Table VIII.B.3 Number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 91,781,194    14,431,082    22,279,543    26,670,341    28,400,229   
New England:
Connecticut 1,161,601    193,548    270,828    334,903    362,322   
Maine 357,048    55,541    88,923    104,691    107,894   
Massachusetts 2,303,166    338,840    555,841    663,866    744,618   
New Hampshire 417,032    58,500    106,140    113,593    138,799   
Rhode Island 278,776    42,516    62,523    86,755    86,982   
Vermont 186,303    28,038    46,247    56,130    55,889   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,570,084    375,944    594,819    773,245    826,075   
New York 5,733,945    845,244    1,379,485    1,701,643    1,807,573   
Pennsylvania 3,849,289    512,684    953,040    1,189,151    1,194,415   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,982,005    715,165    915,434    1,182,054    1,169,352   
Indiana 2,022,144    326,047    508,751    565,989    621,358   
Michigan 2,677,099    373,420    639,903    820,079    843,697   
Ohio 3,645,828    506,936    943,023    1,081,476    1,114,393   
Wisconsin 1,837,061    265,317    472,282    538,006    561,455   
West North Central:
Iowa 957,880    121,390    231,847    303,506    301,137   
Kansas 921,283    153,070    237,166    257,308    273,740   
Minnesota 1,838,744    297,144    437,626    508,262    595,711   
Missouri 1,758,789    258,262    421,870    518,539    560,119   
Nebraska 595,214    91,577    140,920    175,137    187,580   
North Dakota 256,696    35,460    60,658    77,730    82,848   
South Dakota 259,350    36,388    65,529    76,348    81,085   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 299,343    41,889    76,848    75,465    105,141   
District of Columbia 383,297    63,281    93,195    113,281    113,539   
Florida 5,851,702    1,108,864    1,333,247    1,607,582    1,802,009   
Georgia 2,716,195    368,094    691,070    797,504    859,527   
Maryland 1,739,942    287,198    435,075    482,716    534,953   
North Carolina 2,692,773    430,606    681,713    751,111    829,343   
South Carolina 1,273,016    207,244    295,784    371,096    398,892   
Virginia 2,429,091    372,835    613,393    694,859    748,005   
West Virginia 410,469    64,553    94,429    116,098    135,389   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,186,849    165,265    296,128 * 365,563    359,893   
Kentucky 1,215,211    186,257    299,921    355,269    373,764   
Mississippi 642,363    90,492    160,769    187,746    203,355   
Tennessee 1,820,163    301,200    420,302    527,338    571,322   
West South Central:
Arkansas 790,942    129,540    199,096    226,091    236,215   
Louisiana 1,317,000    225,439    299,686    378,926    412,950   
Oklahoma 998,755    163,218    259,080    280,278    296,180   
Texas 7,712,557    1,265,347    1,852,621    2,257,607    2,336,982   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,680,335    274,398    433,595    468,865    503,478   
Colorado 1,643,022    277,783    379,990    474,883    510,366   
Idaho 403,017    61,189    95,855    114,050    131,924   
Montana 250,735    37,651    55,996    73,000    84,089   
Nevada 1,022,999    170,609    229,260    302,381    320,750   
New Mexico 434,769    68,610    108,447    129,513    128,198   
Utah 838,276    117,870    207,634    243,535    269,237   
Wyoming 161,749    24,274    40,897    46,185    50,394   
Pacific:
Alaska 214,702    35,902    55,080    59,319    64,402   
California 10,632,655    1,763,744    2,591,467    3,061,247    3,216,196   
Hawaii 394,049    66,988    98,916    105,248    122,897   
Oregon 1,105,816    179,212    266,186    310,896    349,523   
Washington 1,910,063    250,499    481,008    564,281    614,275   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 Standard errors for number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 789,759    357,056    536,047    573,354    630,691   
New England:
Connecticut 65,704    28,350    36,881    47,836    58,771   
Maine 18,304    9,594    12,169    11,253    16,218   
Massachusetts 116,178    63,870    61,996    87,555    100,090   
New Hampshire 26,169    7,423    11,740    13,753    28,533   
Rhode Island 14,049    6,092    9,069    12,727    12,476   
Vermont 10,455    3,982    6,570    11,183    7,338   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 147,974    94,733    79,946    94,276    118,251   
New York 233,410    87,382    123,049    188,865    193,341   
Pennsylvania 145,129    69,679    106,084    126,674    130,286   
East North Central:
Illinois 175,826    119,047    96,762    146,191    126,951   
Indiana 112,549    51,509    55,608    104,701    80,399   
Michigan 132,837    47,643    76,195    116,779    108,573   
Ohio 201,236    61,181    128,264    166,178    155,274   
Wisconsin 96,734    35,739    51,001    70,854    88,900   
West North Central:
Iowa 57,419    16,399    34,233    36,615    52,525   
Kansas 74,222    27,914    40,166    56,522    51,231   
Minnesota 95,446    47,180    52,385    64,263    95,843   
Missouri 85,772    29,007    51,915    60,559    86,217   
Nebraska 26,377    14,896    19,592    20,761    26,399   
North Dakota 11,015    4,790    7,488    11,878    11,803   
South Dakota 14,253    4,832    6,783    14,266    13,179   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 14,158    4,937    13,309    9,828    14,236   
District of Columbia 18,244    10,416    12,393    14,627    18,839   
Florida 179,799    88,861    123,528    143,300    142,354   
Georgia 126,265    71,660    83,330    116,544    108,107   
Maryland 98,597    46,441    72,575    66,430    75,274   
North Carolina 114,512    68,870    74,081    82,349    104,918   
South Carolina 69,171    34,935    39,482    59,157    59,955   
Virginia 130,037    48,977    69,188    83,112    123,253   
West Virginia 19,502    9,945    12,041    17,871    19,453   
East South Central:
Alabama 142,467    20,510    138,057 * 45,257    40,333   
Kentucky 63,212    27,241    52,717    43,609    49,492   
Mississippi 27,661    12,650    22,330    25,743    25,370   
Tennessee 91,203    58,054    56,205    71,354    80,169   
West South Central:
Arkansas 50,885    22,856    25,164    29,902    49,030   
Louisiana 69,977    31,002    35,585    53,253    65,907   
Oklahoma 37,738    19,117    33,389    34,038    32,336   
Texas 349,090    110,118    277,069    188,492    243,747   
Mountain:
Arizona 83,212    35,453    76,017    58,613    59,531   
Colorado 85,006    41,312    62,266    63,119    62,809   
Idaho 18,978    7,606    11,839    14,209    18,268   
Montana 14,321    5,801    8,446    11,537    10,339   
Nevada 32,163    20,427    30,544    13,612    30,084   
New Mexico 21,564    10,305    14,140    14,960    18,019   
Utah 50,961    20,359    27,688    42,809    38,584   
Wyoming 9,968    4,395    5,118    8,537    5,375   
Pacific:
Alaska 11,372    4,709    7,992    8,191    12,503   
California 280,817    153,140    191,650    208,438    241,530   
Hawaii 18,237    7,963    13,928    16,077    14,912   
Oregon 53,842    25,534    38,067    34,786    47,093   
Washington 103,797    42,299    87,372    65,856    83,475   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.