| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80.5% | 57.7% | 76.2% | 88.9% | 92.9% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 81.3% | 57.9% | 75.2% | 89.9% | 95.1% |
| Maine | 77.4% | 49.7% | 67.5% | 86.0% | 94.5% |
| Massachusetts | 76.8% | 48.5% | 74.6% | 87.5% | 90.1% |
| New Hampshire | 73.0% | 43.0% | 60.4% | 88.3% | 92.8% |
| Rhode Island | 76.1% | 51.2% | 70.8% | 82.7% | 92.3% |
| Vermont | 80.0% | 47.9% | 75.7% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 80.3% | 53.4% | 76.1% | 91.0% | 94.0% |
| New York | 79.9% | 57.5% | 76.6% | 85.7% | 93.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 77.9% | 54.3% | 74.2% | 87.5% | 89.7% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 78.4% | 55.5% | 73.6% | 88.3% | 90.9% |
| Indiana | 83.2% | 68.0% | 81.7% | 86.9% | 91.6% |
| Michigan | 82.9% | 56.0% | 84.1% | 91.0% | 94.4% |
| Ohio | 79.5% | 53.3% | 76.9% | 89.9% | 92.9% |
| Wisconsin | 80.9% | 46.5% | 84.4% | 92.4% | 90.7% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 80.7% | 51.9% | 79.4% | 90.9% | 92.6% |
| Kansas | 77.8% | 59.0% | 73.8% | 81.4% | 93.3% |
| Minnesota | 79.0% | 49.2% | 76.8% | 87.7% | 91.7% |
| Missouri | 78.2% | 54.8% | 68.2% | 89.9% | 93.1% |
| Nebraska | 81.2% | 51.2% | 80.5% | 89.1% | 92.3% |
| North Dakota | 79.3% | 44.7% | 70.0% | 91.3% | 96.5% |
| South Dakota | 78.7% | 47.1% | 77.0% | 86.4% | 92.9% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 73.8% | 38.6% | 77.7% | 87.9% | 84.0% |
| District of Columbia | 80.8% | 64.5% | 71.8% | 87.7% | 96.6% |
| Florida | 77.6% | 59.7% | 70.4% | 86.4% | 90.9% |
| Georgia | 78.4% | 49.0% | 77.3% | 90.7% | 91.0% |
| Maryland | 78.3% | 54.9% | 74.9% | 86.0% | 91.6% |
| North Carolina | 83.2% | 60.1% | 80.7% | 89.0% | 96.4% |
| South Carolina | 76.7% | 42.4% | 77.1% | 89.5% | 87.5% |
| Virginia | 83.3% | 54.5% | 82.2% | 92.4% | 96.1% |
| West Virginia | 77.4% | 55.2% | 75.1% | 83.0% | 89.3% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 82.0% | 57.3% | 77.2% | 95.0% | 94.3% |
| Kentucky | 85.8% | 65.6% | 88.4% | 92.5% | 90.8% |
| Mississippi | 79.6% | 53.9% | 73.7% | 88.4% | 95.7% |
| Tennessee | 82.0% | 65.5% | 78.4% | 89.5% | 92.0% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 81.3% | 58.8% | 77.4% | 89.4% | 92.7% |
| Louisiana | 81.9% | 59.2% | 77.5% | 86.8% | 95.9% |
| Oklahoma | 84.7% | 66.0% | 81.2% | 91.9% | 95.1% |
| Texas | 85.0% | 65.2% | 78.9% | 92.7% | 96.1% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 79.9% | 53.7% | 82.1% | 91.1% | 87.8% |
| Colorado | 82.6% | 74.9% | 75.8% | 86.5% | 89.6% |
| Idaho | 83.1% | 41.9% | 86.0% | 92.9% | 96.6% |
| Montana | 77.4% | 60.1% | 65.0% | 82.2% | 94.2% |
| Nevada | 73.5% | 53.1% | 68.6% | 77.4% | 88.6% |
| New Mexico | 81.1% | 55.8% | 69.7% | 90.6% | 97.8% |
| Utah | 77.3% | 53.6% | 63.3% | 90.3% | 92.5% |
| Wyoming | 79.6% | 43.1% | 85.7% | 84.0% | 91.2% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 74.9% | 54.8% | 60.5% | 89.7% | 84.9% |
| California | 80.7% | 62.6% | 71.8% | 88.0% | 94.9% |
| Hawaii | 80.8% | 63.9% | 77.7% | 86.0% | 94.2% |
| Oregon | 83.9% | 66.7% | 77.3% | 90.4% | 94.1% |
| Washington | 85.7% | 63.1% | 88.2% | 90.6% | 94.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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 | 0.39% | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.47% | 0.38% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 1.67% | 5.03% | 3.72% | 2.39% | 1.16% |
| Maine | 3.04% | 6.22% | 5.20% | 5.24% | 1.51% |
| Massachusetts | 2.50% | 3.77% | 3.36% | 4.59% | 3.55% |
| New Hampshire | 2.38% | 4.14% | 4.71% | 2.08% | 2.13% |
| Rhode Island | 2.06% | 3.80% | 5.40% | 1.89% | 1.78% |
| Vermont | 1.92% | 4.01% | 2.90% | 1.27% | 1.98% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 2.16% | 4.52% | 3.92% | 1.88% | 2.04% |
| New York | 1.34% | 3.58% | 2.69% | 2.06% | 1.17% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.89% | 5.33% | 3.39% | 1.85% | 2.21% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 2.19% | 4.86% | 4.76% | 1.78% | 3.74% |
| Indiana | 1.65% | 5.02% | 2.94% | 3.11% | 2.19% |
| Michigan | 1.62% | 5.17% | 2.31% | 1.30% | 1.16% |
| Ohio | 2.19% | 6.10% | 2.84% | 2.49% | 1.81% |
| Wisconsin | 1.76% | 3.42% | 2.88% | 1.51% | 2.02% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 2.18% | 6.07% | 2.60% | 1.41% | 1.68% |
| Kansas | 2.54% | 6.95% | 3.35% | 6.85% | 1.71% |
| Minnesota | 2.21% | 4.63% | 3.78% | 2.62% | 3.26% |
| Missouri | 2.27% | 6.39% | 4.84% | 2.01% | 1.42% |
| Nebraska | 1.87% | 5.48% | 3.57% | 2.13% | 1.59% |
| North Dakota | 1.71% | 3.74% | 2.68% | 1.41% | 0.64% |
| South Dakota | 2.17% | 4.03% | 2.74% | 2.04% | 1.04% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 3.99% | 3.53% | 10.64% | 2.80% | 3.36% |
| District of Columbia | 2.34% | 6.26% | 5.57% | 2.75% | 0.92% |
| Florida | 2.33% | 4.95% | 6.45% | 2.42% | 1.73% |
| Georgia | 2.19% | 5.37% | 3.22% | 1.94% | 2.26% |
| Maryland | 2.13% | 5.73% | 3.63% | 2.05% | 2.08% |
| North Carolina | 1.74% | 4.53% | 3.29% | 2.81% | 0.99% |
| South Carolina | 2.61% | 4.09% | 7.38% | 2.73% | 2.61% |
| Virginia | 1.90% | 3.50% | 4.07% | 3.32% | 1.08% |
| West Virginia | 2.11% | 5.71% | 3.86% | 4.25% | 3.89% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 2.58% | 6.30% | 2.98% | 1.25% | 1.27% |
| Kentucky | 1.66% | 5.24% | 1.98% | 1.77% | 3.63% |
| Mississippi | 2.27% | 7.35% | 3.10% | 2.62% | 1.31% |
| Tennessee | 1.75% | 5.11% | 3.32% | 2.67% | 1.81% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 2.24% | 6.76% | 3.97% | 2.22% | 1.71% |
| Louisiana | 1.77% | 5.62% | 2.86% | 2.21% | 1.00% |
| Oklahoma | 1.89% | 4.65% | 4.23% | 2.00% | 3.32% |
| Texas | 1.27% | 3.91% | 2.85% | 1.27% | 0.81% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 3.00% | 5.44% | 8.27% | 2.02% | 4.71% |
| Colorado | 1.82% | 3.70% | 3.73% | 3.27% | 3.36% |
| Idaho | 2.64% | 4.76% | 2.38% | 1.43% | 1.23% |
| Montana | 2.04% | 4.83% | 3.34% | 2.33% | 1.57% |
| Nevada | 1.94% | 5.41% | 2.99% | 2.99% | 2.07% |
| New Mexico | 2.54% | 7.46% | 5.97% | 2.35% | 0.52% |
| Utah | 3.21% | 7.04% | 7.87% | 1.78% | 1.44% |
| Wyoming | 1.89% | 3.85% | 4.49% | 4.08% | 1.86% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 3.38% | 4.26% | 9.41% | 1.89% | 3.32% |
| California | 1.78% | 3.59% | 4.46% | 2.30% | 1.22% |
| Hawaii | 1.63% | 3.78% | 3.73% | 1.97% | 1.67% |
| Oregon | 1.82% | 6.56% | 2.81% | 1.63% | 1.56% |
| Washington | 1.68% | 4.82% | 2.30% | 1.95% | 2.48% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.