Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 21.3% | 25.0% | 22.5% | 21.0% | 19.4% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 23.0% | 29.2% | 20.5% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
Maine | 21.3% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 24.0% | 19.5% |
Massachusetts | 25.6% | 37.8% | 28.2% | 25.2% | 20.3% |
New Hampshire | 21.8% | 29.6% | 26.7% | 23.9% | 15.3% |
Rhode Island | 25.8% | 27.7% | 29.2% | 23.6% | 25.1% |
Vermont | 21.0% | 31.9% | 16.8% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 21.3% | 28.9% | 19.1% | 22.0% | 19.7% |
New York | 20.4% | 19.1% | 25.3% | 18.0% | 19.5% |
Pennsylvania | 20.0% | 23.8% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 17.9% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 21.7% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 18.1% | 21.7% |
Indiana | 20.4% | 24.3% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 16.9% |
Michigan | 22.7% | 24.1% | 23.4% | 21.3% | 22.9% |
Ohio | 24.0% | 26.9% | 24.1% | 25.2% | 21.7% |
Wisconsin | 23.4% | 31.5% | 29.0% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 23.4% | 33.6% | 20.9% | 23.8% | 20.9% |
Kansas | 20.0% | 20.5% | 26.0% | 18.4% | 17.4% |
Minnesota | 23.2% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 24.6% |
Missouri | 21.1% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 22.4% |
Nebraska | 20.3% | 16.1% | 20.6% | 23.0% | 19.1% |
North Dakota | 18.8% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 19.9% | 16.1% |
South Dakota | 22.2% | 28.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 19.5% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 19.6% | 26.9% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 15.5% |
District of Columbia | 18.9% | 25.8% | 19.2% | 19.0% | 15.9% |
Florida | 22.1% | 27.5% | 21.6% | 21.2% | 21.6% |
Georgia | 21.7% | 24.8% | 20.7% | 23.1% | 20.1% |
Maryland | 23.7% | 28.8% | 25.1% | 21.1% | 23.4% |
North Carolina | 20.4% | 24.7% | 22.0% | 20.2% | 18.5% |
South Carolina | 21.3% | 22.1% | 25.2% | 21.8% | 17.7% |
Virginia | 26.3% | 36.2% | 24.9% | 29.5% | 20.3% |
West Virginia | 19.6% | 29.8% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 15.3% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 23.9% | 31.0% | 30.0% | 18.7% | 21.0% |
Kentucky | 24.4% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 29.4% | 20.4% |
Mississippi | 22.8% | 34.3% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
Tennessee | 23.6% | 24.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.2% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 23.0% | 36.5% | 23.2% | 21.7% | 18.3% |
Louisiana | 24.2% | 29.8% | 20.4% | 26.4% | 22.7% |
Oklahoma | 19.5% | 19.9% | 18.4% | 19.9% | 19.8% |
Texas | 21.4% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 20.9% | 18.7% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 25.0% | 24.3% | 25.0% | 28.8% | 21.1% |
Colorado | 20.6% | 21.2% | 22.5% | 19.6% | 20.1% |
Idaho | 19.4% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 19.5% | 18.8% |
Montana | 16.2% | 14.6% * | 18.4% | 14.2% | 17.7% |
Nevada | 22.5% | 27.7% | 21.2% | 23.6% | 20.4% |
New Mexico | 23.5% | 20.8% | 19.4% | 25.9% | 24.8% |
Utah | 19.3% | 21.4% | 22.4% | 15.0% | 19.5% |
Wyoming | 20.4% | 31.2% | 23.2% | 18.7% | 17.9% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 13.7% | 24.3% | 15.2% | 9.6% | 13.8% |
California | 18.4% | 25.4% | 19.6% | 17.9% | 16.0% |
Hawaii | 11.7% | 13.9% | 8.8% | 11.6% | 13.3% |
Oregon | 16.5% | 17.1% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 17.9% |
Washington | 14.4% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0.22% | 0.64% | 0.45% | 0.41% | 0.35% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.10% | 2.88% | 2.64% | 1.89% | 1.44% |
Maine | 1.79% | 3.68% | 1.83% | 4.85% | 1.71% |
Massachusetts | 1.45% | 7.06% | 2.02% | 1.84% | 1.72% |
New Hampshire | 1.69% | 3.09% | 3.38% | 1.65% | 2.79% |
Rhode Island | 1.06% | 2.61% | 2.13% | 1.58% | 2.15% |
Vermont | 1.24% | 4.26% | 2.15% | 1.80% | 1.39% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.11% | 3.00% | 2.36% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
New York | 1.12% | 2.17% | 2.37% | 1.92% | 1.63% |
Pennsylvania | 0.93% | 3.19% | 1.38% | 2.04% | 1.29% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.08% | 2.07% | 1.98% | 1.81% | 1.87% |
Indiana | 1.11% | 1.94% | 1.55% | 2.27% | 1.96% |
Michigan | 1.14% | 2.01% | 1.70% | 1.95% | 2.52% |
Ohio | 1.16% | 2.18% | 1.52% | 2.69% | 2.01% |
Wisconsin | 1.09% | 2.83% | 1.93% | 1.54% | 1.27% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.06% | 3.78% | 1.38% | 1.86% | 1.87% |
Kansas | 0.97% | 2.14% | 2.08% | 1.80% | 1.38% |
Minnesota | 1.11% | 2.53% | 2.93% | 1.52% | 2.12% |
Missouri | 1.12% | 1.76% | 2.02% | 2.17% | 2.16% |
Nebraska | 1.28% | 2.83% | 2.14% | 1.92% | 2.14% |
North Dakota | 1.03% | 3.02% | 1.93% | 1.77% | 1.81% |
South Dakota | 0.93% | 3.55% | 1.98% | 1.67% | 1.47% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 0.99% | 3.93% | 2.43% | 1.82% | 0.98% |
District of Columbia | 0.97% | 2.70% | 1.90% | 2.19% | 1.59% |
Florida | 0.97% | 2.62% | 2.60% | 1.52% | 1.36% |
Georgia | 1.01% | 2.56% | 1.68% | 1.88% | 1.95% |
Maryland | 1.47% | 2.94% | 1.89% | 2.34% | 3.17% |
North Carolina | 0.86% | 2.45% | 1.86% | 1.77% | 1.17% |
South Carolina | 2.05% | 2.49% | 6.55% | 3.02% | 2.28% |
Virginia | 1.95% | 7.91% | 2.64% | 2.87% | 2.26% |
West Virginia | 1.17% | 4.08% | 1.83% | 2.82% | 1.27% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.37% | 2.39% | 3.14% | 2.26% | 1.73% |
Kentucky | 2.77% | 2.19% | 1.59% | 6.79% | 2.78% |
Mississippi | 1.36% | 6.60% | 2.50% | 1.94% | 2.32% |
Tennessee | 1.30% | 3.55% | 1.69% | 2.94% | 2.08% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.31% | 3.82% | 3.95% | 1.61% | 1.17% |
Louisiana | 1.39% | 2.81% | 2.84% | 2.28% | 2.49% |
Oklahoma | 1.35% | 2.44% | 3.22% | 2.39% | 2.04% |
Texas | 0.93% | 2.10% | 1.53% | 1.78% | 1.62% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.44% | 2.40% | 2.29% | 2.49% | 2.95% |
Colorado | 1.07% | 1.79% | 2.99% | 1.69% | 1.76% |
Idaho | 1.60% | 3.05% | 2.94% | 2.95% | 2.57% |
Montana | 1.33% | 4.77% * | 2.24% | 2.01% | 2.29% |
Nevada | 1.87% | 2.71% | 4.10% | 3.79% | 2.41% |
New Mexico | 2.26% | 3.51% | 1.78% | 2.35% | 5.30% |
Utah | 1.20% | 2.52% | 2.24% | 2.32% | 1.64% |
Wyoming | 1.86% | 4.03% | 6.20% | 2.04% | 2.36% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.19% | 4.82% | 1.31% | 1.84% | 1.49% |
California | 0.67% | 1.78% | 1.66% | 1.04% | 1.10% |
Hawaii | 1.20% | 2.54% | 1.71% | 2.03% | 2.92% |
Oregon | 1.05% | 2.58% | 1.68% | 1.53% | 2.36% |
Washington | 1.05% | 3.34% | 2.03% | 2.38% | 1.35% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.