Table VIII.B.3(2014) Number of full-time 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 87,484,892    13,861,063    21,100,304    25,186,918    27,336,608   
New England:
Connecticut 1,127,752    191,636    267,921    304,465    363,730   
Maine 349,054    49,345    86,778    83,950    128,980   
Massachusetts 2,135,898    339,219    534,767    561,641    700,271   
New Hampshire 372,337    43,835    93,544    114,418    120,541   
Rhode Island 310,226    53,458    72,134    70,964    113,669   
Vermont 169,278    23,209    40,958    50,330    54,781   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,571,333    377,755    650,663    767,711    775,203   
New York 5,565,569    906,547    1,334,682    1,583,828    1,740,512   
Pennsylvania 3,860,858    530,628    993,914    1,092,877    1,243,439   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,831,184    662,233    870,575    1,120,983    1,177,394   
Indiana 2,035,334    320,014    510,027    592,014    613,279   
Michigan 2,558,337    368,047    600,660    751,130    838,501   
Ohio 3,398,548    502,328    837,642    985,991    1,072,587   
Wisconsin 1,686,609    265,608    383,304    502,126    535,572   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,016,622    154,605    249,556    278,853    333,608   
Kansas 804,240    110,514    186,613    241,689    265,424   
Minnesota 1,776,775    252,319    388,546    534,486    601,424   
Missouri 1,703,971    237,203    434,617    536,764    495,386   
Nebraska 617,709    98,469    128,128    197,813    193,299   
North Dakota 263,430    39,254    63,628    76,564    83,983   
South Dakota 244,606    35,025    64,606    76,041    68,934   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 298,776    40,560    71,225    71,033    115,958   
District of Columbia 403,550    69,405    102,022    118,422    113,702   
Florida 5,152,641    869,043    1,215,126    1,429,077    1,639,395   
Georgia 2,665,987    409,328    683,459    748,030    825,170   
Maryland 1,681,208    263,017    390,117    501,143    526,931   
North Carolina 2,626,766    355,309    640,869    804,452    826,137   
South Carolina 1,195,566    184,468    276,520    346,816    387,762   
Virginia 2,411,376    394,985    598,770    667,440    750,182   
West Virginia 398,688    65,155    88,244    114,200    131,089   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,271,704    202,544    307,266    373,988    387,905   
Kentucky 1,094,338    176,119    256,826    329,540    331,854   
Mississippi 647,529    92,935    159,096    194,091    201,408   
Tennessee 1,727,824    277,543    438,458    495,478    516,345   
West South Central:
Arkansas 797,710    117,978    221,196    224,915    233,621   
Louisiana 1,314,514    203,358    343,147    379,531    388,478   
Oklahoma 962,173    158,496    221,482    284,514    297,681   
Texas 7,082,772    1,209,491    1,700,204    2,016,028    2,157,050   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,765,554    319,914    384,997    512,114    548,530   
Colorado 1,588,446    237,353    395,415    462,118    493,560   
Idaho 374,326    59,346    87,686    108,207    119,087   
Montana 244,152    42,385    53,157    73,926    74,684   
Nevada 782,315    140,093    187,746    205,116    249,359   
New Mexico 422,795    74,009    92,952    122,742    133,091   
Utah 754,537    112,945    178,329    224,059    239,203   
Wyoming 152,882    23,492    36,666    44,307    48,418   
Pacific:
Alaska 191,099    31,470    50,574    52,278    56,777   
California 9,977,435    1,685,092    2,380,201    2,816,814    3,095,328   
Hawaii 365,416    50,563    90,112    108,249    116,493   
Oregon 924,567    124,609    217,394    304,603    277,961   
Washington 1,808,575    308,807    437,785    529,049    532,934   

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.3(2014) Standard error for number of full-time 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 729,553    357,433    467,077    527,560    612,017   
New England:
Connecticut 56,348    30,837    38,122    44,735    42,849   
Maine 26,065    7,986    10,059    9,044    26,860   
Massachusetts 78,198    43,901    67,448    58,380    74,215   
New Hampshire 15,220    7,711    10,408    10,902    14,057   
Rhode Island 13,540    8,220    9,096    10,990    12,355   
Vermont 7,676    2,655    4,809    7,530    7,438   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 175,434    45,893    72,407    166,869    115,625   
New York 200,696    83,655    128,484    146,692    168,091   
Pennsylvania 209,464    142,029    115,056    124,931    158,402   
East North Central:
Illinois 138,486    98,431    90,703    103,715    122,023   
Indiana 94,888    48,167    60,347    73,425    84,577   
Michigan 123,618    60,551    80,316    104,860    117,616   
Ohio 141,479    83,528    106,880    110,064    126,803   
Wisconsin 74,449    49,711    44,724    60,146    66,171   
West North Central:
Iowa 94,986    18,400    31,430    35,831    94,658   
Kansas 41,903    15,584    28,648    32,633    38,098   
Minnesota 100,782    40,377    43,896    88,437    82,001   
Missouri 87,808    29,964    61,593    66,876    74,414   
Nebraska 24,509    14,532    18,417    21,296    22,660   
North Dakota 12,456    5,420    8,608    10,237    10,614   
South Dakota 14,846    4,470    8,825    9,774    16,289   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 17,871    6,331    9,966    13,314    19,896   
District of Columbia 25,923    10,185    25,214    15,884    15,384   
Florida 179,214    71,987    112,603    144,074    146,007   
Georgia 142,547    55,451    105,234    92,707    133,755   
Maryland 79,872    36,940    44,636    63,734    74,420   
North Carolina 156,712    44,054    93,219    92,191    137,119   
South Carolina 97,831    24,946    32,716    39,544    103,003   
Virginia 113,276    51,136    83,833    73,881    100,918   
West Virginia 19,669    10,780    11,014    12,959    18,693   
East South Central:
Alabama 100,388    32,143    47,783    87,550    54,235   
Kentucky 76,995    35,699    29,106    36,460    75,648   
Mississippi 49,743    13,706    31,866    24,810    41,556   
Tennessee 82,284    26,850    67,048    61,976    63,331   
West South Central:
Arkansas 42,862    18,248    37,370    27,002    39,939   
Louisiana 64,876    29,960    44,035    41,516    58,363   
Oklahoma 53,165    33,047    27,544    35,848    42,470   
Texas 231,089    115,245    162,433    168,402    187,909   
Mountain:
Arizona 118,167    74,287    58,167    82,165    88,101   
Colorado 70,683    37,106    47,152    46,618    67,610   
Idaho 22,908    10,318    15,409    16,549    17,513   
Montana 11,005    6,715    7,145    8,777    9,732   
Nevada 44,185    20,715    25,637    40,713    31,080   
New Mexico 22,252    12,042    12,489    16,371    16,476   
Utah 36,553    18,210    23,425    30,120    27,098   
Wyoming 7,173    4,061    4,290    5,932    6,534   
Pacific:
Alaska 11,509    3,719    8,889    6,630    9,681   
California 284,255    153,412    206,343    187,805    238,898   
Hawaii 19,952    6,900    12,115    18,617    14,645   
Oregon 51,010    14,540    33,481    39,138    38,718   
Washington 78,568    35,433    58,144    70,518    63,332   

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.