Table VIII.A.1.a Percent of 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    37.2%    27.2%    20.2%    15.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 83,989    36.9%    25.1%    22.5%    15.6%   
Maine 39,533    34.9%    28.5%    23.4%    13.2%   
Massachusetts 170,812    39.9%    26.8%    18.0%    15.3%   
New Hampshire 36,593    32.2%    27.8%    17.4%    22.6%   
Rhode Island 27,285    34.5%    25.6%    18.2%    21.7%   
Vermont 20,563    31.5%    30.5%    19.7%    18.3%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 221,981    36.9%    31.2%    16.4%    15.5%   
New York 488,200    40.1%    24.3%    22.6%    13.0%   
Pennsylvania 289,096    37.5%    29.5%    20.5%    12.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 304,609    34.5%    29.8%    20.8%    14.9%   
Indiana 138,188    38.7%    29.6%    18.3%    13.4%   
Michigan 214,121    42.1%    26.4%    14.4%    17.0%   
Ohio 247,419    39.8%    29.1%    18.1%    12.9%   
Wisconsin 140,047    41.6%    30.6%    16.3%    11.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 84,999    39.8%    21.9%    17.3%    21.1%   
Kansas 75,758    41.3%    24.0%    21.3%    13.3%   
Minnesota 149,198    40.2%    28.9%    20.2%    10.7%   
Missouri 149,869    39.7%    25.3%    21.3%    13.7%   
Nebraska 61,390    40.7%    29.4%    15.9%    14.1%   
North Dakota 27,419    33.0%    36.9%    16.0%    14.1%   
South Dakota 28,477    47.8%    22.7%    14.9%    14.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23,306    41.0%    23.0%    21.4%    14.6%   
District of Columbia 21,541    35.9%    24.8%    17.4%    21.9%   
Florida 510,790    41.9%    19.9%    23.1%    15.0%   
Georgia 215,569    35.8%    25.8%    22.0%    16.4%   
Maryland 133,905    39.1%    27.9%    19.1%    13.8%   
North Carolina 218,288    40.1%    28.0%    18.6%    13.3%   
South Carolina 98,722    33.0%    27.8%    19.4%    19.8%   
Virginia 184,737    33.1%    31.2%    19.8%    15.8%   
West Virginia 35,134    37.9%    31.5%    18.5%    12.1%   
East South Central:
Alabama 95,620    42.8%    21.8%    20.4%    14.9%   
Kentucky 82,530    34.3%    31.8%    18.8%    15.0%   
Mississippi 56,392    37.5%    26.9%    15.1%    20.5%   
Tennessee 132,179    32.0%    36.1%    18.9%    13.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 65,290    39.5%    23.9%    19.6%    17.0%   
Louisiana 107,321    33.0%    30.7%    16.2%    20.1%   
Oklahoma 91,489    27.4%    28.0%    23.2%    21.3%   
Texas 521,516    30.7%    32.5%    18.6%    18.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 129,178    33.2%    34.1%    16.0%    16.8%   
Colorado 153,878    37.8%    23.0%    23.0%    16.2%   
Idaho 44,100    34.8%    32.3%    19.6%    13.2%   
Montana 37,066    30.3%    30.6%    21.4%    17.7%   
Nevada 58,864    38.8%    17.1%    11.6%    32.4%   
New Mexico 42,593    39.8%    29.2%    20.9%    10.2%   
Utah 73,992    44.2%    25.8%    13.6%    16.4%   
Wyoming 21,528    35.6%    28.0%    23.2%    13.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 20,254    43.1%    18.4%    19.9%    18.6%   
California 873,394    35.5%    24.4%    23.7%    16.3%   
Hawaii 29,069    40.7%    22.7%    18.0%    18.6%   
Oregon 110,783    34.2%    30.4%    23.8%    11.7%   
Washington 169,847    37.0%    28.5%    25.6%    8.8%   

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.A.1.a Standard errors for percent of 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    0.51%    0.46%    0.41%    0.36%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,451    3.10%    2.77%    2.58%    2.27%   
Maine 552    2.93%    2.73%    2.46%    1.79%   
Massachusetts 3,714    3.51%    3.11%    2.44%    2.59%   
New Hampshire 462    3.00%    2.89%    2.33%    2.63%   
Rhode Island 541    3.65%    3.17%    2.84%    3.20%   
Vermont 319    2.83%    2.83%    2.36%    2.32%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,703    2.82%    2.75%    2.08%    1.83%   
New York 6,185    2.59%    2.17%    2.14%    1.67%   
Pennsylvania 3,730    2.51%    2.41%    2.03%    1.57%   
East North Central:
Illinois 6,515    3.21%    3.06%    2.76%    2.23%   
Indiana 2,566    3.06%    2.92%    2.36%    1.98%   
Michigan 3,056    3.02%    2.56%    2.02%    2.24%   
Ohio 4,023    2.76%    2.66%    2.01%    1.78%   
Wisconsin 2,629    3.29%    2.97%    2.41%    1.56%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,551    3.06%    2.38%    2.22%    2.50%   
Kansas 1,257    3.05%    2.56%    2.37%    1.92%   
Minnesota 2,659    3.09%    3.04%    2.45%    1.83%   
Missouri 2,560    3.39%    3.08%    2.60%    2.02%   
Nebraska 1,086    3.09%    2.99%    2.14%    1.91%   
North Dakota 588    3.14%    3.40%    1.96%    2.10%   
South Dakota 492    3.25%    2.63%    2.10%    2.11%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 413    3.33%    2.84%    2.75%    2.34%   
District of Columbia 435    3.46%    3.12%    2.80%    3.01%   
Florida 9,094    2.85%    2.28%    2.40%    2.02%   
Georgia 3,885    3.21%    2.79%    2.67%    2.26%   
Maryland 2,575    3.34%    2.94%    2.52%    2.38%   
North Carolina 3,336    2.68%    2.53%    1.98%    1.74%   
South Carolina 1,421    2.75%    2.70%    2.24%    2.36%   
Virginia 2,914    3.07%    3.00%    2.50%    2.24%   
West Virginia 618    3.08%    2.95%    2.50%    1.94%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,639    3.09%    2.64%    2.28%    2.06%   
Kentucky 1,563    3.04%    2.94%    2.55%    2.16%   
Mississippi 930    3.27%    3.14%    1.94%    2.67%   
Tennessee 2,148    2.84%    2.95%    2.33%    1.97%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,084    3.23%    2.88%    2.46%    2.31%   
Louisiana 2,083    3.30%    3.20%    2.30%    2.80%   
Oklahoma 1,580    2.93%    2.99%    2.49%    2.54%   
Texas 5,370    1.95%    1.94%    1.60%    1.62%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,837    3.04%    3.09%    1.95%    2.41%   
Colorado 2,916    3.31%    2.81%    2.73%    2.41%   
Idaho 723    2.96%    2.84%    2.39%    2.12%   
Montana 612    2.91%    3.00%    2.50%    2.20%   
Nevada 1,007    3.46%    2.49%    2.16%    3.26%   
New Mexico 732    3.17%    2.88%    2.48%    1.70%   
Utah 1,242    3.33%    2.94%    1.92%    2.32%   
Wyoming 331    3.06%    2.95%    2.61%    1.86%   
Pacific:
Alaska 235    2.90%    2.14%    2.33%    2.24%   
California 8,289    1.73%    1.54%    1.45%    1.31%   
Hawaii 422    3.38%    2.73%    2.56%    2.54%   
Oregon 1,731    3.02%    2.91%    2.67%    1.77%   
Washington 2,999    3.08%    2.92%    2.71%    1.72%   

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.