Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 27.2% | 31.5% | 30.3% | 27.9% | 25.0% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 30.0% | 37.2% | 34.4% | 28.8% | 27.6% |
Maine | 28.9% | 35.2% | 32.2% | 33.8% | 24.7% |
Massachusetts | 24.3% | 33.8% | 32.6% | 22.8% | 21.8% |
New Hampshire | 25.4% | 29.5% | 34.3% | 27.2% | 20.3% |
Rhode Island | 25.6% | 36.0% | 27.3% | 25.5% | 23.4% |
Vermont | 27.5% | 34.2% | 23.1% | 33.9% | 24.9% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 26.9% | 31.0% | 34.5% | 26.4% | 24.2% |
New York | 26.4% | 25.0% | 28.1% | 31.1% | 22.7% |
Pennsylvania | 21.9% | 29.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% | 23.3% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 22.6% | 31.7% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 21.5% |
Indiana | 24.0% | 29.5% | 30.3% | 20.7% | 22.7% |
Michigan | 23.3% | 35.1% | 32.1% | 24.0% | 18.6% |
Ohio | 22.0% | 26.1% | 21.9% | 18.6% | 23.7% |
Wisconsin | 25.3% | 35.5% | 27.7% | 24.3% | 24.2% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 29.5% | 35.0% | 37.1% | 28.4% | 26.0% |
Kansas | 30.3% | 44.9% | 32.3% | 31.2% | 27.9% |
Minnesota | 30.0% | 30.9% | 26.9% | 38.6% | 25.9% |
Missouri | 24.8% | 25.7% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 21.3% |
Nebraska | 32.5% | 28.3% | 35.9% | 28.4% | 34.8% |
North Dakota | 32.8% | 35.4% | 32.7% | 31.6% | 33.4% |
South Dakota | 30.5% | 30.8% | 35.4% | 33.3% | 27.4% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 23.7% | 35.3% | 28.4% | 22.2% | 22.1% |
District of Columbia | 26.8% | 33.4% | 33.9% | 23.0% | 24.7% |
Florida | 34.2% | 34.3% | 34.1% | 36.0% | 33.0% |
Georgia | 28.1% | 32.9% | 35.5% | 24.4% | 27.5% |
Maryland | 35.4% | 34.2% | 33.3% | 37.2% | 34.5% |
North Carolina | 26.2% | 20.3% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 25.4% |
South Carolina | 28.5% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 34.0% | 23.0% |
Virginia | 28.2% | 29.6% | 33.2% | 30.1% | 24.7% |
West Virginia | 25.0% | 35.0% | 25.2% | 19.1% | 26.6% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 35.1% | 39.5% | 50.3% | 32.7% | 30.3% |
Kentucky | 23.9% | 35.8% | 24.5% | 23.5% | 23.0% |
Mississippi | 33.0% | 31.4% | 38.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
Tennessee | 27.5% | 29.3% | 30.0% | 27.6% | 26.5% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 30.0% | 31.6% | 35.5% | 31.8% | 26.7% |
Louisiana | 33.0% | 34.7% | 45.4% | 33.7% | 28.1% |
Oklahoma | 34.1% | 40.8% | 34.5% | 28.8% | 36.4% |
Texas | 31.4% | 34.5% | 33.2% | 33.0% | 29.1% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 29.5% | 33.6% | 36.0% | 33.9% | 24.7% |
Colorado | 28.6% | 33.6% | 22.4% | 31.2% | 28.7% |
Idaho | 29.1% | 39.9% | 46.0% | 30.7% | 24.3% |
Montana | 24.3% | -- | 27.6% | 32.7% | 19.5% |
Nevada | 22.9% | 39.6% | 29.2% | 13.5% | 29.4% |
New Mexico | 26.3% | 30.3% | 25.4% | 26.5% | 25.9% |
Utah | 26.8% | 39.7% | 27.6% | 21.4% | 27.6% |
Wyoming | 29.1% | 30.9% | 23.6% | 29.6% | 29.8% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 20.9% | 44.6% | 21.8% | 18.5% | 18.5% |
California | 25.7% | 30.9% | 32.3% | 29.5% | 21.3% |
Hawaii | 26.0% | 26.3% | 37.6% | 24.6% | 22.4% |
Oregon | 27.6% | 32.6% | 25.0% | 25.5% | 28.5% |
Washington | 25.7% | 25.0% | 36.6% | 27.2% | 23.1% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0.31% | 1.09% | 0.76% | 0.58% | 0.45% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.50% | 5.94% | 2.67% | 2.51% | 2.52% |
Maine | 1.46% | 3.22% | 3.79% | 2.45% | 1.89% |
Massachusetts | 1.05% | 2.13% | 1.79% | 1.40% | 1.90% |
New Hampshire | 1.94% | 3.71% | 4.39% | 2.06% | 2.83% |
Rhode Island | 2.19% | 5.03% | 3.40% | 3.61% | 3.75% |
Vermont | 1.31% | 4.86% | 1.80% | 3.08% | 1.82% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.39% | 7.15% | 2.75% | 2.20% | 2.04% |
New York | 1.60% | 4.81% | 2.15% | 2.56% | 2.40% |
Pennsylvania | 1.07% | 1.91% | 2.62% | 1.77% | 1.56% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.47% | 4.04% | 2.65% | 1.61% | 2.67% |
Indiana | 2.56% | 2.24% | 3.69% | 4.25% | 4.26% |
Michigan | 1.31% | 3.86% | 3.65% | 2.10% | 1.76% |
Ohio | 1.15% | 3.15% | 3.53% | 1.58% | 1.58% |
Wisconsin | 1.14% | 5.09% | 1.96% | 1.55% | 1.96% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.14% | 6.15% | 2.03% | 1.59% | 1.79% |
Kansas | 3.35% | 8.87% | 3.16% | 2.51% | 5.82% |
Minnesota | 2.43% | 3.07% | 3.39% | 6.38% | 1.64% |
Missouri | 1.84% | 4.21% | 2.23% | 1.98% | 2.99% |
Nebraska | 1.64% | 2.81% | 3.19% | 1.64% | 3.07% |
North Dakota | 1.61% | 4.20% | 2.75% | 2.01% | 3.13% |
South Dakota | 1.09% | 6.88% | 2.82% | 1.61% | 1.48% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.61% | 3.74% | 3.18% | 2.28% | 2.03% |
District of Columbia | 1.62% | 4.76% | 3.11% | 3.06% | 2.29% |
Florida | 1.51% | 3.99% | 2.44% | 3.18% | 2.24% |
Georgia | 1.41% | 5.12% | 5.02% | 2.30% | 1.70% |
Maryland | 2.20% | 3.55% | 4.81% | 4.40% | 2.28% |
North Carolina | 1.38% | 2.15% | 2.60% | 3.55% | 1.98% |
South Carolina | 1.96% | 3.32% | 5.18% | 4.21% | 2.27% |
Virginia | 1.25% | 3.09% | 2.36% | 2.11% | 1.91% |
West Virginia | 3.68% | 8.36% | 3.29% | 4.40% | 5.66% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 3.55% | 7.73% | 4.63% | 4.84% | 3.45% |
Kentucky | 1.71% | 3.82% | 2.13% | 3.39% | 2.34% |
Mississippi | 2.70% | 4.46% | 9.78% | 2.83% | 4.30% |
Tennessee | 1.58% | 3.97% | 2.32% | 2.54% | 2.56% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.86% | 3.61% | 3.78% | 3.26% | 2.88% |
Louisiana | 1.68% | 5.01% | 3.23% | 2.67% | 2.66% |
Oklahoma | 2.21% | 4.62% | 4.14% | 2.18% | 4.00% |
Texas | 1.26% | 3.05% | 4.59% | 2.00% | 1.75% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.74% | 9.13% | 4.52% | 2.52% | 1.95% |
Colorado | 1.98% | 5.21% | 5.86% | 2.97% | 2.72% |
Idaho | 2.16% | 5.90% | 9.03% | 3.57% | 2.07% |
Montana | 1.92% | -- | 2.94% | 3.93% | 2.27% |
Nevada | 3.89% | 3.82% | 4.50% | 2.98% | 2.37% |
New Mexico | 1.85% | 3.54% | 3.30% | 3.04% | 3.10% |
Utah | 2.00% | 7.88% | 2.93% | 3.78% | 2.47% |
Wyoming | 3.71% | 5.81% | 3.55% | 3.80% | 6.70% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.95% | 11.86% | 1.66% | 3.35% | 2.56% |
California | 1.10% | 3.68% | 1.68% | 1.93% | 1.51% |
Hawaii | 2.05% | 5.70% | 4.98% | 4.08% | 2.49% |
Oregon | 2.88% | 3.64% | 5.02% | 3.22% | 4.83% |
Washington | 1.91% | 5.05% | 7.97% | 3.00% | 2.47% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.