Table VIII.B.1(2014) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2014
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 115,940,329    28,749,307    29,008,322    28,815,847    29,366,853   
New England:
Connecticut 1,536,484    377,646    386,984    382,994    388,859   
Maine 494,823    122,803    123,733    103,649    144,638   
Massachusetts 2,970,512    739,057    745,565    720,648    765,242   
New Hampshire 525,990    127,412    135,289    131,785    131,505   
Rhode Island 414,013    101,629    104,171    83,196    125,017   
Vermont 244,357    61,007    61,113    60,716    61,520   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,441,234    851,648    858,362    850,291    880,934   
New York 7,357,917    1,834,340    1,842,805    1,810,665    1,870,107   
Pennsylvania 5,138,517    1,260,068    1,287,963    1,294,418    1,296,068   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,023,551    1,254,332    1,252,427    1,253,688    1,263,104   
Indiana 2,621,250    655,298    636,204    670,131    659,617   
Michigan 3,526,210    874,709    886,442    879,890    885,170   
Ohio 4,641,683    1,149,493    1,164,029    1,142,354    1,185,807   
Wisconsin 2,382,835    594,998    588,426    600,997    598,414   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,362,537    339,575    340,954    332,738    349,270   
Kansas 1,117,198    279,234    277,444    280,241    280,278   
Minnesota 2,498,093    622,360    626,599    618,969    630,164   
Missouri 2,276,624    566,489    559,203    579,598    571,334   
Nebraska 826,764    204,581    194,520    219,801    207,862   
North Dakota 355,783    88,737    88,680    89,223    89,143   
South Dakota 342,101    81,474    89,365    85,670    85,592   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 404,636    100,362    101,623    80,800    121,851   
District of Columbia 496,254    119,521    128,111    124,422    124,200   
Florida 6,967,559    1,740,628    1,742,984    1,716,960    1,766,987   
Georgia 3,429,603    850,574    863,045    852,254    863,730   
Maryland 2,190,276    545,709    535,675    556,374    552,518   
North Carolina 3,481,647    865,200    870,496    874,469    871,483   
South Carolina 1,576,796    383,056    405,142    386,789    401,809   
Virginia 3,052,790    753,374    765,686    755,396    778,335   
West Virginia 544,614    135,740    135,429    132,968    140,477   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,613,593    365,287    438,687    405,817    403,801   
Kentucky 1,434,417    356,430    360,256    354,414    363,317   
Mississippi 843,050    210,014    209,641    211,943    211,452   
Tennessee 2,218,387    540,553    559,572    562,701    555,561   
West South Central:
Arkansas 993,583    246,428    250,076    247,534    249,545   
Louisiana 1,622,493    394,977    416,107    403,836    407,573   
Oklahoma 1,235,880    306,428    309,551    310,219    309,682   
Texas 9,002,182    2,250,260    2,234,752    2,263,116    2,254,054   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,226,740    551,496    561,597    552,734    560,913   
Colorado 2,114,491    527,742    527,971    527,127    531,651   
Idaho 526,788    131,634    128,738    129,729    136,688   
Montana 338,231    83,967    84,984    84,704    84,576   
Nevada 1,026,585    254,030    253,046    244,857    274,651   
New Mexico 581,695    145,410    144,144    143,075    149,067   
Utah 1,036,339    252,191    265,581    258,779    259,788   
Wyoming 205,027    50,731    51,301    51,665    51,330   
Pacific:
Alaska 252,669    62,953    62,686    63,559    63,471   
California 13,123,464    3,280,522    3,260,037    3,256,141    3,326,765   
Hawaii 503,523    125,126    125,635    126,795    125,968   
Oregon 1,346,802    325,278    347,437    334,998    339,089   
Washington 2,451,740    606,796    618,058    610,012    616,875   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.1(2014) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2014
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 830,868    545,959    615,495    601,258    648,122   
New England:
Connecticut 71,898    48,845    56,851    56,019    43,739   
Maine 27,530    15,060    13,949    11,979    27,593   
Massachusetts 103,513    81,604    96,570    72,831    81,899   
New Hampshire 20,143    18,373    13,060    13,365    14,985   
Rhode Island 15,722    11,040    13,064    13,693    13,672   
Vermont 9,712    6,045    6,774    9,907    8,170   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 184,186    90,838    93,321    171,150    129,050   
New York 224,707    132,183    172,051    165,371    175,356   
Pennsylvania 232,425    194,647    145,323    140,388    164,127   
East North Central:
Illinois 162,232    146,084    125,131    114,237    128,308   
Indiana 103,274    74,084    73,384    81,189    88,576   
Michigan 137,566    100,910    115,882    119,307    124,139   
Ohio 164,805    120,524    151,981    123,300    139,797   
Wisconsin 84,478    73,196    63,331    72,154    71,750   
West North Central:
Iowa 99,409    34,481    40,672    44,833    96,531   
Kansas 52,785    30,354    41,291    42,825    39,132   
Minnesota 118,878    74,290    71,039    105,304    84,915   
Missouri 111,267    62,634    80,561    71,121    92,135   
Nebraska 28,485    24,107    25,223    23,344    24,378   
North Dakota 14,677    9,380    12,504    11,781    10,949   
South Dakota 21,678    7,702    10,786    11,105    24,005   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18,648    11,551    13,074    14,444    20,371   
District of Columbia 29,842    16,880    29,727    16,925    16,945   
Florida 227,711    124,159    162,108    193,295    156,020   
Georgia 153,963    93,475    120,108    109,706    137,404   
Maryland 82,611    57,780    58,766    70,161    76,770   
North Carolina 174,446    84,880    124,230    95,573    142,281   
South Carolina 101,198    37,056    44,320    44,769    105,148   
Virginia 121,883    80,095    99,814    82,364    103,550   
West Virginia 22,371    16,955    15,413    14,705    20,425   
East South Central:
Alabama 115,248    45,600    73,786    92,702    56,586   
Kentucky 83,538    47,357    40,336    38,733    82,308   
Mississippi 56,440    23,407    42,935    25,938    43,096   
Tennessee 92,479    50,595    75,893    75,219    69,532   
West South Central:
Arkansas 44,872    27,392    39,705    29,326    41,343   
Louisiana 71,040    49,275    53,542    44,626    60,073   
Oklahoma 53,502    39,391    35,129    39,737    43,582   
Texas 270,192    172,635    211,394    191,232    194,368   
Mountain:
Arizona 128,825    98,281    77,015    84,389    88,742   
Colorado 89,814    76,633    59,634    54,555    71,659   
Idaho 27,072    16,482    19,937    20,137    20,244   
Montana 11,213    9,861    10,347    9,517    11,030   
Nevada 51,011    28,494    31,907    49,310    33,206   
New Mexico 27,225    18,204    18,647    17,864    20,160   
Utah 41,902    27,723    32,709    34,356    28,508   
Wyoming 7,608    7,191    5,508    6,616    6,652   
Pacific:
Alaska 12,170    5,947    9,876    9,117    11,056   
California 320,756    219,434    263,251    218,054    251,245   
Hawaii 21,954    14,373    16,922    20,314    16,462   
Oregon 69,587    34,857    48,501    41,484    55,553   
Washington 100,104    53,756    80,836    79,480    84,718   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.