| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,156,119 | 15,293,087 | 7,739,564 | 3,159,955 | 1,963,514 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 315,915 | 173,927 | 91,207 | 37,528 | 13,253 |
| Maine | 132,967 | 66,765 | 33,750 | 17,499 | 14,954 |
| Massachusetts | 804,508 | 418,074 | 236,471 | 110,847 | 39,117 * |
| New Hampshire | 167,311 | 86,687 | 40,006 | 30,344 | 10,274 * |
| Rhode Island | 125,230 | 58,061 | 37,464 | 14,393 | 15,311 * |
| Vermont | 73,327 | 36,185 | 18,850 | 9,125 | 9,168 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 889,759 | 479,268 | 271,441 | 96,619 | 42,430 |
| New York | 1,911,277 | 1,056,401 | 539,674 | 195,482 | 119,721 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,419,188 | 782,113 | 367,831 | 142,745 | 126,499 |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1,289,740 | 602,564 | 400,055 | 138,155 | 148,966 * |
| Indiana | 606,407 | 316,881 | 161,871 | 79,892 | 47,763 |
| Michigan | 902,400 | 513,457 | 261,334 | 75,310 | 52,298 |
| Ohio | 1,195,142 | 695,935 | 259,047 | 142,227 | 97,933 * |
| Wisconsin | 642,916 | 353,524 | 147,952 | 72,311 | 69,130 * |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 338,842 | 190,231 | 103,349 | 20,925 | 24,337 |
| Kansas | 256,786 | 138,323 | 51,311 | 46,309 * | 20,843 |
| Minnesota | 672,955 | 324,210 | 196,281 | 110,859 * | 41,605 |
| Missouri | 590,020 | 327,864 | 166,052 | 67,450 | 28,654 |
| Nebraska | 203,759 | 103,563 | 61,730 | 24,173 | 14,293 |
| North Dakota | 92,793 | 50,953 | 27,290 | 9,455 | 5,094 |
| South Dakota | 93,514 | 51,691 | 22,223 | 7,522 | 12,078 * |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 108,531 | 59,519 | 22,651 | 13,832 | 12,529 |
| District of Columbia | 95,161 | 49,436 | 29,622 * | 8,354 | 7,749 |
| Florida | 1,511,494 | 729,535 | 508,982 | 167,642 | 105,335 |
| Georgia | 897,087 | 534,423 | 207,416 | 101,411 * | 53,838 |
| Maryland | 483,725 | 258,438 | 130,074 | 70,142 * | 25,071 |
| North Carolina | 756,613 | 427,607 | 181,075 | 78,436 | 69,495 * |
| South Carolina | 364,929 | 196,480 | 117,413 | 40,221 | 10,815 |
| Virginia | 650,486 | 379,167 | 171,959 | 71,928 | 27,431 |
| West Virginia | 138,289 | 72,250 | 42,786 | 15,848 | 7,406 * |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 365,032 | 218,035 | 77,927 | 38,702 | 30,368 * |
| Kentucky | 301,664 | 182,867 | 87,138 | 24,923 | 6,736 |
| Mississippi | 203,403 | 119,360 | 46,394 | 20,105 | 17,543 * |
| Tennessee | 573,681 | 296,229 | 174,230 | 71,320 | 31,901 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 183,968 | 107,270 | 49,900 | 18,672 | 8,127 |
| Louisiana | 369,549 | 194,089 | 122,975 | 37,933 | 14,552 |
| Oklahoma | 233,594 | 144,343 | 49,032 | 25,837 | 14,381 |
| Texas | 2,019,272 | 1,161,682 | 570,182 | 189,275 | 98,132 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 468,006 | 262,081 | 102,701 | 67,082 | 36,142 * |
| Colorado | 535,307 | 266,213 | 155,226 | 74,404 | 39,465 * |
| Idaho | 149,477 | 76,716 | 41,399 | 10,449 | 20,912 |
| Montana | 121,003 | 54,440 | 37,410 | 17,971 | 11,182 |
| Nevada | 243,067 | 144,018 | 54,898 | -- | 38,040 |
| New Mexico | 135,489 | 73,284 | 33,468 | 14,359 | 14,378 * |
| Utah | 304,343 | 153,266 | 92,097 | 37,185 | 21,795 * |
| Wyoming | 43,851 | 26,718 | 10,781 | 4,685 | 1,667 |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 56,386 | 29,657 | 14,745 | 8,375 | 3,609 |
| California | 2,998,469 | 1,621,299 | 835,786 | 318,807 | 222,577 |
| Hawaii | 127,829 | 62,036 | 32,661 | 20,948 | 12,184 |
| Oregon | 353,584 | 181,339 | 99,815 | 56,063 | 16,368 |
| Washington | 638,072 | 384,612 | 143,633 | 79,763 | 30,064 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.
| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 404,448 | 338,653 | 233,109 | 125,945 | 102,778 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 25,454 | 22,390 | 15,162 | 7,624 | 3,899 |
| Maine | 10,895 | 10,301 | 4,985 | 3,993 | 3,480 |
| Massachusetts | 62,082 | 51,079 | 40,097 | 18,830 | 14,225 * |
| New Hampshire | 13,172 | 10,462 | 7,201 | 6,494 | 4,577 * |
| Rhode Island | 11,945 | 8,286 | 8,318 | 4,290 | 6,193 * |
| Vermont | 5,147 | 4,268 | 3,269 | 2,102 | 2,449 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 82,085 | 74,105 | 43,903 | 18,829 | 11,739 |
| New York | 114,532 | 98,472 | 71,138 | 27,023 | 20,995 |
| Pennsylvania | 95,815 | 87,319 | 54,003 | 22,700 | 24,748 |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 105,684 | 72,481 | 70,956 | 25,662 | 46,484 * |
| Indiana | 52,090 | 42,903 | 31,579 | 17,816 | 8,600 |
| Michigan | 68,798 | 60,630 | 40,590 | 16,978 | 12,753 |
| Ohio | 90,543 | 78,258 | 42,532 | 32,610 | 34,934 * |
| Wisconsin | 50,551 | 42,345 | 23,640 | 15,240 | 23,676 * |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 26,472 | 23,167 | 16,419 | 3,612 | 6,393 |
| Kansas | 24,832 | 15,873 | 8,546 | 18,958 * | 5,893 |
| Minnesota | 58,243 | 40,714 | 24,971 | 42,284 * | 9,257 |
| Missouri | 41,955 | 39,124 | 23,737 | 15,936 | 7,155 |
| Nebraska | 17,445 | 12,843 | 12,802 | 5,696 | 4,168 |
| North Dakota | 7,134 | 6,118 | 4,570 | 2,150 | 1,475 |
| South Dakota | 7,419 | 6,411 | 3,021 | 1,652 | 3,885 * |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 7,987 | 7,647 | 4,036 | 2,811 | 2,104 |
| District of Columbia | 10,939 | 7,461 | 8,910 * | 1,605 | 2,210 |
| Florida | 92,906 | 67,646 | 67,309 | 34,126 | 19,025 |
| Georgia | 132,517 | 129,410 | 35,656 | 37,631 * | 12,676 |
| Maryland | 45,255 | 34,697 | 23,140 | 24,912 * | 5,785 |
| North Carolina | 61,862 | 52,652 | 27,060 | 21,652 | 25,102 * |
| South Carolina | 30,433 | 23,091 | 21,700 | 9,647 | 2,592 |
| Virginia | 51,156 | 42,204 | 31,025 | 17,053 | 6,264 |
| West Virginia | 11,711 | 10,280 | 6,268 | 4,011 | 2,541 * |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 40,509 | 33,123 | 22,581 | 11,278 | 9,733 * |
| Kentucky | 28,165 | 25,791 | 15,076 | 4,791 | 1,692 |
| Mississippi | 18,483 | 16,371 | 9,175 | 4,851 | 5,581 * |
| Tennessee | 54,488 | 42,339 | 37,356 | 18,370 | 7,144 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 28,849 | 27,224 | 10,630 | 4,893 | 2,062 |
| Louisiana | 36,241 | 30,512 | 22,940 | 8,476 | 3,419 |
| Oklahoma | 19,755 | 18,272 | 8,659 | 6,774 | 3,840 |
| Texas | 133,131 | 110,000 | 84,929 | 32,055 | 20,871 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 45,435 | 40,961 | 19,705 | 16,098 | 11,033 * |
| Colorado | 50,849 | 37,423 | 35,836 | 16,527 | 12,725 * |
| Idaho | 11,739 | 9,112 | 7,106 | 1,996 | 5,876 |
| Montana | 9,125 | 6,699 | 6,630 | 3,297 | 3,101 |
| Nevada | 20,575 | 18,932 | 10,564 | -- | 4,842 |
| New Mexico | 11,299 | 8,705 | 5,653 | 3,337 | 5,797 * |
| Utah | 29,289 | 17,903 | 22,768 | 5,564 | 9,970 * |
| Wyoming | 3,282 | 3,017 | 1,836 | 972 | 375 |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 4,990 | 3,903 | 2,882 | 2,234 | 1,053 |
| California | 143,579 | 112,766 | 89,204 | 42,934 | 46,949 |
| Hawaii | 11,086 | 9,535 | 6,382 | 3,996 | 1,875 |
| Oregon | 31,098 | 18,846 | 25,095 | 12,761 | 4,029 |
| Washington | 58,081 | 51,410 | 28,637 | 19,256 | 6,960 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.