Table VIII.B.3 Number of full-time 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 97,316,296    15,902,393    23,477,651    28,234,958    29,701,295   
New England:
Connecticut 1,118,389    189,301    261,319    318,265    349,504   
Maine 405,377    72,418    93,125    111,787    128,047   
Massachusetts 2,321,425    367,019    543,685    670,999    739,723   
New Hampshire 439,779    65,156    98,206    97,592    178,825   
Rhode Island 310,770    51,058    75,259    89,333    95,121   
Vermont 179,930    29,586    39,222    52,931    58,190   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,832,176    477,306    699,008    771,304    884,559   
New York 6,192,524    1,130,056    1,463,227    1,741,656    1,857,585   
Pennsylvania 4,056,644    646,371    952,973    1,201,220    1,256,079   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,424,492    826,738    994,101    1,263,784    1,339,868   
Indiana 2,052,747    310,205    498,452    609,091    634,999   
Michigan 2,980,817    447,272    754,188    862,674    916,684   
Ohio 3,619,080    515,852    921,716    1,071,552    1,109,960   
Wisconsin 1,946,652    282,583    474,968    576,334    612,767   
West North Central:
Iowa 957,566    151,727    229,874    288,027    287,938   
Kansas 878,421    123,115    227,088    259,339    268,878   
Minnesota 1,932,041    252,046    491,384    581,554    607,058   
Missouri 2,039,890    324,110    472,432    625,789    617,560 *
Nebraska 684,886    107,507    162,486    207,505    207,387   
North Dakota 264,130    39,880    64,505    71,510    88,235   
South Dakota 300,056    44,318    78,025    82,857    94,856   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 284,805    48,988    70,623    81,265    83,930   
District of Columbia 416,135    77,776    100,035    118,147    120,176   
Florida 6,433,932    1,197,617    1,431,286    1,877,193    1,927,836   
Georgia 2,931,290    544,937    630,838    869,228    886,287   
Maryland 1,741,021    295,066    404,912    509,620    531,424   
North Carolina 2,786,156    437,221    674,966    850,260    823,710   
South Carolina 1,358,816    223,027    311,194    401,247    423,349   
Virginia 2,450,187    386,150    606,243    715,111    742,683   
West Virginia 430,638    67,860    106,232    126,212    130,334   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,265,490    201,848    317,413    365,047    381,182   
Kentucky 1,293,177    210,869    334,127    351,592    396,589   
Mississippi 710,376    122,885    181,403    190,682    215,405   
Tennessee 2,040,258    365,451    492,259    584,196    598,353   
West South Central:
Arkansas 815,711    124,845    200,442    212,147    278,277   
Louisiana 1,275,655    212,012    316,658    361,458    385,528   
Oklahoma 958,896    144,363    213,900    295,641    304,993   
Texas 8,205,280    1,285,706    2,030,933    2,409,688    2,478,954   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,863,839    279,027    499,559    513,910    571,343   
Colorado 1,863,261    305,485    443,674    523,699    590,402   
Idaho 469,705    68,697    116,649    139,106    145,253   
Montana 291,858    44,435    75,509    78,137    93,777   
Nevada 982,991    150,134    256,972    272,095    303,789   
New Mexico 461,257    76,671    105,113    136,426    143,048   
Utah 890,334    127,101    215,163    260,437    287,633   
Wyoming 158,059    23,233    37,894    47,097    49,834   
Pacific:
Alaska 195,966    28,807    47,146    58,073    61,939   
California 11,152,577    1,789,792    2,745,864    3,253,786    3,363,135   
Hawaii 404,519    60,211    97,472    120,276    126,560   
Oregon 1,160,181    181,529    270,268    348,177    360,206   
Washington 2,086,130    367,025    547,658    609,903    561,544   

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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 893,291    425,375    523,782    643,055    722,683   
New England:
Connecticut 45,646    21,329    30,586    39,968    43,834   
Maine 17,870    8,242    13,715    11,894    13,232   
Massachusetts 98,874    51,086    59,801    74,851    101,476   
New Hampshire 17,922    9,705    11,963    14,149    17,356   
Rhode Island 13,910    6,144    8,714    11,659    12,936   
Vermont 8,179    3,526    4,903    4,564    8,150   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 107,026    57,053    79,385    89,038    92,940   
New York 316,633    157,618    128,455    171,475    300,025   
Pennsylvania 149,001    98,755    87,941    122,689    125,854   
East North Central:
Illinois 231,616    125,316    114,524    183,292    200,665   
Indiana 120,898    57,267    99,506    70,421    79,737   
Michigan 140,041    68,224    91,140    109,847    118,673   
Ohio 133,331    61,042    107,864    121,672    115,063   
Wisconsin 97,201    45,655    68,911    71,691    77,412   
West North Central:
Iowa 37,421    20,363    23,239    34,542    33,090   
Kansas 46,301    19,671    32,485    38,669    33,095   
Minnesota 80,665    27,657    59,520    64,748    70,433   
Missouri 192,466    43,389    55,805    73,578    195,544 *
Nebraska 28,631    14,392    19,468    23,539    23,065   
North Dakota 12,132    5,472    6,301    7,866    11,633   
South Dakota 10,097    4,285    8,668    7,129    11,146   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 14,588    6,352    11,922    12,322    14,448   
District of Columbia 16,505    16,009    11,904    17,543    13,232   
Florida 372,830    166,594    163,711    324,791    189,666   
Georgia 148,600    101,399    98,370    118,091    103,313   
Maryland 80,936    45,832    51,089    62,006    79,684   
North Carolina 97,020    57,967    79,399    75,388    80,800   
South Carolina 72,501    31,462    37,716    43,637    65,952   
Virginia 113,052    70,036    85,943    85,838    79,362   
West Virginia 22,146    7,993    12,233    13,594    22,194   
East South Central:
Alabama 73,083    24,524    40,215    51,608    70,127   
Kentucky 54,801    28,781    49,380    39,964    42,335   
Mississippi 45,264    21,725    40,489    21,551    28,325   
Tennessee 86,986    43,421    64,802    71,953    76,455   
West South Central:
Arkansas 48,940    13,079    25,916    29,585    47,214   
Louisiana 63,356    26,014    51,693    52,450    43,982   
Oklahoma 40,941    18,036    26,415    34,987    34,337   
Texas 310,661    140,460    174,509    215,010    270,137   
Mountain:
Arizona 137,242    37,783    74,826    74,696    123,862   
Colorado 87,398    39,764    56,720    62,252    76,295   
Idaho 23,404    7,612    11,503    18,793    21,276   
Montana 15,583    6,159    7,531    11,909    16,061   
Nevada 53,279    20,966    39,605    35,938    46,433   
New Mexico 23,088    10,690    12,674    14,808    18,609   
Utah 45,454    21,088    29,840    40,108    42,838   
Wyoming 6,596    3,131    4,287    5,708    4,981   
Pacific:
Alaska 8,179    3,820    7,261    6,303    7,372   
California 345,151    160,742    245,965    222,959    264,895   
Hawaii 21,321    8,972    12,580    16,393    18,308   
Oregon 73,872    22,578    65,820    33,691    45,679   
Washington 108,176    40,819    81,894    76,509    84,413   

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.