Table VIII.A.1(2012) Number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 6,789,881    2,625,197    1,861,533    1,337,836    965,315   
New England:
Connecticut 84,103    34,770    16,255    19,150    13,928   
Maine 37,118    13,679    12,844    5,167    5,428   
Massachusetts 158,479    72,548    42,081    23,366    20,484   
New Hampshire 33,395    12,391    9,052    4,990    6,963   
Rhode Island 25,679    10,982    6,004    5,354    3,339   
Vermont 19,099    7,282    5,417    3,854    2,545   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 204,116    84,901    60,345    32,335    26,534   
New York 472,904    204,484    122,487    89,367    56,566   
Pennsylvania 264,063    99,610    73,675    56,890    33,888   
East North Central:
Illinois 285,780    120,688    83,710    51,222    30,160   
Indiana 136,141    58,119    34,190    24,862    18,970   
Michigan 200,729    78,930    66,201    28,227    27,370   
Ohio 228,446    86,268    64,054    44,046    34,078   
Wisconsin 135,508    53,732    43,658    16,189    21,929   
West North Central:
Iowa 83,063    32,549    25,770    13,994    10,750   
Kansas 74,853    22,622    24,223    15,528    12,481   
Minnesota 140,724    57,096    37,421    28,314    17,893   
Missouri 132,225    47,551    39,359    27,319    17,996   
Nebraska 55,687    23,786    16,942    7,452    7,508   
North Dakota 24,509    10,667    7,886    3,254    2,702   
South Dakota 28,173    12,878    6,616    5,044    3,635   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 21,064    8,233    5,034    5,035    2,762   
District of Columbia 20,318    7,701    4,228    3,962    4,427   
Florida 446,620    179,810    116,119    93,112    57,579   
Georgia 189,375    64,976    46,107    48,885    29,407   
Maryland 124,395    46,942    40,240    18,703    18,510   
North Carolina 199,255    67,376    58,637    40,869    32,373   
South Carolina 95,346    37,264    26,619    17,955    13,509   
Virginia 172,585    69,324    38,475    35,214    29,572   
West Virginia 34,739    13,001    10,476    6,542    4,721   
East South Central:
Alabama 90,427    30,459    25,118    21,108    13,742   
Kentucky 84,109    34,089    21,685    13,921    14,415   
Mississippi 56,244    19,273    13,754    13,368    9,848   
Tennessee 113,972    44,738    26,948    23,413    18,872   
West South Central:
Arkansas 62,806    27,045    17,557    10,038    8,166   
Louisiana 91,201    33,137    24,948    21,279    11,837   
Oklahoma 80,626    31,418    24,511    13,466    11,230   
Texas 491,413    162,724    149,801    103,309    75,579   
Mountain:
Arizona 116,866    38,303    35,764    25,998    16,801   
Colorado 141,046    49,173    33,320    33,337    25,215   
Idaho 40,427    15,474    10,790    7,469    6,695   
Montana 34,407    12,291    8,896    7,752    5,468   
Nevada 50,529    21,928    9,474    5,932    13,195   
New Mexico 39,768    12,071    14,261    8,663    4,772   
Utah 64,984    23,818    18,895    13,289    8,983   
Wyoming 19,752    7,047    5,760    4,314    2,631   
Pacific:
Alaska 18,676    7,228    4,370    3,965    3,113   
California 777,464    292,578    198,559    173,607    112,719   
Hawaii 28,751    10,351    7,106    5,333    5,961   
Oregon 99,106    43,632    22,372    20,230    12,872   
Washington 158,813    68,256    43,519    31,843    15,194   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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(2012) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 29,797    32,134    19,362    20,207    16,945   
New England:
Connecticut 2,080    2,007    1,727    1,972    1,851   
Maine 717    571    614    482    656   
Massachusetts 4,655    6,263    3,838    3,629    2,904   
New Hampshire 1,336    680    1,233    620    796   
Rhode Island 876    885    686    568    407   
Vermont 597    472    419    388    202   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 6,565    4,371    3,823    2,832    3,298   
New York 7,940    12,612    9,328    4,105    5,942   
Pennsylvania 6,074    7,918    5,216    3,574    4,320   
East North Central:
Illinois 6,794    6,556    5,726    4,167    4,297   
Indiana 2,510    3,005    2,000    2,461    1,528   
Michigan 5,922    5,410    5,118    3,655    3,212   
Ohio 5,313    5,247    3,767    4,325    2,496   
Wisconsin 4,057    3,841    2,949    1,809    2,406   
West North Central:
Iowa 3,209    1,904    1,759    1,310    1,222   
Kansas 4,552    2,015    3,390    1,101    1,070   
Minnesota 2,816    2,561    3,450    2,573    2,844   
Missouri 2,619    2,717    4,048    2,677    3,434   
Nebraska 2,024    1,741    637    654    740   
North Dakota 485    741    614    403    269   
South Dakota 848    892    854    619    432   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1,129    787    652    653    183   
District of Columbia 847    638    416    609    648   
Florida 7,502    6,592    4,757    5,237    6,995   
Georgia 6,135    4,690    4,938    4,183    3,448   
Maryland 4,281    3,383    3,157    2,255    1,724   
North Carolina 3,811    6,107    3,840    4,723    4,202   
South Carolina 1,648    2,692    2,581    1,245    1,301   
Virginia 4,645    2,933    4,068    4,367    4,584   
West Virginia 840    874    807    652    526   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,604    2,252    1,554    1,823    1,740   
Kentucky 2,062    1,848    2,901    1,567    1,335   
Mississippi 1,911    1,518    1,850    807    819   
Tennessee 4,494    3,880    3,131    2,552    2,038   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,322    1,575    1,381    1,227    874   
Louisiana 2,730    2,473    2,982    2,756    1,609   
Oklahoma 2,702    2,092    2,759    1,596    1,165   
Texas 12,534    10,007    6,161    8,100    8,572   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,676    3,587    3,388    2,257    2,079   
Colorado 3,359    5,638    3,607    3,793    2,695   
Idaho 795    1,510    830    1,148    771   
Montana 1,312    566    1,078    714    719   
Nevada 1,615    1,545    542    885    1,254   
New Mexico 1,011    913    888    786    567   
Utah 2,258    940    1,740    952    1,794   
Wyoming 487    695    504    440    432   
Pacific:
Alaska 516    313    548    337    384   
California 11,671    10,561    7,737    10,207    6,591   
Hawaii 636    637    748    681    563   
Oregon 2,624    1,884    2,633    1,410    1,757   
Washington 4,837    4,449    2,659    3,579    2,516   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.