Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 97,316,296 | 16.3% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 30.5% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1,118,389 | 16.9% | 23.4% | 28.5% | 31.3% |
Maine | 405,377 | 17.9% | 23.0% | 27.6% | 31.6% |
Massachusetts | 2,321,425 | 15.8% | 23.4% | 28.9% | 31.9% |
New Hampshire | 439,779 | 14.8% | 22.3% | 22.2% | 40.7% |
Rhode Island | 310,770 | 16.4% | 24.2% | 28.7% | 30.6% |
Vermont | 179,930 | 16.4% | 21.8% | 29.4% | 32.3% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 2,832,176 | 16.9% | 24.7% | 27.2% | 31.2% |
New York | 6,192,524 | 18.2% | 23.6% | 28.1% | 30.0% |
Pennsylvania | 4,056,644 | 15.9% | 23.5% | 29.6% | 31.0% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 4,424,492 | 18.7% | 22.5% | 28.6% | 30.3% |
Indiana | 2,052,747 | 15.1% | 24.3% | 29.7% | 30.9% |
Michigan | 2,980,817 | 15.0% | 25.3% | 28.9% | 30.8% |
Ohio | 3,619,080 | 14.3% | 25.5% | 29.6% | 30.7% |
Wisconsin | 1,946,652 | 14.5% | 24.4% | 29.6% | 31.5% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 957,566 | 15.8% | 24.0% | 30.1% | 30.1% |
Kansas | 878,421 | 14.0% | 25.9% | 29.5% | 30.6% |
Minnesota | 1,932,041 | 13.0% | 25.4% | 30.1% | 31.4% |
Missouri | 2,039,890 | 15.9% | 23.2% | 30.7% | 30.3% |
Nebraska | 684,886 | 15.7% | 23.7% | 30.3% | 30.3% |
North Dakota | 264,130 | 15.1% | 24.4% | 27.1% | 33.4% |
South Dakota | 300,056 | 14.8% | 26.0% | 27.6% | 31.6% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 284,805 | 17.2% | 24.8% | 28.5% | 29.5% |
District of Columbia | 416,135 | 18.7% | 24.0% | 28.4% | 28.9% |
Florida | 6,433,932 | 18.6% | 22.2% | 29.2% | 30.0% |
Georgia | 2,931,290 | 18.6% | 21.5% | 29.7% | 30.2% |
Maryland | 1,741,021 | 16.9% | 23.3% | 29.3% | 30.5% |
North Carolina | 2,786,156 | 15.7% | 24.2% | 30.5% | 29.6% |
South Carolina | 1,358,816 | 16.4% | 22.9% | 29.5% | 31.2% |
Virginia | 2,450,187 | 15.8% | 24.7% | 29.2% | 30.3% |
West Virginia | 430,638 | 15.8% | 24.7% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1,265,490 | 16.0% | 25.1% | 28.8% | 30.1% |
Kentucky | 1,293,177 | 16.3% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 30.7% |
Mississippi | 710,376 | 17.3% | 25.5% | 26.8% | 30.3% |
Tennessee | 2,040,258 | 17.9% | 24.1% | 28.6% | 29.3% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 815,711 | 15.3% | 24.6% | 26.0% | 34.1% |
Louisiana | 1,275,655 | 16.6% | 24.8% | 28.3% | 30.2% |
Oklahoma | 958,896 | 15.1% | 22.3% | 30.8% | 31.8% |
Texas | 8,205,280 | 15.7% | 24.8% | 29.4% | 30.2% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1,863,839 | 15.0% | 26.8% | 27.6% | 30.7% |
Colorado | 1,863,261 | 16.4% | 23.8% | 28.1% | 31.7% |
Idaho | 469,705 | 14.6% | 24.8% | 29.6% | 30.9% |
Montana | 291,858 | 15.2% | 25.9% | 26.8% | 32.1% |
Nevada | 982,991 | 15.3% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 30.9% |
New Mexico | 461,257 | 16.6% | 22.8% | 29.6% | 31.0% |
Utah | 890,334 | 14.3% | 24.2% | 29.3% | 32.3% |
Wyoming | 158,059 | 14.7% | 24.0% | 29.8% | 31.5% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 195,966 | 14.7% | 24.1% | 29.6% | 31.6% |
California | 11,152,577 | 16.0% | 24.6% | 29.2% | 30.2% |
Hawaii | 404,519 | 14.9% | 24.1% | 29.7% | 31.3% |
Oregon | 1,160,181 | 15.6% | 23.3% | 30.0% | 31.0% |
Washington | 2,086,130 | 17.6% | 26.3% | 29.2% | 26.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
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 | 893,291 | 0.43% | 0.52% | 0.60% | 0.64% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 45,646 | 2.01% | 2.68% | 3.31% | 3.45% |
Maine | 17,870 | 2.08% | 3.02% | 2.75% | 2.92% |
Massachusetts | 98,874 | 2.20% | 2.64% | 3.12% | 3.69% |
New Hampshire | 17,922 | 2.19% | 2.60% | 3.08% | 3.44% |
Rhode Island | 13,910 | 2.04% | 2.88% | 3.35% | 3.63% |
Vermont | 8,179 | 2.04% | 2.64% | 2.69% | 3.61% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 107,026 | 2.05% | 2.63% | 2.88% | 3.00% |
New York | 316,633 | 2.48% | 2.28% | 2.81% | 3.85% |
Pennsylvania | 149,001 | 2.27% | 2.19% | 2.80% | 2.86% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 231,616 | 2.75% | 2.73% | 3.74% | 3.91% |
Indiana | 120,898 | 2.69% | 4.12% | 3.42% | 3.73% |
Michigan | 140,041 | 2.25% | 2.91% | 3.40% | 3.56% |
Ohio | 133,331 | 1.71% | 2.77% | 3.08% | 3.02% |
Wisconsin | 97,201 | 2.28% | 3.25% | 3.48% | 3.56% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 37,421 | 2.08% | 2.50% | 3.23% | 3.13% |
Kansas | 46,301 | 2.29% | 3.38% | 3.83% | 3.57% |
Minnesota | 80,665 | 1.56% | 2.89% | 3.08% | 3.17% |
Missouri | 192,466 | 2.51% | 3.32% | 4.46% | 7.08% |
Nebraska | 28,631 | 2.10% | 2.72% | 2.97% | 3.14% |
North Dakota | 12,132 | 2.06% | 2.48% | 2.89% | 3.52% |
South Dakota | 10,097 | 1.49% | 2.79% | 2.28% | 3.32% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 14,588 | 2.26% | 4.02% | 4.12% | 4.60% |
District of Columbia | 16,505 | 3.74% | 2.77% | 3.98% | 3.06% |
Florida | 372,830 | 2.49% | 2.61% | 4.01% | 2.95% |
Georgia | 148,600 | 3.22% | 3.18% | 3.64% | 3.45% |
Maryland | 80,936 | 2.54% | 2.96% | 3.49% | 3.94% |
North Carolina | 97,020 | 1.99% | 2.62% | 2.65% | 2.72% |
South Carolina | 72,501 | 2.23% | 2.81% | 3.19% | 3.91% |
Virginia | 113,052 | 2.70% | 3.15% | 3.30% | 3.18% |
West Virginia | 22,146 | 2.01% | 2.91% | 3.12% | 4.15% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 73,083 | 2.07% | 3.27% | 3.85% | 4.56% |
Kentucky | 54,801 | 2.18% | 3.34% | 3.03% | 3.17% |
Mississippi | 45,264 | 3.03% | 4.73% | 3.18% | 3.85% |
Tennessee | 86,986 | 2.22% | 2.98% | 3.26% | 3.37% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 48,940 | 1.85% | 3.24% | 3.51% | 4.47% |
Louisiana | 63,356 | 2.14% | 3.59% | 3.64% | 3.44% |
Oklahoma | 40,941 | 1.91% | 2.66% | 3.24% | 3.23% |
Texas | 310,661 | 1.70% | 2.07% | 2.46% | 2.78% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 137,242 | 2.27% | 3.88% | 3.91% | 5.24% |
Colorado | 87,398 | 2.16% | 2.87% | 3.14% | 3.53% |
Idaho | 23,404 | 1.77% | 2.61% | 3.55% | 3.78% |
Montana | 15,583 | 2.32% | 2.68% | 3.86% | 4.54% |
Nevada | 53,279 | 2.21% | 3.78% | 3.47% | 4.04% |
New Mexico | 23,088 | 2.29% | 2.65% | 2.99% | 3.30% |
Utah | 45,454 | 2.40% | 3.29% | 4.14% | 4.30% |
Wyoming | 6,596 | 2.00% | 2.59% | 3.14% | 2.92% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 8,179 | 1.99% | 3.35% | 3.27% | 3.35% |
California | 345,151 | 1.43% | 1.98% | 1.90% | 2.09% |
Hawaii | 21,321 | 2.23% | 3.03% | 3.74% | 3.87% |
Oregon | 73,872 | 2.15% | 4.65% | 3.22% | 3.64% |
Washington | 108,176 | 2.05% | 3.54% | 3.51% | 3.54% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.