567,620    442,747    603,773    748,388    772,712   
South Carolina 1,125,346    199,652 * 262,966    322,035    340,693   
Virginia 2,192,484    323,398    534,807    642,615    691,664   
West Virginia 399,589    65,404    99,064    106,681    128,440   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,174,136    198,416    292,344    336,703    346,674   
Kentucky 1,119,079    185,862    279,863    329,415    323,939   
Mississippi 730,932    144,701 * 177,534    197,064    211,633   
Tennessee 1,705,059    288,789    383,756    506,741    525,773   
West South Central:
Arkansas 780,534    123,067    211,559    214,963    230,945   
Louisiana 1,186,104    185,997    295,001    344,832    360,274   
Oklahoma 978,483    175,841    243,910    264,350    294,382   
Texas 7,098,424    1,245,003    1,688,047    2,007,579    2,157,796   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,613,044    278,818    388,752    430,343    515,131   
Colorado 1,450,390    234,965    336,340    425,058    454,027   
Idaho 354,986    61,827    75,296    105,236    112,626   
Montana 220,447    31,864    47,711    68,406    72,466   
Nevada 762,559    139,056    188,093    198,392    237,018   
New Mexico 406,884    66,426    84,924    123,870    131,664   
Utah 738,240    134,583    169,519    213,522    220,616   
Wyoming 149,130    23,916    33,926    43,885    47,403   
Pacific:
Alaska 193,667    34,569    47,902    54,065    57,132   
California 9,596,732    1,657,246    2,336,766    2,711,123    2,891,596   
Hawaii 355,616    61,068    88,659    100,292    105,597   
Oregon 1,025,437    165,889    256,236    294,279    309,032   
Washington 1,684,264    260,482    402,249    485,958    535,575 *

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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(2012) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 694,390    252,872    395,843    336,785    483,036   
New England:
Connecticut 52,347    32,793    34,220    30,795    35,634   
Maine 30,204    15,329    10,571    12,676    25,699   
Massachusetts 199,619    47,685    50,675    92,660    132,456   
New Hampshire 23,964    6,431    11,694    12,758    18,577   
Rhode Island 20,083    8,541    11,221    11,756    11,765   
Vermont 12,498    4,639    4,693    6,513    10,867   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 158,494    53,852    79,194    74,984    90,793   
New York 294,895    97,432    79,804    112,465    167,548   
Pennsylvania 54,221    72,033    97,735    73,019    113,936   
East North Central:
Illinois 129,570    80,377    71,862    51,877    115,213   
Indiana 110,118    24,387    55,816    55,147    81,327   
Michigan 162,430    94,031    68,631    86,475    87,536   
Ohio 197,798    52,012    136,261    155,322    157,022   
Wisconsin 65,018    34,806    49,407    62,279    76,735   
West North Central:
Iowa 53,824    14,760    25,099    24,981    57,644   
Kansas 87,164    65,846 * 32,331    18,263    21,699   
Minnesota 98,503    37,814    57,210    95,013    71,686   
Missouri 82,802    26,079    71,594    26,237    58,321   
Nebraska 33,001    12,311    20,590    30,267    15,532   
North Dakota 12,502    3,767    6,469    7,994    11,984   
South Dakota 10,669    6,043    6,233    7,939    5,933   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 11,869    5,246    10,552    9,379    10,324   
District of Columbia 26,200    12,893    23,191    12,589    27,246   
Florida 170,652    98,712    84,528    91,534    98,900   
Georgia 142,087    45,708    91,552    113,009    90,838   
Maryland 97,211    28,133    39,624    74,060    75,380   
North Carolina 167,764    100,846    75,490    101,324    83,974   
South Carolina 76,894    64,786 * 28,340    39,913    42,197   
Virginia 155,384    39,515    86,257    71,543    94,346   
West Virginia 22,453    11,635    7,773    12,120    14,179   
East South Central:
Alabama 42,381    26,117    35,188    36,425    45,710   
Kentucky 79,788    12,487    34,711    50,487    41,786   
Mississippi 66,468    51,335 * 16,807    19,211    39,089   
Tennessee 94,912    27,527    38,738    50,597    87,028   
West South Central:
Arkansas 52,630    14,072    22,814    28,210    23,512   
Louisiana 67,578    27,339    28,258    47,781    54,620   
Oklahoma 60,777    25,909    20,489    31,784    42,867   
Texas 280,133    133,405    110,128    146,222    230,153   
Mountain:
Arizona 49,333    62,746    54,002    64,808    60,692   
Colorado 86,860    21,472    50,384    36,547    55,330   
Idaho 18,932    10,839    9,311    12,083    17,900   
Montana 20,474    2,880    5,942    8,946    20,458   
Nevada 42,361    18,380    28,439    45,509    26,155   
New Mexico 24,011    10,088    4,961    18,487    34,739   
Utah 38,075    32,680    12,069    27,664    25,473   
Wyoming 5,506    2,476    2,780    6,701    6,936   
Pacific:
Alaska 13,940    3,785    5,727    9,752    9,191   
California 201,082    141,353    183,050    184,741    183,575   
Hawaii 18,415    8,833    16,465    9,611    13,709   
Oregon 49,456    21,333    29,522    32,847    30,984   
Washington 206,207    37,158    47,851    36,752    169,784 *

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.