Table VIII.B.3(2013) Number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 88,191,841    14,863,265    21,440,510    25,097,629    26,790,437   
New England:
Connecticut 1,104,223    189,778    251,090    324,490    338,865   
Maine 371,389    63,634    90,434    104,649    112,671   
Massachusetts 2,158,778    342,036    532,413    556,859    727,471   
New Hampshire 403,945    64,396    92,161    123,580    123,808   
Rhode Island 308,505    55,137    71,649    87,462    94,256   
Vermont 184,036    32,564    40,930    50,286    60,256   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,639,844    490,619    612,785    733,426    803,013   
New York 5,619,749    1,073,556    1,352,860    1,481,074    1,712,259   
Pennsylvania 3,706,624    572,991    921,061    1,081,842    1,130,730   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,902,450    652,014    939,776    1,145,466    1,165,194   
Indiana 1,875,326    304,589    414,274    569,066    587,397   
Michigan 2,598,135    457,199    616,929    706,395    817,613   
Ohio 3,444,404    495,356    919,591    979,361    1,050,096   
Wisconsin 1,743,019    265,199    440,366    496,200    541,255   
West North Central:
Iowa 925,880    133,281    220,191    278,262    294,146   
Kansas 822,473    112,667    197,755    247,856    264,194   
Minnesota 1,727,932    224,820    404,275    524,122    574,716   
Missouri 1,816,414    289,453    467,306    529,448    530,207   
Nebraska 663,195    103,908    132,757    215,656    210,873   
North Dakota 252,213    42,188    55,842    75,464    78,719   
South Dakota 228,098    34,638    49,788    65,148    78,525   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 272,432    45,392    63,034    70,899    93,107   
District of Columbia 378,646    73,659    92,825 * 105,797    106,365   
Florida 5,304,645    962,010    1,251,838    1,530,858    1,559,939   
Georgia 2,793,863    453,599    720,333    792,004    827,928   
Maryland 1,686,544    270,043    427,907    472,969    515,625   
North Carolina 2,513,582    414,111    608,010    721,517    769,943   
South Carolina 1,215,828    228,521    268,930    355,970    362,407   
Virginia 2,326,111    377,202    563,712    675,180    710,018   
West Virginia 416,368    61,705    97,702    118,679    138,283   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,202,693    200,996    298,790    339,973    362,933   
Kentucky 1,067,557    173,395    247,734    319,938    326,490   
Mississippi 672,977    110,017    163,795    186,716    212,449   
Tennessee 1,847,671    306,708    450,690    546,607    543,666   
West South Central:
Arkansas 783,749    125,519    208,268    223,343    226,618   
Louisiana 1,201,494    182,391    296,315    358,018    364,770   
Oklahoma 988,581    183,783    234,472    280,276    290,050   
Texas 7,137,055    1,234,432    1,701,337    2,049,954    2,151,333   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,719,480    341,868    398,160    481,540    497,912   
Colorado 1,605,925    285,191    380,303    456,040    484,392   
Idaho 391,059    61,607    96,959    115,361    117,132   
Montana 233,980    39,279    49,598    65,269    79,834   
Nevada 727,822    129,319    173,635    207,861    217,008   
New Mexico 427,195    74,584    94,424    121,798    136,390   
Utah 801,272    139,501    202,185    216,030    243,556   
Wyoming 158,752    25,844    38,646    42,949    51,314   
Pacific:
Alaska 210,842    39,264    49,232    60,208    62,139   
California 10,377,379    1,820,452    2,623,344    2,871,195    3,062,389   
Hawaii 374,420    61,704    92,322    107,523    112,871   
Oregon 1,060,159    165,184    254,044    312,145    328,786   
Washington 1,797,126    275,964    467,732    514,901    538,528   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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(2013) Standard error for number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 834,305    229,355    445,687    632,815    242,780   
New England:
Connecticut 72,515    49,539    33,261    29,432    73,896   
Maine 17,999    5,843    11,991    11,385    21,235   
Massachusetts 118,969    83,236    56,552    74,710    92,659   
New Hampshire 41,438    11,771    10,563    35,219    27,895   
Rhode Island 14,517    8,594    9,080    7,624    14,400   
Vermont 9,306    4,455    4,196    3,909    9,445   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 141,839    68,647    72,323    135,435    114,040   
New York 172,850    89,193    159,230    128,157    99,066   
Pennsylvania 193,226    61,623    145,760    151,529    110,728   
East North Central:
Illinois 284,051    86,736    95,786    185,001    134,656   
Indiana 90,541    46,789    67,067    91,735    91,321   
Michigan 166,742    71,258    75,985    159,357    107,832   
Ohio 238,089    76,382    72,594    136,783    170,123   
Wisconsin 67,289    41,469    37,120    71,366    65,861   
West North Central:
Iowa 54,421    16,382    18,615    43,453    58,973   
Kansas 66,076    12,511    22,918    32,251    58,794   
Minnesota 77,421    35,403    34,657    53,958    92,798   
Missouri 139,625    35,752    51,073    66,039    87,333   
Nebraska 50,491    25,910    25,149    44,113    47,963   
North Dakota 10,510    6,746    5,378    8,957    10,078   
South Dakota 10,545    3,980    11,539    3,603    9,816   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 12,738    10,444    10,803    6,170    9,831   
District of Columbia 40,374    10,681    32,283 * 12,000    10,945   
Florida 233,582    91,213    154,494    128,919    217,727   
Georgia 140,517    51,004    89,463    90,602    93,597   
Maryland 90,393    28,501    41,276    52,049    97,351   
North Carolina 140,534    71,988    70,191    114,597    99,512   
South Carolina 97,884    46,898    39,714    47,027    50,496   
Virginia 160,505    41,269    52,583    97,123    104,014   
West Virginia 20,755    8,861    10,596    21,512    14,034   
East South Central:
Alabama 91,432    23,482    37,686    38,058    58,466   
Kentucky 80,771    10,907    48,462    42,498    38,788   
Mississippi 41,756    15,633    17,657    30,736    38,273   
Tennessee 134,412    42,763    76,162    71,850    100,362   
West South Central:
Arkansas 51,690    13,038    39,281    37,384    35,740   
Louisiana 78,257    22,240    48,842    39,327    42,305   
Oklahoma 71,496    31,787    28,387    32,485    34,364   
Texas 211,913    149,290    107,001    123,017    198,051   
Mountain:
Arizona 41,611    78,084    56,239    51,253    72,140   
Colorado 71,303    38,235    42,473    40,183    39,774   
Idaho 24,111    10,270    19,325    13,266    10,981   
Montana 13,974    7,005    4,021    9,146    8,720   
Nevada 41,070    20,250    27,628    35,561    25,412   
New Mexico 25,915    9,065    9,748    12,620    16,391   
Utah 49,673    22,306    24,085    43,639    23,564   
Wyoming 9,296    3,498    5,561    4,423    9,552   
Pacific:
Alaska 13,378    6,851    5,319    4,835    8,261   
California 381,713    157,842    205,767    246,956    172,984   
Hawaii 22,182    9,506    11,835    13,450    18,412   
Oregon 46,854    23,067    36,623    25,603    42,772   
Washington 127,692    57,263    48,081    91,298    89,397   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.