Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 15,473 | 14,780 | 14,431 | 15,269 | 16,188 |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 16,891 | 17,054 | 17,285 | 16,979 | 16,618 |
Maine | 16,203 | 16,258 | 15,399 | 16,009 | 16,533 |
Massachusetts | 17,129 | 16,996 | 16,279 | 18,358 | 16,654 |
New Hampshire | 16,372 | 13,540 | 15,425 | 15,510 | 18,373 |
Rhode Island | 15,863 | 17,245 | 15,823 | 16,214 | 15,354 |
Vermont | 15,093 | 13,324 | 13,810 | 15,648 | 15,556 |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 16,947 | 16,074 | 16,340 | 16,692 | 17,580 |
New York | 16,924 | 15,471 | 14,872 | 15,839 | 19,334 |
Pennsylvania | 15,369 | 14,470 | 14,879 | 14,964 | 15,976 |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 15,753 | 14,570 | 14,178 | 15,523 | 16,815 |
Indiana | 15,461 | 14,107 | 15,055 | 16,465 | 15,234 |
Michigan | 14,397 | 13,636 | 13,230 | 15,778 | 14,138 |
Ohio | 15,455 | 14,144 | 13,780 | 15,344 | 16,438 |
Wisconsin | 16,248 | 15,334 | 15,749 | 15,220 | 17,258 |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 14,310 | 15,779 | 13,191 | 13,601 | 15,066 |
Kansas | 13,750 | 12,229 | 13,168 | 12,950 | 15,267 |
Minnesota | 15,408 | 15,998 | 13,767 | 15,828 | 15,608 |
Missouri | 14,986 | 15,642 | 14,176 | 14,609 | 15,432 |
Nebraska | 14,472 | 15,302 | 12,745 | 14,672 | 14,846 |
North Dakota | 14,348 | 12,335 | 14,158 | 14,979 | 14,209 |
South Dakota | 14,999 | 12,457 | 14,613 | 14,387 | 16,025 |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 15,599 | 14,790 | 14,104 | 15,075 | 16,663 |
District of Columbia | 17,206 | 15,859 | 15,881 | 17,668 | 17,875 |
Florida | 15,471 | 14,226 | 14,526 | 15,461 | 16,294 |
Georgia | 14,646 | 14,670 | 13,603 | 14,658 | 15,142 |
Maryland | 15,239 | 14,746 | 14,847 | 14,794 | 15,815 |
North Carolina | 15,606 | 15,481 | 12,969 | 14,606 | 17,321 |
South Carolina | 14,285 | 14,601 | 12,842 | 12,822 | 15,823 |
Virginia | 15,376 | 11,969 | 15,380 | 15,737 | 15,803 |
West Virginia | 15,640 | 15,133 | 12,070 | 16,533 | 16,986 |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 12,764 | 13,570 | 14,584 | 11,690 | 12,676 |
Kentucky | 15,734 | 13,427 | 14,246 | 14,876 | 17,298 |
Mississippi | 14,172 | 8,972 | 13,586 | 14,089 | 15,943 |
Tennessee | 14,888 | 14,236 | 14,292 | 14,854 | 15,288 |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 13,295 | 12,898 | 11,085 | 13,118 | 14,363 |
Louisiana | 15,091 | 15,467 | 11,890 | 15,711 | 15,549 |
Oklahoma | 13,554 | 13,904 | 10,960 | 14,004 | 14,427 |
Texas | 14,616 | 15,298 | 13,091 | 14,840 | 14,927 |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 15,250 | 15,247 | 15,127 | 14,784 | 15,482 |
Colorado | 16,037 | 14,357 | 17,403 | 16,015 | 15,684 |
Idaho | 14,057 | 13,121 | 12,860 | 14,087 | 14,632 |
Montana | 14,704 | 13,005 | 14,146 | 14,972 | 14,822 |
Nevada | 12,904 | 14,191 | 12,238 | 10,079 | 14,740 |
New Mexico | 15,880 | 12,644 | 14,133 | 13,184 | 17,616 |
Utah | 14,558 | 13,722 | 14,237 | 14,033 | 15,184 |
Wyoming | 15,598 | 14,760 | 14,876 | 15,512 | 15,844 |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 17,902 | 15,344 | 16,598 | 19,604 | 17,808 |
California | 15,898 | 15,699 | 14,903 | 15,353 | 16,687 |
Hawaii | 14,722 | 13,743 | 14,189 | 14,732 | 15,344 |
Oregon | 15,487 | 13,651 | 15,585 | 14,780 | 16,220 |
Washington | 16,291 | 12,789 | 13,569 | 15,163 | 18,286 |
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.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 95.11 | 179.28 | 142.48 | 120.47 | 132.99 |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 344.18 | 891.89 | 964.96 | 757.38 | 499.22 |
Maine | 277.71 | 1,293.39 | 853.78 | 531.02 | 496.12 |
Massachusetts | 271.67 | 808.56 | 332.63 | 835.63 | 615.42 |
New Hampshire | 551.32 | 1,779.46 | 808.04 | 1,281.58 | 860.93 |
Rhode Island | 582.77 | 1,195.23 | 475.36 | 825.31 | 672.46 |
Vermont | 701.25 | 1,697.31 | 962.25 | 1,216.47 | 761.55 |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 315.49 | 662.40 | 562.04 | 840.29 | 481.78 |
New York | 310.51 | 683.79 | 392.86 | 448.03 | 635.17 |
Pennsylvania | 467.65 | 946.16 | 815.23 | 794.75 | 735.54 |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 359.89 | 613.56 | 691.45 | 375.38 | 433.94 |
Indiana | 324.50 | 1,094.49 | 1,201.60 | 548.05 | 664.72 |
Michigan | 357.07 | 543.84 | 426.44 | 1,162.39 | 514.31 |
Ohio | 550.07 | 627.24 | 904.50 | 611.59 | 1,031.84 |
Wisconsin | 376.51 | 1,292.77 | 536.43 | 612.34 | 653.95 |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 286.36 | 790.81 | 750.88 | 324.12 | 481.10 |
Kansas | 299.36 | 1,221.51 | 1,065.65 | 227.20 | 609.50 |
Minnesota | 338.46 | 933.15 | 595.76 | 774.77 | 444.98 |
Missouri | 310.59 | 989.92 | 906.00 | 396.62 | 603.69 |
Nebraska | 412.70 | 1,059.37 | 1,004.26 | 597.31 | 294.60 |
North Dakota | 453.45 | 1,572.30 | 460.23 | 1,077.16 | 444.23 |
South Dakota | 263.77 | 1,098.97 | 758.00 | 714.45 | 534.24 |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 540.73 | 521.19 | 889.30 | 1,048.43 | 596.49 |
District of Columbia | 246.01 | 1,025.17 | 1,362.21 | 562.49 | 485.37 |
Florida | 325.99 | 568.20 | 603.22 | 413.81 | 456.68 |
Georgia | 311.09 | 1,014.88 | 874.64 | 791.45 | 255.80 |
Maryland | 378.60 | 1,064.28 | 1,051.39 | 629.51 | 727.55 |
North Carolina | 393.87 | 665.96 | 506.76 | 443.56 | 584.33 |
South Carolina | 399.43 | 571.71 | 668.51 | 963.23 | 459.74 |
Virginia | 408.59 | 1,393.35 | 864.85 | 634.79 | 342.81 |
West Virginia | 602.98 | 1,008.91 | 688.20 | 591.96 | 594.27 |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 559.10 | 934.65 | 688.05 | 758.90 | 972.01 |
Kentucky | 473.51 | 792.60 | 543.09 | 1,126.86 | 557.27 |
Mississippi | 458.30 | 2,142.25 | 613.52 | 1,007.72 | 1,078.69 |
Tennessee | 271.57 | 832.74 | 613.34 | 566.03 | 658.82 |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 513.35 | 1,272.35 | 931.75 | 579.39 | 704.65 |
Louisiana | 604.72 | 864.60 | 876.08 | 988.18 | 858.69 |
Oklahoma | 339.31 | 1,730.32 | 899.98 | 633.77 | 476.63 |
Texas | 474.66 | 1,192.41 | 734.56 | 622.54 | 506.24 |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 396.39 | 2,858.77 | 546.45 | 572.37 | 641.85 |
Colorado | 687.23 | 822.64 | 1,231.57 | 449.96 | 615.81 |
Idaho | 583.76 | 2,117.06 | 1,008.23 | 1,049.22 | 2,064.95 |
Montana | 444.73 | 645.05 | 554.57 | 537.34 | 800.91 |
Nevada | 508.78 | 1,817.10 | 769.11 | 1,172.11 | 430.56 |
New Mexico | 852.22 | 2,059.09 | 1,258.73 | 712.90 | 1,019.18 |
Utah | 206.86 | 1,017.80 | 718.08 | 723.03 | 332.70 |
Wyoming | 426.69 | 1,872.10 | 1,353.11 | 845.56 | 1,295.31 |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 506.21 | 1,555.99 | 995.36 | 1,375.24 | 349.24 |
California | 235.93 | 457.36 | 510.65 | 384.19 | 347.47 |
Hawaii | 307.83 | 996.75 | 627.28 | 787.04 | 556.09 |
Oregon | 604.83 | 1,379.37 | 1,010.60 | 1,075.86 | 673.60 |
Washington | 536.14 | 1,055.57 | 516.49 | 534.33 | 993.51 |
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.