Table VIII.A.1.a(2003) Percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

6,285,662

41.7%

25.5%

17.2%

15.6%
 
New England:
Connecticut

83,144

44.9%

16.4%

19.1%

19.6%
Maine

34,479

36.8%

30.8%

17.3%

15.1%
Massachusetts

149,430

39.2%

26.6%

18.0%

16.3%
New Hampshire

34,997

35.9%

23.2%

19.3%

21.7%
Rhode Island

25,240

37.5%

26.0%

21.0%

15.6%
Vermont

19,236

38.7%

29.8%

17.2%

14.4%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

201,716

40.2%

25.8%

21.5%

12.5%
New York

406,497

42.0%

27.1%

19.0%

11.8%
Pennsylvania

272,635

39.2%

24.1%

15.9%

20.7%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

280,873

42.9%

26.0%

16.1%

15.0%
Indiana

132,955

46.1%

24.6%

18.0%

11.3%
Michigan

199,847

39.7%

30.1%

15.8%

14.4%
Ohio

247,315

39.6%

28.8%

14.1%

17.5%
Wisconsin

129,482

43.7%

25.5%

13.5%

17.4%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

79,836

48.2%

21.3%

18.3%

12.2%
Kansas

73,174

47.6%

20.3%

16.5%

15.6%
Minnesota

125,429

41.0%

30.3%

15.9%

12.8%
Missouri

136,569

39.7%

26.9%

22.1%

11.2%
Nebraska

52,076

43.9%

26.6%

16.6%

12.8%
North Dakota

22,637

47.7%

18.7%

19.3%

14.3%
South Dakota

23,970

37.4%

26.7%

18.2%

17.7%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

19,624

43.6%

26.6%

18.2%

11.6%
District of Columbia

15,943

39.8%

13.4%

24.1%

22.7%
Florida

381,647

40.5%

25.0%

16.3%

18.2%
Georgia

176,621

41.0%

23.0%

20.7%

15.3%
Maryland

118,368

36.2%

30.0%

14.4%

19.4%
North Carolina

176,831

37.2%

29.0%

17.5%

16.3%
South Carolina

85,496

39.7%

27.2%

19.8%

13.3%
Virginia

159,476

37.2%

24.8%

20.8%

17.2%
West Virginia

33,391

41.2%

29.0%

15.8%

14.1%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

87,417

41.7%

28.8%

13.6%

15.9%
Kentucky

79,042

40.8%

20.4%

19.4%

19.4%
Mississippi

55,540

42.2%

27.5%

16.1%

14.2%
Tennessee

114,327

41.5%

26.1%

13.3%

19.1%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

57,053

43.6%

20.8%

19.9%

15.7%
Louisiana

90,584

41.6%

24.1%

17.8%

16.6%
Oklahoma

76,998

43.3%

25.5%

15.6%

15.6%
Texas

425,925

39.9%

29.3%

18.7%

12.1%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

101,676

45.1%

24.6%

13.8%

16.4%
Colorado

121,728

39.7%

28.7%

15.6%

16.0%
Idaho

35,079

42.4%

28.2%

12.4%

16.9%
Montana

31,504

40.7%

24.1%

18.0%

17.2%
Nevada

41,479

41.9%

15.8%

17.9%

24.4%
New Mexico

36,819

36.3%

25.6%

20.3%

17.8%
Utah

49,058

43.4%

20.7%

18.7%

17.1%
Wyoming

16,774

38.7%

23.2%

26.1%

12.0%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

15,602

38.1%

21.3%

21.6%

18.9%
California

700,418

46.3%

22.3%

15.7%

15.7%
Hawaii

25,593

40.7%

27.6%

16.5%

15.2%
Oregon

88,985

47.1%

24.2%

13.6%

15.1%
Washington

135,125

36.4%

30.0%

17.2%

16.5%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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(2003) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

62,733

0.22%

0.33%

0.26%

0.25%
 
New England:
Connecticut

4,970

2.27%

1.39%

1.57%

2.47%
Maine

1,279

2.48%

1.59%

1.78%

2.28%
Massachusetts

5,990

2.83%

2.90%

2.31%

2.26%
New Hampshire

2,033

3.64%

2.34%

2.20%

2.03%
Rhode Island

679

2.51%

2.52%

2.98%

2.20%
Vermont

624

1.75%

1.21%

2.20%

0.75%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7,108

1.50%

2.28%

1.79%

1.62%
New York

7,714

1.44%

1.07%

1.81%

0.57%
Pennsylvania

14,631

2.56%

2.51%

1.19%

1.77%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

6,766

1.78%

2.22%

2.26%

1.94%
Indiana

7,188

1.69%

1.32%

1.32%

2.09%
Michigan

10,375

1.95%

2.32%

1.26%

1.99%
Ohio

9,961

1.81%

2.69%

1.82%

2.09%
Wisconsin

3,668

2.79%

2.58%

1.53%

1.78%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2,794

1.83%

2.38%

1.52%

1.64%
Kansas

2,275

2.12%

1.84%

1.83%

1.95%
Minnesota

3,894

1.65%

1.35%

1.28%

1.10%
Missouri

3,861

1.31%

0.67%

1.47%

1.11%
Nebraska

1,315

1.30%

1.77%

1.76%

1.01%
North Dakota

1,274

3.35%

2.09%

2.06%

0.99%
South Dakota

638

2.21%

2.04%

1.72%

1.72%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

767

1.99%

2.28%

1.88%

1.65%
District of Columbia

1,298

2.74%

2.41%

2.80%

3.48%
Florida

11,160

1.85%

1.36%

0.64%

1.75%
Georgia

5,808

2.60%

1.90%

2.29%

1.47%
Maryland

5,550

2.75%

2.94%

2.10%

3.42%
North Carolina

6,014

1.89%

1.04%

2.08%

1.23%
South Carolina

3,206

1.69%

1.77%

1.36%

1.62%
Virginia

5,649

2.15%

1.60%

0.81%

1.63%
West Virginia

1,384

2.60%

2.58%

2.01%

1.09%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4,615

1.95%

1.66%

1.39%

2.04%
Kentucky

3,076

2.51%

2.35%

1.99%

1.99%
Mississippi

1,996

2.18%

2.30%

0.88%

1.23%
Tennessee

3,752

2.74%

1.98%

1.46%

1.94%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,744

2.67%

2.09%

1.56%

1.37%
Louisiana

3,426

1.70%

0.97%

1.20%

1.19%
Oklahoma

3,022

1.93%

1.58%

1.52%

2.36%
Texas

10,109

1.51%

1.17%

0.65%

0.71%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3,131

1.23%

0.73%

0.40%

1.08%
Colorado

3,362

1.58%

2.13%

2.05%

2.66%
Idaho

1,985

2.87%

1.91%

1.09%

1.63%
Montana

2,116

3.66%

2.18%

1.66%

2.09%
Nevada

1,274

2.79%

1.40%

2.41%

1.92%
New Mexico

1,582

3.42%

2.29%

2.09%

1.52%
Utah

2,205

2.11%

0.97%

1.84%

1.98%
Wyoming

246

1.52%

1.44%

1.99%

1.10%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

569

1.48%

1.55%

1.03%

1.35%
California

18,652

1.20%

1.17%

0.79%

0.53%
Hawaii

1,469

4.22%

2.53%

2.84%

3.16%
Oregon

2,267

2.19%

2.60%

1.52%

1.33%
Washington

4,603

1.61%

1.96%

1.87%

1.82%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.