Table VIII.A.1(2003) Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

6,285,662

2,618,074

1,603,709

1,083,294

980,585
 
New England:
Connecticut

83,144

37,335

13,660

15,869

16,279
Maine

34,479

12,675

10,617

5,968

5,219
Massachusetts

149,430

58,506

39,776

26,834

24,314
New Hampshire

34,997

12,549

8,126

6,738

7,584
Rhode Island

25,240

9,455

6,558

5,298

3,930
Vermont

19,236

7,441

5,723

3,303

2,769
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

201,716

81,126

52,022

43,313

25,255
New York

406,497

170,868

110,119

77,349

48,162
Pennsylvania

272,635

106,982

65,831

43,390

56,431
 
East North Central:
Illinois

280,873

120,601

72,971

45,163

42,138
Indiana

132,955

61,330

32,676

23,906

15,043
Michigan

199,847

79,423

60,213

31,493

28,718
Ohio

247,315

97,989

71,170

34,834

43,322
Wisconsin

129,482

56,584

32,985

17,447

22,465
 
West North Central:
Iowa

79,836

38,501

16,976

14,613

9,746
Kansas

73,174

34,822

14,880

12,071

11,401
Minnesota

125,429

51,388

37,966

19,988

16,088
Missouri

136,569

54,282

36,767

30,235

15,285
Nebraska

52,076

22,883

13,851

8,669

6,672
North Dakota

22,637

10,790

4,228

4,380

3,239
South Dakota

23,970

8,973

6,396

4,359

4,242
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

19,624

8,555

5,215

3,580

2,274
District of Columbia

15,943

6,346

2,130

3,848

3,619
Florida

381,647

154,574

95,537

62,176

69,360
Georgia

176,621

72,405

40,560

36,553

27,103
Maryland

118,368

42,808

35,542

17,030

22,987
North Carolina

176,831

65,869

51,209

30,914

28,839
South Carolina

85,496

33,978

23,238

16,893

11,388
Virginia

159,476

59,396

39,470

33,147

27,462
West Virginia

33,391

13,747

9,687

5,265

4,692
 
East South Central:
Alabama

87,417

36,470

25,172

11,861

13,914
Kentucky

79,042

32,256

16,141

15,309

15,336
Mississippi

55,540

23,460

15,274

8,922

7,884
Tennessee

114,327

47,463

29,860

15,150

21,854
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

57,053

24,855

11,870

11,369

8,958
Louisiana

90,584

37,670

21,806

16,086

15,022
Oklahoma

76,998

33,344

19,638

12,007

12,009
Texas

425,925

170,009

124,834

79,514

51,569
 
Mountain:
Arizona

101,676

45,904

25,018

14,073

16,681
Colorado

121,728

48,373

34,942

18,948

19,466
Idaho

35,079

14,888

9,899

4,361

5,931
Montana

31,504

12,830

7,589

5,669

5,415
Nevada

41,479

17,395

6,538

7,436

10,111
New Mexico

36,819

13,379

9,438

7,465

6,536
Utah

49,058

21,305

10,179

9,175

8,399
Wyoming

16,774

6,495

3,888

4,384

2,006
 
Pacific:
Alaska

15,602

5,942

3,330

3,377

2,953
California

700,418

324,388

155,887

110,052

110,091
Hawaii

25,593

10,407

7,069

4,234

3,882
Oregon

88,985

41,945

21,516

12,059

13,465
Washington

135,125

49,133

40,473

23,199

22,320
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.A.1(2003) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

62,733

28,263

23,623

20,687

20,737
 
New England:
Connecticut

4,970

2,764

1,872

1,247

2,431
Maine

1,279

980

637

550

842
Massachusetts

5,990

4,669

4,389

4,029

3,427
New Hampshire

2,033

1,811

997

794

873
Rhode Island

679

604

676

794

532
Vermont

624

452

280

401

218
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7,108

2,817

5,577

3,882

3,803
New York

7,714

6,058

4,238

7,627

2,833
Pennsylvania

14,631

6,624

7,033

4,389

6,752
 
East North Central:
Illinois

6,766

5,786

7,041

6,126

5,155
Indiana

7,188

4,986

2,971

1,860

2,309
Michigan

10,375

5,834

6,390

2,546

3,802
Ohio

9,961

6,384

6,555

4,156

6,635
Wisconsin

3,668

3,406

3,881

2,108

2,477
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2,794

2,046

1,794

1,425

1,412
Kansas

2,275

1,826

1,178

1,426

1,580
Minnesota

3,894

2,349

2,324

1,900

1,315
Missouri

3,861

2,841

1,270

2,206

1,318
Nebraska

1,315

810

701

1,066

559
North Dakota

1,274

1,332

407

399

235
South Dakota

638

607

465

459

442
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

767

506

470

436

289
District of Columbia

1,298

470

406

663

719
Florida

11,160

8,501

4,002

3,653

7,998
Georgia

5,808

6,307

2,895

3,494

3,345
Maryland

5,550

3,669

3,824

3,034

3,430
North Carolina

6,014

4,700

2,052

3,930

2,166
South Carolina

3,206

2,276

1,922

903

1,543
Virginia

5,649

4,054

3,144

896

3,002
West Virginia

1,384

1,293

951

594

408
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4,615

3,240

1,305

1,565

1,630
Kentucky

3,076

2,960

1,721

1,418

1,861
Mississippi

1,996

1,601

1,288

660

753
Tennessee

3,752

3,995

2,280

1,676

2,362
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,744

2,123

1,175

1,013

899
Louisiana

3,426

2,635

1,303

744

1,065
Oklahoma

3,022

2,128

1,313

1,369

1,600
Texas

10,109

7,014

5,626

4,221

3,157
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3,131

1,732

1,331

635

1,144
Colorado

3,362

2,849

2,856

2,525

3,029
Idaho

1,985

1,799

511

347

624
Montana

2,116

2,277

472

537

510
Nevada

1,274

1,504

623

894

818
New Mexico

1,582

1,758

1,059

745

516
Utah

2,205

1,734

561

979

1,041
Wyoming

246

249

255

326

200
 
Pacific:
Alaska

569

298

278

225

241
California

18,652

13,063

7,631

7,041

5,351
Hawaii

1,469

1,131

691

799

924
Oregon

2,267

2,565

2,224

1,218

1,286
Washington

4,603

2,884

2,760

2,193

2,929
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.