Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 76.0% | 47.2% | 69.3% | 86.6% | 90.9% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 78.0% | 50.7% | 69.7% | 86.3% | 94.3% |
Maine | 77.3% | 50.6% | 68.2% | 85.4% | 91.8% |
Massachusetts | 75.0% | 38.8% | 67.7% | 88.2% | 94.3% |
New Hampshire | 73.8% | 34.0% | 75.4% | 77.3% | 94.1% |
Rhode Island | 70.9% | 42.6% | 61.1% | 86.0% | 83.8% |
Vermont | 74.9% | 47.4% | 69.1% | 87.3% | 83.5% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 73.3% | 37.4% | 60.3% | 88.0% | 95.0% |
New York | 74.1% | 43.5% | 68.3% | 85.8% | 89.0% |
Pennsylvania | 74.3% | 43.4% | 67.0% | 85.5% | 88.8% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 73.6% | 48.1% | 65.2% | 86.6% | 86.7% |
Indiana | 76.4% | 47.7% | 69.6% | 85.8% | 92.5% |
Michigan | 78.4% | 45.3% | 74.6% | 88.7% | 91.6% |
Ohio | 76.1% | 46.5% | 69.1% | 85.6% | 92.2% |
Wisconsin | 76.7% | 42.0% | 76.2% | 89.0% | 88.1% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 77.3% | 48.6% | 66.9% | 92.6% | 90.4% |
Kansas | 73.3% | 43.5% | 72.5% | 77.0% | 90.5% |
Minnesota | 77.8% | 48.2% | 72.5% | 89.1% | 91.2% |
Missouri | 78.9% | 45.8% | 75.1% | 90.6% | 93.8% |
Nebraska | 73.0% | 39.7% | 66.8% | 82.5% | 90.6% |
North Dakota | 75.0% | 42.6% | 65.1% | 87.8% | 93.4% |
South Dakota | 76.0% | 43.9% | 76.3% | 89.2% | 84.2% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 78.8% | 46.8% | 70.5% | 87.9% | 96.8% |
District of Columbia | 81.3% | 54.6% | 78.0% | 94.1% | 91.4% |
Florida | 79.4% | 60.9% | 68.3% | 87.8% | 93.9% |
Georgia | 77.0% | 51.5% | 76.5% | 81.9% | 91.5% |
Maryland | 76.2% | 48.1% | 74.8% | 88.0% | 85.6% |
North Carolina | 79.0% | 46.8% | 76.4% | 87.9% | 94.2% |
South Carolina | 74.8% | 45.0% | 60.4% | 90.0% | 91.4% |
Virginia | 77.0% | 50.1% | 73.0% | 86.9% | 88.6% |
West Virginia | 72.0% | 45.8% | 53.9% | 84.4% | 94.2% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 77.0% | 42.4% | 78.8% | 87.0% | 90.8% |
Kentucky | 73.7% | 49.3% | 55.8% | 88.0% | 92.9% |
Mississippi | 75.1% | 43.2% | 69.6% | 84.9% | 90.9% |
Tennessee | 72.0% | 37.1% | 66.4% | 80.4% | 93.4% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 79.0% | 48.4% | 75.9% | 92.2% | 93.9% |
Louisiana | 79.0% | 50.1% | 73.7% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
Oklahoma | 80.3% | 50.5% | 80.3% | 89.0% | 89.9% |
Texas | 76.7% | 45.9% | 75.3% | 86.3% | 90.8% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 76.1% | 53.1% | 66.3% | 84.4% | 93.2% |
Colorado | 69.5% | 45.9% | 51.0% | 78.1% | 94.0% |
Idaho | 78.2% | 41.8% | 68.0% | 88.6% | 95.0% |
Montana | 72.9% | 46.4% | 58.7% | 74.8% | 92.2% |
Nevada | 76.1% | 43.6% | 74.5% | 92.9% | 83.6% |
New Mexico | 75.8% | 44.1% | 72.6% | 86.7% | 91.1% |
Utah | 70.3% | 51.5% | 64.2% | 80.2% | 78.2% |
Wyoming | 74.5% | 51.0% | 61.1% | 83.8% | 87.1% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 71.2% | 49.5% | 61.9% | 84.4% | 80.0% |
California | 76.9% | 50.2% | 70.3% | 88.3% | 89.5% |
Hawaii | 77.1% | 54.0% | 82.3% | 84.3% | 86.0% |
Oregon | 76.9% | 58.6% | 63.8% | 80.0% | 94.9% |
Washington | 70.4% | 42.2% | 48.5% | 85.6% | 91.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 | 0.38% | 0.89% | 0.80% | 0.53% | 0.41% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 2.11% | 4.33% | 3.85% | 3.15% | 1.94% |
Maine | 2.43% | 7.67% | 4.39% | 2.90% | 1.96% |
Massachusetts | 2.50% | 5.34% | 3.58% | 2.81% | 1.84% |
New Hampshire | 2.32% | 3.66% | 2.99% | 3.01% | 1.41% |
Rhode Island | 2.70% | 5.03% | 4.22% | 3.05% | 4.93% |
Vermont | 2.58% | 7.02% | 3.50% | 1.97% | 4.69% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 3.32% | 7.88% | 4.16% | 2.20% | 1.55% |
New York | 1.71% | 3.79% | 2.82% | 2.03% | 1.84% |
Pennsylvania | 1.95% | 4.48% | 4.03% | 2.08% | 1.82% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 2.16% | 5.07% | 4.50% | 3.23% | 3.30% |
Indiana | 2.27% | 6.38% | 4.16% | 2.64% | 1.46% |
Michigan | 2.03% | 5.75% | 3.63% | 2.38% | 2.27% |
Ohio | 2.07% | 4.88% | 4.72% | 3.34% | 2.34% |
Wisconsin | 2.12% | 2.97% | 3.04% | 2.07% | 3.65% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 2.34% | 5.62% | 4.46% | 1.27% | 2.50% |
Kansas | 3.60% | 6.00% | 7.31% | 8.26% | 3.03% |
Minnesota | 2.15% | 5.76% | 3.65% | 2.11% | 2.78% |
Missouri | 2.01% | 4.19% | 3.15% | 2.25% | 2.11% |
Nebraska | 2.65% | 5.19% | 5.98% | 3.68% | 3.21% |
North Dakota | 1.95% | 4.61% | 3.53% | 1.81% | 1.91% |
South Dakota | 2.37% | 4.41% | 2.86% | 2.52% | 4.11% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 2.03% | 5.59% | 4.01% | 1.89% | 1.33% |
District of Columbia | 1.98% | 3.76% | 4.29% | 1.22% | 2.51% |
Florida | 1.24% | 3.07% | 2.70% | 1.94% | 1.10% |
Georgia | 3.43% | 6.98% | 3.47% | 7.46% | 1.57% |
Maryland | 2.12% | 4.07% | 3.87% | 2.85% | 3.47% |
North Carolina | 1.99% | 6.24% | 3.60% | 3.14% | 1.46% |
South Carolina | 2.55% | 5.53% | 5.19% | 2.25% | 3.51% |
Virginia | 1.95% | 5.04% | 3.03% | 2.22% | 4.05% |
West Virginia | 2.53% | 5.12% | 3.72% | 3.49% | 1.51% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 2.57% | 4.87% | 5.16% | 2.42% | 2.55% |
Kentucky | 2.88% | 5.29% | 6.21% | 2.76% | 2.54% |
Mississippi | 2.63% | 4.79% | 5.88% | 4.54% | 2.39% |
Tennessee | 2.92% | 5.19% | 5.45% | 4.20% | 1.36% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 3.23% | 7.70% | 3.87% | 2.03% | 1.78% |
Louisiana | 2.28% | 6.19% | 4.31% | 2.41% | 1.69% |
Oklahoma | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.40% | 2.22% | 3.69% |
Texas | 1.76% | 3.38% | 4.40% | 2.51% | 1.73% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 2.46% | 6.53% | 5.96% | 3.61% | 1.39% |
Colorado | 2.73% | 5.44% | 4.54% | 5.29% | 1.58% |
Idaho | 2.14% | 4.61% | 4.09% | 2.16% | 1.29% |
Montana | 2.55% | 6.76% | 4.71% | 3.83% | 2.44% |
Nevada | 1.80% | 3.93% | 4.05% | 2.79% | 1.90% |
New Mexico | 2.22% | 5.69% | 5.18% | 2.96% | 1.30% |
Utah | 2.86% | 5.90% | 5.55% | 5.08% | 5.31% |
Wyoming | 2.48% | 8.15% | 4.94% | 2.98% | 2.37% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 2.79% | 5.47% | 5.02% | 3.92% | 5.89% |
California | 1.16% | 2.66% | 2.49% | 1.27% | 1.57% |
Hawaii | 2.08% | 4.09% | 2.55% | 3.23% | 3.95% |
Oregon | 2.86% | 5.24% | 7.03% | 5.11% | 1.45% |
Washington | 2.91% | 5.91% | 5.80% | 2.31% | 2.10% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.