| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78.2% | 57.6% | 72.7% | 85.9% | 90.3% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 78.6% | 53.7% | 76.0% | 89.8% | 86.9% |
| Maine | 78.8% | 52.5% | 71.4% | 92.6% | 89.1% |
| Massachusetts | 80.4% | 59.1% | 78.4% | 86.9% | 93.5% |
| New Hampshire | 78.9% | 59.9% | 73.0% | 91.0% | 85.2% |
| Rhode Island | 82.0% | 70.7% | 76.6% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
| Vermont | 72.2% | 50.1% | 64.9% | 78.8% | 89.2% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 79.5% | 52.3% | 79.9% | 90.1% | 88.1% |
| New York | 78.9% | 65.5% | 71.9% | 84.1% | 90.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 79.7% | 57.5% | 74.4% | 88.2% | 91.1% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 78.6% | 61.2% | 72.0% | 86.8% | 87.5% |
| Indiana | 82.6% | 62.1% | 79.4% | 89.5% | 91.9% |
| Michigan | 75.9% | 57.8% | 66.4% | 84.5% | 89.0% |
| Ohio | 77.2% | 54.1% | 75.4% | 86.6% | 86.2% |
| Wisconsin | 77.0% | 40.7% | 68.8% | 91.2% | 94.2% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 76.6% | 56.7% | 73.2% | 80.5% | 89.8% |
| Kansas | 81.1% | 59.4% | 80.6% | 88.2% | 89.2% |
| Minnesota | 75.1% | 55.3% | 68.0% | 79.5% | 88.5% |
| Missouri | 79.9% | 57.5% | 73.4% | 86.4% | 94.3% |
| Nebraska | 72.0% | 53.0% | 75.1% | 74.1% | 78.9% |
| North Dakota | 74.4% | 46.4% | 62.6% | 86.6% | 91.6% |
| South Dakota | 74.0% | 44.3% | 77.2% | 76.2% | 88.7% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 79.1% | 56.1% | 74.5% | 87.0% | 92.5% |
| District of Columbia | 82.8% | 63.6% | 74.8% | 91.8% | 97.3% |
| Florida | 78.5% | 58.6% | 72.7% | 81.1% | 95.5% |
| Georgia | 78.4% | 60.3% | 70.5% | 88.8% | 89.1% |
| Maryland | 78.5% | 60.1% | 74.4% | 83.7% | 90.1% |
| North Carolina | 82.0% | 62.9% | 84.1% | 82.3% | 91.5% |
| South Carolina | 77.0% | 52.0% | 71.5% | 83.9% | 93.0% |
| Virginia | 77.4% | 56.0% | 65.9% | 87.4% | 93.3% |
| West Virginia | 75.2% | 40.9% | 74.1% | 85.1% | 88.7% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 82.4% | 52.7% | 83.6% | 92.5% | 92.4% |
| Kentucky | 81.5% | 64.0% | 76.7% | 87.1% | 92.4% |
| Mississippi | 78.5% | 49.2% | 81.4% | 80.6% | 94.2% |
| Tennessee | 79.1% | 58.5% | 74.1% | 87.0% | 91.5% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 81.1% | 60.8% | 78.9% | 88.9% | 88.6% |
| Louisiana | 77.7% | 48.5% | 71.5% | 87.4% | 93.6% |
| Oklahoma | 77.2% | 54.0% | 74.7% | 82.9% | 88.7% |
| Texas | 74.6% | 45.9% | 66.1% | 87.2% | 92.2% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 74.4% | 57.6% | 65.8% | 78.0% | 90.2% |
| Colorado | 78.7% | 70.9% | 67.4% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| Idaho | 75.9% | 47.0% | 70.5% | 85.7% | 88.5% |
| Montana | 75.6% | 49.9% | 62.4% | 84.2% | 90.0% |
| Nevada | 78.8% | 52.7% | 76.7% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| New Mexico | 77.5% | 56.5% | 70.2% | 84.6% | 90.0% |
| Utah | 73.6% | 56.3% | 64.0% | 79.1% | 88.0% |
| Wyoming | 73.6% | 57.5% | 62.5% | 79.9% | 86.0% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 69.8% | 61.8% | 46.6% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| California | 78.9% | 63.2% | 72.5% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| Hawaii | 79.6% | 66.9% | 81.7% | 81.3% | 88.0% |
| Oregon | 75.1% | 57.0% | 67.9% | 84.4% | 82.1% |
| Washington | 78.9% | 58.2% | 73.1% | 82.5% | 92.0% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | |||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | |||||
| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.53% | 1.22% | 1.02% | 0.56% | 0.40% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 1.72% | 3.78% | 2.06% | 2.89% | 3.87% |
| Maine | 2.33% | 3.96% | 3.11% | 1.88% | 1.09% |
| Massachusetts | 2.06% | 4.09% | 2.66% | 1.80% | 1.51% |
| New Hampshire | 1.55% | 4.25% | 2.77% | 2.73% | 2.41% |
| Rhode Island | 1.77% | 3.39% | 3.27% | 3.88% | 3.32% |
| Vermont | 2.40% | 6.67% | 4.30% | 4.10% | 1.01% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 1.48% | 3.87% | 2.27% | 1.04% | 2.97% |
| New York | 1.50% | 3.24% | 3.20% | 2.12% | 1.90% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.48% | 5.36% | 3.98% | 1.70% | 2.46% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1.50% | 5.51% | 2.96% | 2.30% | 2.44% |
| Indiana | 2.85% | 6.33% | 2.19% | 1.76% | 2.32% |
| Michigan | 3.13% | 6.36% | 4.32% | 2.72% | 4.68% |
| Ohio | 1.57% | 6.09% | 3.32% | 1.93% | 4.32% |
| Wisconsin | 2.27% | 6.18% | 4.28% | 1.54% | 1.60% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 1.31% | 4.01% | 4.30% | 3.21% | 2.71% |
| Kansas | 1.40% | 4.39% | 3.56% | 2.44% | 2.87% |
| Minnesota | 2.31% | 3.92% | 2.98% | 2.48% | 3.16% |
| Missouri | 0.88% | 4.59% | 3.46% | 2.30% | 1.66% |
| Nebraska | 3.24% | 5.19% | 4.12% | 5.16% | 5.85% |
| North Dakota | 1.45% | 3.25% | 2.75% | 2.74% | 1.51% |
| South Dakota | 1.44% | 4.79% | 4.24% | 5.84% | 2.34% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 1.33% | 5.29% | 3.37% | 4.50% | 2.06% |
| District of Columbia | 2.70% | 5.85% | 5.17% | 1.53% | 1.02% |
| Florida | 2.23% | 4.04% | 5.64% | 3.74% | 0.66% |
| Georgia | 1.67% | 3.86% | 6.61% | 2.46% | 3.14% |
| Maryland | 1.53% | 4.16% | 3.30% | 1.84% | 3.23% |
| North Carolina | 1.53% | 5.31% | 3.49% | 5.27% | 2.28% |
| South Carolina | 1.76% | 6.37% | 3.86% | 3.61% | 1.11% |
| Virginia | 3.00% | 6.50% | 4.88% | 2.41% | 1.65% |
| West Virginia | 1.63% | 6.11% | 2.72% | 2.38% | 2.40% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.61% | 5.74% | 2.88% | 1.90% | 1.47% |
| Kentucky | 1.69% | 6.67% | 4.00% | 1.76% | 1.44% |
| Mississippi | 3.23% | 5.62% | 4.23% | 3.70% | 1.26% |
| Tennessee | 2.14% | 4.11% | 3.43% | 2.74% | 2.16% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.23% | 4.03% | 2.46% | 2.54% | 2.60% |
| Louisiana | 1.97% | 5.77% | 4.14% | 1.81% | 1.22% |
| Oklahoma | 1.95% | 5.13% | 2.75% | 3.58% | 2.96% |
| Texas | 1.78% | 3.40% | 3.03% | 1.56% | 1.18% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 2.03% | 5.46% | 3.33% | 3.96% | 1.43% |
| Colorado | 1.93% | 4.61% | 5.70% | 2.58% | 4.84% |
| Idaho | 2.21% | 5.58% | 6.97% | 3.16% | 1.84% |
| Montana | 2.78% | 8.28% | 6.25% | 3.33% | 4.17% |
| Nevada | 2.18% | 5.16% | 6.03% | 1.52% | 2.67% |
| New Mexico | 2.92% | 7.17% | 5.65% | 3.32% | 2.08% |
| Utah | 2.49% | 4.90% | 5.04% | 5.25% | 2.51% |
| Wyoming | 1.40% | 6.22% | 3.89% | 3.28% | 2.51% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 3.14% | 3.00% | 8.05% | 2.48% | 4.53% |
| California | 1.14% | 2.45% | 1.85% | 1.53% | 1.62% |
| Hawaii | 2.20% | 4.10% | 3.16% | 3.94% | 4.17% |
| Oregon | 2.47% | 4.68% | 5.21% | 3.79% | 5.21% |
| Washington | 2.81% | 4.75% | 5.43% | 3.28% | 1.81% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | |||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | |||||