Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2002

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons in Massachusetts with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2002
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Massachusetts 3,420,725 3,188,735 372,697 109,267,287 102,427,588 6,839,699 13,549,144 12,701,021 848,123
Men 1,788,182 1,638,852 229,302 66,555,843 61,559,714 4,996,129 8,252,925 7,633,405 619,520
Women 1,632,441 1,549,781 143,395 42,706,349 40,862,779 1,843,570 5,295,587 5,066,985 228,603
Barnstable 112,813 99,466 19,162 3,013,340 2,635,302 378,038 373,654 326,777 46,877
Men 59,669 50,243 13,564 1,882,462 1,574,479 307,983 233,425 195,235 38,190
Women 53,144 49,224 5,598 1,130,878 1,060,824 70,055 140,229 131,542 8,687
Berkshire 70,713 64,918 9,151 1,756,700 1,618,797 137,904 217,831 200,731 17,100
Men 37,313 34,039 4,952 1,116,515 1,025,019 91,496 138,448 127,102 11,345
Women 33,400 30,879 4,198 640,185 593,777 46,408 79,383 73,628 5,755
Bristol 279,086 263,953 24,976 7,831,306 7,461,373 369,934 971,082 925,210 45,872
Men 144,274 133,607 16,148 4,744,455 4,463,980 280,475 588,312 553,534 34,779
Women 134,811 130,346 8,828 3,086,851 2,997,392 89,459 382,770 371,677 11,093
Dukes 9,674 6,930 4,198 206,138 151,348 54,790 25,561 18,767 6,794
Men 5,477 3,465 2,907 141,715 98,700 43,015 17,573 12,239 5,334
Women 4,198 3,465 1,292 64,423 52,648 11,775 7,988 6,528 1,460
Essex 385,341 356,693 45,538 12,085,829 11,180,173 905,657 1,498,643 1,386,341 112,301
Men 201,900 182,117 29,067 7,522,639 6,824,437 698,201 932,807 846,230 86,577
Women 183,441 174,576 16,471 4,563,191 4,355,735 207,455 565,836 540,111 25,724
Franklin 34,865 31,185 6,029 846,771 761,785 84,987 105,000 94,461 10,538
Men 18,031 15,593 3,445 495,819 437,466 58,352 61,481 54,246 7,236
Women 16,834 15,593 2,584 350,953 324,318 26,634 43,518 40,215 3,303
Hampden 227,205 214,525 19,055 5,881,626 5,555,374 326,252 729,322 688,866 40,455
Men 115,375 107,212 11,519 3,512,043 3,260,933 251,111 435,493 404,356 31,138
Women 111,829 107,314 7,536 2,369,583 2,294,441 75,141 293,828 284,511 9,318
Hampshire 70,671 63,899 9,904 1,929,567 1,737,900 191,667 239,266 215,500 23,767
Men 37,293 32,408 6,675 1,187,795 1,041,970 145,825 147,287 129,204 18,082
Women 33,378 31,491 3,230 741,772 695,930 45,842 91,980 86,295 5,684
Middlesex 780,176 721,947 90,106 29,070,584 27,160,290 1,910,294 3,604,752 3,367,876 236,876
Men 415,264 379,114 53,935 17,967,585 16,610,912 1,356,673 2,227,980 2,059,753 168,227
Women 364,912 342,833 36,172 11,103,000 10,549,378 553,621 1,376,772 1,308,123 68,649
Nantucket 6,586 5,096 1,938 206,607 155,207 51,400 25,619 19,246 6,374
Men 4,004 d d 142,306 d d 17,646 d d
Women 2,582 d d 64,301 d d 7,973 d d
Norfolk 344,200 321,228 39,078 12,388,788 11,622,123 766,665 1,536,210 1,441,143 95,066
Men 174,044 161,225 21,208 7,393,056 6,879,530 513,525 916,739 853,062 63,677
Women 170,155 160,002 17,871 4,995,732 4,742,593 253,139 619,471 588,082 31,389
Plymouth 254,159 236,029 28,421 7,872,217 7,403,197 469,020 976,155 917,996 58,158
Men 132,835 120,358 18,516 4,816,940 4,471,110 345,831 597,301 554,418 42,883
Women 121,324 115,670 9,904 3,055,276 2,932,087 123,189 378,854 363,579 15,275
Suffolk 425,383 406,121 33,803 12,993,484 12,458,190 535,294 1,611,192 1,544,816 66,376
Men 215,391 203,213 20,454 7,191,295 6,823,039 368,256 891,721 846,057 45,664
Women 209,891 202,806 13,349 5,797,094 5,630,055 167,038 718,840 698,127 20,713
Worcester 392,769 370,451 38,648 12,416,718 11,797,969 618,749 1,539,673 1,462,948 76,725
Men 212,244 198,627 23,684 7,913,634 7,444,731 468,903 981,291 923,147 58,144
Women 180,524 171,824 14,964 4,503,084 4,353,238 149,846 558,382 539,802 18,581
Unknown 27,083 26,293 2,691 767,611 728,562 39,049 95,184 90,342 4,842
Men 15,067 d d 527,585 d d 65,421 d d
Women 12,016 d d 240,026 d d 29,763 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $84,900 in 2002.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
Table 6. Number of persons in Massachusetts with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2002
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, Massachusetts 3,642,108 3,423,099 397,657 146,222,840 135,160,983 11,061,857 4,240,462 3,919,669 320,794
Men 1,875,162 1,733,787 249,864 94,743,769 86,121,933 8,621,837 2,747,569 2,497,536 250,033
Women 1,766,844 1,689,210 147,793 51,473,984 49,033,964 2,440,020 1,492,746 1,421,985 70,761
Barnstable 119,636 106,392 19,963 3,618,060 3,209,681 408,378 104,924 93,081 11,843
Men 62,472 53,043 14,275 2,331,564 1,995,963 335,601 67,615 57,883 9,732
Women 57,165 53,349 5,688 1,286,496 1,213,719 72,778 37,308 35,198 2,111
Berkshire 74,604 69,568 9,552 2,184,440 2,039,005 145,435 63,349 59,131 4,218
Men 38,535 35,702 5,366 1,365,270 1,266,061 99,208 39,593 36,716 2,877
Women 36,069 33,866 4,186 819,170 772,943 46,227 23,756 22,415 1,341
Bristol 300,188 286,431 25,652 9,491,736 9,060,153 431,584 275,260 262,744 12,516
Men 152,494 142,910 16,743 5,883,335 5,554,091 329,243 170,617 161,069 9,548
Women 147,694 143,522 8,908 3,608,402 3,506,061 102,340 104,644 101,676 2,968
Dukes 10,788 8,364 4,186 289,952 235,376 54,576 8,409 6,826 1,583
Men 5,971 4,284 2,898 196,584 153,737 42,847 5,701 4,458 1,243
Women 4,817 4,080 1,288 93,368 81,639 11,729 2,708 2,368 340
Essex 407,218 380,174 48,191 16,330,814 14,718,206 1,612,608 473,594 426,828 46,766
Men 209,413 190,852 31,448 10,805,435 9,556,237 1,249,198 313,358 277,131 36,227
Women 197,805 189,322 16,743 5,525,379 5,161,970 363,409 160,236 149,697 10,539
Franklin 37,437 33,968 6,332 1,028,756 940,492 88,264 29,834 27,274 2,560
Men 19,054 16,729 3,757 614,718 552,985 61,733 17,827 16,037 1,790
Women 18,383 17,239 2,576 414,038 387,507 26,531 12,007 11,238 769
Hampden 242,869 231,042 19,427 7,122,183 6,723,367 398,816 206,543 194,978 11,566
Men 122,374 114,756 11,914 4,404,872 4,080,904 323,968 127,741 118,346 9,395
Women 120,495 116,286 7,513 2,717,311 2,642,463 74,848 78,802 76,631 2,171
Hampshire 80,080 73,852 10,304 2,531,923 2,260,340 271,583 73,426 65,550 7,876
Men 42,389 37,946 6,976 1,636,726 1,412,726 224,000 47,465 40,969 6,496
Women 37,691 35,906 3,327 895,197 847,614 47,582 25,961 24,581 1,380
Middlesex 825,789 770,141 99,924 41,433,191 37,919,628 3,513,563 1,201,563 1,099,669 101,893
Men 431,010 396,393 61,822 27,793,055 25,114,189 2,678,866 805,999 728,311 77,687
Women 394,778 373,748 38,102 13,640,136 12,805,440 834,696 395,564 371,358 24,206
Nantucket 7,196 5,814 1,932 247,563 192,066 55,496 7,179 5,570 1,609
Men 4,418 d d 163,860 d d 4,752 d d
Women 2,778 d d 83,703 d d 2,427 d d
Norfolk 365,273 343,146 42,503 18,142,988 16,812,703 1,330,285 526,147 487,568 38,578
Men 183,441 170,961 23,935 12,268,524 11,241,981 1,026,543 355,787 326,017 29,770
Women 181,832 172,185 18,568 5,874,465 5,570,722 303,742 170,359 161,551 8,809
Plymouth 271,374 253,994 30,267 10,649,486 9,777,106 872,380 308,835 283,536 25,299
Men 140,350 128,323 20,178 7,010,681 6,298,333 712,349 203,310 182,652 20,658
Women 131,024 125,671 10,089 3,638,805 3,478,773 160,031 105,525 100,884 4,641
Suffolk 450,753 432,299 35,526 16,885,300 15,964,489 920,811 489,674 462,970 26,704
Men 225,883 214,109 21,466 9,726,526 9,021,547 704,980 282,069 261,625 20,444
Women 224,768 218,088 14,060 7,153,687 6,937,855 215,832 207,457 201,198 6,259
Worcester 421,787 401,596 40,678 15,317,119 14,422,360 894,760 444,196 418,248 25,948
Men 222,277 209,723 25,330 9,848,571 9,104,275 744,296 285,609 264,024 21,585
Women 199,511 191,872 15,348 5,468,548 5,318,085 150,463 158,588 154,224 4,363
Unknown 27,114 26,317 3,220 949,328 886,011 63,317 27,531 25,694 1,836
Men 15,081 d d 694,049 d d 20,127 d d
Women 12,033 d d 255,279 d d 7,403 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.