Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 21.4% | 25.2% | 22.8% | 21.3% | 19.2% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 23.2% | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 22.4% |
Maine | 20.7% | 25.4% | 20.8% | 20.2% | 19.3% |
Massachusetts | 20.9% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 19.5% | 15.5% |
New Hampshire | 21.0% | 25.3% | 28.2% | 18.4% | 18.5% |
Rhode Island | 20.9% | 26.8% | 22.2% | 20.4% | 17.9% |
Vermont | 23.0% | 35.0% | 24.1% | 20.0% | 22.1% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 25.2% | 27.8% | 24.0% | 26.2% | 24.2% |
New York | 20.6% | 25.8% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 20.6% |
Pennsylvania | 18.9% | 24.2% | 19.9% | 18.2% | 16.2% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 22.5% | 27.5% | 21.5% | 24.7% | 19.6% |
Indiana | 22.2% | 24.3% | 22.6% | 23.3% | 20.3% |
Michigan | 21.5% | 26.1% | 22.1% | 21.6% | 19.5% |
Ohio | 22.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 22.7% | 21.2% |
Wisconsin | 21.8% | 25.4% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 24.7% | 25.0% | 26.2% | 23.7% | 24.2% |
Kansas | 23.1% | 22.2% | 27.7% | 21.6% | 21.6% |
Minnesota | 21.7% | 26.1% | 22.3% | 18.4% | 22.8% |
Missouri | 22.4% | 29.7% | 26.8% | 18.5% | 20.8% |
Nebraska | 22.8% | 31.1% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 20.2% |
North Dakota | 17.4% | 25.3% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 14.0% |
South Dakota | 21.3% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 20.5% | 20.1% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 24.8% | 31.4% | 26.3% | 20.7% | 25.7% |
District of Columbia | 20.9% | 26.4% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 22.7% |
Florida | 25.6% | 26.5% | 31.0% | 27.4% | 21.1% |
Georgia | 22.3% | 23.6% | 26.5% | 20.5% | 21.7% |
Maryland | 21.8% | 27.0% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 19.6% |
North Carolina | 23.5% | 27.4% | 21.3% | 24.0% | 23.4% |
South Carolina | 25.2% | 27.0% | 23.9% | 26.4% | 24.7% |
Virginia | 24.2% | 26.8% | 27.0% | 24.2% | 21.2% |
West Virginia | 22.1% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 26.2% | 17.0% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 26.2% | 30.0% | 28.8% | 27.8% | 21.5% |
Kentucky | 22.1% | 24.4% | 22.6% | 25.6% | 17.3% |
Mississippi | 23.9% | 39.9% | 29.3% | 19.6% | 19.3% |
Tennessee | 23.9% | 26.9% | 28.2% | 23.5% | 19.9% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 22.9% | 21.3% | 25.9% | 23.0% | 20.9% |
Louisiana | 24.8% | 27.1% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 23.0% |
Oklahoma | 20.7% | 24.6% | 17.3% | 19.9% | 22.5% |
Texas | 21.3% | 25.1% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 19.2% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 23.5% | 25.5% | 23.7% | 24.9% | 21.4% |
Colorado | 23.2% | 24.3% | 22.0% | 24.8% | 21.9% |
Idaho | 17.1% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
Montana | 17.0% | 22.9% | 19.5% | 16.8% | 14.1% |
Nevada | 25.5% | 34.6% | 26.6% | 25.4% | 21.9% |
New Mexico | 21.0% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 18.4% | 21.2% |
Utah | 22.2% | 28.9% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 22.1% |
Wyoming | 17.5% | 21.3% | 18.2% | 16.2% | 17.6% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 15.4% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 12.4% | 15.3% |
California | 17.3% | 24.4% | 21.2% | 16.8% | 12.9% |
Hawaii | 12.1% | 10.4% | 9.1% | 17.2% | 11.0% |
Oregon | 16.5% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 14.6% | 14.4% |
Washington | 15.3% | 18.5% | 16.5% | 14.8% | 12.6% |
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 | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.42% | 0.41% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.01% | 2.27% | 2.26% | 1.68% | 1.80% |
Maine | 1.13% | 3.64% | 2.40% | 2.34% | 1.49% |
Massachusetts | 1.26% | 1.76% | 1.93% | 1.85% | 2.16% |
New Hampshire | 1.08% | 4.25% | 2.38% | 1.46% | 1.81% |
Rhode Island | 0.82% | 2.13% | 1.81% | 1.39% | 1.62% |
Vermont | 1.12% | 2.91% | 2.48% | 1.44% | 2.27% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.28% | 3.21% | 2.48% | 2.48% | 2.39% |
New York | 0.91% | 1.53% | 1.72% | 1.58% | 1.76% |
Pennsylvania | 1.43% | 2.76% | 1.60% | 3.72% | 1.23% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 0.76% | 1.98% | 2.05% | 1.35% | 0.82% |
Indiana | 1.12% | 1.95% | 2.30% | 2.37% | 2.04% |
Michigan | 0.99% | 3.41% | 2.13% | 1.57% | 1.51% |
Ohio | 0.97% | 1.83% | 1.77% | 1.76% | 2.00% |
Wisconsin | 0.94% | 1.92% | 1.86% | 2.03% | 1.29% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.22% | 2.10% | 2.73% | 2.01% | 2.23% |
Kansas | 1.14% | 1.92% | 3.10% | 1.90% | 1.59% |
Minnesota | 1.29% | 3.51% | 1.94% | 2.18% | 2.39% |
Missouri | 1.41% | 6.27% | 2.71% | 2.02% | 1.66% |
Nebraska | 0.99% | 2.65% | 2.20% | 1.65% | 1.49% |
North Dakota | 0.95% | 3.33% | 1.44% | 1.73% | 1.58% |
South Dakota | 1.15% | 2.15% | 2.08% | 2.55% | 1.63% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.20% | 2.86% | 1.39% | 1.91% | 2.47% |
District of Columbia | 1.43% | 5.39% | 2.77% | 1.66% | 2.78% |
Florida | 1.10% | 1.49% | 2.94% | 1.99% | 1.51% |
Georgia | 1.39% | 3.34% | 2.08% | 2.51% | 2.49% |
Maryland | 1.29% | 2.77% | 2.28% | 2.79% | 1.77% |
North Carolina | 1.74% | 2.67% | 2.55% | 2.36% | 4.20% |
South Carolina | 1.98% | 2.05% | 3.06% | 4.25% | 3.74% |
Virginia | 1.54% | 3.43% | 3.73% | 2.15% | 2.45% |
West Virginia | 1.50% | 2.02% | 3.12% | 2.51% | 2.09% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.50% | 6.01% | 2.08% | 3.16% | 1.55% |
Kentucky | 1.05% | 2.04% | 1.37% | 2.74% | 1.43% |
Mississippi | 1.86% | 7.64% | 3.07% | 2.38% | 2.64% |
Tennessee | 1.11% | 2.84% | 2.55% | 2.26% | 1.27% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.65% | 5.28% | 3.91% | 2.48% | 2.03% |
Louisiana | 1.33% | 1.85% | 2.55% | 3.09% | 1.90% |
Oklahoma | 1.45% | 3.57% | 1.89% | 1.43% | 3.93% |
Texas | 0.77% | 1.73% | 1.54% | 1.30% | 1.52% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.39% | 2.40% | 1.82% | 2.62% | 2.78% |
Colorado | 1.55% | 3.21% | 2.07% | 2.08% | 3.85% |
Idaho | 1.39% | 3.69% | 1.95% | 2.06% | 3.11% |
Montana | 1.07% | 2.56% | 2.65% | 2.34% | 1.37% |
Nevada | 1.53% | 4.68% | 2.18% | 2.42% | 3.04% |
New Mexico | 1.93% | 3.50% | 4.64% | 3.67% | 2.93% |
Utah | 1.05% | 2.61% | 2.08% | 1.93% | 1.76% |
Wyoming | 1.30% | 3.85% | 2.24% | 1.79% | 2.70% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.10% | 1.84% | 1.77% | 1.78% | 1.99% |
California | 0.83% | 1.54% | 2.00% | 1.45% | 1.28% |
Hawaii | 1.48% | 1.75% | 1.43% | 4.85% | 1.34% |
Oregon | 1.26% | 2.53% | 2.17% | 2.21% | 2.74% |
Washington | 1.24% | 2.08% | 2.40% | 2.40% | 2.49% |
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.