Table VIII.A.1 Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 7,524,187    2,828,898    2,014,122    1,480,508    1,200,659   
New England:
Connecticut 84,234    26,081    18,261    19,153    20,740   
Maine 39,765    14,986    11,104    8,151    5,523   
Massachusetts 177,517    69,946    50,001    29,531    28,038   
New Hampshire 36,738    12,210    13,647    3,449    7,433   
Rhode Island 26,843    10,594    7,678    3,970    4,601   
Vermont 19,570    7,388    2,904    5,142    4,136   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 213,885    79,909    65,585    36,916    31,474   
New York 486,472    208,499    138,327    78,358    61,287   
Pennsylvania 293,728    124,517    79,474    46,588    43,149   
East North Central:
Illinois 315,215    128,259    81,394    66,021    39,541   
Indiana 151,542    57,686    34,965    28,440    30,452   
Michigan 216,140    92,065    43,842    43,005    37,229   
Ohio 226,203    85,106    74,513    32,227    34,357   
Wisconsin 135,511    47,509    38,771    29,293    19,938   
West North Central:
Iowa 88,698    32,769    25,441    18,275    12,214   
Kansas 76,839    30,118    21,735    14,012    10,974   
Minnesota 151,043    50,335    46,764    30,421    23,522   
Missouri 159,231    66,045    47,946    22,527    22,712   
Nebraska 60,373    24,317    20,570    8,345    7,141   
North Dakota 26,841    10,246    8,386    5,129    3,081   
South Dakota 29,472    11,507    7,566    6,062    4,337   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 22,942    9,526    4,399    5,603    3,414   
District of Columbia 22,549    7,938    5,682    4,223    4,705   
Florida 529,249    181,219    113,122    118,888    116,021   
Georgia 228,560    88,546    65,596    39,961    34,457   
Maryland 131,886    45,889    34,126    25,402    26,469   
North Carolina 219,478    84,676    49,435    59,405    25,962   
South Carolina 106,341    34,605    35,083    21,693    14,960   
Virginia 189,054    62,553    60,334    36,617    29,550   
West Virginia 32,249    10,350    9,724    7,238    4,937   
East South Central:
Alabama 98,092    34,692    32,514    14,191    16,694   
Kentucky 82,008    28,306    25,405    16,004    12,294   
Mississippi 56,281    19,293    9,102    15,520    12,364   
Tennessee 128,380    53,807    29,071    22,500    23,002   
West South Central:
Arkansas 67,184    20,614    17,993    14,871    13,706   
Louisiana 103,702    36,458    20,159    26,429    20,657   
Oklahoma 91,586    32,667    28,465    19,509    10,945   
Texas 555,170    189,095    182,210    123,688    60,177   
Mountain:
Arizona 138,204    45,878    47,223    23,894    21,210   
Colorado 164,630    59,636    39,252    32,081    33,661   
Idaho 46,936    16,394    13,655    9,712    7,175   
Montana 38,733    11,858    9,303    10,036    7,536   
Nevada 66,542    24,840    10,642    15,904    15,156   
New Mexico 42,897    12,332    12,283    10,196    8,086   
Utah 75,451    28,524    22,505    10,434    13,988   
Wyoming 21,116    6,222    4,820    5,000    5,075   
Pacific:
Alaska 20,675    6,812    4,993    3,860    5,010   
California 891,458    355,387    203,444    183,592    149,035   
Hawaii 30,959    11,177    6,782    6,502    6,497   
Oregon 118,912    50,105    27,661    25,992    15,155   
Washington 187,099    69,407    50,263    36,548    30,882   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 20,667    39,156    35,254    29,778    28,892   
New England:
Connecticut 1,474    2,587    2,261    2,072    2,576   
Maine 479    1,141    1,134    946    762   
Massachusetts 3,420    6,748    5,534    4,661    4,959   
New Hampshire 763    1,108    1,259    595    955   
Rhode Island 800    948    940    765    721   
Vermont 291    614    404    535    514   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,326    5,893    5,483    4,151    4,078   
New York 6,350    13,087    11,844    8,448    7,964   
Pennsylvania 3,827    8,082    6,885    5,197    5,190   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,395    10,452    9,410    7,556    7,220   
Indiana 2,507    5,025    3,859    3,261    3,634   
Michigan 3,508    6,961    4,995    4,982    5,458   
Ohio 3,368    6,297    5,817    4,094    4,155   
Wisconsin 2,509    3,868    3,864    3,566    3,041   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,487    2,772    2,609    2,168    1,982   
Kansas 1,394    2,590    2,192    1,830    1,604   
Minnesota 2,659    4,663    4,588    4,126    3,483   
Missouri 2,560    5,177    5,060    3,278    3,354   
Nebraska 1,155    1,961    1,958    1,289    1,208   
North Dakota 511    882    904    649    483   
South Dakota 450    898    754    716    610   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 455    779    627    711    557   
District of Columbia 397    818    707    603    653   
Florida 6,941    14,164    12,332    10,744    12,335   
Georgia 4,282    7,513    7,269    5,089    5,110   
Maryland 3,298    4,411    4,225    3,532    3,590   
North Carolina 3,490    6,230    4,961    4,974    3,557   
South Carolina 1,764    2,994    2,988    2,570    2,098   
Virginia 3,392    6,234    6,013    4,578    4,127   
West Virginia 412    958    930    844    708   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,596    3,047    2,630    1,825    2,131   
Kentucky 1,462    2,454    2,504    1,994    1,799   
Mississippi 971    1,699    1,310    1,732    1,475   
Tennessee 2,604    4,167    3,387    2,963    3,333   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,305    2,080    2,260    1,799    1,781   
Louisiana 2,151    3,384    2,470    2,887    2,796   
Oklahoma 1,445    2,942    2,706    2,370    1,862   
Texas 7,033    11,419    11,529    10,583    8,193   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,030    4,138    4,456    3,013    3,044   
Colorado 2,916    5,203    4,619    3,977    4,674   
Idaho 728    1,414    1,344    1,217    996   
Montana 590    1,141    1,092    1,034    904   
Nevada 1,531    2,638    1,755    2,207    2,119   
New Mexico 820    1,309    1,372    1,167    1,164   
Utah 1,015    2,352    2,276    1,614    1,872   
Wyoming 297    610    560    548    571   
Pacific:
Alaska 297    620    556    476    577   
California 7,525    15,231    13,475    12,686    12,032   
Hawaii 702    1,151    931    896    976   
Oregon 1,641    3,602    3,146    2,712    2,230   
Washington 2,872    5,951    5,043    4,550    4,234   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.