Table VIII.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 7,176,526    2,702,185    2,023,470    1,398,671    1,052,199   
New England:
Connecticut 84,879    36,365    22,548    14,645    11,321   
Maine 39,289    14,015    10,340    9,039    5,896   
Massachusetts 163,296    66,302    49,794    27,095    20,105   
New Hampshire 33,450    13,041    8,600    5,544    6,266   
Rhode Island 27,026    10,015    7,726    5,458    3,827   
Vermont 20,554    8,144    4,408    4,494    3,507   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 213,034    70,969    67,392    42,449    32,223   
New York 482,569    191,496    128,474    97,388    65,210   
Pennsylvania 282,302    117,560    87,445    41,529    35,768   
East North Central:
Illinois 300,392    95,074    103,870    58,628    42,821   
Indiana 138,277    53,970    40,051    21,315    22,940   
Michigan 213,435    74,739    65,447    35,841    37,407   
Ohio 238,326    95,025    72,713    41,907    28,681   
Wisconsin 139,671    51,186    49,015    21,100    18,370   
West North Central:
Iowa 85,172    33,845    23,081    18,554    9,693   
Kansas 72,676    30,044    20,385    11,369    10,878   
Minnesota 146,044    54,700    53,671    25,010    12,663   
Missouri 144,619    56,886    39,216    27,123    21,394   
Nebraska 57,905    22,336    17,593    11,418    6,559   
North Dakota 28,185    11,093    7,728    4,687    4,677   
South Dakota 28,197    11,188    8,914    4,145    3,951   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 22,256    9,673    4,601    5,134    2,847   
District of Columbia 21,037    7,801    5,173    3,830    4,233   
Florida 505,982    192,525    128,494    107,919    77,045   
Georgia 205,976    66,226    68,980    34,305    36,465   
Maryland 135,150    54,458    34,956    22,358    23,378   
North Carolina 207,303    78,621    60,214    50,750    17,718   
South Carolina 98,605    37,154    30,594    15,945    14,912   
Virginia 176,967    72,593    53,586    30,468    20,319   
West Virginia 35,281    12,688    11,459    6,830    4,304   
East South Central:
Alabama 92,969    35,392    16,931    23,006    17,640   
Kentucky 84,948    28,194    23,553    17,755    15,446   
Mississippi 55,902    20,496    14,559    12,228    8,619   
Tennessee 121,075    37,581    37,083    25,020    21,390   
West South Central:
Arkansas 61,160    18,366    16,788    14,866    11,140   
Louisiana 94,479    30,962    33,177    18,640    11,700   
Oklahoma 92,628    35,436    27,286    15,538    14,369   
Texas 508,450    177,101    144,479    108,974    77,897   
Mountain:
Arizona 124,570    49,035    32,539    20,539    22,457   
Colorado 145,067    51,469    34,650    35,441    23,507   
Idaho 44,396    18,235    12,158    8,281    5,721   
Montana 36,834    13,490    7,504    9,500    6,341   
Nevada 55,976    23,093    9,625    5,239    18,017   
New Mexico 41,064    12,593    11,502    9,065    7,903   
Utah 70,793    27,639    17,012    13,620    12,522   
Wyoming 21,406    8,366    5,808    4,092    3,139   
Pacific:
Alaska 19,443    7,198    4,421    4,876    2,947   
California 836,206    326,669    210,835    183,309    115,392   
Hawaii 29,170    11,923    6,523    3,746    6,977   
Oregon 109,035    42,228    29,089    20,994    16,724   
Washington 183,102    76,988    41,481    37,661    26,971   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 Standard errors for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 15,620    31,260    29,051    24,976    22,004   
New England:
Connecticut 1,191    2,436    2,140    1,856    1,647   
Maine 401    1,022    928    879    772   
Massachusetts 2,193    4,891    4,415    3,439    2,915   
New Hampshire 402    890    804    693    722   
Rhode Island 403    828    810    629    589   
Vermont 229    548    438    450    426   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,052    5,768    6,085    4,938    4,171   
New York 4,677    9,612    8,454    7,696    6,324   
Pennsylvania 3,446    7,286    6,583    4,514    4,592   
East North Central:
Illinois 3,643    7,093    7,416    5,769    5,404   
Indiana 1,894    3,817    3,397    2,720    2,661   
Michigan 3,150    5,740    5,602    4,576    4,686   
Ohio 3,041    6,027    5,835    5,255    4,129   
Wisconsin 2,109    3,758    3,964    2,542    2,748   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,156    2,357    2,115    1,908    1,306   
Kansas 1,028    2,071    1,806    1,396    1,561   
Minnesota 1,863    3,696    3,720    3,031    2,483   
Missouri 2,024    3,981    3,704    3,199    3,034   
Nebraska 707    1,644    1,483    1,269    931   
North Dakota 363    791    735    584    597   
South Dakota 415    777    708    597    493   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 300    686    574    544    464   
District of Columbia 415    689    596    485    516   
Florida 4,298    9,910    8,865    8,212    7,151   
Georgia 2,918    5,516    6,005    4,278    4,601   
Maryland 2,242    4,069    3,392    2,704    2,985   
North Carolina 3,137    5,728    5,050    5,180    3,038   
South Carolina 1,612    2,589    2,695    2,030    1,964   
Virginia 2,143    4,278    4,273    3,210    2,550   
West Virginia 506    972    926    767    591   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,347    2,668    2,179    2,258    1,978   
Kentucky 1,349    2,302    2,313    1,987    2,093   
Mississippi 790    1,523    1,427    1,267    1,158   
Tennessee 1,737    3,108    3,195    2,698    2,485   
West South Central:
Arkansas 946    1,613    1,526    1,574    1,413   
Louisiana 1,637    2,596    2,822    2,222    1,684   
Oklahoma 979    2,414    2,351    1,763    1,787   
Texas 5,487    9,519    8,788    7,706    6,703   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,980    3,466    3,279    2,522    2,750   
Colorado 1,687    3,789    3,189    3,292    2,819   
Idaho 545    1,189    1,072    917    835   
Montana 430    993    823    885    755   
Nevada 913    1,709    1,264    1,097    1,779   
New Mexico 584    965    1,007    877    908   
Utah 1,078    1,965    1,735    1,536    1,535   
Wyoming 210    576    523    438    401   
Pacific:
Alaska 244    493    450    475    368   
California 5,717    12,893    11,389    10,639    8,741   
Hawaii 473    879    762    545    792   
Oregon 1,281    2,753    2,712    2,124    2,162   
Washington 2,688    5,245    4,347    3,851    3,673   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.