Table VIII.B.3.a Percent of 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    15.7%    24.3%    29.1%    30.9%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,161,601    16.7%    23.3%    28.8%    31.2%   
Maine 357,048    15.6%    24.9%    29.3%    30.2%   
Massachusetts 2,303,166    14.7%    24.1%    28.8%    32.3%   
New Hampshire 417,032    14.0%    25.5%    27.2%    33.3%   
Rhode Island 278,776    15.3%    22.4%    31.1%    31.2%   
Vermont 186,303    15.0%    24.8%    30.1%    30.0%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,570,084    14.6%    23.1%    30.1%    32.1%   
New York 5,733,945    14.7%    24.1%    29.7%    31.5%   
Pennsylvania 3,849,289    13.3%    24.8%    30.9%    31.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,982,005    18.0%    23.0%    29.7%    29.4%   
Indiana 2,022,144    16.1%    25.2%    28.0%    30.7%   
Michigan 2,677,099    13.9%    23.9%    30.6%    31.5%   
Ohio 3,645,828    13.9%    25.9%    29.7%    30.6%   
Wisconsin 1,837,061    14.4%    25.7%    29.3%    30.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 957,880    12.7%    24.2%    31.7%    31.4%   
Kansas 921,283    16.6%    25.7%    27.9%    29.7%   
Minnesota 1,838,744    16.2%    23.8%    27.6%    32.4%   
Missouri 1,758,789    14.7%    24.0%    29.5%    31.8%   
Nebraska 595,214    15.4%    23.7%    29.4%    31.5%   
North Dakota 256,696    13.8%    23.6%    30.3%    32.3%   
South Dakota 259,350    14.0%    25.3%    29.4%    31.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 299,343    14.0%    25.7%    25.2%    35.1%   
District of Columbia 383,297    16.5%    24.3%    29.6%    29.6%   
Florida 5,851,702    18.9%    22.8%    27.5%    30.8%   
Georgia 2,716,195    13.6%    25.4%    29.4%    31.6%   
Maryland 1,739,942    16.5%    25.0%    27.7%    30.7%   
North Carolina 2,692,773    16.0%    25.3%    27.9%    30.8%   
South Carolina 1,273,016    16.3%    23.2%    29.2%    31.3%   
Virginia 2,429,091    15.3%    25.3%    28.6%    30.8%   
West Virginia 410,469    15.7%    23.0%    28.3%    33.0%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,186,849    13.9%    25.0% * 30.8%    30.3%   
Kentucky 1,215,211    15.3%    24.7%    29.2%    30.8%   
Mississippi 642,363    14.1%    25.0%    29.2%    31.7%   
Tennessee 1,820,163    16.5%    23.1%    29.0%    31.4%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 790,942    16.4%    25.2%    28.6%    29.9%   
Louisiana 1,317,000    17.1%    22.8%    28.8%    31.4%   
Oklahoma 998,755    16.3%    25.9%    28.1%    29.7%   
Texas 7,712,557    16.4%    24.0%    29.3%    30.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,680,335    16.3%    25.8%    27.9%    30.0%   
Colorado 1,643,022    16.9%    23.1%    28.9%    31.1%   
Idaho 403,017    15.2%    23.8%    28.3%    32.7%   
Montana 250,735    15.0%    22.3%    29.1%    33.5%   
Nevada 1,022,999    16.7%    22.4%    29.6%    31.4%   
New Mexico 434,769    15.8%    24.9%    29.8%    29.5%   
Utah 838,276    14.1%    24.8%    29.1%    32.1%   
Wyoming 161,749    15.0%    25.3%    28.6%    31.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 214,702    16.7%    25.7%    27.6%    30.0%   
California 10,632,655    16.6%    24.4%    28.8%    30.2%   
Hawaii 394,049    17.0%    25.1%    26.7%    31.2%   
Oregon 1,105,816    16.2%    24.1%    28.1%    31.6%   
Washington 1,910,063    13.1%    25.2%    29.5%    32.2%   

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.3.a Standard errors for percent of 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    0.39%    0.54%    0.58%    0.61%   
New England:
Connecticut 65,704    2.46%    3.16%    3.82%    4.26%   
Maine 18,304    2.60%    3.26%    3.16%    3.84%   
Massachusetts 116,178    2.65%    2.79%    3.43%    3.79%   
New Hampshire 26,169    1.97%    3.12%    3.58%    5.22%   
Rhode Island 14,049    2.24%    3.32%    3.94%    4.05%   
Vermont 10,455    2.28%    3.64%    4.92%    3.95%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 147,974    3.39%    3.12%    3.56%    3.98%   
New York 233,410    1.60%    2.18%    2.85%    2.90%   
Pennsylvania 145,129    1.82%    2.67%    2.99%    3.08%   
East North Central:
Illinois 175,826    2.79%    2.49%    3.19%    3.03%   
Indiana 112,549    2.48%    2.97%    4.35%    3.76%   
Michigan 132,837    1.86%    2.91%    3.75%    3.55%   
Ohio 201,236    1.85%    3.29%    3.97%    3.81%   
Wisconsin 96,734    2.08%    2.90%    3.51%    3.95%   
West North Central:
Iowa 57,419    1.87%    3.38%    3.73%    4.45%   
Kansas 74,222    3.07%    4.18%    5.23%    4.89%   
Minnesota 95,446    2.60%    2.91%    3.38%    4.30%   
Missouri 85,772    1.84%    2.97%    3.28%    4.00%   
Nebraska 26,377    2.48%    3.11%    3.48%    3.92%   
North Dakota 11,015    1.94%    2.84%    4.27%    4.30%   
South Dakota 14,253    2.00%    2.77%    4.84%    4.62%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 14,158    1.78%    4.08%    3.32%    4.19%   
District of Columbia 18,244    2.59%    3.41%    3.68%    4.28%   
Florida 179,799    1.54%    2.00%    2.21%    2.18%   
Georgia 126,265    2.59%    3.04%    3.82%    3.73%   
Maryland 98,597    2.60%    3.71%    3.63%    3.95%   
North Carolina 114,512    2.48%    2.80%    2.87%    3.35%   
South Carolina 69,171    2.74%    3.15%    4.13%    4.18%   
Virginia 130,037    2.08%    2.89%    3.32%    4.10%   
West Virginia 19,502    2.50%    2.88%    4.00%    4.25%   
East South Central:
Alabama 142,467    2.41%    8.91% * 4.77%    4.65%   
Kentucky 63,212    2.28%    3.79%    3.55%    3.71%   
Mississippi 27,661    1.98%    3.31%    3.66%    3.73%   
Tennessee 91,203    3.04%    3.09%    3.68%    3.90%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 50,885    2.91%    3.24%    3.86%    4.98%   
Louisiana 69,977    2.43%    2.85%    3.71%    4.15%   
Oklahoma 37,738    2.00%    3.06%    3.12%    3.11%   
Texas 349,090    1.55%    3.02%    2.46%    2.80%   
Mountain:
Arizona 83,212    2.23%    3.84%    3.37%    3.43%   
Colorado 85,006    2.53%    3.43%    3.50%    3.51%   
Idaho 18,978    1.99%    2.92%    3.35%    3.74%   
Montana 14,321    2.28%    3.23%    3.96%    3.76%   
Nevada 32,163    1.94%    2.74%    1.49%    2.74%   
New Mexico 21,564    2.37%    3.02%    3.29%    3.56%   
Utah 50,961    2.45%    3.35%    4.27%    4.16%   
Wyoming 9,968    2.65%    3.17%    4.21%    3.30%   
Pacific:
Alaska 11,372    2.43%    3.37%    4.00%    4.99%   
California 280,817    1.42%    1.69%    1.86%    2.01%   
Hawaii 18,237    2.12%    3.25%    3.65%    3.64%   
Oregon 53,842    2.35%    3.18%    3.10%    3.59%   
Washington 103,797    2.28%    4.01%    3.40%    3.92%   

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.