| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88.5% | 78.5% | 85.3% | 90.6% | 92.9% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 88.7% | 81.1% | 88.9% | 85.0% | 95.5% |
| Maine | 85.4% | 56.1% | 91.0% | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| Massachusetts | 89.7% | 74.8% | 84.4% | 92.4% | 97.2% |
| New Hampshire | 89.6% | 83.7% | 87.4% | 95.2% | 88.8% |
| Rhode Island | 86.5% | 73.6% | 79.8% | 90.0% | 92.7% |
| Vermont | 92.4% | 79.9% | 91.5% | 93.6% | 96.9% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 88.3% | 75.7% | 89.0% | 85.4% | 95.1% |
| New York | 87.0% | 81.8% | 88.7% | 88.2% | 86.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 89.7% | 80.1% | 89.9% | 92.9% | 90.9% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 86.1% | 66.9% | 91.9% | 88.9% | 87.5% |
| Indiana | 87.3% | 78.8% | 83.6% | 88.0% | 92.5% |
| Michigan | 91.5% | 90.7% | 89.3% | 90.5% | 94.1% |
| Ohio | 88.2% | 82.0% | 82.6% | 90.6% | 92.6% |
| Wisconsin | 90.8% | 77.3% | 89.4% | 91.8% | 95.6% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 93.1% | 83.4% | 94.6% | 94.1% | 94.9% |
| Kansas | 90.6% | 76.4% | 82.7% | 93.4% | 97.7% |
| Minnesota | 91.1% | 79.1% | 83.4% | 94.5% | 98.2% |
| Missouri | 90.9% | 72.1% | 91.4% | 95.3% | 94.9% |
| Nebraska | 86.4% | 82.1% | 70.5% | 90.8% | 94.9% |
| North Dakota | 90.2% | 77.0% | 86.7% | 95.5% | 91.2% |
| South Dakota | 93.5% | 88.7% | 92.5% | 93.4% | 95.9% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 86.1% | 82.4% | 87.5% | 83.1% | 89.1% |
| District of Columbia | 92.3% | 84.7% | 88.4% | 96.0% | 95.6% |
| Florida | 88.1% | 82.9% | 78.1% | 89.0% | 96.3% |
| Georgia | 87.5% | 77.1% | 79.2% | 91.2% | 94.9% |
| Maryland | 87.7% | 83.0% | 84.2% | 88.1% | 92.1% |
| North Carolina | 88.7% | 67.4% | 87.1% | 91.1% | 95.4% |
| South Carolina | 88.0% | 79.6% | 87.9% | 86.7% | 92.1% |
| Virginia | 91.1% | 82.8% | 90.8% | 93.2% | 93.3% |
| West Virginia | 84.9% | 64.1% | 71.3% | 94.3% | 96.4% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 90.6% | 73.5% | 88.6% | 95.0% | 94.5% |
| Kentucky | 89.4% | 83.6% | 81.4% | 93.3% | 94.7% |
| Mississippi | 86.0% | 85.5% | 71.4% | 90.2% | 92.0% |
| Tennessee | 89.2% | 79.4% | 86.1% | 92.5% | 93.8% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 89.3% | 78.0% | 88.1% | 93.9% | 89.4% |
| Louisiana | 87.3% | 78.6% | 82.3% | 95.8% | 87.0% |
| Oklahoma | 88.0% | 75.9% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 91.8% |
| Texas | 88.1% | 76.2% | 82.4% | 90.8% | 93.8% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 87.6% | 78.7% | 83.9% | 88.4% | 93.7% |
| Colorado | 88.5% | 83.6% | 83.3% | 86.5% | 95.6% |
| Idaho | 90.8% | 75.9% | 77.1% | 94.7% | 97.6% |
| Montana | 90.7% | 73.4% | 86.5% | 93.8% | 95.5% |
| Nevada | 83.8% | 66.8% | 79.7% | 88.1% | 91.9% |
| New Mexico | 85.0% | 69.0% | 82.8% | 84.6% | 92.4% |
| Utah | 87.3% | 86.3% | 88.5% | 79.5% | 93.8% |
| Wyoming | 89.3% | 76.1% | 78.3% | 94.5% | 95.6% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 85.5% | 79.9% | 78.7% | 88.2% | 89.5% |
| California | 87.6% | 77.6% | 82.6% | 90.9% | 91.9% |
| Hawaii | 92.6% | 87.6% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 92.0% |
| Oregon | 88.2% | 90.9% | 84.4% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Washington | 89.8% | 80.8% | 88.4% | 92.9% | 91.4% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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 | 0.28% | 0.48% | 1.11% | 0.37% | 0.48% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 3.18% | 3.34% | 3.35% | 7.84% | 1.48% |
| Maine | 3.40% | 9.05% | 3.03% | 1.80% | 4.67% |
| Massachusetts | 1.50% | 2.66% | 3.54% | 1.73% | 1.02% |
| New Hampshire | 1.57% | 2.75% | 3.32% | 1.35% | 2.13% |
| Rhode Island | 2.04% | 5.97% | 4.89% | 2.83% | 3.65% |
| Vermont | 1.35% | 4.73% | 1.92% | 2.71% | 1.13% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 1.21% | 4.67% | 3.41% | 2.49% | 1.39% |
| New York | 1.26% | 3.15% | 1.68% | 1.69% | 3.36% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.40% | 5.00% | 2.54% | 1.85% | 3.07% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1.39% | 4.61% | 2.38% | 1.85% | 4.38% |
| Indiana | 2.48% | 4.98% | 3.96% | 3.93% | 2.39% |
| Michigan | 1.06% | 1.31% | 4.09% | 2.71% | 2.06% |
| Ohio | 0.96% | 5.52% | 4.62% | 3.15% | 1.74% |
| Wisconsin | 1.04% | 6.84% | 2.21% | 1.79% | 0.64% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 0.98% | 4.43% | 2.04% | 1.41% | 2.37% |
| Kansas | 2.16% | 5.54% | 5.95% | 1.74% | 0.83% |
| Minnesota | 1.94% | 7.18% | 5.40% | 2.14% | 0.51% |
| Missouri | 1.13% | 6.37% | 3.81% | 1.97% | 1.70% |
| Nebraska | 1.99% | 4.83% | 6.28% | 2.23% | 1.58% |
| North Dakota | 1.62% | 4.63% | 3.38% | 1.09% | 3.03% |
| South Dakota | 1.09% | 4.81% | 2.39% | 2.42% | 1.09% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 1.75% | 5.04% | 4.63% | 3.87% | 2.60% |
| District of Columbia | 1.20% | 4.78% | 2.40% | 0.90% | 1.45% |
| Florida | 1.09% | 3.91% | 4.04% | 2.14% | 1.01% |
| Georgia | 3.21% | 6.04% | 5.64% | 2.01% | 1.50% |
| Maryland | 1.37% | 5.45% | 3.31% | 2.69% | 2.01% |
| North Carolina | 1.53% | 5.77% | 2.26% | 2.10% | 1.52% |
| South Carolina | 3.04% | 5.50% | 3.69% | 4.99% | 3.29% |
| Virginia | 0.98% | 4.83% | 2.26% | 1.46% | 1.91% |
| West Virginia | 2.35% | 4.98% | 7.47% | 1.51% | 0.72% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.87% | 4.07% | 4.71% | 0.90% | 1.72% |
| Kentucky | 1.85% | 5.00% | 4.72% | 1.69% | 1.60% |
| Mississippi | 2.00% | 4.97% | 5.49% | 2.53% | 2.15% |
| Tennessee | 1.56% | 4.68% | 3.90% | 1.75% | 1.83% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.16% | 6.39% | 3.00% | 2.46% | 3.76% |
| Louisiana | 2.12% | 4.83% | 4.91% | 1.19% | 3.41% |
| Oklahoma | 1.70% | 4.10% | 3.22% | 2.52% | 1.91% |
| Texas | 1.33% | 3.77% | 2.61% | 1.56% | 1.62% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 1.83% | 4.99% | 5.27% | 3.33% | 2.02% |
| Colorado | 1.89% | 8.03% | 5.21% | 3.31% | 3.05% |
| Idaho | 0.77% | 6.17% | 3.10% | 1.40% | 1.75% |
| Montana | 1.20% | 6.57% | 4.06% | 2.34% | 2.13% |
| Nevada | 2.20% | 4.14% | 4.08% | 5.41% | 1.70% |
| New Mexico | 1.64% | 5.11% | 2.52% | 4.30% | 6.50% |
| Utah | 3.08% | 4.91% | 3.21% | 7.13% | 2.17% |
| Wyoming | 2.24% | 6.93% | 5.19% | 1.37% | 1.38% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.88% | 7.09% | 6.01% | 3.98% | 3.68% |
| California | 1.10% | 3.27% | 3.82% | 1.61% | 2.98% |
| Hawaii | 1.32% | 3.64% | 0.87% | 1.86% | 1.86% |
| Oregon | 1.92% | 3.16% | 2.67% | 2.23% | 3.47% |
| Washington | 1.66% | 4.24% | 6.07% | 2.40% | 2.67% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | |||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | |||||