Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 28,156,119 | 54.3% | 27.5% | 11.2% | 7.0% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 315,915 | 55.1% | 28.9% | 11.9% | 4.2% * |
Maine | 132,967 | 50.2% | 25.4% | 13.2% | 11.2% |
Massachusetts | 804,508 | 52.0% | 29.4% | 13.8% | 4.9% * |
New Hampshire | 167,311 | 51.8% | 23.9% | 18.1% | 6.1% * |
Rhode Island | 125,230 | 46.4% | 29.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% * |
Vermont | 73,327 | 49.3% | 25.7% | 12.4% | 12.5% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 889,759 | 53.9% | 30.5% | 10.9% | 4.8% |
New York | 1,911,277 | 55.3% | 28.2% | 10.2% | 6.3% |
Pennsylvania | 1,419,188 | 55.1% | 25.9% | 10.1% | 8.9% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1,289,740 | 46.7% | 31.0% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
Indiana | 606,407 | 52.3% | 26.7% | 13.2% | 7.9% |
Michigan | 902,400 | 56.9% | 29.0% | 8.3% | 5.8% |
Ohio | 1,195,142 | 58.2% | 21.7% | 11.9% | 8.2% * |
Wisconsin | 642,916 | 55.0% | 23.0% | 11.2% | 10.8% * |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 338,842 | 56.1% | 30.5% | 6.2% | 7.2% |
Kansas | 256,786 | 53.9% | 20.0% | 18.0% * | 8.1% |
Minnesota | 672,955 | 48.2% | 29.2% | 16.5% * | 6.2% |
Missouri | 590,020 | 55.6% | 28.1% | 11.4% | 4.9% |
Nebraska | 203,759 | 50.8% | 30.3% | 11.9% | 7.0% |
North Dakota | 92,793 | 54.9% | 29.4% | 10.2% | 5.5% |
South Dakota | 93,514 | 55.3% | 23.8% | 8.0% | 12.9% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 108,531 | 54.8% | 20.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
District of Columbia | 95,161 | 51.9% | 31.1% | 8.8% | 8.1% * |
Florida | 1,511,494 | 48.3% | 33.7% | 11.1% | 7.0% |
Georgia | 897,087 | 59.6% | 23.1% | 11.3% * | 6.0% |
Maryland | 483,725 | 53.4% | 26.9% | 14.5% * | 5.2% |
North Carolina | 756,613 | 56.5% | 23.9% | 10.4% | 9.2% * |
South Carolina | 364,929 | 53.8% | 32.2% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
Virginia | 650,486 | 58.3% | 26.4% | 11.1% | 4.2% |
West Virginia | 138,289 | 52.2% | 30.9% | 11.5% | 5.4% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 365,032 | 59.7% | 21.3% | 10.6% | 8.3% * |
Kentucky | 301,664 | 60.6% | 28.9% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
Mississippi | 203,403 | 58.7% | 22.8% | 9.9% | 8.6% * |
Tennessee | 573,681 | 51.6% | 30.4% | 12.4% | 5.6% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 183,968 | 58.3% | 27.1% | 10.1% | 4.4% |
Louisiana | 369,549 | 52.5% | 33.3% | 10.3% | 3.9% |
Oklahoma | 233,594 | 61.8% | 21.0% | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Texas | 2,019,272 | 57.5% | 28.2% | 9.4% | 4.9% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 468,006 | 56.0% | 21.9% | 14.3% | 7.7% * |
Colorado | 535,307 | 49.7% | 29.0% | 13.9% | 7.4% * |
Idaho | 149,477 | 51.3% | 27.7% | 7.0% | 14.0% |
Montana | 121,003 | 45.0% | 30.9% | 14.9% | 9.2% |
Nevada | 243,067 | 59.3% | 22.6% | -- | 15.7% |
New Mexico | 135,489 | 54.1% | 24.7% | 10.6% | 10.6% * |
Utah | 304,343 | 50.4% | 30.3% | 12.2% | 7.2% * |
Wyoming | 43,851 | 60.9% | 24.6% | 10.7% | 3.8% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 56,386 | 52.6% | 26.1% | 14.9% | 6.4% |
California | 2,998,469 | 54.1% | 27.9% | 10.6% | 7.4% |
Hawaii | 127,829 | 48.5% | 25.6% | 16.4% | 9.5% |
Oregon | 353,584 | 51.3% | 28.2% | 15.9% | 4.6% |
Washington | 638,072 | 60.3% | 22.5% | 12.5% | 4.7% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 404,448 | 0.81% | 0.73% | 0.44% | 0.36% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 25,454 | 4.58% | 4.29% | 2.45% | 1.28% * |
Maine | 10,895 | 5.03% | 3.77% | 2.93% | 2.71% |
Massachusetts | 62,082 | 4.50% | 4.31% | 2.38% | 1.75% * |
New Hampshire | 13,172 | 4.47% | 3.96% | 3.65% | 2.69% * |
Rhode Island | 11,945 | 5.33% | 5.79% | 3.36% | 4.71% * |
Vermont | 5,147 | 4.47% | 4.10% | 2.85% | 3.18% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 82,085 | 5.06% | 4.56% | 2.24% | 1.37% |
New York | 114,532 | 3.41% | 3.23% | 1.48% | 1.13% |
Pennsylvania | 95,815 | 3.90% | 3.48% | 1.71% | 1.77% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 105,684 | 4.60% | 4.49% | 2.06% | 3.35% |
Indiana | 52,090 | 4.77% | 4.50% | 2.91% | 1.55% |
Michigan | 68,798 | 4.30% | 4.02% | 1.91% | 1.45% |
Ohio | 90,543 | 4.32% | 3.44% | 2.67% | 2.79% * |
Wisconsin | 50,551 | 4.55% | 3.55% | 2.37% | 3.44% * |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 26,472 | 4.49% | 4.26% | 1.19% | 1.88% |
Kansas | 24,832 | 5.42% | 3.47% | 6.27% * | 2.34% |
Minnesota | 58,243 | 5.04% | 3.87% | 5.44% * | 1.46% |
Missouri | 41,955 | 4.33% | 3.86% | 2.65% | 1.25% |
Nebraska | 17,445 | 5.07% | 5.10% | 2.75% | 2.06% |
North Dakota | 7,134 | 4.62% | 4.30% | 2.31% | 1.61% |
South Dakota | 7,419 | 4.55% | 3.34% | 1.84% | 3.80% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 7,987 | 4.49% | 3.65% | 2.61% | 1.97% |
District of Columbia | 10,939 | 6.19% | 7.25% | 2.00% | 2.52% * |
Florida | 92,906 | 3.59% | 3.61% | 2.17% | 1.28% |
Georgia | 132,517 | 7.13% | 4.69% | 4.25% * | 1.70% |
Maryland | 45,255 | 5.27% | 4.39% | 4.64% * | 1.29% |
North Carolina | 61,862 | 4.67% | 3.57% | 2.76% | 3.12% * |
South Carolina | 30,433 | 4.76% | 4.84% | 2.59% | 0.76% |
Virginia | 51,156 | 4.33% | 4.12% | 2.56% | 1.03% |
West Virginia | 11,711 | 4.90% | 4.24% | 2.83% | 1.84% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 40,509 | 5.92% | 5.44% | 3.04% | 2.66% * |
Kentucky | 28,165 | 4.92% | 4.53% | 1.74% | 0.61% |
Mississippi | 18,483 | 4.87% | 4.22% | 2.42% | 2.69% * |
Tennessee | 54,488 | 5.42% | 5.39% | 3.15% | 1.35% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 28,849 | 7.40% | 6.00% | 2.94% | 1.31% |
Louisiana | 36,241 | 5.46% | 5.26% | 2.41% | 1.01% |
Oklahoma | 19,755 | 4.52% | 3.59% | 2.82% | 1.69% |
Texas | 133,131 | 3.71% | 3.57% | 1.61% | 1.05% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 45,435 | 5.35% | 4.13% | 3.34% | 2.34% * |
Colorado | 50,849 | 5.31% | 5.48% | 3.15% | 2.37% * |
Idaho | 11,739 | 4.49% | 4.23% | 1.45% | 3.64% |
Montana | 9,125 | 4.49% | 4.55% | 2.77% | 2.47% |
Nevada | 20,575 | 4.52% | 4.00% | -- | 2.28% |
New Mexico | 11,299 | 4.79% | 3.87% | 2.47% | 3.94% * |
Utah | 29,289 | 5.26% | 5.75% | 2.10% | 3.14% * |
Wyoming | 3,282 | 4.25% | 3.82% | 2.26% | 0.90% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 4,990 | 5.03% | 4.54% | 3.67% | 1.87% |
California | 143,579 | 2.72% | 2.56% | 1.43% | 1.51% |
Hawaii | 11,086 | 5.04% | 4.45% | 3.10% | 1.71% |
Oregon | 31,098 | 5.13% | 5.58% | 3.43% | 1.20% |
Washington | 58,081 | 4.80% | 4.11% | 2.97% | 1.17% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.