Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2003

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2003
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 3,470,275 3,235,213 381,739 112,707,011 105,695,279 7,011,732 13,975,669 13,106,215 869,455
Men 1,809,387 1,661,171 230,583 68,387,704 63,380,808 5,006,896 8,480,075 7,859,220 620,855
Women 1,660,786 1,573,940 151,156 44,314,279 42,309,443 2,004,836 5,494,971 5,246,371 248,600
Barnstable 116,505 103,510 19,349 3,138,012 2,768,457 369,555 389,114 343,289 45,825
Men 61,361 52,113 13,149 1,923,688 1,642,846 280,841 238,537 203,713 34,824
Women 55,145 51,396 6,200 1,214,325 1,125,611 88,714 150,576 139,576 11,001
Berkshire 69,203 64,399 7,590 1,720,381 1,604,010 116,371 213,327 198,897 14,430
Men 35,492 32,558 4,383 1,063,689 978,772 84,917 131,897 121,368 10,530
Women 33,711 31,841 3,207 656,691 625,238 31,453 81,430 77,530 3,900
Bristol 280,239 266,914 24,694 8,240,592 7,891,989 348,603 1,021,833 978,607 43,227
Men 142,362 133,508 14,538 4,941,467 4,683,714 257,753 612,742 580,781 31,961
Women 137,877 133,406 10,155 3,299,125 3,208,275 90,850 409,091 397,826 11,265
Dukes 10,278 8,088 3,528 208,494 162,238 46,256 25,853 20,118 5,736
Men 6,472 d d 146,364 d d 18,149 d d
Women 3,806 d d 62,130 d d 7,704 d d
Essex 380,980 350,049 48,319 12,164,377 11,258,219 906,158 1,508,383 1,396,019 112,364
Men 199,982 178,966 29,932 7,489,359 6,831,997 657,363 928,681 847,168 81,513
Women 180,999 171,083 18,387 4,675,018 4,426,223 248,795 579,702 548,852 30,851
Franklin 33,858 30,101 5,986 830,073 740,807 89,266 102,929 91,860 11,069
Men 16,863 14,436 3,207 486,825 419,724 67,101 60,366 52,046 8,321
Women 16,995 15,665 2,779 343,248 321,083 22,165 42,563 39,814 2,748
Hampden 222,156 208,965 19,990 5,953,689 5,635,421 318,268 738,257 698,792 39,465
Men 113,006 105,557 10,904 3,496,270 3,275,459 220,812 433,538 406,157 27,381
Women 109,150 103,407 9,086 2,457,419 2,359,963 97,456 304,720 292,635 12,085
Hampshire 73,415 65,730 10,583 2,049,533 1,830,129 219,404 254,142 226,936 27,206
Men 38,569 33,070 6,948 1,244,916 1,070,854 174,062 154,370 132,786 21,584
Women 34,846 32,660 3,635 804,617 759,275 45,342 99,773 94,150 5,622
Middlesex 771,309 715,353 91,399 29,453,660 27,485,735 1,967,925 3,652,254 3,408,231 244,023
Men 408,577 375,338 54,305 18,171,984 16,798,114 1,373,870 2,253,326 2,082,966 170,360
Women 362,732 340,015 37,094 11,281,676 10,687,621 594,055 1,398,928 1,325,265 73,663
Nantucket 7,007 5,631 1,710 221,996 178,069 43,927 27,527 22,081 5,447
Men 4,002 d d 135,295 d d 16,777 d d
Women 3,005 d d 86,701 d d 10,751 d d
Norfolk 340,728 316,365 40,301 12,671,828 11,834,562 837,266 1,571,307 1,467,486 103,821
Men 174,533 160,128 22,877 7,610,880 7,018,244 592,636 943,749 870,262 73,487
Women 166,194 156,237 17,425 5,060,947 4,816,318 244,630 627,557 597,223 30,334
Plymouth 251,793 234,048 28,222 8,005,364 7,538,269 467,096 992,665 934,745 57,920
Men 130,166 118,355 18,387 4,896,044 4,549,356 346,687 607,109 564,120 42,989
Women 121,627 115,693 9,835 3,109,320 2,988,912 120,408 385,556 370,625 14,931
Suffolk 426,622 405,745 35,811 13,124,800 12,576,018 548,782 1,627,475 1,559,426 68,049
Men 212,691 199,545 21,059 7,250,866 6,885,884 364,981 899,107 853,850 45,258
Women 213,828 206,098 14,752 5,868,905 5,685,105 183,800 727,744 704,953 22,791
Worcester 399,366 374,826 41,370 12,825,670 12,127,361 698,309 1,590,383 1,503,793 86,590
Men 215,170 199,545 25,656 8,080,435 7,575,636 504,799 1,001,974 939,379 62,595
Women 184,196 175,280 15,714 4,745,235 4,551,725 193,510 588,409 564,414 23,995
Unknown 86,816 85,490 2,886 2,098,543 2,063,995 34,547 260,219 255,935 4,284
Men 50,140 49,656 1,710 1,449,621 1,427,205 22,416 179,753 176,973 2,780
Women 36,676 35,834 1,176 648,921 636,790 12,131 80,466 78,962 1,504
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 $87,000 in 2003.
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 not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2003
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 3,689,900 3,469,936 406,170 149,671,225 138,607,735 11,063,490 4,340,466 4,019,624 320,841
Men 1,893,109 1,753,253 252,565 96,354,494 87,906,577 8,447,917 2,794,280 2,549,291 244,990
Women 1,796,689 1,716,580 153,605 53,311,734 50,696,161 2,615,573 1,546,040 1,470,189 75,852
Barnstable 123,273 111,352 20,026 3,978,311 3,482,397 495,914 115,371 100,990 14,382
Men 64,017 55,317 13,848 2,592,115 2,184,667 407,448 75,171 63,355 11,816
Women 59,255 56,034 6,178 1,386,197 1,297,730 88,466 40,200 37,634 2,566
Berkshire 73,410 69,044 8,309 2,138,613 2,014,768 123,844 62,020 58,428 3,591
Men 37,123 34,420 5,113 1,322,069 1,228,992 93,077 38,340 35,641 2,699
Women 36,287 34,625 3,196 816,544 785,777 30,767 23,680 22,788 892
Bristol 300,343 288,572 25,352 9,790,418 9,417,391 373,026 283,922 273,104 10,818
Men 149,971 142,186 15,233 5,962,410 5,683,272 279,138 172,910 164,815 8,095
Women 150,372 146,386 10,120 3,828,007 3,734,119 93,889 111,012 108,289 2,723
Dukes 11,180 9,527 3,515 293,940 248,693 45,247 8,524 7,212 1,312
Men 6,661 d d 201,474 d d 5,843 d d
Women 4,519 d d 92,466 d d 2,682 d d
Essex 402,003 372,675 51,344 16,480,708 14,822,419 1,658,289 477,941 429,850 48,090
Men 206,958 186,952 32,383 10,770,151 9,539,060 1,231,091 312,334 276,633 35,702
Women 195,045 185,723 18,961 5,710,558 5,283,359 427,198 165,606 153,217 12,389
Franklin 36,637 33,088 6,178 981,885 884,836 97,049 28,475 25,660 2,814
Men 17,884 15,571 3,409 577,226 501,857 75,368 16,740 14,554 2,186
Women 18,753 17,517 2,770 404,659 382,978 21,681 11,735 11,106 629
Hampden 237,820 225,367 20,559 7,157,514 6,771,010 386,504 207,568 196,359 11,209
Men 120,326 113,093 11,504 4,335,421 4,044,247 291,173 125,727 117,283 8,444
Women 117,495 112,274 9,054 2,822,094 2,726,763 95,331 81,841 79,076 2,765
Hampshire 83,036 76,010 11,078 2,604,886 2,334,210 270,676 75,542 67,692 7,850
Men 43,765 38,825 7,350 1,644,663 1,418,446 226,217 47,695 41,135 6,560
Women 39,271 37,186 3,728 960,223 915,764 44,459 27,846 26,557 1,289
Middlesex 814,256 761,331 100,025 41,928,641 38,366,922 3,561,719 1,215,931 1,112,641 103,290
Men 423,706 391,831 61,996 27,931,932 25,282,144 2,649,788 810,026 733,182 76,844
Women 390,550 369,500 38,028 13,996,709 13,084,778 911,931 405,905 379,459 26,446
Nantucket 7,515 6,249 1,704 292,792 220,795 71,997 8,491 6,403 2,088
Men 4,416 d d 163,068 d d 4,729 d d
Women 3,099 d d 129,724 d d 3,762 d d
Norfolk 361,962 338,768 43,568 18,022,118 16,693,080 1,329,038 522,641 484,099 38,542
Men 182,859 169,025 25,991 11,983,281 10,955,800 1,027,481 347,515 317,718 29,797
Women 179,104 169,742 17,576 6,038,837 5,737,279 301,558 175,126 166,381 8,745
Plymouth 271,680 254,562 29,933 10,673,358 9,863,908 809,451 309,527 286,053 23,474
Men 138,303 126,820 20,026 6,989,946 6,318,816 671,130 202,708 183,246 19,463
Women 133,377 127,742 9,907 3,683,413 3,545,091 138,321 106,819 102,808 4,011
Suffolk 451,298 431,988 37,602 16,860,470 15,957,463 903,008 488,954 462,766 26,187
Men 222,606 210,104 22,689 9,826,125 9,118,750 707,375 284,958 264,444 20,514
Women 228,589 221,782 14,913 7,029,348 6,833,715 195,633 203,851 198,178 5,673
Worcester 428,306 405,558 43,887 15,788,795 14,893,967 894,828 457,875 431,925 25,950
Men 224,235 209,899 27,589 10,066,280 9,366,059 700,222 291,922 271,616 20,306
Women 204,071 195,660 16,298 5,722,515 5,527,909 194,606 165,953 160,309 5,644
Unknown 87,181 85,844 3,089 2,678,775 2,635,876 42,899 77,684 76,440 1,244
Men 50,279 49,786 1,917 1,988,334 1,957,301 31,033 57,662 56,762 900
Women 36,902 36,059 1,172 690,441 678,575 11,866 20,023 19,679 344
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 not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.