Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 76.5% | 50.0% | 71.4% | 85.5% | 90.7% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 76.4% | 45.9% | 72.7% | 86.5% | 91.3% |
Maine | 74.7% | 39.9% | 66.1% | 86.5% | 91.8% |
Massachusetts | 76.2% | 50.3% | 70.5% | 84.9% | 90.7% |
New Hampshire | 73.3% | 43.8% | 62.4% | 89.0% | 89.0% |
Rhode Island | 68.8% | 39.1% | 57.1% | 76.6% | 90.4% |
Vermont | 75.4% | 38.2% | 72.1% | 86.3% | 91.5% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 75.2% | 55.7% | 71.9% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
New York | 73.2% | 51.4% | 68.7% | 76.7% | 88.9% |
Pennsylvania | 75.9% | 41.4% | 69.7% | 91.2% | 88.2% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 77.0% | 54.0% | 70.8% | 84.7% | 91.6% |
Indiana | 75.7% | 47.5% | 73.4% | 78.5% | 94.4% |
Michigan | 75.9% | 42.3% | 74.6% | 84.8% | 89.2% |
Ohio | 74.5% | 45.7% | 66.9% | 89.1% | 88.6% |
Wisconsin | 73.8% | 45.1% | 69.3% | 80.0% | 90.1% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 75.5% | 51.0% | 67.3% | 82.8% | 92.4% |
Kansas | 77.3% | 50.3% | 76.5% | 81.6% | 90.4% |
Minnesota | 78.1% | 46.0% | 75.6% | 86.4% | 93.6% |
Missouri | 74.9% | 59.7% | 67.1% | 79.2% | 88.6% |
Nebraska | 79.2% | 46.7% | 79.2% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
North Dakota | 76.9% | 46.9% | 76.7% | 88.5% | 83.4% |
South Dakota | 77.5% | 42.4% | 75.5% | 89.1% | 85.9% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 78.9% | 44.2% | 73.8% | 90.1% | 93.2% |
District of Columbia | 77.0% | 64.1% | 79.6% | 75.0% | 87.5% |
Florida | 76.2% | 55.8% | 66.1% | 84.1% | 90.0% |
Georgia | 77.6% | 50.4% | 75.9% | 89.0% | 90.2% |
Maryland | 77.5% | 48.3% | 74.9% | 84.4% | 93.4% |
North Carolina | 78.6% | 42.1% | 80.8% | 86.3% | 94.8% |
South Carolina | 78.3% | 50.3% | 74.2% | 88.0% | 93.3% |
Virginia | 76.9% | 54.1% | 66.7% | 87.1% | 93.5% |
West Virginia | 75.7% | 39.8% | 70.9% | 89.3% | 89.9% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 81.9% | 53.6% | 79.8% | 90.6% | 96.2% |
Kentucky | 80.6% | 52.0% | 76.0% | 92.4% | 94.1% |
Mississippi | 80.9% | 54.2% | 80.2% | 88.3% | 94.0% |
Tennessee | 75.6% | 41.4% | 66.5% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 79.1% | 43.9% | 75.0% | 90.5% | 94.2% |
Louisiana | 81.5% | 60.2% | 69.8% | 92.8% | 94.6% |
Oklahoma | 73.2% | 38.1% | 65.1% | 88.9% | 94.5% |
Texas | 78.0% | 51.3% | 73.3% | 91.0% | 90.4% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 79.0% | 47.2% | 74.9% | 91.0% | 94.3% |
Colorado | 72.0% | 51.5% | 60.8% | 76.9% | 89.9% |
Idaho | 75.1% | 48.6% | 65.1% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
Montana | 72.7% | 46.1% | 61.2% | 82.4% | 84.3% |
Nevada | 68.7% | 51.1% | 62.7% | 65.1% | 91.8% |
New Mexico | 74.0% | 44.7% | 71.4% | 84.6% | 85.3% |
Utah | 76.3% | 48.7% | 70.5% | 80.1% | 93.7% |
Wyoming | 73.5% | 43.9% | 66.0% | 80.7% | 88.5% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 75.0% | 57.5% | 63.0% | 79.8% | 90.5% |
California | 77.5% | 53.0% | 74.9% | 84.7% | 90.2% |
Hawaii | 80.0% | 57.9% | 79.9% | 88.9% | 91.0% |
Oregon | 76.4% | 52.7% | 64.5% | 87.9% | 89.6% |
Washington | 77.7% | 50.1% | 73.6% | 88.8% | 89.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 |
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United States | 0.37% | 0.87% | 0.74% | 0.59% | 0.43% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 2.38% | 3.93% | 3.67% | 2.26% | 2.99% |
Maine | 2.23% | 3.22% | 5.03% | 2.05% | 1.97% |
Massachusetts | 1.79% | 3.94% | 2.93% | 1.98% | 2.20% |
New Hampshire | 2.16% | 4.44% | 3.82% | 2.04% | 2.13% |
Rhode Island | 2.30% | 4.85% | 3.54% | 2.92% | 2.17% |
Vermont | 2.88% | 4.81% | 4.04% | 2.18% | 1.92% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.73% | 3.71% | 3.52% | 2.39% | 3.46% |
New York | 1.73% | 3.91% | 3.19% | 2.92% | 2.61% |
Pennsylvania | 1.64% | 3.22% | 2.76% | 2.56% | 1.83% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 2.15% | 5.44% | 4.02% | 2.55% | 3.22% |
Indiana | 2.30% | 5.22% | 3.97% | 4.91% | 1.44% |
Michigan | 2.58% | 4.52% | 3.99% | 5.94% | 2.93% |
Ohio | 2.09% | 3.73% | 4.23% | 1.78% | 3.77% |
Wisconsin | 2.62% | 5.24% | 4.11% | 7.30% | 2.55% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 2.21% | 4.78% | 4.51% | 3.91% | 1.48% |
Kansas | 2.57% | 6.71% | 3.52% | 4.88% | 3.24% |
Minnesota | 1.95% | 4.02% | 3.89% | 3.96% | 1.97% |
Missouri | 2.01% | 5.38% | 3.37% | 3.66% | 3.00% |
Nebraska | 2.28% | 6.34% | 3.20% | 3.40% | 2.20% |
North Dakota | 2.11% | 4.29% | 2.82% | 1.38% | 5.87% |
South Dakota | 1.92% | 4.09% | 4.01% | 1.10% | 3.70% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 2.48% | 5.52% | 5.31% | 2.95% | 2.60% |
District of Columbia | 2.30% | 4.63% | 3.72% | 2.45% | 7.06% |
Florida | 1.98% | 3.96% | 5.40% | 1.97% | 1.78% |
Georgia | 2.13% | 6.17% | 4.50% | 2.80% | 1.86% |
Maryland | 2.47% | 6.10% | 4.37% | 5.04% | 1.85% |
North Carolina | 1.88% | 4.60% | 3.29% | 2.45% | 1.06% |
South Carolina | 2.13% | 4.66% | 4.39% | 4.12% | 1.18% |
Virginia | 2.01% | 5.52% | 2.92% | 3.81% | 1.68% |
West Virginia | 2.46% | 5.20% | 4.89% | 1.96% | 2.84% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.71% | 4.80% | 3.36% | 2.06% | 0.80% |
Kentucky | 2.25% | 4.18% | 7.02% | 1.85% | 1.77% |
Mississippi | 2.02% | 6.39% | 3.65% | 2.22% | 1.68% |
Tennessee | 2.56% | 4.96% | 5.25% | 1.57% | 1.48% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 2.40% | 6.27% | 3.87% | 1.53% | 1.19% |
Louisiana | 2.13% | 5.29% | 5.74% | 1.77% | 1.74% |
Oklahoma | 4.59% | 9.56% | 4.23% | 2.18% | 1.42% |
Texas | 1.46% | 3.74% | 3.01% | 1.27% | 1.20% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.92% | 3.75% | 3.77% | 1.40% | 1.78% |
Colorado | 2.70% | 6.05% | 5.04% | 5.80% | 2.43% |
Idaho | 3.05% | 6.08% | 4.68% | 2.07% | 7.61% |
Montana | 2.77% | 5.65% | 3.86% | 4.40% | 3.88% |
Nevada | 2.01% | 4.05% | 3.46% | 3.31% | 1.51% |
New Mexico | 2.55% | 4.30% | 6.76% | 3.65% | 4.24% |
Utah | 2.17% | 4.66% | 4.96% | 3.20% | 1.47% |
Wyoming | 2.76% | 6.25% | 4.45% | 4.08% | 2.46% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 2.64% | 4.70% | 7.14% | 4.33% | 2.10% |
California | 1.35% | 3.16% | 2.09% | 2.56% | 1.51% |
Hawaii | 1.57% | 3.42% | 3.30% | 1.41% | 2.48% |
Oregon | 2.30% | 6.16% | 5.52% | 2.00% | 2.34% |
Washington | 2.16% | 5.73% | 4.70% | 1.99% | 2.52% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.