Table VIII.A.1.a Percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 7,524,187    37.6%    26.8%    19.7%    16.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 84,234    31.0%    21.7%    22.7%    24.6%   
Maine 39,765    37.7%    27.9%    20.5%    13.9%   
Massachusetts 177,517    39.4%    28.2%    16.6%    15.8%   
New Hampshire 36,738    33.2%    37.1%    9.4%    20.2%   
Rhode Island 26,843    39.5%    28.6%    14.8%    17.1%   
Vermont 19,570    37.8%    14.8%    26.3%    21.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 213,885    37.4%    30.7%    17.3%    14.7%   
New York 486,472    42.9%    28.4%    16.1%    12.6%   
Pennsylvania 293,728    42.4%    27.1%    15.9%    14.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 315,215    40.7%    25.8%    20.9%    12.5%   
Indiana 151,542    38.1%    23.1%    18.8%    20.1%   
Michigan 216,140    42.6%    20.3%    19.9%    17.2%   
Ohio 226,203    37.6%    32.9%    14.2%    15.2%   
Wisconsin 135,511    35.1%    28.6%    21.6%    14.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 88,698    36.9%    28.7%    20.6%    13.8%   
Kansas 76,839    39.2%    28.3%    18.2%    14.3%   
Minnesota 151,043    33.3%    31.0%    20.1%    15.6%   
Missouri 159,231    41.5%    30.1%    14.1%    14.3%   
Nebraska 60,373    40.3%    34.1%    13.8%    11.8%   
North Dakota 26,841    38.2%    31.2%    19.1%    11.5%   
South Dakota 29,472    39.0%    25.7%    20.6%    14.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 22,942    41.5%    19.2%    24.4%    14.9%   
District of Columbia 22,549    35.2%    25.2%    18.7%    20.9%   
Florida 529,249    34.2%    21.4%    22.5%    21.9%   
Georgia 228,560    38.7%    28.7%    17.5%    15.1%   
Maryland 131,886    34.8%    25.9%    19.3%    20.1%   
North Carolina 219,478    38.6%    22.5%    27.1%    11.8%   
South Carolina 106,341    32.5%    33.0%    20.4%    14.1%   
Virginia 189,054    33.1%    31.9%    19.4%    15.6%   
West Virginia 32,249    32.1%    30.2%    22.4%    15.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 98,092    35.4%    33.1%    14.5%    17.0%   
Kentucky 82,008    34.5%    31.0%    19.5%    15.0%   
Mississippi 56,281    34.3%    16.2%    27.6%    22.0%   
Tennessee 128,380    41.9%    22.6%    17.5%    17.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 67,184    30.7%    26.8%    22.1%    20.4%   
Louisiana 103,702    35.2%    19.4%    25.5%    19.9%   
Oklahoma 91,586    35.7%    31.1%    21.3%    12.0%   
Texas 555,170    34.1%    32.8%    22.3%    10.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 138,204    33.2%    34.2%    17.3%    15.3%   
Colorado 164,630    36.2%    23.8%    19.5%    20.4%   
Idaho 46,936    34.9%    29.1%    20.7%    15.3%   
Montana 38,733    30.6%    24.0%    25.9%    19.5%   
Nevada 66,542    37.3%    16.0%    23.9%    22.8%   
New Mexico 42,897    28.7%    28.6%    23.8%    18.9%   
Utah 75,451    37.8%    29.8%    13.8%    18.5%   
Wyoming 21,116    29.5%    22.8%    23.7%    24.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 20,675    32.9%    24.1%    18.7%    24.2%   
California 891,458    39.9%    22.8%    20.6%    16.7%   
Hawaii 30,959    36.1%    21.9%    21.0%    21.0%   
Oregon 118,912    42.1%    23.3%    21.9%    12.7%   
Washington 187,099    37.1%    26.9%    19.5%    16.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 Standard errors for percent of number of private-sector establishments by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 20,667    0.51%    0.46%    0.40%    0.38%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,474    3.06%    2.65%    2.47%    2.97%   
Maine 479    2.90%    2.79%    2.36%    1.91%   
Massachusetts 3,420    3.66%    3.07%    2.66%    2.76%   
New Hampshire 763    3.05%    3.21%    1.62%    2.56%   
Rhode Island 800    3.57%    3.37%    2.77%    2.58%   
Vermont 291    3.08%    2.08%    2.69%    2.58%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,326    2.67%    2.48%    1.97%    1.89%   
New York 6,350    2.61%    2.40%    1.74%    1.64%   
Pennsylvania 3,827    2.63%    2.34%    1.78%    1.76%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,395    3.28%    2.94%    2.44%    2.22%   
Indiana 2,507    3.07%    2.54%    2.18%    2.43%   
Michigan 3,508    3.10%    2.33%    2.33%    2.46%   
Ohio 3,368    2.63%    2.57%    1.79%    1.86%   
Wisconsin 2,509    2.91%    2.79%    2.55%    2.21%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,487    3.11%    2.91%    2.45%    2.17%   
Kansas 1,394    3.21%    2.88%    2.35%    2.08%   
Minnesota 2,659    3.07%    3.01%    2.66%    2.30%   
Missouri 2,560    3.24%    3.09%    2.04%    2.10%   
Nebraska 1,155    3.23%    3.16%    2.10%    1.98%   
North Dakota 511    3.24%    3.19%    2.44%    1.81%   
South Dakota 450    2.96%    2.57%    2.40%    2.05%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 455    3.40%    2.69%    2.99%    2.42%   
District of Columbia 397    3.54%    3.05%    2.70%    2.91%   
Florida 6,941    2.65%    2.30%    2.04%    2.29%   
Georgia 4,282    3.25%    3.07%    2.24%    2.20%   
Maryland 3,298    3.30%    3.08%    2.66%    2.66%   
North Carolina 3,490    2.69%    2.21%    2.34%    1.60%   
South Carolina 1,764    2.78%    2.78%    2.40%    1.92%   
Virginia 3,392    3.15%    3.12%    2.46%    2.18%   
West Virginia 412    2.97%    2.87%    2.59%    2.16%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,596    2.94%    2.76%    1.89%    2.10%   
Kentucky 1,462    3.01%    2.89%    2.44%    2.18%   
Mississippi 971    3.03%    2.33%    2.97%    2.59%   
Tennessee 2,604    3.19%    2.63%    2.28%    2.52%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,305    3.13%    3.22%    2.67%    2.63%   
Louisiana 2,151    3.15%    2.40%    2.77%    2.62%   
Oklahoma 1,445    3.11%    2.91%    2.59%    2.03%   
Texas 7,033    2.06%    2.05%    1.86%    1.45%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,030    3.00%    3.11%    2.19%    2.19%   
Colorado 2,916    3.12%    2.80%    2.42%    2.75%   
Idaho 728    2.99%    2.82%    2.56%    2.11%   
Montana 590    2.92%    2.75%    2.66%    2.34%   
Nevada 1,531    3.81%    2.67%    3.31%    3.07%   
New Mexico 820    3.05%    3.04%    2.75%    2.68%   
Utah 1,015    3.13%    3.00%    2.15%    2.41%   
Wyoming 297    2.88%    2.62%    2.56%    2.68%   
Pacific:
Alaska 297    2.97%    2.66%    2.31%    2.75%   
California 7,525    1.73%    1.48%    1.41%    1.33%   
Hawaii 702    3.62%    2.91%    2.94%    3.09%   
Oregon 1,641    2.96%    2.57%    2.31%    1.88%   
Washington 2,872    3.07%    2.69%    2.44%    2.24%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.