Table VIII.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 7,375,023    2,783,998    1,981,506    1,460,565    1,148,954   
New England:
Connecticut 87,993    36,159    23,974    15,468    12,393   
Maine 40,458    17,132    8,714    8,742    5,869   
Massachusetts 164,458    62,329    44,405    31,189    26,535   
New Hampshire 34,547    11,699    9,985    4,995    7,868   
Rhode Island 27,479    11,662    6,710    5,083    4,024   
Vermont 19,926    6,409    5,412    4,826    3,279   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 217,014    77,347    59,250    47,890    32,526   
New York 503,595    199,794    144,589    99,632    59,580   
Pennsylvania 291,601    106,528    76,027    52,703    56,344   
East North Central:
Illinois 303,823    127,135    93,839    44,508    38,341   
Indiana 145,083    46,794    44,762    33,891    19,636   
Michigan 214,548    85,702    65,627    39,837    23,383   
Ohio 240,562    93,030    59,492    43,346    44,693   
Wisconsin 139,774    54,355    40,056    22,517    22,845   
West North Central:
Iowa 85,314    32,745    23,697    14,588    14,285   
Kansas 77,136    26,530    23,312    15,613    11,682   
Minnesota 144,163    58,059    42,667    23,332    20,105   
Missouri 143,421    56,397    37,059    28,568    21,397   
Nebraska 57,153    24,918    15,893    6,910    9,432   
North Dakota 25,509    10,543    6,508    5,088    3,370   
South Dakota 28,644    13,342    7,652    2,342    5,308   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23,757    9,041    5,542    5,769    3,405   
District of Columbia 21,011    3,629    6,730    6,464    4,189   
Florida 525,632    222,625    127,017    94,071    81,919   
Georgia 220,343    69,087    52,612    64,892    33,751   
Maryland 134,379    39,962    42,077    26,824    25,516   
North Carolina 216,137    72,255    61,314    43,572    38,995   
South Carolina 99,236    37,086    22,140    24,678    15,331   
Virginia 179,022    62,511    37,136    41,918    37,457   
West Virginia 33,579    12,814    11,423    5,581    3,761   
East South Central:
Alabama 94,947    35,441    26,628    15,089    17,789   
Kentucky 85,389    32,876    23,950    14,434    14,129   
Mississippi 55,698    17,690    13,733    12,790    11,485   
Tennessee 117,822    38,403    36,482    22,566    20,371   
West South Central:
Arkansas 65,167    26,194    17,037    11,015    10,921   
Louisiana 92,239    27,984    23,747    19,930    20,577   
Oklahoma 87,569    28,795    29,640    14,951    14,183   
Texas 547,499    179,189    169,131    120,614    78,565   
Mountain:
Arizona 129,162    49,653    35,255    24,045    20,208   
Colorado 160,576    65,812    46,255    26,767    21,742   
Idaho 44,794    14,365    16,458    7,750    6,222   
Montana 39,068    15,033    12,137    6,820    5,077   
Nevada 58,914    23,452    11,453    10,940    13,068   
New Mexico 42,245    14,221    12,072    10,744    5,207   
Utah 75,886    30,343    23,939    11,796    9,808   
Wyoming 20,091    6,832    4,937    4,640    3,682   
Pacific:
Alaska 18,980    7,624    4,231    3,872    3,253   
California 885,920    349,592    194,852    195,468    146,009   
Hawaii 29,273    9,379    8,152    5,204    6,538   
Oregon 111,849    44,491    23,002    28,212    16,144   
Washington 166,634    79,009    42,793    28,080    16,752   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 19,540    38,725    34,553    30,484    27,988   
New England:
Connecticut 1,742    3,023    2,607    2,099    1,892   
Maine 596    1,309    1,077    1,052    885   
Massachusetts 2,090    5,143    4,570    4,453    3,779   
New Hampshire 494    1,019    1,016    732    855   
Rhode Island 535    1,094    949    798    623   
Vermont 247    578    557    461    447   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,417    5,937    5,568    5,465    4,022   
New York 7,822    13,722    12,217    10,512    8,855   
Pennsylvania 3,587    7,168    6,756    5,241    6,042   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,120    10,973    9,823    6,930    7,135   
Indiana 2,307    4,333    4,316    3,525    2,764   
Michigan 3,736    6,554    6,511    5,088    4,011   
Ohio 3,078    6,655    6,037    5,186    5,021   
Wisconsin 2,055    4,195    3,822    2,947    3,238   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,673    2,714    2,274    1,952    1,992   
Kansas 1,431    2,534    2,294    1,971    1,568   
Minnesota 2,813    4,791    4,354    3,211    3,491   
Missouri 2,588    4,507    4,077    3,836    3,496   
Nebraska 874    1,822    1,613    1,125    1,212   
North Dakota 399    833    712    623    531   
South Dakota 417    896    814    441    632   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 467    837    697    755    558   
District of Columbia 442    542    750    728    582   
Florida 7,195    15,127    12,853    11,121    10,229   
Georgia 3,958    6,956    6,216    6,796    5,205   
Maryland 3,057    4,265    4,348    3,594    3,972   
North Carolina 2,542    5,754    5,535    4,646    4,693   
South Carolina 1,598    2,955    2,286    2,351    2,105   
Virginia 2,814    5,766    4,625    5,026    4,937   
West Virginia 523    1,030    1,026    682    560   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,459    2,956    2,674    2,002    2,290   
Kentucky 1,453    2,794    2,466    1,981    1,950   
Mississippi 885    1,668    1,561    1,400    1,477   
Tennessee 1,976    3,439    3,641    2,724    2,770   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,045    2,246    2,056    1,563    1,532   
Louisiana 1,583    2,671    2,541    2,322    2,522   
Oklahoma 1,493    2,705    2,758    1,914    2,002   
Texas 5,750    11,459    10,978    9,890    8,628   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,949    4,113    3,772    3,258    2,912   
Colorado 2,422    5,092    4,537    3,830    3,676   
Idaho 498    1,348    1,356    1,019    934   
Montana 494    1,225    1,072    929    730   
Nevada 1,151    2,164    1,686    1,667    1,847   
New Mexico 795    1,293    1,164    1,206    873   
Utah 825    2,428    2,329    1,626    1,560   
Wyoming 261    600    532    506    469   
Pacific:
Alaska 210    583    470    420    422   
California 6,733    15,124    12,430    12,592    11,813   
Hawaii 483    1,000    892    729    802   
Oregon 1,595    3,462    2,779    3,084    2,285   
Washington 2,190    4,859    4,221    3,439    2,792   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.