| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88.5% | 74.6% | 84.2% | 91.6% | 96.6% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 92.3% | 80.0% | 91.0% | 94.1% | 97.8% |
| Maine | 85.4% | 67.4% | 74.0% | 90.8% | 96.0% |
| Massachusetts | 93.2% | 80.9% | 93.0% | 95.3% | 97.1% |
| New Hampshire | 89.8% | 82.3% | 84.8% | 95.7% | 91.8% |
| Rhode Island | 93.2% | 78.7% | 91.5% | 95.4% | 98.7% |
| Vermont | 85.1% | 68.8% | 78.7% | 88.2% | 93.6% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 91.0% | 76.7% | 87.8% | 96.4% | 96.0% |
| New York | 89.2% | 73.2% | 85.5% | 93.4% | 97.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 90.5% | 68.6% | 91.1% | 93.4% | 98.2% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 91.1% | 83.0% | 84.1% | 94.6% | 97.5% |
| Indiana | 89.6% | 80.3% | 84.1% | 91.7% | 96.8% |
| Michigan | 87.7% | 62.2% | 81.7% | 94.7% | 96.4% |
| Ohio | 91.7% | 78.2% | 86.6% | 98.0% | 97.5% |
| Wisconsin | 89.8% | 75.8% | 84.4% | 93.0% | 98.3% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 90.4% | 79.1% | 88.8% | 92.1% | 95.7% |
| Kansas | 88.4% | 71.3% | 85.1% | 90.3% | 97.9% |
| Minnesota | 89.1% | 74.1% | 85.0% | 93.9% | 94.9% |
| Missouri | 88.3% | 75.2% | 87.4% | 92.9% | 92.6% |
| Nebraska | 84.9% | 59.4% | 80.9% | 91.2% | 94.9% |
| North Dakota | 89.5% | 67.3% | 85.8% | 94.7% | 97.2% |
| South Dakota | 88.0% | 61.3% | 84.2% | 94.2% | 96.5% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 88.0% | 61.4% | 89.3% | 91.1% | 94.9% |
| District of Columbia | 94.8% | 84.9% | 95.3% | 97.8% | 98.8% |
| Florida | 84.8% | 62.5% | 87.5% | 85.0% | 95.5% |
| Georgia | 87.3% | 79.4% | 83.8% | 89.0% | 93.8% |
| Maryland | 89.7% | 75.0% | 85.4% | 94.6% | 96.7% |
| North Carolina | 86.0% | 69.8% | 83.2% | 86.9% | 96.1% |
| South Carolina | 83.7% | 68.8% | 77.6% | 85.6% | 93.8% |
| Virginia | 90.4% | 82.1% | 83.6% | 91.1% | 99.1% |
| West Virginia | 86.7% | 72.0% | 75.8% | 92.1% | 96.9% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 89.0% | 73.7% | 87.9% | 91.9% | 95.7% |
| Kentucky | 88.2% | 81.7% | 80.2% | 90.1% | 96.5% |
| Mississippi | 87.9% | 70.7% | 83.3% | 95.8% | 92.5% |
| Tennessee | 88.3% | 80.2% | 79.5% | 90.1% | 97.5% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 87.7% | 71.9% | 84.5% | 91.6% | 95.3% |
| Louisiana | 86.3% | 72.7% | 77.9% | 91.2% | 97.0% |
| Oklahoma | 87.6% | 77.5% | 82.5% | 87.5% | 95.6% |
| Texas | 87.5% | 80.0% | 80.1% | 89.9% | 95.5% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 86.0% | 73.1% | 74.6% | 92.0% | 95.5% |
| Colorado | 86.9% | 69.9% | 81.9% | 89.5% | 97.4% |
| Idaho | 80.7% | 69.7% | 59.6% | 88.5% | 95.8% |
| Montana | 74.3% | 55.9% | 55.3% | 78.1% | 92.1% |
| Nevada | 89.1% | 77.5% | 85.2% | 94.2% | 93.5% |
| New Mexico | 84.1% | 64.2% | 76.2% | 87.9% | 97.6% |
| Utah | 88.1% | 69.2% | 82.0% | 93.1% | 97.2% |
| Wyoming | 79.7% | 56.9% | 77.3% | 82.3% | 90.7% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 81.4% | 54.9% | 82.1% | 86.2% | 93.2% |
| California | 89.2% | 76.4% | 84.7% | 91.8% | 98.0% |
| Hawaii | 98.2% | 93.1% | 98.7% | 99.8% | 99.1% |
| Oregon | 85.0% | 70.0% | 77.9% | 87.1% | 97.5% |
| Washington | 88.1% | 76.0% | 83.6% | 88.9% | 97.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.19% | 0.79% | 0.52% | 0.39% | 0.22% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 1.05% | 3.78% | 2.09% | 2.07% | 1.10% |
| Maine | 1.34% | 5.08% | 4.49% | 2.10% | 1.52% |
| Massachusetts | 0.92% | 3.32% | 2.24% | 1.72% | 1.38% |
| New Hampshire | 1.78% | 4.07% | 3.07% | 1.55% | 4.72% |
| Rhode Island | 0.87% | 5.01% | 2.19% | 1.49% | 0.73% |
| Vermont | 1.41% | 5.85% | 3.81% | 2.75% | 2.12% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 0.90% | 3.69% | 2.26% | 1.41% | 1.43% |
| New York | 0.88% | 3.58% | 2.51% | 1.51% | 0.89% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.04% | 4.79% | 1.60% | 1.66% | 1.01% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 0.93% | 3.39% | 3.06% | 1.62% | 1.10% |
| Indiana | 1.04% | 3.81% | 3.08% | 2.17% | 1.08% |
| Michigan | 1.28% | 4.90% | 3.71% | 1.69% | 1.31% |
| Ohio | 0.84% | 3.42% | 2.34% | 0.73% | 1.23% |
| Wisconsin | 1.11% | 4.34% | 3.27% | 2.09% | 1.05% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 0.92% | 3.93% | 2.41% | 1.90% | 1.34% |
| Kansas | 1.24% | 6.47% | 3.00% | 2.36% | 0.97% |
| Minnesota | 1.22% | 4.15% | 3.38% | 1.75% | 2.27% |
| Missouri | 1.16% | 4.11% | 2.84% | 1.86% | 2.58% |
| Nebraska | 1.16% | 5.35% | 3.34% | 2.22% | 1.59% |
| North Dakota | 1.10% | 5.28% | 2.86% | 1.73% | 1.43% |
| South Dakota | 1.30% | 5.32% | 3.64% | 1.78% | 1.73% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 1.33% | 5.94% | 3.09% | 2.46% | 2.00% |
| District of Columbia | 0.70% | 3.15% | 1.54% | 0.86% | 0.58% |
| Florida | 1.16% | 4.39% | 2.53% | 2.78% | 1.27% |
| Georgia | 1.13% | 3.90% | 3.26% | 2.37% | 2.30% |
| Maryland | 1.28% | 5.53% | 3.17% | 1.88% | 1.23% |
| North Carolina | 1.28% | 4.27% | 2.85% | 3.27% | 1.50% |
| South Carolina | 1.25% | 4.44% | 3.69% | 2.64% | 1.77% |
| Virginia | 1.04% | 4.07% | 3.36% | 2.26% | 0.52% |
| West Virginia | 1.31% | 5.16% | 4.42% | 2.08% | 1.31% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.06% | 4.38% | 3.05% | 1.90% | 1.28% |
| Kentucky | 1.36% | 3.86% | 3.94% | 3.29% | 1.40% |
| Mississippi | 1.47% | 5.03% | 3.55% | 1.40% | 3.53% |
| Tennessee | 1.11% | 4.00% | 3.24% | 2.24% | 1.07% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 1.24% | 6.30% | 3.53% | 2.42% | 1.37% |
| Louisiana | 2.03% | 8.02% | 4.82% | 2.46% | 1.16% |
| Oklahoma | 1.19% | 4.19% | 3.43% | 2.63% | 1.38% |
| Texas | 0.80% | 2.95% | 2.31% | 1.66% | 0.97% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 1.17% | 4.40% | 4.12% | 2.09% | 1.18% |
| Colorado | 1.24% | 5.62% | 3.71% | 2.39% | 1.23% |
| Idaho | 1.69% | 5.81% | 4.74% | 2.68% | 1.79% |
| Montana | 2.58% | 8.39% | 5.65% | 4.77% | 2.07% |
| Nevada | 1.17% | 4.00% | 3.39% | 1.81% | 1.93% |
| New Mexico | 1.55% | 5.81% | 4.95% | 2.83% | 1.13% |
| Utah | 1.15% | 4.80% | 3.47% | 1.97% | 1.05% |
| Wyoming | 1.78% | 7.58% | 3.99% | 3.96% | 2.76% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.56% | 5.78% | 3.95% | 3.14% | 2.43% |
| California | 0.67% | 2.62% | 1.76% | 1.53% | 0.43% |
| Hawaii | 0.35% | 2.00% | 0.64% | 0.16% | 0.39% |
| Oregon | 1.38% | 5.16% | 4.03% | 2.74% | 1.16% |
| Washington | 1.18% | 4.37% | 3.18% | 2.76% | 1.27% |
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.