Small businesses, including ASCs, with 10 to 19 employees pay their workers the highest wages in Massachusetts, where the average small business worker earns $59,590.04 a year, according to a report from Venture Smarter based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
That is more than 27% above the national average pay for small business employees, according to a Feb. 27 report sent to Becker’s.
The 10 states with the highest paying small businesses, and employees’ average yearly wages:
1. Massachusetts: $59,590.04
2. Alaska: $55,473.37
3. California: $54,106.66
4. New York: $54,020.46
5. Connecticut: $52,954.17
6. New Jersey: $51,957.66
7. Maryland: $51,702.50
8. Illinois: $51,378.68
9. Washington: $51,133.87
10. New Hampshire: $50,747.25
