Table VIII.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 123,213,270    30,563,268    30,707,152    30,887,966    31,054,883   
New England:
Connecticut 1,464,833    366,083    364,525    366,168    368,057   
Maine 504,209    124,819    127,102    123,560    128,727   
Massachusetts 3,230,820    805,236    803,937    813,078    808,569   
New Hampshire 567,585    141,194    142,590    131,209    152,592   
Rhode Island 427,804    106,791    106,832    103,387    110,794   
Vermont 264,418    65,157    67,010    65,601    66,650   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,545,763    883,733    886,374    888,388    887,268   
New York 7,774,640    1,936,486    1,942,792    1,938,693    1,956,670   
Pennsylvania 5,351,299    1,333,755    1,335,839    1,338,590    1,343,116   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,312,817    1,323,606    1,332,174    1,319,363    1,337,675   
Indiana 2,750,970    675,160    695,755    687,977    692,079   
Michigan 3,759,335    938,291    932,678    946,019    942,347   
Ohio 4,874,058    1,210,495    1,217,925    1,208,999    1,236,638   
Wisconsin 2,516,098    591,402    665,372    628,187    631,137   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,350,878    331,959    342,460    338,290    338,169   
Kansas 1,187,622    296,051    293,972    300,131    297,468   
Minnesota 2,694,832    660,367    668,165    688,853    677,447   
Missouri 2,367,173    584,709    598,690    591,908    591,867   
Nebraska 840,571    209,913    209,201    210,003    211,453   
North Dakota 356,258    88,367    85,155    93,029    89,707   
South Dakota 349,739    87,287    87,042    87,884    87,527   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 405,992    100,786    102,106    100,161    102,939   
District of Columbia 498,853    124,530    108,791    140,003    125,529   
Florida 7,741,467    1,932,797    1,860,882    1,972,447    1,975,341   
Georgia 3,650,343    903,310    919,271    907,325    920,437   
Maryland 2,351,722    586,816    588,707    585,553    590,646   
North Carolina 3,474,633    863,591    868,651    873,310    869,081   
South Carolina 1,643,735    409,841    396,656    424,224    413,013   
Virginia 3,257,743    802,578    820,155    819,656    815,355   
West Virginia 555,514    137,912    139,066    137,567    140,970   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,602,286    396,228    403,145    397,796    405,117   
Kentucky 1,563,214    388,282    382,902    399,795    392,235   
Mississippi 861,978    214,708    209,670    207,304    230,296   
Tennessee 2,586,331    644,870    645,247    619,522    676,691   
West South Central:
Arkansas 996,568    247,195    250,082    248,151    251,139   
Louisiana 1,604,835    386,873    410,562    399,427    407,974   
Oklahoma 1,346,702    328,787    342,081    337,746    338,088   
Texas 9,862,639    2,443,864    2,484,221    2,465,255    2,469,298   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,282,124    567,260    558,963    584,262    571,639   
Colorado 2,296,654    571,264    555,480    592,613    577,297   
Idaho 601,003    148,349    150,966    151,121    150,567   
Montana 380,684    95,066    94,472    90,025    101,121   
Nevada 1,125,246    280,675    272,504    289,274    282,794   
New Mexico 601,405    150,332    149,322    148,184    153,567   
Utah 1,193,434    297,132    277,955    299,902    318,444   
Wyoming 201,701    50,360    50,211    50,284    50,846   
Pacific:
Alaska 271,135    67,616    66,157    69,428    67,934   
California 14,126,853    3,513,923    3,540,287    3,532,604    3,540,039   
Hawaii 514,133    126,092    129,712    129,483    128,846   
Oregon 1,554,934    387,970    386,612    390,696    389,656   
Washington 2,567,686    633,401    636,730    655,531    642,025   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 861,828    548,841    626,773    677,367    687,999   
New England:
Connecticut 97,589    35,101    46,593    42,170    95,058   
Maine 19,462    14,312    14,265    14,185    17,232   
Massachusetts 133,456    80,115    90,472    88,300    131,155   
New Hampshire 26,958    16,916    17,152    18,239    25,347   
Rhode Island 16,724    14,566    13,799    10,758    13,717   
Vermont 10,828    9,665    7,349    8,279    9,773   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 115,021    79,272    88,712    93,204    93,460   
New York 228,543    167,215    179,762    180,007    192,946   
Pennsylvania 189,015    105,183    126,224    168,134    143,948   
East North Central:
Illinois 222,366    143,892    152,200    206,103    172,868   
Indiana 118,388    68,412    83,990    98,208    100,019   
Michigan 148,513    95,724    105,354    147,188    108,231   
Ohio 236,906    106,787    126,388    147,919    222,869   
Wisconsin 115,673    57,728    83,714    109,761    74,039   
West North Central:
Iowa 48,818    32,015    44,506    42,475    38,018   
Kansas 57,539    36,081    35,435    39,523    51,766   
Minnesota 116,389    58,692    87,394    97,299    84,823   
Missouri 89,416    60,347    79,844    70,557    71,539   
Nebraska 33,652    22,874    26,345    27,713    29,159   
North Dakota 13,986    8,501    8,678    13,385    12,099   
South Dakota 12,011    7,497    10,212    9,395    13,893   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18,475    9,742    17,296    14,540    18,788   
District of Columbia 20,423    13,363    16,568    14,688    18,605   
Florida 298,125    149,422    259,336    235,751    230,471   
Georgia 146,472    104,407    120,786    113,527    103,902   
Maryland 126,564    73,557    71,915    78,867    114,123   
North Carolina 112,263    80,032    85,682    94,145    91,006   
South Carolina 65,631    40,170    45,623    57,849    50,384   
Virginia 134,620    89,610    101,424    112,062    107,445   
West Virginia 27,056    16,365    17,034    19,998    22,981   
East South Central:
Alabama 62,270    39,666    51,762    43,867    50,793   
Kentucky 69,915    40,552    52,771    50,799    57,398   
Mississippi 39,995    25,046    26,895    29,530    33,857   
Tennessee 116,438    72,303    67,435    73,284    105,075   
West South Central:
Arkansas 49,621    30,144    36,619    45,046    28,854   
Louisiana 71,390    48,556    49,176    59,901    51,475   
Oklahoma 81,538    73,429    42,520    40,804    40,190   
Texas 283,917    203,106    198,571    212,429    214,717   
Mountain:
Arizona 91,505    58,364    65,248    73,975    77,483   
Colorado 91,676    63,435    72,594    75,481    84,176   
Idaho 25,590    16,366    15,743    19,716    21,564   
Montana 15,682    11,872    9,041    13,701    13,695   
Nevada 48,234    28,295    33,816    42,049    33,715   
New Mexico 25,159    15,569    22,786    17,354    17,649   
Utah 48,900    28,154    35,263    43,419    40,819   
Wyoming 7,143    6,651    5,764    5,642    6,103   
Pacific:
Alaska 10,822    6,435    9,946    9,299    8,969   
California 328,990    240,925    242,834    255,091    238,071   
Hawaii 22,020    12,069    15,816    16,584    21,873   
Oregon 79,540    39,781    44,239    46,043    71,551   
Washington 95,578    66,164    76,245    76,748    76,003   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.