Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2007

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2007
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 3,526,950 3,280,404 406,691 131,672,500 123,127,481 8,545,019 16,327,390 15,267,808 1,059,582
Men 1,822,717 1,673,082 237,236 78,180,670 72,277,371 5,903,300 9,694,403 8,962,394 732,009
Women 1,704,233 1,607,322 169,454 53,491,829 50,850,110 2,641,719 6,632,987 6,305,414 327,573
Barnstable 111,643 98,640 21,576 3,400,186 2,967,626 432,561 421,623 367,986 53,638
Men 58,247 49,937 13,367 2,020,984 1,718,053 302,932 250,602 213,039 37,564
Women 53,396 48,704 8,210 1,379,202 1,249,573 129,629 171,021 154,947 16,074
Berkshire 68,926 64,013 8,210 2,056,003 1,909,801 146,202 254,944 236,815 18,129
Men 36,377 33,188 4,947 1,238,326 1,134,093 104,233 153,552 140,628 12,925
Women 32,549 30,825 3,263 817,677 775,707 41,970 101,392 96,188 5,204
Bristol 282,417 267,870 26,418 9,608,441 9,199,630 408,811 1,191,447 1,140,754 50,693
Men 138,873 129,876 15,261 5,575,114 5,289,533 285,581 691,314 655,902 35,412
Women 143,545 137,994 11,157 4,033,327 3,910,097 123,230 500,133 484,852 15,281
Dukes 9,655 7,501 3,473 237,249 170,983 66,266 29,419 21,202 8,217
Men 5,750 d d 165,053 d d 20,467 d d
Women 3,906 d d 72,196 d d 8,952 d d
Essex 393,096 358,290 52,941 14,479,656 13,345,577 1,134,079 1,795,477 1,654,852 140,626
Men 201,592 180,018 31,575 8,574,093 7,791,740 782,352 1,063,187 966,176 97,012
Women 191,504 178,272 21,366 5,905,563 5,553,837 351,727 732,290 688,676 43,614
Franklin 33,925 30,311 5,263 918,965 852,671 66,294 113,952 105,731 8,220
Men 15,735 13,974 2,421 495,819 454,241 41,578 61,482 56,326 5,156
Women 18,190 16,337 2,842 423,146 398,430 24,716 52,470 49,405 3,065
Hampden 231,715 218,139 21,050 6,871,080 6,509,494 361,586 852,014 807,177 44,837
Men 117,436 110,662 10,841 3,954,929 3,701,933 252,997 490,411 459,040 31,372
Women 114,279 107,477 10,209 2,916,151 2,807,561 108,590 361,603 348,138 13,465
Hampshire 73,846 65,657 11,157 2,500,580 2,211,466 289,114 310,072 274,222 35,850
Men 40,260 34,216 7,473 1,560,781 1,324,712 236,069 193,537 164,264 29,273
Women 33,587 31,442 3,684 939,799 886,754 53,045 116,535 109,957 6,578
Middlesex 779,288 720,485 99,252 33,715,635 31,371,805 2,343,830 4,180,739 3,890,104 290,635
Men 407,950 373,189 56,415 20,414,366 18,823,181 1,591,185 2,531,381 2,334,074 197,307
Women 371,338 347,296 42,837 13,301,269 12,548,624 752,645 1,649,357 1,556,029 93,328
Nantucket 8,426 6,884 2,421 277,218 214,162 63,056 34,375 26,556 7,819
Men 4,730 4,007 1,053 174,791 135,056 39,735 21,674 16,747 4,927
Women 3,696 2,877 1,368 102,427 79,106 23,321 12,701 9,809 2,892
Norfolk 362,501 339,898 38,101 15,628,781 14,702,261 926,520 1,937,969 1,823,080 114,889
Men 183,910 170,668 21,155 9,071,316 8,465,325 605,991 1,124,843 1,049,700 75,143
Women 178,591 169,230 16,945 6,557,465 6,236,936 320,529 813,126 773,380 39,746
Plymouth 257,667 239,614 29,155 9,380,584 8,845,062 535,522 1,163,192 1,096,788 66,405
Men 132,886 120,321 19,050 5,655,981 5,252,610 403,371 701,342 651,324 50,018
Women 124,781 119,293 10,104 3,724,603 3,592,452 132,151 461,851 445,464 16,387
Suffolk 423,995 401,651 41,469 15,309,239 14,515,125 794,114 1,898,346 1,799,875 98,470
Men 211,759 199,233 22,419 8,302,127 7,820,859 481,268 1,029,464 969,786 59,677
Women 212,236 202,418 19,050 7,007,112 6,694,266 312,846 868,882 830,089 38,793
Worcester 409,492 382,950 43,469 15,163,371 14,235,539 927,832 1,880,258 1,765,207 115,051
Men 221,176 204,678 27,050 9,551,309 8,854,855 696,455 1,184,362 1,098,002 86,360
Women 188,316 178,272 16,419 5,612,062 5,380,684 231,378 695,896 667,205 28,691
Unknown 80,358 78,501 2,737 2,125,511 2,076,281 49,230 263,563 257,459 6,105
Men 46,036 d d 1,425,681 d d 176,784 d d
Women 34,322 d d 699,831 d d 86,779 d d
All areas e 163,036,000 153,137,000 17,612,000 5,268,753,000 4,968,706,000 300,047,000 653,325,372 616,119,544 37,205,828
Men 85,024,697 78,919,477 10,384,505 3,172,887,682 2,961,379,141 211,508,541 393,438,073 367,211,013 26,227,059
Women 78,011,303 74,217,523 7,227,495 2,095,865,318 2,007,326,859 88,538,459 259,887,299 248,908,531 10,978,769
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 $97,500 in 2007.
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 U.S. 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; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 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, 2007
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 3,767,062 3,538,103 436,115 181,985,098 168,289,334 13,695,764 5,277,568 4,880,391 397,177
Men 1,915,408 1,775,210 261,521 115,069,983 105,011,066 10,058,917 3,337,029 3,045,321 291,709
Women 1,851,654 1,762,893 174,594 66,915,115 63,278,268 3,636,847 1,940,538 1,835,070 105,469
Barnstable 119,118 106,543 22,075 4,164,013 3,724,051 439,962 120,756 107,997 12,759
Men 61,224 53,066 13,837 2,511,240 2,203,638 307,602 72,826 63,906 8,920
Women 57,893 53,477 8,239 1,652,773 1,520,413 132,361 47,930 44,092 3,838
Berkshire 73,895 69,489 8,555 2,731,977 2,561,747 170,230 79,227 74,291 4,937
Men 38,489 35,720 5,281 1,737,739 1,607,204 130,536 50,394 46,609 3,786
Women 35,406 33,770 3,274 994,237 954,543 39,694 28,833 27,682 1,151
Bristol 306,068 293,148 27,990 11,658,091 11,212,950 445,141 338,085 325,176 12,909
Men 148,169 140,108 16,688 6,877,269 6,552,134 325,135 199,441 190,012 9,429
Women 157,899 153,041 11,302 4,780,822 4,660,816 120,006 138,644 135,164 3,480
Dukes 10,979 9,135 3,591 326,888 258,084 68,804 9,480 7,484 1,995
Men 6,469 d d 223,902 d d 6,493 d d
Women 4,510 d d 102,986 d d 2,987 d d
Essex 418,572 385,732 55,663 20,302,930 18,253,086 2,049,843 588,785 529,340 59,445
Men 210,869 190,505 33,905 12,797,828 11,342,114 1,455,714 371,137 328,921 42,216
Women 207,703 195,227 21,758 7,505,101 6,910,972 594,129 217,648 200,418 17,230
Franklin 37,098 33,462 5,492 1,125,106 1,041,165 83,941 32,628 30,194 2,434
Men 16,753 14,986 2,641 636,494 575,929 60,565 18,458 16,702 1,756
Women 20,345 18,476 2,852 488,612 465,236 23,376 14,170 13,492 678
Hampden 246,026 233,102 21,441 8,414,432 7,945,796 468,637 244,019 230,428 13,590
Men 123,725 117,116 11,196 4,968,839 4,602,904 365,935 144,096 133,484 10,612
Women 122,301 115,987 10,245 3,445,594 3,342,892 102,702 99,922 96,944 2,978
Hampshire 82,984 75,956 11,724 3,396,684 3,003,364 393,320 98,504 87,098 11,406
Men 44,093 38,902 7,922 2,206,768 1,866,336 340,432 63,996 54,124 9,873
Women 38,891 37,054 3,802 1,189,917 1,137,028 52,888 34,508 32,974 1,534
Middlesex 826,118 772,594 109,108 50,097,904 45,672,385 4,425,519 1,452,839 1,324,499 128,340
Men 425,930 394,046 64,535 33,028,864 29,848,068 3,180,796 957,837 865,594 92,243
Women 400,188 378,547 44,573 17,069,040 15,824,317 1,244,723 495,002 458,905 36,097
Nantucket 8,433 6,877 2,429 363,483 290,971 72,512 10,541 8,438 2,103
Men 4,732 4,003 1,056 251,135 200,680 50,456 7,283 5,820 1,463
Women 3,701 2,874 1,373 112,348 90,292 22,056 3,258 2,618 640
Norfolk 385,606 364,793 43,200 22,517,606 20,890,513 1,627,093 653,011 605,825 47,186
Men 192,811 180,344 25,244 14,251,863 13,017,253 1,234,610 413,304 377,500 35,804
Women 192,795 184,449 17,956 8,265,743 7,873,260 392,483 239,707 228,325 11,382
Plymouth 278,466 261,842 31,475 13,132,711 12,326,106 806,605 380,849 357,457 23,392
Men 140,872 129,022 20,913 8,544,378 7,904,256 640,122 247,787 229,223 18,564
Women 137,595 132,820 10,562 4,588,334 4,421,850 166,484 133,062 128,234 4,828
Suffolk 449,175 427,816 43,200 21,341,905 19,932,998 1,408,907 618,915 578,057 40,858
Men 222,810 210,726 23,659 12,644,834 11,701,371 943,464 366,700 339,340 27,360
Women 226,365 217,090 19,540 8,697,071 8,231,627 465,444 252,215 238,717 13,498
Worcester 444,157 418,989 46,791 19,397,602 18,249,908 1,147,694 562,530 529,247 33,283
Men 232,487 216,679 29,785 12,223,782 11,308,867 914,915 354,490 327,957 26,533
Women 211,670 202,309 17,005 7,173,820 6,941,041 232,779 208,041 201,290 6,751
Unknown 80,366 78,625 3,380 3,013,765 2,926,211 87,554 87,399 84,860 2,539
Men 45,974 d d 2,165,047 d d 62,786 d d
Women 34,392 d d 848,718 d d 24,613 d d
All areas e 166,925,000 157,177,671 18,527,000 6,584,081,000 6,112,289,000 471,792,000 190,938,349 177,256,381 13,681,968
Men 86,534,626 80,509,850 11,130,480 4,218,283,420 3,853,946,563 364,336,857 122,330,219 111,764,450 10,565,769
Women 80,390,374 76,667,821 7,396,520 2,365,797,580 2,258,342,437 107,455,143 68,608,130 65,491,931 3,116,199
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 U.S. 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; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.