Table VIII.A.1(2004) Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

6,342,850

2,595,687

1,640,198

1,166,480

940,485
 
New England:
Connecticut

78,643

25,365

22,811

16,651

13,817
Maine

36,602

16,603

10,301

5,922

3,777
Massachusetts

151,729

61,117

43,737

27,341

19,533
New Hampshire

33,515

9,915

9,778

6,346

7,477
Rhode Island

27,235

11,692

7,338

3,375

4,830
Vermont

20,101

6,365

5,981

4,955

2,800
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

198,339

68,826

51,505

42,415

35,594
New York

412,928

189,239

107,079

60,502

56,108
Pennsylvania

261,307

116,057

70,558

46,202

28,491
 
East North Central:
Illinois

278,927

130,053

61,785

43,542

43,546
Indiana

135,185

62,264

38,231

20,162

14,527
Michigan

204,394

83,793

54,851

34,580

31,169
Ohio

244,832

94,910

61,276

44,445

44,202
Wisconsin

132,762

56,745

34,609

22,327

19,081
 
West North Central:
Iowa

80,275

34,790

20,919

15,394

9,171
Kansas

68,811

33,267

15,955

9,668

9,921
Minnesota

137,624

59,410

39,042

23,398

15,774
Missouri

131,500

59,968

39,110

16,466

15,958
Nebraska

51,491

21,978

14,590

9,255

5,668
North Dakota

22,415

9,792

5,832

4,206

2,585
South Dakota

25,123

10,559

7,334

3,476

3,754
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20,563

8,293

4,766

4,692

2,812
District of Columbia

17,689

6,226

3,896

4,025

3,543
Florida

413,079

165,657

105,286

76,284

65,852
Georgia

173,515

67,774

44,044

29,790

31,906
Maryland

115,043

43,370

29,199

24,646

17,828
North Carolina

178,152

66,249

49,964

36,736

25,202
South Carolina

85,611

38,968

19,678

15,402

11,563
Virginia

160,951

49,573

55,625

32,489

23,264
West Virginia

34,924

13,372

9,867

6,432

5,253
 
East South Central:
Alabama

89,741

25,524

25,509

25,505

13,202
Kentucky

78,584

34,555

21,765

12,239

10,024
Mississippi

54,020

22,718

11,672

9,815

9,816
Tennessee

114,347

45,810

25,054

22,600

20,883
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

57,132

26,920

10,348

9,708

10,156
Louisiana

89,873

30,873

30,927

15,159

12,914
Oklahoma

76,138

26,450

24,784

13,668

11,237
Texas

426,803

165,366

114,051

82,049

65,337
 
Mountain:
Arizona

103,397

40,905

28,240

16,098

18,154
Colorado

117,576

43,488

31,813

25,322

16,953
Idaho

36,599

11,734

9,654

7,948

7,261
Montana

33,917

11,178

7,993

7,573

7,174
Nevada

47,856

21,460

8,460

6,193

11,744
New Mexico

38,620

13,214

9,183

10,267

5,956
Utah

52,018

20,570

12,070

11,722

7,655
Wyoming

17,232

6,963

4,299

3,306

2,665
 
Pacific:
Alaska

16,423

7,459

3,701

2,229

3,034
California

687,596

296,305

170,415

120,502

100,375
Hawaii

25,905

9,187

5,602

4,466

6,650
Oregon

93,909

45,823

19,758

12,128

16,201
Washington

151,898

51,207

37,324

38,418

24,950
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

35,757

26,855

20,408

18,562

18,136
 
New England:
Connecticut

2,404

1,697

1,748

1,587

1,807
Maine

1,711

1,839

552

563

401
Massachusetts

4,945

3,195

3,545

4,019

2,296
New Hampshire

1,405

1,558

558

734

796
Rhode Island

1,902

1,594

526

310

749
Vermont

297

453

426

469

242
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

6,201

4,051

3,197

2,392

2,585
New York

15,694

11,997

4,695

3,901

4,450
Pennsylvania

5,365

4,022

3,508

2,184

3,023
 
East North Central:
Illinois

6,861

7,055

3,661

4,445

2,915
Indiana

4,074

5,403

2,970

2,116

1,800
Michigan

2,702

2,448

3,319

4,076

2,947
Ohio

7,218

5,007

3,040

3,407

4,729
Wisconsin

3,496

2,484

2,773

2,283

2,295
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,415

1,141

1,433

969

1,327
Kansas

1,743

1,801

874

1,141

609
Minnesota

4,228

4,129

2,309

2,208

2,268
Missouri

5,312

4,232

2,978

2,202

3,137
Nebraska

1,513

1,954

992

1,042

966
North Dakota

1,386

1,383

312

315

249
South Dakota

695

475

657

282

536
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1,857

1,584

491

320

348
District of Columbia

704

625

683

714

615
Florida

7,625

9,405

5,484

6,173

6,584
Georgia

5,626

5,120

2,547

3,018

3,388
Maryland

4,534

2,476

2,114

1,939

2,033
North Carolina

7,092

5,971

2,879

2,013

3,154
South Carolina

3,269

3,075

716

1,107

1,391
Virginia

5,066

3,680

3,797

3,031

3,173
West Virginia

786

712

480

829

478
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2,016

3,453

3,994

2,115

1,968
Kentucky

2,725

2,601

1,416

870

1,359
Mississippi

1,813

2,588

1,436

1,128

1,092
Tennessee

5,076

4,180

2,527

2,514

2,481
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,533

2,264

980

665

835
Louisiana

2,986

1,986

2,240

1,648

1,605
Oklahoma

1,897

1,557

1,391

1,235

1,261
Texas

8,934

8,207

5,402

4,560

4,692
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3,502

3,501

2,165

1,491

2,340
Colorado

3,168

3,480

2,066

1,572

1,108
Idaho

1,009

722

870

733

571
Montana

1,460

1,361

765

427

762
Nevada

1,993

2,065

1,235

581

868
New Mexico

876

760

474

565

376
Utah

1,806

1,885

1,356

969

927
Wyoming

1,416

1,509

355

276

274
 
Pacific:
Alaska

287

272

290

263

277
California

11,741

8,855

5,759

4,287

6,338
Hawaii

2,071

1,827

740

367

638
Oregon

1,995

2,971

2,166

972

1,010
Washington

5,807

4,211

1,184

2,817

2,727
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.