| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88.8% | 74.0% | 84.1% | 93.2% | 96.8% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 92.0% | 84.7% | 88.6% | 93.1% | 97.5% |
| Maine | 88.1% | 69.0% | 82.6% | 94.3% | 97.5% |
| Massachusetts | 94.3% | 85.9% | 91.4% | 95.8% | 99.2% |
| New Hampshire | 91.8% | 77.8% | 86.9% | 97.9% | 96.7% |
| Rhode Island | 93.9% | 86.3% | 90.8% | 95.9% | 98.8% |
| Vermont | 87.4% | 78.0% | 82.2% | 89.0% | 94.9% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 88.1% | 70.9% | 80.0% | 95.1% | 98.5% |
| New York | 91.0% | 73.7% | 90.4% | 94.5% | 99.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 92.2% | 76.8% | 88.6% | 96.9% | 98.3% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 91.1% | 78.1% | 87.7% | 94.7% | 97.7% |
| Indiana | 89.3% | 76.1% | 84.3% | 91.8% | 97.1% |
| Michigan | 89.0% | 70.5% | 84.0% | 96.0% | 97.2% |
| Ohio | 91.6% | 73.5% | 91.0% | 97.5% | 95.3% |
| Wisconsin | 89.2% | 77.5% | 82.6% | 91.3% | 98.3% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 89.5% | 73.9% | 86.3% | 91.9% | 96.7% |
| Kansas | 91.6% | 75.6% | 84.8% | 97.8% | 97.6% |
| Minnesota | 89.8% | 81.2% | 85.9% | 90.4% | 95.4% |
| Missouri | 91.0% | 81.3% | 85.5% | 96.2% | 95.9% |
| Nebraska | 88.4% | 73.7% | 78.8% | 94.1% | 96.0% |
| North Dakota | 86.2% | 66.1% | 85.0% | 90.2% | 94.1% |
| South Dakota | 83.2% | 69.2% | 80.3% | 81.6% | 92.7% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 90.6% | 80.3% | 90.8% | 87.0% | 98.2% |
| District of Columbia | 95.7% | 86.8% | 96.7% | 98.4% | 98.1% |
| Florida | 85.4% | 70.4% | 79.2% | 90.7% | 94.3% |
| Georgia | 89.6% | 70.7% | 88.3% | 93.0% | 97.6% |
| Maryland | 89.2% | 71.9% | 89.4% | 90.8% | 96.6% |
| North Carolina | 87.0% | 74.2% | 78.4% | 90.3% | 97.5% |
| South Carolina | 85.4% | 76.0% | 74.4% | 90.5% | 94.6% |
| Virginia | 90.6% | 75.3% | 87.2% | 94.5% | 98.0% |
| West Virginia | 87.3% | 71.9% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 98.5% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 89.3% | 73.8% | 82.4% | 93.8% | 99.4% |
| Kentucky | 90.6% | 74.6% | 86.8% | 94.9% | 97.7% |
| Mississippi | 85.6% | 74.3% | 80.3% | 84.7% | 96.4% |
| Tennessee | 91.1% | 78.5% | 88.8% | 95.5% | 95.8% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 86.2% | 59.4% | 87.0% | 90.1% | 96.5% |
| Louisiana | 84.9% | 63.8% | 78.4% | 90.7% | 95.0% |
| Oklahoma | 86.7% | 72.5% | 76.7% | 92.0% | 98.6% |
| Texas | 85.7% | 71.7% | 76.4% | 91.0% | 96.0% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 89.1% | 82.4% | 83.4% | 88.9% | 98.6% |
| Colorado | 86.9% | 76.1% | 81.3% | 90.4% | 94.4% |
| Idaho | 85.3% | 68.1% | 81.8% | 88.5% | 94.1% |
| Montana | 80.3% | 61.6% | 71.4% | 77.8% | 97.1% |
| Nevada | 90.7% | 84.4% | 89.8% | 94.3% | 91.6% |
| New Mexico | 84.2% | 75.2% | 82.1% | 80.9% | 93.4% |
| Utah | 89.7% | 74.5% | 85.3% | 93.3% | 98.8% |
| Wyoming | 79.8% | 62.2% | 63.9% | 83.2% | 97.8% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 81.4% | 58.8% | 76.9% | 93.8% | 87.1% |
| California | 87.3% | 71.2% | 80.9% | 94.9% | 95.2% |
| Hawaii | 98.6% | 97.4% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 98.5% |
| Oregon | 88.8% | 65.6% | 84.4% | 94.5% | 98.6% |
| Washington | 88.7% | 66.7% | 86.9% | 92.4% | 97.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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 | 0.23% | 0.89% | 0.59% | 0.28% | 0.13% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 0.88% | 5.13% | 3.00% | 2.10% | 1.67% |
| Maine | 1.37% | 5.94% | 4.23% | 1.89% | 1.04% |
| Massachusetts | 0.76% | 4.57% | 2.08% | 2.95% | 0.69% |
| New Hampshire | 1.30% | 9.94% | 2.48% | 1.27% | 1.98% |
| Rhode Island | 0.63% | 4.67% | 3.16% | 1.28% | 0.49% |
| Vermont | 1.26% | 3.74% | 3.63% | 2.56% | 2.69% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 1.60% | 5.80% | 5.57% | 2.25% | 0.43% |
| New York | 0.64% | 3.99% | 1.04% | 0.67% | 0.13% |
| Pennsylvania | 0.75% | 5.46% | 3.23% | 1.07% | 0.72% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1.29% | 3.69% | 2.22% | 1.75% | 0.79% |
| Indiana | 0.80% | 4.21% | 4.38% | 2.77% | 0.77% |
| Michigan | 1.31% | 3.89% | 3.21% | 3.36% | 1.07% |
| Ohio | 1.74% | 6.83% | 1.93% | 1.22% | 3.38% |
| Wisconsin | 1.41% | 4.90% | 2.83% | 2.83% | 1.07% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 1.05% | 4.28% | 2.51% | 2.17% | 2.80% |
| Kansas | 0.71% | 7.12% | 3.30% | 0.60% | 1.66% |
| Minnesota | 1.01% | 3.04% | 2.20% | 2.20% | 1.90% |
| Missouri | 1.52% | 5.39% | 1.93% | 3.09% | 3.23% |
| Nebraska | 1.30% | 5.20% | 3.39% | 2.58% | 1.64% |
| North Dakota | 1.51% | 8.55% | 4.02% | 2.21% | 3.29% |
| South Dakota | 1.21% | 5.58% | 5.96% | 2.81% | 4.52% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 1.15% | 6.58% | 3.53% | 4.58% | 0.94% |
| District of Columbia | 0.61% | 2.91% | 3.21% | 0.73% | 1.02% |
| Florida | 1.82% | 4.69% | 3.49% | 2.47% | 1.66% |
| Georgia | 1.11% | 5.61% | 3.23% | 2.11% | 1.08% |
| Maryland | 0.86% | 5.35% | 2.82% | 3.01% | 2.82% |
| North Carolina | 1.75% | 6.28% | 4.96% | 2.69% | 0.97% |
| South Carolina | 2.17% | 5.29% | 6.87% | 2.61% | 1.58% |
| Virginia | 1.22% | 5.92% | 2.16% | 4.06% | 1.03% |
| West Virginia | 1.34% | 5.58% | 6.56% | 3.40% | 1.04% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.02% | 7.34% | 3.24% | 1.66% | 0.22% |
| Kentucky | 1.42% | 3.97% | 4.64% | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| Mississippi | 1.67% | 4.52% | 2.91% | 4.94% | 1.89% |
| Tennessee | 0.67% | 6.08% | 3.33% | 1.40% | 1.32% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.70% | 5.63% | 8.32% | 2.42% | 1.25% |
| Louisiana | 0.95% | 5.68% | 4.58% | 1.48% | 1.32% |
| Oklahoma | 1.49% | 5.22% | 2.96% | 2.19% | 0.42% |
| Texas | 0.83% | 3.41% | 1.82% | 1.54% | 1.22% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 1.06% | 5.43% | 6.03% | 4.00% | 0.64% |
| Colorado | 0.82% | 4.70% | 3.88% | 2.72% | 1.98% |
| Idaho | 1.34% | 8.32% | 4.19% | 2.67% | 2.56% |
| Montana | 2.12% | 7.07% | 2.95% | 4.32% | 0.96% |
| Nevada | 0.80% | 4.23% | 3.47% | 1.88% | 2.17% |
| New Mexico | 1.64% | 4.77% | 3.59% | 4.50% | 1.96% |
| Utah | 1.03% | 4.32% | 2.95% | 2.28% | 0.41% |
| Wyoming | 2.29% | 6.38% | 7.36% | 4.61% | 1.86% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.09% | 6.82% | 5.48% | 1.76% | 6.31% |
| California | 1.26% | 2.66% | 3.84% | 1.06% | 0.94% |
| Hawaii | 0.48% | 1.51% | 0.53% | 0.54% | 3.76% |
| Oregon | 1.37% | 4.89% | 2.60% | 2.15% | 0.71% |
| Washington | 0.78% | 6.55% | 2.11% | 3.64% | 0.77% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.