Table VIII.A.1(2005) Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

6,309,490

2,560,989

1,666,867

1,101,023

980,612
 
New England:
Connecticut

84,355

35,828

25,305

12,727

10,495
Maine

34,243

14,330

9,056

5,331

5,526
Massachusetts

149,374

57,911

46,700

20,640

24,124
New Hampshire

31,293

10,774

8,047

5,404

7,068
Rhode Island

25,828

11,474

7,170

2,981

4,202
Vermont

18,805

6,725

4,511

4,701

2,867
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

200,723

72,210

54,917

36,468

37,128
New York

423,322

176,749

108,856

81,428

56,290
Pennsylvania

273,927

114,208

82,864

32,261

44,594
 
East North Central:
Illinois

269,532

123,464

58,159

48,404

39,506
Indiana

128,476

58,603

28,313

22,628

18,932
Michigan

198,814

80,249

56,708

34,467

27,391
Ohio

238,239

102,625

70,046

37,027

28,542
Wisconsin

130,451

54,768

41,411

17,978

16,293
 
West North Central:
Iowa

79,771

39,956

18,197

12,060

9,558
Kansas

71,001

31,675

15,454

10,443

13,428
Minnesota

130,556

56,602

31,609

26,896

15,450
Missouri

130,063

54,006

41,057

16,758

18,242
Nebraska

47,632

22,492

10,575

7,494

7,070
North Dakota

22,641

9,170

5,250

3,930

4,292
South Dakota

25,163

11,035

6,947

3,415

3,767
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20,508

9,019

5,473

3,349

2,667
District of Columbia

18,214

6,801

5,485

2,574

3,354
Florida

409,128

157,645

95,810

80,945

74,728
Georgia

180,700

55,700

54,751

39,271

30,977
Maryland

120,082

46,230

31,281

20,104

22,467
North Carolina

183,802

69,365

54,261

30,852

29,325
South Carolina

86,434

37,239

17,206

16,593

15,395
Virginia

161,400

66,998

37,532

34,667

22,203
West Virginia

33,179

14,030

9,379

4,358

5,412
 
East South Central:
Alabama

90,163

31,848

25,436

18,350

14,529
Kentucky

79,466

30,069

24,383

13,283

11,731
Mississippi

51,762

17,249

15,599

10,608

8,305
Tennessee

107,085

45,047

24,862

19,492

17,685
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

60,223

29,595

9,348

7,764

13,516
Louisiana

85,728

32,632

19,389

16,898

16,809
Oklahoma

78,278

29,525

22,773

14,156

11,824
Texas

404,337

163,026

118,800

61,032

61,478
 
Mountain:
Arizona

105,287

41,320

25,032

18,748

20,187
Colorado

123,250

51,374

26,579

26,582

18,714
Idaho

37,407

13,072

9,884

7,676

6,774
Montana

32,253

12,045

8,483

6,606

5,118
Nevada

48,203

21,128

6,672

8,645

11,758
New Mexico

38,952

13,281

10,253

8,767

6,651
Utah

52,366

23,951

10,316

9,091

9,008
Wyoming

17,751

8,078

4,131

3,441

2,102
 
Pacific:
Alaska

16,725

7,811

3,999

2,827

2,088
California

692,048

283,539

183,557

119,517

105,434
Hawaii

27,786

8,977

8,189

4,827

5,793
Oregon

89,305

30,736

26,614

17,647

14,307
Washington

143,458

58,808

40,235

28,909

15,505
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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(2005) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

28,252

25,837

16,498

16,941

14,854
 
New England:
Connecticut

5,438

5,340

909

872

1,126
Maine

1,054

1,199

906

420

419
Massachusetts

6,753

3,848

4,407

3,072

3,797
New Hampshire

1,895

1,856

500

194

584
Rhode Island

1,335

1,417

577

307

388
Vermont

336

392

228

414

256
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

5,280

2,851

4,050

4,543

3,484
New York

13,063

13,272

6,849

6,014

5,124
Pennsylvania

9,312

6,777

5,468

5,413

3,368
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,310

4,812

4,545

2,618

2,946
Indiana

4,060

3,924

1,286

1,857

1,210
Michigan

7,261

6,598

3,476

2,659

1,903
Ohio

6,350

7,727

4,089

3,030

1,626
Wisconsin

3,784

2,991

2,265

2,221

1,774
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3,409

2,176

1,412

1,473

867
Kansas

2,442

1,941

1,530

575

905
Minnesota

4,513

4,651

2,821

1,713

2,267
Missouri

2,717

2,634

4,142

908

2,808
Nebraska

2,050

2,006

1,114

1,029

771
North Dakota

774

571

360

404

419
South Dakota

1,442

1,530

511

287

293
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

655

423

557

283

419
District of Columbia

396

476

504

332

304
Florida

11,461

10,188

5,525

3,977

6,349
Georgia

4,219

4,531

5,442

2,002

2,810
Maryland

5,609

3,886

2,948

3,215

1,990
North Carolina

4,600

5,013

3,376

2,030

2,423
South Carolina

2,354

3,273

2,213

1,141

1,187
Virginia

4,454

5,620

3,739

2,305

2,396
West Virginia

1,860

1,879

525

683

316
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2,554

2,613

2,166

2,247

1,814
Kentucky

2,838

1,813

1,476

1,099

1,071
Mississippi

1,090

753

1,195

864

1,225
Tennessee

4,909

4,023

1,358

1,327

1,809
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,387

2,489

807

881

1,552
Louisiana

2,357

2,334

1,413

2,105

1,739
Oklahoma

2,568

2,687

1,483

702

1,043
Texas

8,782

7,548

5,711

7,619

3,460
 
Mountain:
Arizona

4,114

2,768

1,491

1,841

1,832
Colorado

3,039

2,466

3,799

3,331

1,834
Idaho

1,132

669

589

791

732
Montana

1,408

1,440

463

412

347
Nevada

1,603

1,746

790

768

1,005
New Mexico

1,011

819

621

644

667
Utah

2,334

2,729

949

886

730
Wyoming

1,462

1,437

267

290

224
 
Pacific:
Alaska

1,353

1,222

311

292

239
California

10,045

4,557

7,299

4,021

5,714
Hawaii

678

586

907

598

663
Oregon

2,625

2,406

1,343

1,023

985
Washington

2,945

3,517

2,435

2,751

3,407
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.