| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30.9% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 30.0% | 35.5% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 32.6% | 27.8% | 27.4% | 36.7% | 34.4% |
| Maine | 28.4% | 25.5% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 40.6% |
| Massachusetts | 39.5% | 26.3% | 35.4% | 39.2% | 45.4% |
| New Hampshire | 31.9% | 25.8% | 23.9% | 34.0% | 36.7% |
| Rhode Island | 37.1% | 25.3% | 37.2% | 38.2% | 39.0% |
| Vermont | 27.2% | 20.6% | 18.4% | 26.3% | 35.4% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 32.7% | 20.2% | 25.5% | 31.8% | 40.6% |
| New York | 31.7% | 24.2% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 33.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 31.4% | 23.6% | 31.3% | 31.1% | 34.4% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 32.1% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 35.1% | 36.7% |
| Indiana | 30.2% | 30.2% | 21.7% | 27.7% | 36.2% |
| Michigan | 34.3% | 31.2% | 30.7% | 35.1% | 36.8% |
| Ohio | 34.2% | 33.0% | 26.1% | 37.1% | 36.8% |
| Wisconsin | 36.8% | 26.2% | 26.5% | 40.2% | 41.7% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 34.6% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 34.7% | 40.4% |
| Kansas | 29.1% | 17.9% | 24.2% | 30.3% | 32.9% |
| Minnesota | 37.3% | 34.2% | 30.8% | 36.3% | 41.7% |
| Missouri | 31.5% | 23.4% | 26.6% | 32.7% | 36.0% |
| Nebraska | 31.9% | 26.0% | 23.7% | 32.9% | 36.9% |
| North Dakota | 32.1% | 32.1% | 23.6% | 30.4% | 38.1% |
| South Dakota | 31.1% | 18.1% | 26.6% | 30.6% | 36.9% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 31.7% | 20.6% | 29.6% | 25.9% | 40.6% |
| District of Columbia | 32.3% | 32.2% | 23.0% | 36.3% | 34.2% |
| Florida | 28.6% | 28.4% | 27.4% | 25.0% | 32.3% |
| Georgia | 30.3% | 30.0% | 28.8% | 22.6% | 36.0% |
| Maryland | 30.5% | 22.9% | 32.2% | 31.7% | 30.7% |
| North Carolina | 25.2% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 28.7% |
| South Carolina | 27.1% | 25.5% | 20.3% | 27.4% | 31.0% |
| Virginia | 25.1% | 22.1% | 21.2% | 23.7% | 29.7% |
| West Virginia | 32.3% | 23.1% | 26.2% | 30.5% | 38.4% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 37.9% | 27.3% | 29.6% | 39.8% | 43.7% |
| Kentucky | 31.5% | 40.9% | 23.9% | 26.0% | 38.3% |
| Mississippi | 24.5% | 29.8% | 20.2% | 23.4% | 25.4% |
| Tennessee | 28.5% | 21.3% | 26.4% | 30.6% | 30.7% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 29.1% | 15.0% | 24.0% | 27.5% | 37.0% |
| Louisiana | 27.4% | 27.0% | 28.5% | 25.5% | 28.9% |
| Oklahoma | 28.2% | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 32.9% |
| Texas | 28.3% | 27.9% | 21.4% | 27.8% | 31.7% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 32.7% | 36.8% | 28.1% | 26.7% | 38.4% |
| Colorado | 29.2% | 20.7% | 30.7% | 23.4% | 34.7% |
| Idaho | 29.0% | 19.6% | 24.3% | 26.2% | 34.6% |
| Montana | 29.5% | 29.0% | 25.1% | 24.5% | 35.3% |
| Nevada | 25.3% | 19.5% | 20.4% | 23.6% | 31.0% |
| New Mexico | 28.0% | 25.5% | 22.0% | 27.4% | 31.2% |
| Utah | 41.9% | 39.8% | 35.9% | 43.9% | 44.4% |
| Wyoming | 26.7% | 26.3% | 21.5% | 27.9% | 28.3% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 29.5% | 26.8% | 36.6% | 21.7% | 33.6% |
| California | 29.9% | 25.7% | 24.2% | 26.1% | 37.5% |
| Hawaii | 24.2% | 19.5% | 20.0% | 25.8% | 29.0% |
| Oregon | 29.0% | 26.7% | 25.6% | 22.0% | 37.5% |
| Washington | 26.3% | 19.6% | 23.5% | 24.4% | 31.8% |
| 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 | 0.27% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 0.31% | 0.51% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 1.08% | 3.03% | 2.52% | 3.23% | 2.55% |
| Maine | 2.00% | 4.09% | 2.64% | 2.90% | 3.26% |
| Massachusetts | 1.44% | 3.31% | 2.05% | 2.15% | 3.74% |
| New Hampshire | 0.92% | 3.34% | 2.11% | 1.14% | 1.95% |
| Rhode Island | 2.25% | 4.17% | 4.90% | 2.75% | 3.06% |
| Vermont | 1.32% | 3.47% | 1.62% | 1.78% | 2.97% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 0.88% | 2.98% | 3.20% | 2.43% | 2.02% |
| New York | 0.54% | 1.66% | 2.27% | 2.45% | 0.73% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.29% | 3.46% | 3.60% | 2.32% | 1.86% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1.24% | 1.42% | 2.13% | 2.36% | 1.89% |
| Indiana | 1.51% | 4.50% | 2.42% | 3.06% | 3.88% |
| Michigan | 1.32% | 2.64% | 1.85% | 3.30% | 3.95% |
| Ohio | 1.38% | 4.70% | 1.81% | 2.53% | 2.97% |
| Wisconsin | 1.12% | 3.39% | 3.01% | 3.30% | 1.94% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 1.09% | 4.91% | 3.40% | 1.55% | 3.00% |
| Kansas | 2.37% | 3.61% | 2.11% | 2.64% | 2.93% |
| Minnesota | 1.18% | 3.07% | 2.91% | 3.28% | 1.81% |
| Missouri | 1.25% | 3.12% | 3.12% | 2.90% | 3.35% |
| Nebraska | 1.31% | 3.75% | 3.48% | 1.89% | 1.89% |
| North Dakota | 1.22% | 4.41% | 2.96% | 2.30% | 1.91% |
| South Dakota | 2.02% | 3.29% | 2.61% | 1.74% | 3.11% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 2.22% | 3.53% | 3.86% | 3.51% | 2.56% |
| District of Columbia | 1.67% | 4.09% | 3.45% | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Florida | 1.13% | 3.04% | 2.27% | 1.83% | 2.54% |
| Georgia | 1.14% | 3.66% | 3.11% | 2.78% | 2.39% |
| Maryland | 1.47% | 2.37% | 3.23% | 3.40% | 2.19% |
| North Carolina | 1.60% | 2.17% | 3.91% | 2.58% | 1.67% |
| South Carolina | 0.76% | 4.29% | 2.44% | 2.26% | 2.19% |
| Virginia | 1.53% | 2.69% | 2.68% | 2.65% | 1.69% |
| West Virginia | 1.31% | 2.71% | 3.31% | 2.35% | 1.33% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 2.06% | 3.45% | 2.32% | 4.39% | 3.05% |
| Kentucky | 1.71% | 5.11% | 2.64% | 2.10% | 2.73% |
| Mississippi | 1.20% | 5.91% | 2.83% | 3.12% | 2.19% |
| Tennessee | 1.04% | 4.33% | 3.83% | 3.32% | 2.45% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.55% | 3.07% | 3.03% | 2.29% | 3.45% |
| Louisiana | 1.29% | 4.51% | 3.57% | 1.80% | 2.74% |
| Oklahoma | 1.58% | 4.32% | 2.90% | 1.69% | 2.24% |
| Texas | 0.96% | 2.12% | 0.92% | 2.45% | 1.94% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 2.32% | 5.06% | 3.12% | 3.14% | 3.72% |
| Colorado | 1.54% | 3.85% | 3.11% | 2.54% | 2.04% |
| Idaho | 2.21% | 5.15% | 4.14% | 2.75% | 3.09% |
| Montana | 2.24% | 5.43% | 4.62% | 1.78% | 3.13% |
| Nevada | 1.21% | 3.00% | 2.16% | 3.77% | 1.18% |
| New Mexico | 1.31% | 5.34% | 3.55% | 2.40% | 2.78% |
| Utah | 2.22% | 3.33% | 5.81% | 3.42% | 3.63% |
| Wyoming | 1.85% | 5.32% | 4.09% | 2.64% | 4.07% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.85% | 6.38% | 6.04% | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| California | 0.82% | 3.07% | 1.96% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
| Hawaii | 2.37% | 3.54% | 3.35% | 2.15% | 4.25% |
| Oregon | 1.72% | 4.55% | 3.61% | 2.35% | 2.55% |
| Washington | 1.05% | 3.83% | 3.80% | 2.67% | 2.30% |
| 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. | |||||