| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,544,117 | 13,287,860 | 7,168,075 | 3,310,503 | 1,777,680 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 319,620 | 138,036 | 101,062 | 52,531 | 27,991 |
| Maine | 136,805 | 60,661 | 41,810 | 19,760 | 14,574 |
| Massachusetts | 726,346 | 364,927 | 188,509 | 132,603 | 40,308 |
| New Hampshire | 150,881 | 66,807 | 44,599 | 21,683 * | 17,793 * |
| Rhode Island | 102,079 | 49,635 | 32,227 | 14,373 | 5,845 |
| Vermont | 63,319 | 32,307 | 16,521 | 8,622 | 5,869 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 750,978 | 413,158 | 195,075 | 98,780 | 43,965 |
| New York | 1,797,630 | 850,287 | 528,973 | 271,339 | 147,031 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,116,933 | 611,843 | 256,905 | 174,722 | 73,463 * |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1,223,663 | 597,499 | 374,692 | 163,390 | 88,082 * |
| Indiana | 590,687 | 339,862 | 170,255 | 50,248 | 30,322 |
| Michigan | 846,840 | 460,601 | 250,958 | 102,882 | 32,399 |
| Ohio | 1,051,303 | 556,533 | 256,225 | 173,305 | 65,240 |
| Wisconsin | 631,945 | 308,399 | 159,413 | 117,944 * | 46,188 |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 319,123 | 182,419 | 85,439 | 34,151 | 17,114 |
| Kansas | 240,765 | 109,635 | 82,446 | 35,311 | 13,373 |
| Minnesota | 646,764 | 345,791 | 207,900 | 65,965 | 27,109 * |
| Missouri | 533,639 | 261,905 | 154,913 | 62,528 | 54,293 * |
| Nebraska | 201,974 | 100,476 | 58,641 * | 21,839 | 21,018 |
| North Dakota | 79,330 | 44,346 | 20,115 | 9,134 | 5,735 * |
| South Dakota | 93,356 | 47,545 | 24,530 | 12,029 | 9,252 * |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 93,973 | 51,783 | 23,762 | 10,767 | 7,660 * |
| District of Columbia | 72,773 | 38,037 | 21,113 * | 6,711 | 6,912 * |
| Florida | 1,420,915 | 766,501 | 405,716 | 144,330 | 104,368 |
| Georgia | 643,296 | 298,466 | 191,733 | 52,420 | 100,677 |
| Maryland | 446,100 | 263,735 | 96,456 | 49,151 | 36,759 * |
| North Carolina | 673,285 | 363,012 | 207,873 | 60,349 | 42,051 * |
| South Carolina | 300,895 | 151,724 | 98,083 | 35,105 | 15,983 |
| Virginia | 745,045 | 407,999 | 200,889 | 91,160 | 44,997 |
| West Virginia | 123,362 | 65,153 | 31,730 | 21,269 | 5,210 |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 284,104 | 165,685 | 70,116 | 29,003 | 19,301 |
| Kentucky | 330,564 | 172,208 | 84,357 | 34,048 | 39,951 * |
| Mississippi | 162,743 | 77,421 | 45,610 | 27,899 | 11,813 * |
| Tennessee | 497,874 | 260,657 | 163,292 | 47,467 | 26,459 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 181,780 | 116,286 | 24,093 | 29,184 | 12,216 * |
| Louisiana | 290,830 | 182,165 | 69,731 | 29,642 | 9,292 * |
| Oklahoma | 245,692 | 129,365 | 60,234 | 39,687 | 16,406 |
| Texas | 1,749,234 | 959,151 | 518,214 | 202,811 | 69,058 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 450,341 | 234,510 | 127,710 | 58,152 | 29,968 * |
| Colorado | 493,611 | 247,641 | 150,474 | 63,521 | 31,974 |
| Idaho | 146,188 | 63,408 | 48,525 | 20,105 | 14,150 |
| Montana | 119,576 | 51,313 | 38,633 | 16,933 | 12,696 * |
| Nevada | 218,574 | 106,188 | 54,726 | 38,746 | 18,914 * |
| New Mexico | 144,803 | 71,080 | 52,379 | 14,219 | 7,125 |
| Utah | 234,061 | 103,091 | 78,284 | 29,908 | 22,778 |
| Wyoming | 46,837 | 24,972 | 14,775 | 5,168 | 1,923 * |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 52,437 | 26,777 | 13,273 | 6,734 | 5,653 |
| California | 2,788,638 | 1,434,832 | 760,484 | 376,713 | 216,609 |
| Hawaii | 111,813 | 54,895 | 27,858 | 17,626 | 11,434 * |
| Oregon | 316,955 | 164,435 | 84,562 | 39,979 | 27,978 |
| Washington | 533,838 | 292,699 | 152,182 | 68,558 | 20,398 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.
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 | 302,676 | 235,898 | 245,903 | 93,392 | 79,408 |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 29,775 | 24,214 | 15,759 | 8,986 | 6,178 |
| Maine | 6,311 | 6,110 | 6,474 | 2,791 | 2,217 |
| Massachusetts | 60,373 | 43,099 | 24,639 | 34,807 | 11,961 |
| New Hampshire | 13,699 | 6,957 | 6,314 | 8,543 * | 6,719 * |
| Rhode Island | 7,524 | 7,610 | 6,115 | 2,874 | 1,338 |
| Vermont | 4,454 | 3,078 | 2,336 | 2,456 | 1,348 |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 71,192 | 69,386 | 29,611 | 20,589 | 7,519 |
| New York | 100,477 | 58,952 | 51,865 | 45,884 | 32,882 |
| Pennsylvania | 79,165 | 73,616 | 44,374 | 22,306 | 24,109 * |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 87,106 | 71,557 | 48,971 | 29,561 | 27,947 * |
| Indiana | 37,485 | 29,891 | 26,932 | 11,959 | 7,433 |
| Michigan | 67,609 | 65,406 | 37,764 | 14,211 | 8,696 |
| Ohio | 62,435 | 48,883 | 39,413 | 44,078 | 17,887 |
| Wisconsin | 61,179 | 25,215 | 27,590 | 51,392 * | 8,529 |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 22,515 | 20,468 | 9,219 | 7,404 | 4,853 |
| Kansas | 26,108 | 16,028 | 12,315 | 8,005 | 2,643 |
| Minnesota | 42,274 | 42,247 | 29,726 | 16,192 | 9,164 * |
| Missouri | 63,621 | 37,790 | 33,140 | 11,997 | 17,836 * |
| Nebraska | 21,998 | 8,919 | 17,995 * | 6,216 | 6,102 |
| North Dakota | 5,981 | 5,183 | 4,038 | 1,706 | 3,669 * |
| South Dakota | 6,716 | 4,542 | 5,910 | 2,656 | 3,128 * |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 13,808 | 11,439 | 3,709 | 1,534 | 2,868 * |
| District of Columbia | 10,099 | 7,366 | 7,564 * | 1,061 | 2,675 * |
| Florida | 79,685 | 45,571 | 31,259 | 19,697 | 21,129 |
| Georgia | 45,961 | 29,619 | 48,357 | 7,689 | 28,523 |
| Maryland | 46,600 | 33,341 | 17,749 | 8,180 | 21,326 * |
| North Carolina | 39,437 | 40,070 | 31,190 | 10,815 | 13,485 * |
| South Carolina | 19,751 | 17,559 | 11,070 | 6,907 | 3,235 |
| Virginia | 59,628 | 49,123 | 41,505 | 18,072 | 6,686 |
| West Virginia | 11,080 | 7,608 | 6,705 | 4,043 | 1,085 |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 26,211 | 15,274 | 14,573 | 7,556 | 3,399 |
| Kentucky | 39,343 | 22,280 | 13,951 | 9,565 | 13,521 * |
| Mississippi | 9,715 | 5,836 | 9,345 | 7,168 | 3,760 * |
| Tennessee | 52,831 | 49,395 | 27,490 | 9,316 | 3,921 |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 15,410 | 14,526 | 3,657 | 5,487 | 3,894 * |
| Louisiana | 32,376 | 32,055 | 13,848 | 7,706 | 4,207 * |
| Oklahoma | 21,725 | 15,797 | 9,821 | 11,310 | 4,437 |
| Texas | 138,783 | 106,616 | 72,087 | 52,221 | 13,315 |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 42,119 | 44,987 | 19,637 | 9,597 | 9,855 * |
| Colorado | 53,844 | 32,145 | 23,216 | 14,623 | 6,333 |
| Idaho | 12,662 | 6,070 | 9,110 | 4,012 | 3,922 |
| Montana | 9,415 | 4,255 | 6,800 | 2,756 | 3,876 * |
| Nevada | 14,143 | 8,912 | 10,288 | 11,592 | 6,704 * |
| New Mexico | 11,361 | 8,641 | 7,750 | 3,591 | 2,034 |
| Utah | 25,881 | 11,825 | 9,515 | 4,264 | 6,648 |
| Wyoming | 4,691 | 2,998 | 2,164 | 1,244 | 647 * |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 2,894 | 2,260 | 2,302 | 1,127 | 1,163 |
| California | 117,876 | 108,463 | 93,104 | 42,085 | 24,956 |
| Hawaii | 5,860 | 8,112 | 5,813 | 2,209 | 4,798 * |
| Oregon | 30,857 | 17,895 | 17,659 | 7,817 | 5,886 |
| Washington | 24,822 | 36,740 | 22,451 | 10,572 | 5,403 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.