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 | 10,621 | 10,368 | 10,049 | 10,678 | 10,875 |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 11,913 | 12,055 | 11,786 | 12,215 | 11,683 |
Maine | 10,723 | 10,808 | 10,461 | 10,548 | 10,919 |
Massachusetts | 12,852 | 13,272 | 11,937 | 14,202 | 11,872 |
New Hampshire | 12,215 | 10,328 | 11,389 | 11,813 | 13,043 |
Rhode Island | 11,466 | 11,190 | 12,410 | 11,549 | 11,028 |
Vermont | 10,895 | 11,083 | 10,111 | 11,590 | 10,786 |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 11,135 | 12,194 | 9,851 | 11,234 | 11,582 |
New York | 11,956 | 11,703 | 10,379 | 11,483 | 13,576 |
Pennsylvania | 11,043 | 11,182 | 10,468 | 11,249 | 11,187 |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 10,202 | 9,819 | 9,947 | 10,643 | 10,069 |
Indiana | 10,910 | 11,006 | 10,932 | 11,468 | 10,391 |
Michigan | 10,782 | 11,367 | 10,145 | 11,692 | 10,150 |
Ohio | 10,452 | 10,148 | 10,529 | 10,729 | 10,272 |
Wisconsin | 11,094 | 10,700 | 10,269 | 11,144 | 11,537 |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 10,033 | 9,520 | 9,030 | 10,289 | 10,470 |
Kansas | 9,348 | 8,845 | 7,581 | 9,283 | 9,969 |
Minnesota | 10,612 | 11,071 | 9,684 | 10,886 | 10,635 |
Missouri | 10,382 | 10,415 | 9,615 | 10,341 | 10,803 |
Nebraska | 10,454 | 10,688 | 9,649 | 10,096 | 11,117 |
North Dakota | 10,015 | 9,483 | 9,535 | 9,976 | 10,397 |
South Dakota | 11,467 | 9,998 | 10,888 | 11,228 | 12,034 |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 10,051 | 10,442 | 9,696 | 10,454 | 9,911 |
District of Columbia | 10,895 | 10,613 | 10,461 | 10,566 | 11,603 |
Florida | 10,157 | 9,397 | 9,831 | 10,243 | 10,392 |
Georgia | 10,221 | 10,905 | 9,326 | 9,968 | 10,556 |
Maryland | 10,311 | 10,792 | 10,014 | 10,614 | 10,133 |
North Carolina | 10,500 | 11,097 | 9,732 | 10,042 | 11,032 |
South Carolina | 10,316 | 9,598 | 9,901 | 9,794 | 10,997 |
Virginia | 10,313 | 9,115 | 10,469 | 10,170 | 10,638 |
West Virginia | 11,466 | 9,716 | 10,409 | 11,891 | 11,957 |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 9,563 | 9,331 | 9,792 | 9,599 | 9,481 |
Kentucky | 10,482 | 10,136 | 9,900 | 10,377 | 10,854 |
Mississippi | 9,568 | 6,473 | 8,371 | 9,719 | 10,816 |
Tennessee | 9,938 | 9,841 | 9,953 | 9,823 | 10,066 |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 9,298 | 8,777 | 8,169 | 9,241 | 10,065 |
Louisiana | 10,347 | 9,209 | 9,711 | 10,065 | 11,096 |
Oklahoma | 9,833 | 10,144 | 9,380 | 9,132 | 10,505 |
Texas | 10,380 | 9,145 | 9,500 | 10,699 | 10,609 |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 9,939 | 8,685 | 9,469 | 10,295 | 10,115 |
Colorado | 10,909 | 10,899 | 11,835 | 10,465 | 10,883 |
Idaho | 8,778 | 9,160 | 8,656 | 8,559 | 8,913 |
Montana | 10,136 | 9,478 | 9,563 | 9,995 | 10,519 |
Nevada | 8,555 | 9,885 | 8,167 | 7,147 | 10,061 |
New Mexico | 10,409 | 9,268 | 9,425 | 9,664 | 11,300 |
Utah | 10,155 | 8,647 | 9,404 | 11,053 | 10,349 |
Wyoming | 11,439 | 9,619 | 9,951 | 11,722 | 11,962 |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 13,708 | 11,436 | 12,593 | 15,635 | 13,064 |
California | 10,707 | 10,228 | 9,919 | 10,548 | 11,224 |
Hawaii | 10,377 | 9,590 | 9,779 | 10,282 | 11,027 |
Oregon | 10,633 | 9,794 | 10,168 | 10,486 | 11,178 |
Washington | 10,534 | 9,734 | 9,559 | 10,076 | 11,275 |
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 | 56.22 | 152.73 | 87.34 | 105.74 | 95.38 |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 325.34 | 1,549.76 | 1,203.62 | 643.69 | 418.91 |
Maine | 335.77 | 1,173.43 | 544.20 | 546.17 | 346.53 |
Massachusetts | 304.30 | 973.95 | 355.13 | 776.91 | 440.00 |
New Hampshire | 537.93 | 622.32 | 707.24 | 1,175.68 | 952.98 |
Rhode Island | 358.45 | 443.21 | 1,425.55 | 560.27 | 706.60 |
Vermont | 622.23 | 1,400.75 | 840.14 | 695.58 | 791.53 |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 299.53 | 931.07 | 1,245.79 | 598.87 | 255.33 |
New York | 335.91 | 593.85 | 421.65 | 321.20 | 384.82 |
Pennsylvania | 212.55 | 451.50 | 539.86 | 536.14 | 451.54 |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 263.28 | 615.03 | 657.92 | 310.33 | 426.98 |
Indiana | 267.25 | 968.58 | 504.34 | 708.28 | 813.22 |
Michigan | 231.16 | 448.55 | 733.25 | 615.16 | 403.90 |
Ohio | 174.53 | 624.59 | 677.30 | 580.00 | 651.56 |
Wisconsin | 169.00 | 1,736.72 | 376.62 | 471.88 | 204.41 |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 376.16 | 612.76 | 579.66 | 377.29 | 593.96 |
Kansas | 141.51 | 1,230.60 | 993.31 | 284.03 | 368.98 |
Minnesota | 254.42 | 787.38 | 354.81 | 514.01 | 422.20 |
Missouri | 195.56 | 855.20 | 882.95 | 311.15 | 210.23 |
Nebraska | 205.74 | 821.30 | 1,219.36 | 382.66 | 318.10 |
North Dakota | 494.64 | 1,236.82 | 810.96 | 942.79 | 386.98 |
South Dakota | 278.36 | 1,620.67 | 1,455.74 | 573.53 | 479.48 |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 374.47 | 458.19 | 723.36 | 764.67 | 463.91 |
District of Columbia | 284.97 | 416.85 | 470.79 | 489.93 | 621.31 |
Florida | 168.48 | 389.28 | 408.42 | 233.99 | 387.00 |
Georgia | 381.51 | 916.39 | 732.66 | 779.78 | 560.75 |
Maryland | 273.39 | 1,224.46 | 708.26 | 619.73 | 482.31 |
North Carolina | 334.66 | 755.75 | 466.14 | 553.78 | 618.70 |
South Carolina | 356.79 | 1,526.07 | 807.12 | 551.36 | 540.03 |
Virginia | 237.21 | 862.21 | 617.51 | 520.94 | 192.26 |
West Virginia | 444.24 | 1,242.07 | 566.32 | 491.78 | 796.65 |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 288.02 | 1,638.31 | 482.30 | 446.06 | 353.60 |
Kentucky | 323.73 | 707.99 | 586.87 | 390.99 | 358.66 |
Mississippi | 599.87 | 1,707.70 | 999.72 | 369.66 | 769.18 |
Tennessee | 182.50 | 803.29 | 242.60 | 485.04 | 531.99 |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 243.49 | 1,239.32 | 775.21 | 571.00 | 404.79 |
Louisiana | 276.63 | 783.29 | 758.43 | 502.81 | 440.62 |
Oklahoma | 232.86 | 944.33 | 1,064.11 | 425.60 | 308.74 |
Texas | 244.47 | 390.49 | 429.04 | 566.63 | 282.84 |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 310.11 | 1,392.38 | 573.58 | 475.94 | 370.47 |
Colorado | 332.14 | 297.00 | 947.77 | 412.98 | 405.46 |
Idaho | 399.88 | 1,585.18 | 653.10 | 497.19 | 818.53 |
Montana | 383.00 | 1,183.95 | 512.29 | 526.67 | 1,158.20 |
Nevada | 314.70 | 1,136.63 | 381.71 | 742.49 | 394.20 |
New Mexico | 396.50 | 1,164.56 | 509.30 | 469.58 | 446.66 |
Utah | 226.55 | 1,186.06 | 511.61 | 761.58 | 320.00 |
Wyoming | 302.22 | 926.38 | 1,221.59 | 647.29 | 1,410.12 |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 575.99 | 1,351.72 | 1,108.91 | 1,003.94 | 1,044.09 |
California | 152.21 | 274.45 | 476.59 | 352.28 | 232.59 |
Hawaii | 176.76 | 1,222.07 | 328.83 | 283.85 | 380.72 |
Oregon | 230.33 | 544.07 | 501.55 | 489.73 | 306.51 |
Washington | 255.55 | 619.52 | 504.29 | 334.01 | 405.66 |
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.