Table VIII.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 7,358,420    2,738,562    2,004,791    1,488,161    1,126,906   
New England:
Connecticut 83,989    30,971    21,057    18,899    13,062   
Maine 39,533    13,807    11,274    9,236    5,216   
Massachusetts 170,812    68,134    45,858    30,752    26,068   
New Hampshire 36,593    11,776    10,187    6,374    8,255   
Rhode Island 27,285    9,426    6,988    4,959    5,911   
Vermont 20,563    6,482    6,271    4,049    3,761   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 221,981    81,990    69,252    36,320    34,420   
New York 488,200    195,590    118,569    110,512    63,528   
Pennsylvania 289,096    108,304    85,175    59,196    36,422   
East North Central:
Illinois 304,609    104,971    90,860    63,423    45,355   
Indiana 138,188    53,442    40,846    25,343    18,557   
Michigan 214,121    90,183    56,568    30,913    36,457   
Ohio 247,419    98,543    72,086    44,752    32,037   
Wisconsin 140,047    58,194    42,819    22,873    16,161   
West North Central:
Iowa 84,999    33,813    18,575    14,706    17,904   
Kansas 75,758    31,321    18,169    16,164    10,105   
Minnesota 149,198    59,996    43,097    30,089    16,016   
Missouri 149,869    59,465    37,952    31,941    20,511   
Nebraska 61,390    24,965    18,035    9,758    8,632   
North Dakota 27,419    9,049    10,117    4,382    3,872   
South Dakota 28,477    13,615    6,456    4,231    4,176   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23,306    9,551    5,369    4,987    3,399   
District of Columbia 21,541    7,737    5,340    3,749    4,716   
Florida 510,790    214,191    101,693    118,037    76,869   
Georgia 215,569    77,246    55,576    47,393    35,354   
Maryland 133,905    52,407    37,363    25,627    18,507   
North Carolina 218,288    87,539    61,087    40,567    29,094   
South Carolina 98,722    32,549    27,479    19,146    19,547   
Virginia 184,737    61,157    57,714    36,616    29,250   
West Virginia 35,134    13,301    11,074    6,501    4,258   
East South Central:
Alabama 95,620    40,935    20,855    19,538    14,292   
Kentucky 82,530    28,331    26,284    15,494    12,420   
Mississippi 56,392    21,169    15,197    8,488    11,537   
Tennessee 132,179    42,353    47,653    24,951    17,222   
West South Central:
Arkansas 65,290    25,783    15,618    12,786    11,102   
Louisiana 107,321    35,409    32,996    17,349    21,567   
Oklahoma 91,489    25,075    25,633    21,269    19,512   
Texas 521,516    160,262    169,580    97,043    94,631   
Mountain:
Arizona 129,178    42,837    44,076    20,625    21,640   
Colorado 153,878    58,170    35,394    35,409    24,905   
Idaho 44,100    15,354    14,258    8,648    5,840   
Montana 37,066    11,229    11,336    7,925    6,576   
Nevada 58,864    22,864    10,089    6,839    19,072   
New Mexico 42,593    16,945    12,440    8,884    4,324   
Utah 73,992    32,680    19,080    10,069    12,162   
Wyoming 21,528    7,662    6,028    4,998    2,840   
Pacific:
Alaska 20,254    8,723    3,717    4,039    3,774   
California 873,394    310,458    213,001    207,221    142,713   
Hawaii 29,069    11,826    6,609    5,224    5,410   
Oregon 110,783    37,906    33,641    26,323    12,914   
Washington 169,847    62,877    48,399    43,542    15,030   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 21,323    38,651    34,693    30,667    26,945   
New England:
Connecticut 1,451    2,657    2,349    2,178    1,930   
Maine 552    1,198    1,084    973    706   
Massachusetts 3,714    6,279    5,383    4,129    4,499   
New Hampshire 462    1,110    1,057    850    979   
Rhode Island 541    1,008    861    776    904   
Vermont 319    596    584    486    484   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,703    6,341    6,278    4,717    4,030   
New York 6,185    13,147    10,638    10,451    8,142   
Pennsylvania 3,730    7,272    7,214    5,908    4,518   
East North Central:
Illinois 6,515    9,863    9,427    8,658    6,879   
Indiana 2,566    4,282    4,252    3,273    2,706   
Michigan 3,056    6,737    5,512    4,278    4,818   
Ohio 4,023    6,904    6,879    4,984    4,399   
Wisconsin 2,629    4,955    4,148    3,362    2,178   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,551    2,757    2,000    1,890    2,152   
Kansas 1,257    2,439    1,935    1,797    1,464   
Minnesota 2,659    4,416    4,922    3,622    2,723   
Missouri 2,560    5,202    4,758    3,873    3,020   
Nebraska 1,086    1,942    1,938    1,302    1,152   
North Dakota 588    838    1,020    527    585   
South Dakota 492    1,018    733    600    596   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 413    772    678    652    548   
District of Columbia 435    771    687    603    649   
Florida 9,094    14,755    11,780    12,463    10,590   
Georgia 3,885    7,336    5,974    5,871    4,793   
Maryland 2,575    4,640    3,976    3,360    3,234   
North Carolina 3,336    5,876    5,697    4,283    3,879   
South Carolina 1,421    2,797    2,705    2,210    2,327   
Virginia 2,914    5,780    5,565    4,678    4,169   
West Virginia 618    1,086    1,057    902    682   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,639    3,015    2,590    2,186    1,976   
Kentucky 1,563    2,523    2,403    2,194    1,800   
Mississippi 930    1,833    1,834    1,090    1,518   
Tennessee 2,148    3,763    4,025    3,087    2,649   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,084    2,138    1,946    1,591    1,511   
Louisiana 2,083    3,613    3,530    2,434    3,058   
Oklahoma 1,580    2,735    2,867    2,247    2,294   
Texas 5,370    10,348    10,319    8,323    8,490   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,837    4,010    4,093    2,491    3,120   
Colorado 2,916    5,445    4,297    4,205    3,714   
Idaho 723    1,307    1,294    1,063    944   
Montana 612    1,095    1,159    928    804   
Nevada 1,007    2,125    1,438    1,275    1,959   
New Mexico 732    1,434    1,244    1,042    719   
Utah 1,242    2,592    2,174    1,406    1,738   
Wyoming 331    646    662    568    399   
Pacific:
Alaska 235    586    437    472    462   
California 8,289    15,437    13,735    12,652    11,547   
Hawaii 422    1,018    801    745    732   
Oregon 1,731    3,421    3,269    2,953    1,979   
Washington 2,999    5,341    5,105    4,589    2,947   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.