Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2016

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2016
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 3,704,656 3,444,980 437,681 169,282,691 159,492,982 9,789,709 20,991,054 19,777,130 1,213,924
Men 1,888,365 1,736,783 250,318 96,868,438 90,341,797 6,526,641 12,011,686 11,202,383 809,304
Women 1,816,291 1,708,197 187,363 72,414,252 69,151,185 3,263,067 8,979,367 8,574,747 404,620
Barnstable 119,140 104,644 21,272 4,572,997 4,025,968 547,028 567,052 499,220 67,832
Men 62,017 52,781 12,570 2,697,898 2,318,293 379,605 334,539 287,468 47,071
Women 57,123 51,863 8,702 1,875,099 1,707,675 167,424 232,512 211,752 20,761
Berkshire 66,494 61,663 8,057 2,166,794 2,024,899 141,895 268,682 251,087 17,595
Men 34,128 31,444 4,620 1,291,960 1,190,236 101,725 160,203 147,589 12,614
Women 32,366 30,219 3,438 874,834 834,663 40,171 108,479 103,498 4,981
Bristol 287,787 271,360 25,247 11,504,666 11,004,368 500,299 1,426,579 1,364,542 62,037
Men 140,437 130,881 14,396 6,496,368 6,147,624 348,744 805,550 762,305 43,244
Women 147,349 140,478 10,851 5,008,298 4,856,744 151,555 621,029 602,236 18,793
Dukes 12,576 10,107 3,868 393,698 332,517 61,181 48,819 41,232 7,586
Men 6,801 5,513 2,256 230,330 195,647 34,682 28,561 24,260 4,301
Women 5,775 4,594 1,611 163,368 136,869 26,499 20,258 16,972 3,286
Essex 425,298 394,278 55,543 18,874,876 17,665,067 1,209,809 2,340,485 2,190,468 150,016
Men 212,572 195,505 30,833 10,540,492 9,778,360 762,132 1,307,021 1,212,517 94,504
Women 212,726 198,772 24,710 8,334,384 7,886,707 447,677 1,033,464 977,952 55,512
Franklin 32,000 28,994 4,512 1,147,060 1,029,944 117,116 142,236 127,713 14,522
Men 15,694 14,191 2,041 598,774 534,265 64,509 74,248 66,249 7,999
Women 16,306 14,803 2,471 548,287 495,679 52,608 67,988 61,464 6,523
Hampden 228,464 216,332 19,230 8,256,159 7,929,381 326,778 1,023,764 983,243 40,521
Men 118,979 111,892 10,743 4,683,448 4,459,984 223,464 580,748 553,038 27,709
Women 109,485 104,440 8,487 3,572,711 3,469,397 103,315 443,016 430,205 12,811
Hampshire 72,607 63,909 12,247 2,772,931 2,499,355 273,577 343,843 309,920 33,923
Men 38,904 32,567 8,057 1,690,191 1,462,593 227,598 209,584 181,362 28,222
Women 33,704 31,342 4,190 1,082,741 1,036,762 45,979 134,260 128,558 5,701
Middlesex 863,217 795,906 110,656 45,601,774 42,728,354 2,873,420 5,654,620 5,298,316 356,304
Men 444,296 406,937 61,344 26,727,508 24,870,247 1,857,261 3,314,211 3,083,911 230,300
Women 418,921 388,969 49,312 18,874,266 17,858,107 1,016,159 2,340,409 2,214,405 126,004
Nantucket 9,359 (X) (X) 382,210 (X) (X) 47,394 (X) (X)
Men 5,147 (X) (X) 249,429 (X) (X) 30,929 (X) (X)
Women 4,212 (X) (X) 132,782 (X) (X) 16,465 (X) (X)
Norfolk 393,701 365,794 50,171 20,591,748 19,314,520 1,277,228 2,553,377 2,395,000 158,376
Men 199,377 182,846 28,362 11,654,750 10,795,253 859,496 1,445,189 1,338,611 106,578
Women 194,324 182,948 21,809 8,936,999 8,519,267 417,732 1,108,188 1,056,389 51,799
Plymouth 276,583 257,475 32,230 12,081,313 11,495,303 586,010 1,498,083 1,425,418 72,665
Men 139,806 128,533 17,941 6,852,661 6,443,276 409,385 849,730 798,966 50,764
Women 136,777 128,942 14,289 5,228,652 5,052,027 176,625 648,353 626,451 21,901
Suffolk 466,244 441,240 49,634 20,991,267 20,100,614 890,653 2,602,917 2,492,476 110,441
Men 230,464 214,903 30,189 11,144,268 10,600,218 544,050 1,381,889 1,314,427 67,462
Women 235,780 226,337 19,445 9,846,999 9,500,396 346,603 1,221,028 1,178,049 42,979
Worcester 435,055 409,183 42,866 19,217,130 18,302,822 914,307 2,382,924 2,269,550 113,374
Men 232,699 217,455 25,676 11,622,936 10,964,014 658,922 1,441,244 1,359,538 81,706
Women 202,356 191,728 17,189 7,594,193 7,338,809 255,385 941,680 910,012 31,668
Unknown 16,130 (X) (X) 728,066 (X) (X) 90,280 (X) (X)
Men 7,044 (X) (X) 387,426 (X) (X) 48,041 (X) (X)
Women 9,086 (X) (X) 340,640 (X) (X) 42,239 (X) (X)
All areas d 171,287,999 160,016,999 19,705,000 6,662,826,992 6,309,799,993 353,026,999 826,190,547 782,415,199 43,775,348
Men 88,710,042 82,180,908 10,926,344 3,927,310,775 3,693,204,899 234,105,875 486,986,536 457,957,408 29,029,129
Women 82,577,957 77,836,092 8,778,656 2,735,516,218 2,616,595,094 118,921,124 339,204,011 324,457,792 14,746,219
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 $118,500 in 2016.
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, 2016
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 3,990,083 3,754,425 474,378 241,157,662 224,338,507 16,819,155 6,993,572 6,505,817 487,755
Men 2,001,043 1,860,934 278,773 147,085,686 134,713,982 12,371,704 4,265,485 3,906,705 358,779
Women 1,989,040 1,893,491 195,605 94,071,975 89,624,525 4,447,451 2,728,087 2,599,111 128,976
Barnstable 127,227 113,999 21,602 5,684,825 5,031,328 653,497 164,860 145,909 18,951
Men 65,370 56,540 12,853 3,357,495 2,873,211 484,284 97,367 83,323 14,044
Women 61,857 57,459 8,749 2,327,330 2,158,117 169,213 67,493 62,585 4,907
Berkshire 71,733 67,767 8,425 2,759,032 2,564,812 194,220 80,012 74,380 5,632
Men 36,344 33,985 4,968 1,701,550 1,547,697 153,853 49,345 44,883 4,462
Women 35,389 33,781 3,456 1,057,482 1,017,114 40,368 30,667 29,496 1,171
Bristol 311,085 296,480 26,894 14,595,933 14,003,473 592,460 423,282 406,101 17,181
Men 149,636 141,045 15,877 8,421,329 8,004,271 417,058 244,219 232,124 12,095
Women 161,449 155,435 11,017 6,174,604 5,999,202 175,402 179,064 173,977 5,087
Dukes 13,688 11,431 3,888 549,985 491,064 58,922 15,950 14,241 1,709
Men 7,413 6,124 2,268 331,319 297,917 33,402 9,608 8,640 969
Women 6,275 5,307 1,620 218,667 193,147 25,520 6,341 5,601 740
Essex 455,403 427,319 59,297 28,949,694 26,552,341 2,397,352 839,541 770,018 69,523
Men 223,770 207,689 33,591 17,571,257 15,965,929 1,605,328 509,566 463,012 46,555
Women 231,633 219,630 25,706 11,378,436 10,586,412 792,024 329,975 307,006 22,969
Franklin 35,752 33,067 4,860 1,550,048 1,303,926 246,122 44,951 37,814 7,138
Men 17,612 16,431 2,268 897,162 704,722 192,440 26,018 20,437 5,581
Women 18,140 16,636 2,592 652,886 599,204 53,682 18,934 17,377 1,557
Hampden 247,345 236,061 19,658 10,037,153 9,641,778 395,375 291,077 279,612 11,466
Men 126,075 119,408 11,017 5,715,006 5,423,282 291,724 165,735 157,275 8,460
Women 121,270 116,653 8,641 4,322,147 4,218,496 103,651 125,342 122,336 3,006
Hampshire 84,288 76,544 12,421 3,798,984 3,437,934 361,050 110,171 99,700 10,470
Men 43,986 38,170 8,209 2,342,961 2,026,192 316,770 67,946 58,760 9,186
Women 40,302 38,374 4,212 1,456,023 1,411,742 44,280 42,225 40,941 1,284
Middlesex 921,082 859,945 123,455 66,061,221 60,689,992 5,371,229 1,915,775 1,760,010 155,766
Men 466,519 432,320 71,502 41,606,069 37,511,385 4,094,684 1,206,576 1,087,830 118,746
Women 454,564 427,625 51,953 24,455,152 23,178,607 1,276,545 709,199 672,180 37,020
Nantucket 10,075 (X) (X) 539,426 (X) (X) 15,643 (X) (X)
Men 5,454 (X) (X) 359,162 (X) (X) 10,416 (X) (X)
Women 4,620 (X) (X) 180,263 (X) (X) 5,228 (X) (X)
Norfolk 423,748 397,824 57,137 31,944,333 29,767,013 2,177,319 926,386 863,243 63,142
Men 211,169 195,850 33,699 20,182,586 18,547,283 1,635,303 585,295 537,871 47,424
Women 212,579 201,974 23,438 11,761,746 11,219,730 542,016 341,091 325,372 15,718
Plymouth 303,029 285,866 34,455 16,977,294 15,935,401 1,041,893 492,342 462,127 30,215
Men 149,501 139,412 19,442 10,288,053 9,487,140 800,913 298,354 275,127 23,226
Women 153,528 146,454 15,013 6,689,241 6,448,261 240,980 193,988 187,000 6,988
Suffolk 496,889 473,551 53,681 31,161,890 29,252,509 1,909,381 903,695 848,323 55,372
Men 244,422 229,427 33,483 18,043,493 16,843,655 1,199,838 523,261 488,466 34,795
Women 252,467 244,124 20,198 13,118,397 12,408,855 709,543 380,434 359,857 20,577
Worcester 472,616 449,772 46,336 25,274,142 23,995,080 1,279,062 732,950 695,857 37,093
Men 246,732 232,897 28,191 15,418,142 14,398,534 1,019,608 447,126 417,557 29,569
Women 225,884 216,874 18,146 9,856,000 9,596,546 259,454 285,824 278,300 7,524
Unknown 16,124 (X) (X) 1,273,702 (X) (X) 36,937 (X) (X)
Men 7,041 (X) (X) 850,101 (X) (X) 24,653 (X) (X)
Women 9,083 (X) (X) 423,601 (X) (X) 12,284 (X) (X)
All areas d 175,215,999 164,206,999 20,694,000 8,286,958,971 7,711,299,970 575,659,001 240,321,810 223,627,699 16,694,111
Men 90,201,580 83,800,324 11,691,072 5,164,596,258 4,735,874,527 428,721,731 149,773,291 137,340,361 12,432,930
Women 85,014,420 80,406,675 9,002,928 3,122,362,714 2,975,425,443 146,937,270 90,548,519 86,287,338 4,261,181
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.