Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2012

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2012
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 3,512,531 3,257,051 406,685 143,872,975 135,155,789 8,717,186 17,840,249 16,759,318 1,080,931
Men 1,794,475 1,644,866 229,180 83,349,970 77,463,495 5,886,475 10,335,396 9,605,473 729,923
Women 1,718,056 1,612,186 177,505 60,523,006 57,692,295 2,830,711 7,504,853 7,153,845 351,008
Barnstable 114,217 99,987 22,801 3,691,766 3,222,873 468,894 457,779 399,636 58,143
Men 59,062 50,301 12,359 2,217,605 1,901,673 315,933 274,983 235,807 39,176
Women 55,154 49,686 10,441 1,474,161 1,321,200 152,961 182,796 163,829 18,967
Berkshire 65,481 59,931 7,032 2,024,524 1,884,722 139,801 251,041 233,706 17,335
Men 33,837 30,529 4,049 1,230,142 1,125,465 104,677 152,538 139,558 12,980
Women 31,644 29,402 2,983 794,382 759,257 35,124 98,503 94,148 4,355
Bristol 275,534 259,699 25,251 9,801,228 9,415,800 385,428 1,215,352 1,167,559 47,793
Men 132,345 122,935 14,384 5,495,085 5,248,717 246,368 681,391 650,841 30,550
Women 143,188 136,765 10,868 4,306,143 4,167,083 139,060 533,962 516,718 17,244
Dukes 10,996 7,581 4,155 314,008 240,224 73,784 38,937 29,788 9,149
Men 6,022 3,995 2,344 183,734 138,151 45,583 22,783 17,131 5,652
Women 4,974 3,586 1,811 130,274 102,073 28,201 16,154 12,657 3,497
Essex 405,629 373,107 51,675 16,007,095 14,833,648 1,173,447 1,984,880 1,839,372 145,507
Men 202,154 181,841 30,366 9,064,791 8,236,640 828,151 1,124,034 1,021,343 102,691
Women 203,475 191,266 21,309 6,942,304 6,597,008 345,296 860,846 818,029 42,817
Franklin 33,200 30,631 4,262 957,089 889,919 67,169 118,679 110,350 8,329
Men 14,907 13,625 1,811 495,016 456,888 38,127 61,382 56,654 4,728
Women 18,293 17,006 2,451 462,073 433,031 29,042 57,297 53,696 3,601
Hampden 225,742 212,062 19,711 7,360,980 7,059,661 301,318 912,761 875,398 37,363
Men 116,691 109,207 11,187 4,228,584 4,029,637 198,947 524,344 499,675 24,669
Women 109,051 102,855 8,524 3,132,396 3,030,024 102,372 388,417 375,723 12,694
Hampshire 74,937 66,282 12,146 2,655,519 2,379,819 275,699 329,284 295,098 34,187
Men 40,085 34,319 7,565 1,645,982 1,433,311 212,672 204,102 177,731 26,371
Women 34,851 31,963 4,581 1,009,537 946,509 63,028 125,183 117,367 7,815
Middlesex 809,106 746,828 100,899 38,362,773 35,822,254 2,540,519 4,756,984 4,441,960 315,024
Men 418,429 383,454 54,445 22,742,362 21,043,567 1,698,794 2,820,053 2,609,402 210,650
Women 390,676 363,374 46,454 15,620,411 14,778,687 841,724 1,936,931 1,832,557 104,374
Nantucket 6,925 (X) (X) 232,950 (X) (X) 28,886 (X) (X)
Men 3,928 (X) (X) 148,375 (X) (X) 18,398 (X) (X)
Women 2,997 (X) (X) 84,575 (X) (X) 10,487 (X) (X)
Norfolk 371,357 345,242 43,151 17,600,905 16,526,216 1,074,689 2,182,512 2,049,251 133,261
Men 187,667 173,748 23,760 9,959,892 9,285,595 674,297 1,235,027 1,151,414 83,613
Women 183,690 171,494 19,391 7,641,013 7,240,621 400,392 947,486 897,837 49,649
Plymouth 255,068 236,137 29,300 10,082,137 9,548,325 533,812 1,250,185 1,183,992 66,193
Men 130,015 117,403 18,326 5,795,905 5,410,973 384,932 718,692 670,961 47,732
Women 125,053 118,734 10,974 4,286,232 4,137,352 148,880 531,493 513,032 18,461
Suffolk 428,605 406,094 42,086 17,461,464 16,714,788 746,676 2,165,222 2,072,634 92,588
Men 217,852 204,994 23,440 9,589,246 9,098,934 490,312 1,189,066 1,128,268 60,799
Women 210,752 201,101 18,646 7,872,219 7,615,854 256,364 976,155 944,366 31,789
Worcester 412,070 384,376 41,979 16,513,988 15,642,197 871,791 2,047,735 1,939,632 108,102
Men 219,288 203,252 23,866 10,049,706 9,439,065 610,641 1,246,164 1,170,444 75,720
Women 192,782 181,124 18,113 6,464,281 6,203,132 261,150 801,571 769,188 32,383
Unknown 23,666 (X) (X) 806,549 (X) (X) 100,012 (X) (X)
Men 12,192 (X) (X) 503,545 (X) (X) 62,440 (X) (X)
Women 11,475 (X) (X) 303,004 (X) (X) 37,573 (X) (X)
All areas d 161,673,000 150,517,000 18,642,000 5,712,311,978 5,388,899,977 323,412,000 708,326,685 668,223,597 40,103,088
Men 83,928,266 77,442,281 10,452,037 3,395,122,766 3,175,545,416 219,577,350 420,995,223 393,767,632 27,227,591
Women 77,744,735 73,074,720 8,189,963 2,317,189,212 2,213,354,561 103,834,651 287,331,462 274,455,966 12,875,497
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; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $110,100 in 2012.
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. 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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, 2012
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 3,784,100 3,547,525 425,076 202,404,117 186,568,991 15,835,126 5,869,719 5,410,501 459,219
Men 1,900,920 1,760,142 239,544 125,507,576 113,683,561 11,824,015 3,639,720 3,296,823 342,896
Women 1,883,180 1,787,382 185,532 76,896,541 72,885,430 4,011,111 2,230,000 2,113,677 116,322
Barnstable 122,616 108,754 23,832 4,693,475 4,132,777 560,698 136,111 119,851 16,260
Men 62,678 53,865 12,918 2,918,601 2,536,598 382,003 84,639 73,561 11,078
Women 59,938 54,889 10,914 1,774,874 1,596,178 178,695 51,471 46,289 5,182
Berkshire 70,998 65,642 7,350 2,533,679 2,372,443 161,237 73,477 68,801 4,676
Men 36,355 33,179 4,232 1,579,718 1,456,592 123,126 45,812 42,241 3,571
Women 34,642 32,462 3,118 953,962 915,851 38,110 27,665 26,560 1,105
Bristol 299,862 285,199 26,393 12,238,471 11,821,900 416,571 354,916 342,835 12,081
Men 141,857 132,922 15,034 6,934,480 6,665,979 268,501 201,100 193,313 7,787
Women 158,005 152,277 11,359 5,303,991 5,155,921 148,070 153,816 149,522 4,294
Dukes 12,094 8,807 4,343 428,842 350,574 78,268 12,436 10,167 2,270
Men 6,487 4,506 2,450 248,001 199,647 48,354 7,192 5,790 1,402
Women 5,608 4,301 1,893 180,841 150,927 29,914 5,244 4,377 868
Essex 433,457 403,374 54,011 24,132,861 21,121,167 3,011,694 699,853 612,514 87,339
Men 212,382 193,546 31,739 14,963,195 12,646,211 2,316,984 433,933 366,740 67,193
Women 221,075 209,828 22,273 9,169,666 8,474,956 694,710 265,920 245,774 20,147
Franklin 36,561 34,101 4,455 1,228,516 1,155,785 72,731 35,627 33,518 2,109
Men 16,565 15,258 1,893 676,040 634,116 41,924 19,605 18,389 1,216
Women 19,996 18,843 2,561 552,476 521,669 30,807 16,022 15,128 893
Hampden 245,203 232,460 20,602 8,952,986 8,584,887 368,100 259,637 248,962 10,675
Men 125,689 118,688 11,693 5,203,025 4,945,565 257,460 150,888 143,421 7,466
Women 119,514 113,772 8,909 3,749,961 3,639,322 110,640 108,749 105,540 3,209
Hampshire 84,368 76,599 12,695 3,566,065 3,209,572 356,493 103,416 93,078 10,338
Men 44,123 38,914 7,907 2,248,448 1,958,813 289,635 65,205 56,806 8,399
Women 40,245 37,685 4,789 1,317,618 1,250,759 66,859 38,211 36,272 1,939
Middlesex 860,066 802,346 105,462 54,706,304 49,686,573 5,019,731 1,586,483 1,440,911 145,572
Men 437,596 404,501 56,907 35,170,536 31,331,439 3,839,096 1,019,946 908,612 111,334
Women 422,470 397,845 48,555 19,535,768 18,355,134 1,180,634 566,537 532,299 34,238
Nantucket 7,337 (X) (X) 335,905 (X) (X) 9,741 (X) (X)
Men 4,033 (X) (X) 194,346 (X) (X) 5,636 (X) (X)
Women 3,304 (X) (X) 141,559 (X) (X) 4,105 (X) (X)
Norfolk 396,921 372,346 45,102 26,455,519 24,730,520 1,724,998 767,210 717,185 50,025
Men 197,521 184,534 24,834 16,602,659 15,461,338 1,141,320 481,477 448,379 33,098
Women 199,399 187,811 20,268 9,852,860 9,269,182 583,678 285,733 268,806 16,927
Plymouth 279,820 262,567 30,625 14,401,444 13,441,151 960,293 417,642 389,793 27,849
Men 138,645 126,880 19,155 8,906,253 8,185,234 721,019 258,281 237,372 20,910
Women 141,175 135,687 11,470 5,495,191 5,255,917 239,274 159,361 152,422 6,939
Suffolk 460,739 440,445 43,989 25,679,440 23,889,545 1,789,895 744,704 692,797 51,907
Men 231,389 219,557 24,500 15,740,872 14,295,612 1,445,260 456,485 414,573 41,913
Women 229,351 220,888 19,489 9,938,569 9,593,933 344,635 288,218 278,224 9,994
Worcester 450,414 425,187 43,877 21,713,954 20,480,928 1,233,026 629,705 593,947 35,758
Men 233,420 218,328 24,946 13,327,378 12,423,406 903,972 386,494 360,279 26,215
Women 216,993 206,859 18,932 8,386,575 8,057,521 329,054 243,211 233,668 9,543
Unknown 23,644 (X) (X) 1,336,656 (X) (X) 38,763 (X) (X)
Men 12,180 (X) (X) 794,026 (X) (X) 23,027 (X) (X)
Women 11,463 (X) (X) 542,630 (X) (X) 15,736 (X) (X)
All areas d 165,585,000 154,670,000 19,485,000 7,133,390,011 6,607,400,011 525,990,000 206,868,310 191,614,600 15,253,710
Men 85,459,499 79,070,309 10,924,683 4,495,676,019 4,105,560,033 390,115,986 130,374,605 119,061,241 11,313,364
Women 80,125,500 75,599,691 8,560,317 2,637,713,992 2,501,839,979 135,874,013 76,493,706 72,553,359 3,940,346
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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. 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.