Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 76.7% | 62.0% | 68.9% | 79.6% | 83.9% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 78.0% | 62.5% | 73.0% | 77.8% | 85.8% |
Maine | 71.3% | 60.3% | 66.1% | 74.7% | 74.7% |
Massachusetts | 73.1% | 60.4% | 66.6% | 74.5% | 81.0% |
New Hampshire | 74.0% | 64.5% | 67.4% | 77.2% | 77.4% |
Rhode Island | 70.7% | 60.5% | 66.5% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
Vermont | 73.1% | 68.3% | 64.6% | 72.2% | 80.6% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 76.9% | 61.4% | 71.7% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
New York | 75.8% | 66.1% | 66.5% | 80.8% | 81.9% |
Pennsylvania | 79.6% | 71.2% | 71.7% | 81.3% | 85.6% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 78.7% | 72.5% | 69.6% | 79.4% | 85.2% |
Indiana | 77.2% | 65.9% | 67.8% | 84.3% | 80.4% |
Michigan | 75.9% | 50.8% | 70.2% | 81.6% | 85.2% |
Ohio | 76.2% | 59.3% | 65.0% | 80.1% | 86.1% |
Wisconsin | 72.7% | 65.7% | 56.2% | 77.5% | 80.8% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 75.6% | 67.3% | 70.4% | 73.6% | 82.9% |
Kansas | 76.2% | 49.3% | 67.7% | 81.4% | 84.2% |
Minnesota | 75.2% | 54.9% | 68.0% | 75.2% | 84.9% |
Missouri | 75.1% | 54.9% | 70.9% | 80.9% | 78.1% |
Nebraska | 73.6% | 66.2% | 62.6% | 75.2% | 80.0% |
North Dakota | 75.2% | 53.6% | 66.0% | 80.4% | 83.6% |
South Dakota | 69.8% | 54.4% | 63.3% | 71.7% | 76.8% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 77.5% | 61.1% | 68.1% | 76.0% | 86.8% |
District of Columbia | 79.5% | 65.6% | 76.9% | 83.4% | 84.9% |
Florida | 74.4% | 56.5% | 68.5% | 75.0% | 84.1% |
Georgia | 75.8% | 57.8% | 68.5% | 74.3% | 88.6% |
Maryland | 73.9% | 57.9% | 68.5% | 76.3% | 80.4% |
North Carolina | 79.7% | 50.8% | 71.2% | 85.3% | 88.6% |
South Carolina | 79.9% | 59.3% | 65.8% | 81.7% | 91.9% |
Virginia | 73.3% | 64.5% | 71.0% | 73.1% | 78.0% |
West Virginia | 76.4% | 66.6% | 62.7% | 75.6% | 87.2% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 74.8% | 51.2% | 69.8% | 79.8% | 84.3% |
Kentucky | 74.5% | 75.0% | 66.8% | 81.5% | 72.1% |
Mississippi | 76.6% | 56.2% | 64.1% | 81.1% | 88.2% |
Tennessee | 76.1% | 65.0% | 69.2% | 78.0% | 82.5% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 76.3% | 45.9% | 75.7% | 75.1% | 85.1% |
Louisiana | 76.5% | 57.0% | 69.6% | 79.1% | 86.0% |
Oklahoma | 74.7% | 53.5% | 64.1% | 76.5% | 86.2% |
Texas | 78.0% | 57.9% | 69.3% | 81.5% | 87.3% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 78.1% | 65.5% | 66.4% | 78.6% | 87.9% |
Colorado | 75.6% | 63.8% | 63.3% | 81.5% | 82.9% |
Idaho | 75.2% | 58.7% | 69.0% | 77.3% | 81.1% |
Montana | 81.5% | 75.0% | 79.9% | 80.4% | 84.6% |
Nevada | 79.3% | 62.1% | 74.8% | 86.9% | 84.6% |
New Mexico | 71.6% | 63.4% | 55.7% | 66.7% | 84.2% |
Utah | 79.0% | 62.6% | 71.7% | 81.3% | 86.0% |
Wyoming | 73.7% | 58.6% | 65.8% | 73.1% | 82.8% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 78.8% | 60.9% | 74.4% | 82.3% | 83.5% |
California | 78.1% | 69.9% | 70.4% | 81.3% | 82.8% |
Hawaii | 84.3% | 79.6% | 81.6% | 85.3% | 87.7% |
Oregon | 82.1% | 61.7% | 75.8% | 82.4% | 89.8% |
Washington | 79.8% | 65.8% | 73.0% | 85.8% | 82.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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% | 0.94% | 0.62% | 0.39% | 0.36% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.39% | 4.38% | 2.98% | 2.17% | 2.03% |
Maine | 1.70% | 6.45% | 3.26% | 2.65% | 2.97% |
Massachusetts | 1.29% | 5.03% | 2.50% | 1.58% | 1.82% |
New Hampshire | 1.34% | 6.07% | 3.43% | 1.67% | 2.25% |
Rhode Island | 1.54% | 4.65% | 3.58% | 3.35% | 2.13% |
Vermont | 1.61% | 3.98% | 3.40% | 2.92% | 2.57% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.69% | 3.04% | 3.06% | 3.12% | 2.06% |
New York | 1.14% | 2.48% | 2.92% | 1.56% | 1.39% |
Pennsylvania | 1.16% | 2.74% | 2.66% | 1.40% | 1.45% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.27% | 7.01% | 3.19% | 1.79% | 1.48% |
Indiana | 1.64% | 4.94% | 4.14% | 2.02% | 2.57% |
Michigan | 1.79% | 4.84% | 3.77% | 2.00% | 1.68% |
Ohio | 1.59% | 5.05% | 3.56% | 1.83% | 1.51% |
Wisconsin | 1.86% | 6.07% | 5.20% | 2.06% | 1.93% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.58% | 4.48% | 3.25% | 2.24% | 2.40% |
Kansas | 1.71% | 4.66% | 4.81% | 1.83% | 1.99% |
Minnesota | 1.77% | 6.03% | 3.80% | 2.85% | 1.95% |
Missouri | 2.15% | 5.55% | 3.57% | 2.70% | 4.53% |
Nebraska | 1.50% | 4.70% | 4.84% | 1.75% | 2.24% |
North Dakota | 1.64% | 3.53% | 2.95% | 2.22% | 2.19% |
South Dakota | 1.52% | 6.33% | 3.24% | 2.53% | 2.06% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.94% | 9.06% | 3.91% | 4.33% | 1.28% |
District of Columbia | 1.39% | 2.54% | 3.15% | 2.55% | 1.83% |
Florida | 1.43% | 4.41% | 3.42% | 2.46% | 1.15% |
Georgia | 1.84% | 6.80% | 3.17% | 3.18% | 1.55% |
Maryland | 1.75% | 3.67% | 3.81% | 3.17% | 2.87% |
North Carolina | 1.71% | 4.66% | 4.26% | 1.58% | 1.41% |
South Carolina | 2.31% | 4.61% | 3.44% | 2.40% | 1.76% |
Virginia | 1.45% | 4.63% | 3.20% | 2.75% | 2.24% |
West Virginia | 1.62% | 5.04% | 2.86% | 2.93% | 2.01% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.63% | 5.69% | 3.58% | 1.87% | 1.97% |
Kentucky | 4.52% | 4.89% | 3.59% | 2.10% | 13.20% |
Mississippi | 2.47% | 9.15% | 4.26% | 2.83% | 1.77% |
Tennessee | 1.54% | 3.95% | 3.35% | 2.66% | 2.14% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.96% | 7.07% | 3.58% | 3.68% | 2.31% |
Louisiana | 1.84% | 5.46% | 4.48% | 1.98% | 2.46% |
Oklahoma | 1.94% | 5.18% | 4.55% | 2.15% | 1.79% |
Texas | 1.23% | 3.59% | 2.85% | 1.48% | 1.34% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.45% | 5.27% | 3.49% | 2.63% | 1.32% |
Colorado | 1.60% | 5.01% | 3.19% | 1.82% | 2.50% |
Idaho | 2.23% | 7.18% | 7.93% | 4.06% | 2.95% |
Montana | 1.53% | 7.17% | 3.65% | 2.80% | 1.80% |
Nevada | 1.88% | 5.23% | 3.85% | 3.36% | 1.63% |
New Mexico | 2.11% | 7.84% | 4.21% | 4.64% | 1.97% |
Utah | 1.63% | 5.78% | 4.23% | 2.01% | 1.64% |
Wyoming | 2.18% | 5.56% | 3.25% | 4.17% | 3.51% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.98% | 3.94% | 3.37% | 3.09% | 4.09% |
California | 0.83% | 3.36% | 2.15% | 1.32% | 1.00% |
Hawaii | 1.32% | 3.48% | 2.29% | 3.15% | 1.59% |
Oregon | 1.43% | 5.72% | 4.15% | 2.27% | 1.50% |
Washington | 1.54% | 3.86% | 3.17% | 1.80% | 2.82% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.