Table VIII.A.1.a(2004) Percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

6,342,850

40.9%

25.9%

18.4%

14.8%
 
New England:
Connecticut

78,643

32.3%

29.0%

21.2%

17.6%
Maine

36,602

45.4%

28.1%

16.2%

10.3%
Massachusetts

151,729

40.3%

28.8%

18.0%

12.9%
New Hampshire

33,515

29.6%

29.2%

18.9%

22.3%
Rhode Island

27,235

42.9%

26.9%

12.4%

17.7%
Vermont

20,101

31.7%

29.8%

24.7%

13.9%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

198,339

34.7%

26.0%

21.4%

17.9%
New York

412,928

45.8%

25.9%

14.7%

13.6%
Pennsylvania

261,307

44.4%

27.0%

17.7%

10.9%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

278,927

46.6%

22.2%

15.6%

15.6%
Indiana

135,185

46.1%

28.3%

14.9%

10.7%
Michigan

204,394

41.0%

26.8%

16.9%

15.2%
Ohio

244,832

38.8%

25.0%

18.2%

18.1%
Wisconsin

132,762

42.7%

26.1%

16.8%

14.4%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

80,275

43.3%

26.1%

19.2%

11.4%
Kansas

68,811

48.3%

23.2%

14.0%

14.4%
Minnesota

137,624

43.2%

28.4%

17.0%

11.5%
Missouri

131,500

45.6%

29.7%

12.5%

12.1%
Nebraska

51,491

42.7%

28.3%

18.0%

11.0%
North Dakota

22,415

43.7%

26.0%

18.8%

11.5%
South Dakota

25,123

42.0%

29.2%

13.8%

14.9%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20,563

40.3%

23.2%

22.8%

13.7%
District of Columbia

17,689

35.2%

22.0%

22.8%

20.0%
Florida

413,079

40.1%

25.5%

18.5%

15.9%
Georgia

173,515

39.1%

25.4%

17.2%

18.4%
Maryland

115,043

37.7%

25.4%

21.4%

15.5%
North Carolina

178,152

37.2%

28.0%

20.6%

14.1%
South Carolina

85,611

45.5%

23.0%

18.0%

13.5%
Virginia

160,951

30.8%

34.6%

20.2%

14.5%
West Virginia

34,924

38.3%

28.3%

18.4%

15.0%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

89,741

28.4%

28.4%

28.4%

14.7%
Kentucky

78,584

44.0%

27.7%

15.6%

12.8%
Mississippi

54,020

42.1%

21.6%

18.2%

18.2%
Tennessee

114,347

40.1%

21.9%

19.8%

18.3%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

57,132

47.1%

18.1%

17.0%

17.8%
Louisiana

89,873

34.4%

34.4%

16.9%

14.4%
Oklahoma

76,138

34.7%

32.6%

18.0%

14.8%
Texas

426,803

38.7%

26.7%

19.2%

15.3%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

103,397

39.6%

27.3%

15.6%

17.6%
Colorado

117,576

37.0%

27.1%

21.5%

14.4%
Idaho

36,599

32.1%

26.4%

21.7%

19.8%
Montana

33,917

33.0%

23.6%

22.3%

21.2%
Nevada

47,856

44.8%

17.7%

12.9%

24.5%
New Mexico

38,620

34.2%

23.8%

26.6%

15.4%
Utah

52,018

39.5%

23.2%

22.5%

14.7%
Wyoming

17,232

40.4%

24.9%

19.2%

15.5%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

16,423

45.4%

22.5%

13.6%

18.5%
California

687,596

43.1%

24.8%

17.5%

14.6%
Hawaii

25,905

35.5%

21.6%

17.2%

25.7%
Oregon

93,909

48.8%

21.0%

12.9%

17.3%
Washington

151,898

33.7%

24.6%

25.3%

16.4%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.A.1.a(2004) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

35,757

0.35%

0.30%

0.30%

0.25%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2,404

1.79%

1.93%

2.10%

2.07%
Maine

1,711

2.58%

2.08%

1.66%

1.26%
Massachusetts

4,945

1.71%

2.17%

2.54%

1.85%
New Hampshire

1,405

3.17%

1.85%

2.10%

2.97%
Rhode Island

1,902

2.80%

1.63%

1.69%

2.39%
Vermont

297

2.29%

1.79%

2.59%

1.07%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

6,201

1.27%

1.79%

1.09%

1.07%
New York

15,694

1.72%

1.20%

0.96%

0.98%
Pennsylvania

5,365

1.67%

1.22%

0.69%

0.97%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

6,861

1.85%

1.29%

1.48%

1.25%
Indiana

4,074

2.80%

2.79%

1.56%

1.28%
Michigan

2,702

1.05%

1.69%

1.87%

1.43%
Ohio

7,218

1.45%

1.18%

1.54%

1.70%
Wisconsin

3,496

1.16%

1.87%

1.76%

1.88%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,415

1.12%

1.82%

1.18%

1.47%
Kansas

1,743

2.03%

1.18%

1.51%

0.96%
Minnesota

4,228

2.02%

2.03%

1.54%

1.68%
Missouri

5,312

2.16%

2.55%

1.67%

1.94%
Nebraska

1,513

2.80%

2.31%

2.07%

1.73%
North Dakota

1,386

2.71%

1.68%

1.76%

1.25%
South Dakota

695

1.83%

2.31%

0.97%

2.07%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1,857

3.51%

2.58%

2.09%

1.50%
District of Columbia

704

2.79%

3.83%

4.30%

3.58%
Florida

7,625

1.85%

1.18%

1.65%

1.52%
Georgia

5,626

2.10%

1.93%

1.85%

1.78%
Maryland

4,534

1.60%

1.76%

1.74%

1.38%
North Carolina

7,092

2.60%

1.53%

1.33%

1.60%
South Carolina

3,269

2.03%

1.21%

1.71%

1.37%
Virginia

5,066

2.00%

2.71%

1.73%

1.71%
West Virginia

786

2.12%

1.41%

2.20%

1.31%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2,016

3.67%

3.95%

2.57%

2.13%
Kentucky

2,725

2.74%

1.57%

0.99%

1.76%
Mississippi

1,813

3.35%

2.80%

2.49%

1.60%
Tennessee

5,076

2.82%

2.90%

1.91%

1.79%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,533

2.16%

1.47%

1.68%

1.36%
Louisiana

2,986

2.21%

1.77%

1.90%

1.36%
Oklahoma

1,897

1.64%

1.61%

1.55%

1.68%
Texas

8,934

1.58%

1.34%

1.07%

0.99%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3,502

2.48%

2.38%

1.54%

2.36%
Colorado

3,168

2.47%

1.79%

1.56%

0.86%
Idaho

1,009

1.68%

2.44%

2.07%

1.23%
Montana

1,460

2.44%

2.02%

1.46%

2.52%
Nevada

1,993

3.02%

2.59%

1.45%

1.78%
New Mexico

876

1.62%

1.18%

1.59%

0.94%
Utah

1,806

2.35%

2.76%

1.25%

1.95%
Wyoming

1,416

3.94%

2.75%

2.30%

1.38%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

287

1.76%

1.83%

1.44%

1.50%
California

11,741

0.92%

0.86%

0.60%

0.87%
Hawaii

2,071

3.99%

2.83%

1.93%

2.26%
Oregon

1,995

2.45%

2.39%

1.09%

1.15%
Washington

5,807

1.63%

1.19%

1.72%

1.71%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.