Table VIII.A.1(2008) Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

6,634,144

2,471,375

1,724,601

1,317,574

1,120,595

 

New England:

Connecticut

80,521

28,473

22,484

15,884

13,681

Maine

37,004

13,706

10,191

7,630

5,477

Massachusetts

153,927

49,617

42,637

37,745

23,928

New Hampshire

33,844

11,963

9,592

6,176

6,114

Rhode Island

25,992

10,646

6,192

4,131

5,024

Vermont

19,494

7,389

4,664

4,164

3,277

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

211,168

68,430

54,000

50,327

38,411

New York

443,064

176,290

117,970

87,214

61,591

Pennsylvania

260,043

98,961

80,752

47,216

33,114

 

East North Central:

Illinois

285,804

120,168

69,770

42,846

53,021

Indiana

134,680

59,507

34,980

26,834

13,360

Michigan

205,678

78,908

57,968

37,714

31,088

Ohio

239,158

96,400

62,117

34,882

45,759

Wisconsin

136,073

56,755

35,443

23,748

20,127

 

West North Central:

Iowa

78,974

34,411

22,416

11,336

10,812

Kansas

72,983

27,510

25,696

10,087

9,690

Minnesota

129,704

51,244

33,535

27,904

17,020

Missouri

135,809

49,746

30,351

33,641

22,070

Nebraska

49,582

20,333

15,724

7,288

6,237

North Dakota

22,632

9,553

5,057

4,381

3,640

South Dakota

24,873

8,932

6,699

4,719

4,523

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,976

8,374

4,367

5,388

2,847

District of Columbia

18,271

6,780

4,506

3,878

3,108

Florida

411,678

163,366

83,262

77,683

87,368

Georgia

193,752

75,949

52,468

36,729

28,606

Maryland

119,233

42,357

34,427

20,287

22,161

North Carolina

198,576

65,900

48,850

49,873

33,953

South Carolina

88,009

31,884

21,721

18,745

15,660

Virginia

178,630

70,386

51,598

23,012

33,634

West Virginia

34,707

11,595

10,321

6,826

5,964

 

East South Central:

Alabama

88,427

33,425

22,613

17,465

14,924

Kentucky

83,082

27,584

24,458

15,300

15,741

Mississippi

54,018

22,323

14,489

8,856

8,349

Tennessee

115,342

39,650

31,274

24,194

20,224

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

61,139

23,615

16,215

11,500

9,808

Louisiana

93,717

30,191

25,820

21,669

16,037

Oklahoma

82,494

30,378

18,640

16,605

16,871

Texas

446,937

136,291

107,099

111,604

91,943

 

Mountain:

Arizona

122,210

45,394

33,446

25,219

18,151

Colorado

133,790

45,102

35,076

27,220

26,391

Idaho

40,361

8,788

12,967

10,197

8,408

Montana

34,640

12,421

7,834

9,340

5,045

Nevada

53,359

16,319

11,066

11,795

14,179

New Mexico

39,618

12,367

7,934

12,234

7,083

Utah

58,519

21,495

15,442

11,394

10,188

Wyoming

18,639

6,717

5,759

4,206

1,957

 

Pacific:

Alaska

16,955

6,378

3,971

3,332

3,273

California

754,695

289,455

191,339

149,547

124,354

Hawaii

28,653

8,103

6,584

5,714

8,253

Oregon

99,738

39,111

29,442

18,239

12,947

Washington

162,973

60,735

43,378

33,655

25,205

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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(2008) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

33,240

37,953

14,444

19,765

14,374

 

New England:

Connecticut

2,111

1,458

1,486

1,840

1,549

Maine

873

901

732

591

505

Massachusetts

5,195

3,417

3,525

4,703

2,902

New Hampshire

1,372

911

729

687

571

Rhode Island

685

448

689

239

517

Vermont

689

442

369

444

317

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

8,566

3,778

5,485

6,622

5,135

New York

11,623

10,815

4,491

8,727

6,436

Pennsylvania

6,099

7,079

5,863

5,408

3,198

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,800

5,442

3,882

3,385

4,165

Indiana

3,053

2,907

1,859

3,160

2,467

Michigan

5,342

5,206

3,863

2,948

2,801

Ohio

7,105

5,731

4,714

2,871

7,703

Wisconsin

4,356

3,758

4,098

2,257

1,999

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,329

1,891

1,106

592

1,282

Kansas

1,350

1,398

1,831

904

898

Minnesota

2,859

2,409

2,278

3,078

1,981

Missouri

2,690

1,991

2,193

1,862

3,111

Nebraska

834

943

1,346

917

962

North Dakota

419

690

555

522

408

South Dakota

858

581

556

269

321

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

764

658

292

590

472

District of Columbia

641

426

471

530

250

Florida

10,199

8,752

7,446

8,668

8,543

Georgia

4,977

4,913

3,675

3,401

3,949

Maryland

3,603

2,795

2,833

2,414

3,276

North Carolina

6,012

4,271

5,495

3,847

3,352

South Carolina

1,564

2,415

2,459

1,598

1,428

Virginia

4,105

3,263

5,568

2,999

1,519

West Virginia

872

881

793

519

724

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,616

2,552

2,514

1,704

1,003

Kentucky

1,586

2,785

2,147

1,460

1,940

Mississippi

1,301

2,013

786

753

787

Tennessee

3,156

2,972

2,134

3,880

2,658

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1,363

1,259

1,270

1,051

1,088

Louisiana

2,133

2,778

1,719

1,122

1,769

Oklahoma

2,380

1,524

1,272

1,100

2,209

Texas

10,627

6,767

4,843

5,851

7,418

 

Mountain:

Arizona

3,555

4,459

2,804

2,394

2,248

Colorado

3,486

4,116

3,762

4,234

2,735

Idaho

1,007

873

1,027

767

867

Montana

799

983

952

945

893

Nevada

1,594

870

954

597

1,366

New Mexico

758

776

687

827

710

Utah

1,770

1,222

1,602

1,256

1,218

Wyoming

620

491

451

350

340

 

Pacific:

Alaska

491

589

395

236

296

California

16,572

9,770

9,213

8,167

7,743

Hawaii

901

920

710

650

587

Oregon

2,075

2,364

3,165

1,883

1,385

Washington

4,423

3,841

3,605

2,976

2,660

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.