Table VIII.A.1.a Percent of 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    37.7%    26.9%    19.8%    15.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 87,993    41.1%    27.2%    17.6%    14.1%   
Maine 40,458    42.3%    21.5%    21.6%    14.5%   
Massachusetts 164,458    37.9%    27.0%    19.0%    16.1%   
New Hampshire 34,547    33.9%    28.9%    14.5%    22.8%   
Rhode Island 27,479    42.4%    24.4%    18.5%    14.6%   
Vermont 19,926    32.2%    27.2%    24.2%    16.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 217,014    35.6%    27.3%    22.1%    15.0%   
New York 503,595    39.7%    28.7%    19.8%    11.8%   
Pennsylvania 291,601    36.5%    26.1%    18.1%    19.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 303,823    41.8%    30.9%    14.6%    12.6%   
Indiana 145,083    32.3%    30.9%    23.4%    13.5%   
Michigan 214,548    39.9%    30.6%    18.6%    10.9%   
Ohio 240,562    38.7%    24.7%    18.0%    18.6%   
Wisconsin 139,774    38.9%    28.7%    16.1%    16.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 85,314    38.4%    27.8%    17.1%    16.7%   
Kansas 77,136    34.4%    30.2%    20.2%    15.1%   
Minnesota 144,163    40.3%    29.6%    16.2%    13.9%   
Missouri 143,421    39.3%    25.8%    19.9%    14.9%   
Nebraska 57,153    43.6%    27.8%    12.1%    16.5%   
North Dakota 25,509    41.3%    25.5%    19.9%    13.2%   
South Dakota 28,644    46.6%    26.7%    8.2%    18.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23,757    38.1%    23.3%    24.3%    14.3%   
District of Columbia 21,011    17.3%    32.0%    30.8%    19.9%   
Florida 525,632    42.4%    24.2%    17.9%    15.6%   
Georgia 220,343    31.4%    23.9%    29.5%    15.3%   
Maryland 134,379    29.7%    31.3%    20.0%    19.0%   
North Carolina 216,137    33.4%    28.4%    20.2%    18.0%   
South Carolina 99,236    37.4%    22.3%    24.9%    15.4%   
Virginia 179,022    34.9%    20.7%    23.4%    20.9%   
West Virginia 33,579    38.2%    34.0%    16.6%    11.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 94,947    37.3%    28.0%    15.9%    18.7%   
Kentucky 85,389    38.5%    28.0%    16.9%    16.5%   
Mississippi 55,698    31.8%    24.7%    23.0%    20.6%   
Tennessee 117,822    32.6%    31.0%    19.2%    17.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 65,167    40.2%    26.1%    16.9%    16.8%   
Louisiana 92,239    30.3%    25.7%    21.6%    22.3%   
Oklahoma 87,569    32.9%    33.8%    17.1%    16.2%   
Texas 547,499    32.7%    30.9%    22.0%    14.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 129,162    38.4%    27.3%    18.6%    15.6%   
Colorado 160,576    41.0%    28.8%    16.7%    13.5%   
Idaho 44,794    32.1%    36.7%    17.3%    13.9%   
Montana 39,068    38.5%    31.1%    17.5%    13.0%   
Nevada 58,914    39.8%    19.4%    18.6%    22.2%   
New Mexico 42,245    33.7%    28.6%    25.4%    12.3%   
Utah 75,886    40.0%    31.5%    15.5%    12.9%   
Wyoming 20,091    34.0%    24.6%    23.1%    18.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 18,980    40.2%    22.3%    20.4%    17.1%   
California 885,920    39.5%    22.0%    22.1%    16.5%   
Hawaii 29,273    32.0%    27.8%    17.8%    22.3%   
Oregon 111,849    39.8%    20.6%    25.2%    14.4%   
Washington 166,634    47.4%    25.7%    16.9%    10.1%   

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.

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, 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    0.52%    0.46%    0.41%    0.37%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,742    3.27%    2.91%    2.35%    2.18%   
Maine 596    3.20%    2.64%    2.54%    2.19%   
Massachusetts 2,090    3.15%    2.74%    2.67%    2.30%   
New Hampshire 494    2.92%    2.84%    2.12%    2.50%   
Rhode Island 535    3.84%    3.40%    2.88%    2.30%   
Vermont 247    2.88%    2.76%    2.29%    2.25%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,417    2.74%    2.54%    2.43%    1.85%   
New York 7,822    2.67%    2.43%    2.05%    1.73%   
Pennsylvania 3,587    2.47%    2.28%    1.80%    2.02%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,120    3.53%    3.24%    2.28%    2.31%   
Indiana 2,307    2.95%    2.93%    2.41%    1.88%   
Michigan 3,736    3.08%    2.93%    2.36%    1.84%   
Ohio 3,078    2.76%    2.47%    2.13%    2.08%   
Wisconsin 2,055    2.94%    2.71%    2.13%    2.27%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,673    3.08%    2.72%    2.26%    2.25%   
Kansas 1,431    3.16%    2.99%    2.56%    1.97%   
Minnesota 2,813    3.25%    3.01%    2.21%    2.36%   
Missouri 2,588    3.20%    2.82%    2.63%    2.37%   
Nebraska 874    3.09%    2.82%    1.95%    2.10%   
North Dakota 399    3.18%    2.78%    2.44%    2.06%   
South Dakota 417    3.05%    2.77%    1.54%    2.23%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 467    3.46%    2.90%    3.10%    2.35%   
District of Columbia 442    2.60%    3.39%    3.39%    2.78%   
Florida 7,195    2.83%    2.41%    2.10%    1.94%   
Georgia 3,958    3.11%    2.80%    3.06%    2.33%   
Maryland 3,057    3.16%    3.22%    2.67%    2.82%   
North Carolina 2,542    2.65%    2.52%    2.15%    2.15%   
South Carolina 1,598    2.84%    2.33%    2.38%    2.08%   
Virginia 2,814    3.21%    2.54%    2.82%    2.70%   
West Virginia 523    3.00%    2.97%    2.06%    1.65%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,459    3.02%    2.82%    2.09%    2.40%   
Kentucky 1,453    3.17%    2.88%    2.31%    2.26%   
Mississippi 885    2.99%    2.80%    2.47%    2.60%   
Tennessee 1,976    2.92%    2.95%    2.37%    2.30%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,045    3.37%    3.04%    2.43%    2.37%   
Louisiana 1,583    2.87%    2.73%    2.50%    2.67%   
Oklahoma 1,493    3.02%    3.07%    2.21%    2.25%   
Texas 5,750    2.07%    2.00%    1.78%    1.56%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,949    3.17%    2.86%    2.50%    2.25%   
Colorado 2,422    3.17%    2.79%    2.36%    2.27%   
Idaho 498    2.95%    3.02%    2.27%    2.09%   
Montana 494    3.05%    2.78%    2.36%    1.86%   
Nevada 1,151    3.62%    2.82%    2.82%    3.09%   
New Mexico 795    3.00%    2.77%    2.75%    2.05%   
Utah 825    3.17%    3.02%    2.15%    2.06%   
Wyoming 261    2.95%    2.63%    2.50%    2.33%   
Pacific:
Alaska 210    2.98%    2.44%    2.24%    2.23%   
California 6,733    1.70%    1.39%    1.41%    1.32%   
Hawaii 483    3.30%    3.03%    2.48%    2.75%   
Oregon 1,595    3.07%    2.46%    2.73%    2.02%   
Washington 2,190    2.88%    2.51%    2.04%    1.67%   

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.