48 Chapter 2:Descriptive StatisticsAverage Annual Pay, by State: 1992 and 1993
[In dollars, except percent change. For workers covered by State unemployment insurance laws and for
Federal civilian workers covered by unemployment compensation for Federal employees, approximately
96 percent of wage and salary civilian employment in 1993. Excludes most agricultural workers on small
farms, all Armed Forces, elected officials in most States, railroad employees, most domestic workers,
most student workers at school, employees of certain nonprofit organizations, and most self-employed
individuals. Pay includes bonuses, cash value of meals and lodging, and tips and other gratuities.]
Average Average
Annual Pay Annual Pay
State 1992 1993 State 1992 1993
United States...... 25,897 26,362 Missouri........ 23,550 23,898
Alabama............. 22,340 22,786 Montana........ 19,378 19,932
Alaska............... 31,825 32,336 Nebraska........ 20,355 20,815
Arizona.............. 23,153 23,501 Nevada......... 24,743 25,461
Arkansas............. 20,108 20,337 New Hampshire. 24,866 24,962
California............ 28,902 29,468 New Jersey...... 32,073 32,716
Colorado............. 25,040 25,682 New Mexico.... 21,051 21,731
Connecticut.......... 32,603 33,169 New York....... 32,399 32,919
Delaware............. 26,596 27,143 North Carolina.. 22,249 22,770
District of Columbia... 37,951 39,199 North Dakota... 18,945 19,382
Florida............... 23,145 23,571 Ohio........... 24,845 25,339
Georgia.............. 24,373 24,867 Oklahoma...... 21,698 22,003
Hawaii.............. 25,538 26,325 Oregon......... 23,514 24,093
Idaho................ 20,649 21,188 Pennsylvania.... 25,785 26,274
Illinois............... 27,910 28,420 Rhode Island.... 24,315 24,889
Indiana.............. 23,570 24,109 South Carolina ... 21,398 21,928
Iowa................. 20,937 21,441 South Dakota... 18,016 18,613
Kansas............... 21,982 22,430 Tennessee....... 22,807 23,368
Kentucky............ 21,858 22,170 Texas........... 25,088 25,545
Louisiana............ 22,342 22,632 Utah........... 21,976 22,250
Maine............... 21,808 22,026 Vermont........ 22,360 22,704
Maryland............ 27,145 27,684 Virginia......... 24,940 25,496
Massachusetts........ 29,664 30,229 Washington..... 25,553 25,760
Michigan............ 27,463 28,260 West Virginia.... 22,168 22,373
Minnesota........... 25,324 25,711 Wisconsin....... 23,008 23,610
Mississippi........... 19,237 19,694 Wyoming....... 21,215 21,745
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Wages Annual Averages 1993; and USDL News Release 94 – 451, Average Annual
Pay by State and Industry, 1993.
(c) Find the sample median of the averages for 1992 and for 1993.
(d) Find the sample mean of the 1992 averages of the first 10 states listed.
(e)Find the sample standard deviation of the 1993 averages of the last 10 states
listed.