Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2005

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2005
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 3,481,212 3,239,400 390,787 119,500,869 111,655,869 7,845,000 14,818,108 13,845,328 972,780
Men 1,805,975 1,655,522 233,407 71,632,219 66,049,436 5,582,784 8,882,395 8,190,130 692,265
Women 1,675,236 1,583,878 157,380 47,868,650 45,606,434 2,262,216 5,935,713 5,655,198 280,515
Barnstable 114,737 101,392 19,947 3,241,196 2,858,124 383,072 401,908 354,407 47,501
Men 60,248 52,086 12,741 1,954,493 1,677,233 277,260 242,357 207,977 34,380
Women 54,489 49,306 7,206 1,286,703 1,180,891 105,812 159,551 146,430 13,121
Berkshire 73,091 68,144 8,355 1,971,167 1,831,603 139,564 244,425 227,119 17,306
Men 38,922 35,822 4,804 1,237,970 1,136,530 101,440 153,508 140,930 12,579
Women 34,169 32,322 3,551 733,197 695,073 38,124 90,916 86,189 4,727
Bristol 282,665 268,663 24,437 8,842,358 8,425,672 416,686 1,096,452 1,044,783 51,669
Men 141,253 132,067 14,829 5,254,346 4,943,858 310,488 651,539 613,038 38,500
Women 141,412 136,596 9,608 3,588,012 3,481,814 106,198 444,914 431,745 13,169
Dukes 9,472 7,206 3,864 223,976 166,683 57,293 27,773 20,669 7,104
Men 5,874 4,117 2,715 156,299 110,936 45,364 19,381 13,756 5,625
Women 3,598 3,088 1,149 67,676 55,747 11,929 8,392 6,913 1,479
Essex 380,091 347,204 49,606 12,909,362 11,893,687 1,015,675 1,600,761 1,474,817 125,944
Men 197,461 176,227 30,285 7,732,944 7,001,048 731,897 958,885 868,130 90,755
Women 182,630 170,977 19,320 5,176,418 4,892,639 283,779 641,876 606,687 35,189
Franklin 33,074 29,337 4,908 899,184 825,291 73,893 111,499 102,336 9,163
Men 16,393 14,308 2,298 498,540 450,879 47,660 61,819 55,909 5,910
Women 16,681 15,029 2,611 400,644 374,412 26,232 49,680 46,427 3,253
Hampden 222,396 208,754 21,095 6,388,589 6,021,872 366,716 792,185 746,712 45,473
Men 113,881 106,333 11,488 3,777,016 3,529,610 247,406 468,350 437,672 30,678
Women 108,515 102,421 9,608 2,611,573 2,492,263 119,310 323,835 309,041 14,794
Hampshire 73,246 64,541 12,219 2,240,602 1,971,646 268,956 277,835 244,484 33,351
Men 37,313 31,704 7,206 1,319,846 1,113,854 205,992 163,661 138,118 25,543
Women 35,933 32,837 5,013 920,756 857,792 62,964 114,174 106,366 7,808
Middlesex 773,524 718,494 93,258 30,861,472 28,730,156 2,131,317 3,826,823 3,562,539 264,283
Men 408,931 374,996 55,871 18,803,383 17,307,181 1,496,202 2,331,619 2,146,090 185,529
Women 364,592 343,498 37,387 12,058,090 11,422,975 635,115 1,495,203 1,416,449 78,754
Nantucket 6,706 4,941 2,298 249,608 168,038 81,570 30,951 20,837 10,115
Men 3,920 d d 161,947 d d 20,081 d d
Women 2,786 d d 87,661 d d 10,870 d d
Norfolk 347,485 321,572 41,460 13,384,182 12,476,522 907,660 1,659,639 1,547,089 112,550
Men 178,136 163,154 23,288 7,968,388 7,350,089 618,299 988,080 911,411 76,669
Women 169,349 158,419 18,171 5,415,793 5,126,433 289,361 671,558 635,678 35,881
Plymouth 250,952 231,915 28,301 8,585,823 7,997,878 587,945 1,064,642 991,737 72,905
Men 126,270 113,847 18,067 5,118,027 4,685,971 432,055 634,635 581,060 53,575
Women 124,682 118,068 10,234 3,467,797 3,311,907 155,890 430,007 410,676 19,330
Suffolk 416,165 395,378 36,760 13,456,371 12,842,797 613,574 1,668,590 1,592,507 76,083
Men 206,304 194,035 20,469 7,276,792 6,877,624 399,168 902,322 852,825 49,497
Women 209,861 201,343 16,291 6,179,579 5,965,173 214,406 766,268 739,681 26,586
Worcester 404,457 379,937 41,878 13,765,174 12,994,834 770,340 1,706,882 1,611,359 95,522
Men 218,365 202,064 26,630 8,728,800 8,138,382 590,419 1,082,371 1,009,159 73,212
Women 186,093 177,874 15,247 5,036,374 4,856,453 179,921 624,510 602,200 22,310
Unknown 93,153 91,922 2,402 2,481,807 2,451,067 30,739 307,744 303,932 3,812
Men 52,706 d d 1,643,429 d d 203,785 d d
Women 40,447 d d 838,377 d d 103,959 d d
All areas e 159,132,000 149,532,000 16,447,000 4,767,780,000 4,498,943,000 268,837,000 591,204,720 557,868,932 33,335,788
Men 83,237,368 77,235,129 9,885,390 2,879,876,371 2,689,146,463 190,729,909 357,104,670 333,454,161 23,650,509
Women 75,894,632 72,296,871 6,561,610 1,887,903,629 1,809,796,537 78,107,091 234,100,050 224,414,771 9,685,279
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 $90,000 in 2005.
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.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Fred Galeas (410) 965-5507 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2005
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 3,711,863 3,487,193 417,384 161,307,927 148,923,885 12,384,042 4,677,930 4,318,793 359,137
Men 1,896,889 1,756,756 255,445 102,599,184 93,361,854 9,237,330 2,975,376 2,707,494 267,883
Women 1,814,974 1,730,437 161,939 58,708,743 55,562,031 3,146,713 1,702,554 1,611,299 91,255
Barnstable 122,862 110,517 20,582 4,027,982 3,612,356 415,626 116,811 104,758 12,053
Men 63,597 55,927 13,373 2,526,893 2,223,391 303,502 73,280 64,478 8,802
Women 59,265 54,590 7,209 1,501,088 1,388,964 112,124 43,532 40,280 3,252
Berkshire 77,745 73,404 8,776 2,522,324 2,363,413 158,911 73,147 68,539 4,608
Men 40,526 37,730 5,119 1,629,407 1,507,929 121,479 47,253 43,730 3,523
Women 37,219 35,674 3,657 892,916 855,484 37,432 25,895 24,809 1,086
Bristol 304,381 291,456 25,597 10,537,829 10,076,816 461,014 305,597 292,228 13,369
Men 149,636 141,359 15,880 6,352,253 6,011,164 341,088 184,215 174,324 9,892
Women 154,745 150,097 9,716 4,185,577 4,065,651 119,925 121,382 117,904 3,478
Dukes 10,600 8,636 3,970 293,432 237,532 55,900 8,510 6,888 1,621
Men 6,386 4,832 2,821 198,196 153,896 44,300 5,748 4,463 1,285
Women 4,214 3,804 1,149 95,236 83,636 11,600 2,762 2,425 336
Essex 402,442 371,851 52,238 17,606,012 15,927,275 1,678,737 510,574 461,891 48,683
Men 205,494 185,566 32,283 11,114,310 9,892,976 1,221,333 322,315 286,896 35,419
Women 196,948 186,285 19,955 6,491,702 6,034,299 457,403 188,259 174,995 13,265
Franklin 36,431 32,898 5,328 1,053,671 975,600 78,071 30,556 28,292 2,264
Men 18,118 16,141 2,716 596,133 543,569 52,563 17,288 15,764 1,524
Women 18,313 16,757 2,612 457,538 432,031 25,508 13,269 12,529 740
Hampden 238,521 225,763 21,522 7,781,889 7,338,219 443,669 225,675 212,808 12,866
Men 120,857 113,909 11,910 4,731,597 4,407,313 324,284 137,216 127,812 9,404
Women 117,664 111,853 9,612 3,050,292 2,930,907 119,385 88,458 84,996 3,462
Hampshire 82,004 74,432 12,746 2,891,496 2,516,784 374,712 83,853 72,987 10,867
Men 41,792 36,805 7,627 1,780,509 1,474,255 306,254 51,635 42,753 8,881
Women 40,212 37,627 5,119 1,110,988 1,042,529 68,458 32,219 30,233 1,985
Middlesex 820,471 769,300 102,596 44,277,905 40,085,869 4,192,036 1,284,059 1,162,490 121,569
Men 426,819 395,188 63,522 28,916,405 25,859,963 3,056,442 838,576 749,939 88,637
Women 393,651 374,113 39,074 15,361,500 14,225,906 1,135,594 445,484 412,551 32,932
Nantucket 6,705 4,935 2,298 290,963 190,456 100,507 8,438 5,523 2,915
Men 3,921 d d 172,310 d d 4,997 d d
Women 2,785 d d 118,654 d d 3,441 d d
Norfolk 370,062 346,046 45,029 19,602,640 18,070,381 1,532,259 568,477 524,041 44,436
Men 186,685 172,818 26,328 12,985,593 11,817,002 1,168,591 376,582 342,693 33,889
Women 183,377 173,229 18,701 6,617,047 6,253,379 363,668 191,894 181,348 10,546
Plymouth 271,263 253,109 30,403 11,472,893 10,605,235 867,658 332,714 307,552 25,162
Men 134,268 122,442 19,851 7,312,849 6,661,891 650,958 212,073 193,195 18,878
Women 136,995 130,667 10,552 4,160,044 3,943,345 216,700 120,641 114,357 6,284
Suffolk 439,808 420,581 38,656 18,333,908 17,335,328 998,581 531,683 502,725 28,959
Men 216,476 205,202 21,940 10,903,700 10,155,246 748,454 316,207 294,502 21,705
Women 223,331 215,379 16,716 7,430,209 7,180,082 250,127 215,476 208,222 7,254
Worcester 435,221 412,151 44,612 17,358,836 16,397,152 961,684 503,406 475,517 27,889
Men 229,676 214,146 28,836 11,049,346 10,267,025 782,322 320,431 297,744 22,687
Women 205,545 198,005 15,776 6,309,489 6,130,127 179,362 182,975 177,774 5,202
Unknown 93,349 92,115 3,030 3,256,147 3,191,469 64,679 94,428 92,553 1,876
Men 52,638 d d 2,329,683 d d 67,561 d d
Women 40,711 d d 926,464 d d 26,867 d d
All areas e 162,893,000 153,440,000 17,247,000 5,885,801,000 5,464,046,000 421,755,000 170,688,229 158,457,334 12,230,895
Men 84,734,115 78,809,746 10,560,705 3,777,290,238 3,451,552,921 325,737,317 109,541,417 100,095,035 9,446,382
Women 78,158,885 74,630,254 6,686,295 2,108,510,762 2,012,493,079 96,017,683 61,146,812 58,362,299 2,784,513
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.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Fred Galeas (410) 965-5507 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.