| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90.1% | 76.3% | 86.3% | 94.4% | 97.0% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 91.5% | 68.5% | 91.6% | 97.4% | 99.4% |
| Maine | 88.1% | 69.5% | 87.5% | 92.2% | 94.7% |
| Massachusetts | 95.4% | 85.5% | 93.5% | 98.6% | 99.6% |
| New Hampshire | 91.4% | 76.7% | 87.0% | 97.9% | 97.3% |
| Rhode Island | 94.1% | 80.4% | 95.9% | 97.6% | 98.9% |
| Vermont | 89.3% | 82.5% | 81.7% | 92.5% | 96.5% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 93.5% | 78.0% | 91.7% | 99.0% | 98.3% |
| New York | 91.2% | 79.2% | 87.6% | 95.3% | 97.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 93.4% | 75.4% | 92.8% | 98.8% | 98.2% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 91.5% | 70.9% | 91.2% | 96.7% | 97.9% |
| Indiana | 91.5% | 76.4% | 88.1% | 96.2% | 97.8% |
| Michigan | 87.4% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 93.2% | 94.0% |
| Ohio | 92.8% | 78.3% | 92.8% | 97.4% | 97.2% |
| Wisconsin | 91.1% | 76.2% | 86.8% | 93.6% | 98.6% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 90.1% | 77.2% | 88.7% | 90.9% | 97.0% |
| Kansas | 90.3% | 75.4% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 95.3% |
| Minnesota | 90.4% | 68.1% | 87.8% | 97.9% | 96.7% |
| Missouri | 91.7% | 73.5% | 89.3% | 96.0% | 98.6% |
| Nebraska | 87.4% | 64.6% | 85.6% | 91.3% | 96.7% |
| North Dakota | 89.9% | 71.6% | 87.6% | 92.3% | 97.0% |
| South Dakota | 85.9% | 69.1% | 82.1% | 89.9% | 93.2% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 92.9% | 78.7% | 90.6% | 97.9% | 98.3% |
| District of Columbia | 96.5% | 86.4% | 97.8% | 99.5% | 99.7% |
| Florida | 89.8% | 75.3% | 84.7% | 94.5% | 98.2% |
| Georgia | 89.3% | 76.3% | 88.1% | 89.6% | 98.0% |
| Maryland | 92.1% | 77.4% | 93.0% | 94.9% | 97.3% |
| North Carolina | 88.3% | 66.2% | 83.9% | 94.5% | 98.9% |
| South Carolina | 87.5% | 71.9% | 82.7% | 91.9% | 96.0% |
| Virginia | 91.7% | 76.1% | 90.2% | 95.1% | 97.8% |
| West Virginia | 85.7% | 67.9% | 81.0% | 89.3% | 96.8% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 91.9% | 73.7% | 92.4% | 98.2% | 97.0% |
| Kentucky | 88.0% | 79.1% | 77.5% | 94.7% | 96.6% |
| Mississippi | 85.4% | 70.5% | 79.7% | 89.6% | 95.5% |
| Tennessee | 90.7% | 85.8% | 83.8% | 94.8% | 96.1% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 89.0% | 71.6% | 91.0% | 91.7% | 93.7% |
| Louisiana | 86.4% | 62.5% | 83.3% | 89.9% | 97.8% |
| Oklahoma | 88.4% | 69.0% | 91.2% | 90.0% | 96.9% |
| Texas | 86.1% | 73.8% | 78.7% | 90.5% | 94.7% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 86.3% | 78.8% | 77.6% | 89.3% | 95.4% |
| Colorado | 89.1% | 82.8% | 87.0% | 89.8% | 94.5% |
| Idaho | 83.5% | 63.0% | 83.2% | 83.8% | 95.1% |
| Montana | 80.6% | 53.5% | 76.4% | 92.5% | 86.9% |
| Nevada | 90.4% | 73.7% | 88.2% | 97.1% | 95.4% |
| New Mexico | 84.9% | 66.6% | 79.7% | 88.8% | 96.9% |
| Utah | 90.2% | 82.7% | 80.0% | 95.4% | 97.7% |
| Wyoming | 83.0% | 57.4% | 84.1% | 86.4% | 94.0% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 83.5% | 60.1% | 83.4% | 87.4% | 95.8% |
| California | 89.2% | 83.0% | 80.7% | 93.5% | 95.9% |
| Hawaii | 98.9% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 99.7% | 99.4% |
| Oregon | 88.5% | 64.1% | 83.7% | 96.1% | 99.5% |
| Washington | 92.2% | 75.3% | 89.3% | 97.2% | 99.4% |
| 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 | 0.16% | 0.84% | 0.40% | 0.34% | 0.28% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 1.86% | 4.14% | 1.95% | 3.87% | 1.44% |
| Maine | 1.10% | 4.06% | 1.83% | 2.47% | 2.36% |
| Massachusetts | 0.99% | 2.77% | 1.17% | 1.05% | 0.30% |
| New Hampshire | 0.84% | 5.87% | 2.41% | 0.82% | 0.81% |
| Rhode Island | 1.29% | 3.35% | 2.84% | 1.27% | 0.81% |
| Vermont | 1.29% | 6.51% | 5.14% | 1.52% | 1.79% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 0.71% | 4.53% | 3.06% | 0.44% | 0.71% |
| New York | 1.01% | 4.42% | 3.31% | 1.65% | 0.78% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.14% | 4.69% | 1.81% | 0.35% | 0.82% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 0.52% | 4.11% | 2.66% | 1.13% | 0.55% |
| Indiana | 0.84% | 4.42% | 1.32% | 0.59% | 0.88% |
| Michigan | 1.88% | 4.66% | 3.52% | 1.69% | 4.01% |
| Ohio | 0.89% | 3.19% | 2.12% | 0.61% | 1.19% |
| Wisconsin | 0.74% | 6.35% | 2.29% | 1.33% | 0.63% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 1.06% | 3.59% | 2.82% | 2.09% | 1.65% |
| Kansas | 1.16% | 4.76% | 4.22% | 1.88% | 2.42% |
| Minnesota | 2.08% | 5.57% | 1.89% | 1.18% | 1.76% |
| Missouri | 0.95% | 4.63% | 3.58% | 1.28% | 0.62% |
| Nebraska | 2.38% | 6.07% | 5.46% | 6.02% | 1.11% |
| North Dakota | 0.60% | 5.78% | 3.02% | 1.32% | 0.69% |
| South Dakota | 1.51% | 3.62% | 6.58% | 2.24% | 2.97% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 0.79% | 4.30% | 2.52% | 1.05% | 0.69% |
| District of Columbia | 0.45% | 2.85% | 0.78% | 0.34% | 0.11% |
| Florida | 0.85% | 3.01% | 2.08% | 1.90% | 0.52% |
| Georgia | 0.87% | 2.87% | 2.06% | 0.99% | 0.61% |
| Maryland | 1.49% | 4.43% | 2.29% | 2.82% | 1.71% |
| North Carolina | 1.36% | 6.15% | 3.85% | 4.01% | 0.85% |
| South Carolina | 0.77% | 4.13% | 5.87% | 1.65% | 1.66% |
| Virginia | 0.87% | 5.21% | 2.19% | 1.25% | 0.89% |
| West Virginia | 0.89% | 5.63% | 4.62% | 2.03% | 1.46% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.63% | 4.22% | 2.18% | 1.15% | 2.22% |
| Kentucky | 1.90% | 4.19% | 5.83% | 1.61% | 0.76% |
| Mississippi | 1.35% | 4.56% | 7.57% | 3.13% | 1.70% |
| Tennessee | 0.84% | 5.33% | 4.09% | 2.43% | 2.77% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.41% | 5.69% | 4.90% | 2.04% | 1.08% |
| Louisiana | 1.55% | 5.10% | 3.53% | 2.56% | 1.42% |
| Oklahoma | 0.84% | 5.16% | 2.78% | 2.54% | 1.21% |
| Texas | 0.92% | 2.62% | 2.33% | 2.77% | 1.41% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 1.57% | 4.80% | 4.39% | 5.20% | 0.76% |
| Colorado | 1.22% | 6.82% | 3.75% | 2.44% | 1.34% |
| Idaho | 1.47% | 5.89% | 7.19% | 3.32% | 1.18% |
| Montana | 1.72% | 8.96% | 4.62% | 2.11% | 3.21% |
| Nevada | 1.12% | 6.98% | 3.20% | 2.41% | 1.05% |
| New Mexico | 1.07% | 4.40% | 3.08% | 1.82% | 1.63% |
| Utah | 1.20% | 4.26% | 3.31% | 1.64% | 0.76% |
| Wyoming | 1.62% | 5.24% | 2.79% | 2.05% | 2.18% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.14% | 3.85% | 5.32% | 2.82% | 1.13% |
| California | 0.46% | 2.29% | 3.36% | 1.21% | 1.41% |
| Hawaii | 0.19% | 1.05% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 0.44% |
| Oregon | 1.58% | 4.43% | 5.58% | 1.61% | 0.93% |
| Washington | 0.98% | 3.17% | 3.73% | 1.18% | 0.76% |
| 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. | |||||