Table VIII.A.1.a(2005) Percent of 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

40.6%

26.4%

17.5%

15.5%
 
New England:
Connecticut

84,355

42.5%

30.0%

15.1%

12.4%
Maine

34,243

41.8%

26.4%

15.6%

16.1%
Massachusetts

149,374

38.8%

31.3%

13.8%

16.1%
New Hampshire

31,293

34.4%

25.7%

17.3%

22.6%
Rhode Island

25,828

44.4%

27.8%

11.5%

16.3%
Vermont

18,805

35.8%

24.0%

25.0%

15.2%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

200,723

36.0%

27.4%

18.2%

18.5%
New York

423,322

41.8%

25.7%

19.2%

13.3%
Pennsylvania

273,927

41.7%

30.3%

11.8%

16.3%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

269,532

45.8%

21.6%

18.0%

14.7%
Indiana

128,476

45.6%

22.0%

17.6%

14.7%
Michigan

198,814

40.4%

28.5%

17.3%

13.8%
Ohio

238,239

43.1%

29.4%

15.5%

12.0%
Wisconsin

130,451

42.0%

31.7%

13.8%

12.5%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

79,771

50.1%

22.8%

15.1%

12.0%
Kansas

71,001

44.6%

21.8%

14.7%

18.9%
Minnesota

130,556

43.4%

24.2%

20.6%

11.8%
Missouri

130,063

41.5%

31.6%

12.9%

14.0%
Nebraska

47,632

47.2%

22.2%

15.7%

14.8%
North Dakota

22,641

40.5%

23.2%

17.4%

19.0%
South Dakota

25,163

43.9%

27.6%

13.6%

15.0%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20,508

44.0%

26.7%

16.3%

13.0%
District of Columbia

18,214

37.3%

30.1%

14.1%

18.4%
Florida

409,128

38.5%

23.4%

19.8%

18.3%
Georgia

180,700

30.8%

30.3%

21.7%

17.1%
Maryland

120,082

38.5%

26.0%

16.7%

18.7%
North Carolina

183,802

37.7%

29.5%

16.8%

16.0%
South Carolina

86,434

43.1%

19.9%

19.2%

17.8%
Virginia

161,400

41.5%

23.3%

21.5%

13.8%
West Virginia

33,179

42.3%

28.3%

13.1%

16.3%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

90,163

35.3%

28.2%

20.4%

16.1%
Kentucky

79,466

37.8%

30.7%

16.7%

14.8%
Mississippi

51,762

33.3%

30.1%

20.5%

16.0%
Tennessee

107,085

42.1%

23.2%

18.2%

16.5%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

60,223

49.1%

15.5%

12.9%

22.4%
Louisiana

85,728

38.1%

22.6%

19.7%

19.6%
Oklahoma

78,278

37.7%

29.1%

18.1%

15.1%
Texas

404,337

40.3%

29.4%

15.1%

15.2%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

105,287

39.2%

23.8%

17.8%

19.2%
Colorado

123,250

41.7%

21.6%

21.6%

15.2%
Idaho

37,407

34.9%

26.4%

20.5%

18.1%
Montana

32,253

37.3%

26.3%

20.5%

15.9%
Nevada

48,203

43.8%

13.8%

17.9%

24.4%
New Mexico

38,952

34.1%

26.3%

22.5%

17.1%
Utah

52,366

45.7%

19.7%

17.4%

17.2%
Wyoming

17,751

45.5%

23.3%

19.4%

11.8%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

16,725

46.7%

23.9%

16.9%

12.5%
California

692,048

41.0%

26.5%

17.3%

15.2%
Hawaii

27,786

32.3%

29.5%

17.4%

20.8%
Oregon

89,305

34.4%

29.8%

19.8%

16.0%
Washington

143,458

41.0%

28.0%

20.2%

10.8%
 
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.A.1.a(2005) Standard error for percent of 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

0.36%

0.27%

0.26%

0.20%
 
New England:
Connecticut

5,438

3.15%

1.74%

1.32%

1.46%
Maine

1,054

3.11%

2.57%

1.44%

1.24%
Massachusetts

6,753

1.35%

2.86%

2.02%

2.47%
New Hampshire

1,895

3.20%

1.78%

1.21%

2.13%
Rhode Island

1,335

3.41%

2.33%

1.40%

1.62%
Vermont

336

1.71%

1.29%

2.13%

1.43%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

5,280

1.53%

1.70%

2.23%

1.92%
New York

13,063

2.25%

1.94%

1.43%

1.13%
Pennsylvania

9,312

1.85%

1.75%

2.02%

1.34%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,310

1.31%

1.61%

0.90%

1.19%
Indiana

4,060

1.96%

1.15%

1.45%

0.97%
Michigan

7,261

2.03%

1.09%

1.52%

1.34%
Ohio

6,350

2.35%

2.29%

1.13%

0.71%
Wisconsin

3,784

1.49%

1.54%

1.82%

1.25%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3,409

1.78%

1.82%

1.49%

0.90%
Kansas

2,442

2.08%

1.99%

0.80%

1.36%
Minnesota

4,513

2.29%

2.51%

1.49%

1.51%
Missouri

2,717

2.11%

3.13%

0.64%

2.14%
Nebraska

2,050

2.57%

2.44%

2.30%

1.61%
North Dakota

774

1.55%

1.06%

1.89%

1.97%
South Dakota

1,442

2.79%

2.51%

1.00%

1.01%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

655

2.36%

2.49%

1.25%

1.88%
District of Columbia

396

2.11%

2.54%

2.08%

1.63%
Florida

11,461

2.17%

1.15%

1.04%

1.33%
Georgia

4,219

2.66%

2.54%

1.17%

1.57%
Maryland

5,609

2.03%

1.96%

2.90%

1.79%
North Carolina

4,600

2.30%

1.86%

1.08%

1.37%
South Carolina

2,354

2.98%

2.47%

1.57%

1.31%
Virginia

4,454

2.75%

2.27%

1.64%

1.54%
West Virginia

1,860

2.74%

2.19%

1.91%

1.48%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2,554

2.08%

2.43%

2.47%

2.01%
Kentucky

2,838

1.54%

1.80%

1.26%

1.26%
Mississippi

1,090

1.14%

2.23%

1.57%

2.41%
Tennessee

4,909

1.89%

1.70%

1.10%

1.71%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2,387

2.74%

1.37%

1.62%

2.67%
Louisiana

2,357

2.31%

1.65%

2.28%

2.19%
Oklahoma

2,568

2.17%

1.71%

0.91%

1.60%
Texas

8,782

1.32%

1.60%

1.71%

0.89%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

4,114

1.87%

1.82%

1.35%

1.60%
Colorado

3,039

2.18%

2.92%

2.51%

1.45%
Idaho

1,132

1.60%

1.52%

1.90%

1.86%
Montana

1,408

2.52%

1.25%

1.45%

1.21%
Nevada

1,603

2.85%

1.66%

1.53%

1.78%
New Mexico

1,011

1.56%

1.76%

1.47%

1.55%
Utah

2,334

3.07%

2.12%

1.89%

1.62%
Wyoming

1,462

3.05%

2.14%

1.89%

1.36%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

1,353

2.53%

1.65%

2.10%

1.70%
California

10,045

0.39%

0.89%

0.64%

0.80%
Hawaii

678

1.93%

3.16%

1.89%

2.51%
Oregon

2,625

2.08%

1.81%

0.90%

0.98%
Washington

2,945

1.84%

1.72%

1.85%

2.45%
 
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.