Table VIII.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 125,415,757    31,112,289    31,328,159    31,287,144    31,688,165   
New England:
Connecticut 1,463,183    364,527    357,673    368,589    372,395   
Maine 546,780    136,159    136,660    133,847    140,113   
Massachusetts 3,197,062    793,322    801,342    793,841    808,557   
New Hampshire 601,384    150,324    149,141    111,709    190,210   
Rhode Island 419,706    104,013    105,653    104,965    105,076   
Vermont 256,092    63,685    63,954    64,228    64,226   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,649,537    910,588    899,884    923,407    915,658   
New York 8,074,179    1,989,598    2,038,741    2,022,454    2,023,387   
Pennsylvania 5,405,342    1,345,107    1,341,980    1,366,151    1,352,103   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,564,769    1,383,168    1,398,691    1,373,069    1,409,842   
Indiana 2,643,904    660,567    658,605    660,804    663,928   
Michigan 3,890,148    966,794    963,123    974,608    985,622   
Ohio 4,697,665    1,173,131    1,175,547    1,173,019    1,175,968   
Wisconsin 2,566,194    641,415    632,266    641,377    651,136   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,341,755    333,575    334,501    338,083    335,595   
Kansas 1,129,201    270,986    293,091    279,752    285,372   
Minnesota 2,575,531    643,752    640,255    646,228    645,295   
Missouri 2,651,438    661,874    651,878    671,282    666,404 *
Nebraska 867,860    213,225    220,131    217,132    217,372   
North Dakota 350,511    87,225    87,475    81,036    94,775   
South Dakota 410,682    102,347    102,348    100,434    105,554   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 406,396    101,595    101,478    91,834    111,489   
District of Columbia 508,190    123,169    129,415    127,456    128,150   
Florida 8,079,462    2,005,639    2,033,355    2,018,971    2,021,497   
Georgia 3,710,976    926,438    882,755    969,217    932,566   
Maryland 2,241,610    558,879    549,254    569,448    564,028   
North Carolina 3,602,060    899,481    896,523    904,018    902,037   
South Carolina 1,743,763    431,897    432,871    442,523    436,472   
Virginia 3,186,820    787,490    798,111    803,292    797,927   
West Virginia 549,918    137,211    137,154    137,291    138,262   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,563,142    389,103    392,022    387,507    394,510   
Kentucky 1,597,551    388,755    406,159    386,723    415,914   
Mississippi 864,230    213,048    213,586    210,077    227,519   
Tennessee 2,552,137    631,791    640,058    639,258    641,031   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,042,724    260,119    258,328    230,789    293,488   
Louisiana 1,575,062    391,645    391,155    395,072    397,191   
Oklahoma 1,249,714    307,216    315,102    311,167    316,228   
Texas 10,281,941    2,567,661    2,563,957    2,577,534    2,572,790   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,415,684    600,500    594,030    609,431    611,723   
Colorado 2,366,754    590,350    590,925    544,409    641,070   
Idaho 619,266    154,717    150,499    155,385    158,665   
Montana 401,953    100,271    100,623    94,876    106,183   
Nevada 1,272,587    313,393    319,240    321,588    318,366   
New Mexico 624,696    155,959    155,877    153,219    159,641   
Utah 1,192,790    286,359    307,298    292,618    306,515   
Wyoming 207,129    51,413    50,499    53,130    52,088   
Pacific:
Alaska 259,256    61,708    67,851    64,789    64,909   
California 14,193,963    3,484,460    3,608,711    3,546,023    3,554,768   
Hawaii 555,199    138,022    131,152    142,096    143,930   
Oregon 1,523,632    378,532    378,577    383,847    382,677   
Washington 2,724,226    680,084    678,660    677,541    687,940   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.1 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 978,960    606,892    652,535    692,382    765,635   
New England:
Connecticut 50,039    34,653    42,583    45,067    45,676   
Maine 20,911    12,346    18,139    14,788    14,062   
Massachusetts 107,591    83,677    85,068    88,385    107,505   
New Hampshire 22,927    17,428    18,931    15,970    18,256   
Rhode Island 16,366    10,141    12,782    13,506    14,466   
Vermont 9,341    6,583    6,911    5,414    8,752   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 127,166    84,925    91,723    121,163    94,743   
New York 349,977    197,148    166,688    197,451    326,992   
Pennsylvania 159,833    126,447    126,274    138,382    132,271   
East North Central:
Illinois 255,222    168,621    171,590    195,455    204,936   
Indiana 137,445    98,463    108,018    73,196    84,318   
Michigan 155,601    112,426    112,003    121,734    126,894   
Ohio 146,818    104,118    127,044    131,071    119,124   
Wisconsin 99,446    72,406    77,768    78,219    80,088   
West North Central:
Iowa 49,115    35,202    34,721    39,771    44,171   
Kansas 49,908    31,066    37,955    41,108    34,337   
Minnesota 81,760    54,827    67,691    73,919    72,618   
Missouri 203,392    68,381    73,276    78,704    205,890 *
Nebraska 31,107    22,048    24,993    24,192    23,745   
North Dakota 12,986    8,149    8,111    8,829    12,764   
South Dakota 12,387    8,498    11,418    7,981    11,924   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18,120    10,807    15,424    13,315    16,302   
District of Columbia 18,923    23,264    15,018    18,841    14,469   
Florida 394,907    212,648    221,309    329,504    198,046   
Georgia 166,444    124,810    129,140    124,092    106,715   
Maryland 92,999    70,955    64,756    69,105    85,991   
North Carolina 103,465    81,798    92,678    78,860    87,220   
South Carolina 78,790    42,922    51,108    48,643    67,045   
Virginia 127,611    93,410    106,002    96,354    86,118   
West Virginia 22,926    12,580    15,138    14,633    22,854   
East South Central:
Alabama 77,128    37,480    50,908    53,296    71,103   
Kentucky 60,634    41,596    55,777    44,573    44,917   
Mississippi 46,684    26,933    42,812    23,705    29,857   
Tennessee 99,276    61,892    84,909    79,222    80,871   
West South Central:
Arkansas 51,676    26,172    34,985    32,369    48,094   
Louisiana 67,854    39,793    58,543    57,648    45,004   
Oklahoma 47,267    29,440    39,851    36,239    35,924   
Texas 323,970    205,101    203,765    223,548    279,562   
Mountain:
Arizona 159,843    66,300    81,903    101,953    132,352   
Colorado 99,254    57,710    67,998    63,889    89,930   
Idaho 24,434    14,860    14,260    20,326    22,151   
Montana 17,946    9,580    9,351    14,566    19,107   
Nevada 58,446    36,959    44,382    43,005    47,699   
New Mexico 24,738    16,436    16,840    16,299    19,326   
Utah 53,105    30,246    40,600    46,276    44,980   
Wyoming 7,648    6,005    5,324    6,270    5,134   
Pacific:
Alaska 9,005    6,198    9,056    6,860    7,549   
California 394,330    259,708    299,696    236,362    275,849   
Hawaii 30,282    21,830    15,552    19,604    22,620   
Oregon 77,460    35,958    72,080    35,979    49,107   
Washington 128,265    58,324    89,865    84,431    117,566   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.