Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 57.0% | 27.5% | 47.5% | 66.9% | 75.4% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 56.4% | 28.7% | 48.9% | 65.7% | 71.1% |
Maine | 57.2% | 29.8% | 49.2% | 64.3% | 72.1% |
Massachusetts | 54.6% | 19.8% | 42.2% | 65.6% | 79.9% |
New Hampshire | 54.0% | 20.7% | 49.3% | 57.5% | 75.6% |
Rhode Island | 49.9% | 23.4% | 41.5% | 62.4% | 63.0% |
Vermont | 54.0% | 27.1% | 47.2% | 62.3% | 67.4% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 53.7% | 23.8% | 40.0% | 66.9% | 73.4% |
New York | 52.9% | 25.3% | 41.7% | 61.5% | 73.5% |
Pennsylvania | 58.8% | 23.6% | 52.8% | 69.7% | 75.1% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 54.7% | 29.5% | 43.0% | 64.2% | 73.8% |
Indiana | 56.0% | 22.4% | 51.0% | 67.5% | 71.9% |
Michigan | 58.0% | 23.5% | 45.2% | 69.6% | 78.3% |
Ohio | 58.3% | 26.4% | 50.3% | 64.3% | 80.3% |
Wisconsin | 53.2% | 22.1% | 46.8% | 62.7% | 69.7% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 56.1% | 26.7% | 43.7% | 70.3% | 72.3% |
Kansas | 56.4% | 27.7% | 49.3% | 62.9% | 75.4% |
Minnesota | 56.3% | 24.0% | 47.0% | 67.1% | 75.0% |
Missouri | 60.6% | 24.0% | 57.3% | 72.2% | 77.4% |
Nebraska | 54.1% | 24.3% | 43.1% | 63.3% | 73.3% |
North Dakota | 56.0% | 25.5% | 44.7% | 65.3% | 77.9% |
South Dakota | 57.8% | 24.0% | 53.5% | 71.0% | 70.0% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 60.7% | 24.7% | 54.5% | 67.5% | 80.9% |
District of Columbia | 63.6% | 34.2% | 57.3% | 79.9% | 75.0% |
Florida | 59.7% | 40.9% | 47.2% | 67.2% | 76.5% |
Georgia | 56.0% | 19.6% | 55.7% | 65.0% | 74.3% |
Maryland | 55.7% | 24.9% | 53.7% | 68.5% | 66.9% |
North Carolina | 58.5% | 34.7% | 51.3% | 65.6% | 73.3% |
South Carolina | 57.8% | 29.5% | 42.9% | 69.7% | 77.2% |
Virginia | 58.2% | 27.7% | 49.5% | 70.6% | 73.8% |
West Virginia | 52.4% | 23.6% | 31.2% | 66.6% | 77.4% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 54.4% | 20.6% | 52.8% | 63.1% | 71.9% |
Kentucky | 57.6% | 28.1% | 39.5% | 70.2% | 82.2% |
Mississippi | 55.7% | 20.2% | 47.2% | 66.6% | 75.0% |
Tennessee | 53.5% | 23.1% | 44.1% | 58.4% | 77.8% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 59.5% | 26.9% | 55.5% | 76.2% | 73.6% |
Louisiana | 58.6% | 25.1% | 44.7% | 71.1% | 80.6% |
Oklahoma | 62.2% | 32.4% | 55.1% | 73.0% | 75.9% |
Texas | 59.1% | 28.4% | 52.1% | 69.3% | 77.3% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 54.6% | 25.5% | 41.7% | 65.7% | 76.1% |
Colorado | 47.2% | 18.1% | 32.2% | 56.5% | 71.9% |
Idaho | 62.4% | 21.6% | 46.3% | 75.4% | 83.2% |
Montana | 56.2% | 34.3% | 39.8% | 53.5% | 78.9% |
Nevada | 57.0% | 25.9% | 56.6% | 65.1% | 70.4% |
New Mexico | 52.4% | 22.9% | 38.5% | 61.3% | 75.4% |
Utah | 52.1% | 30.4% | 39.3% | 63.5% | 66.4% |
Wyoming | 56.3% | 37.8% | 44.1% | 61.2% | 69.6% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 55.8% | 31.0% | 47.1% | 66.8% | 67.4% |
California | 60.0% | 32.0% | 50.3% | 69.8% | 77.2% |
Hawaii | 62.8% | 39.7% | 60.8% | 72.6% | 76.4% |
Oregon | 60.4% | 38.4% | 49.1% | 67.2% | 75.9% |
Washington | 56.7% | 28.5% | 33.8% | 71.2% | 78.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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% | 0.72% | 0.81% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.83% | 3.54% | 2.85% | 2.83% | 2.31% |
Maine | 2.14% | 5.01% | 4.43% | 2.47% | 2.00% |
Massachusetts | 2.40% | 2.84% | 3.26% | 3.11% | 2.37% |
New Hampshire | 2.90% | 2.16% | 2.66% | 4.22% | 3.59% |
Rhode Island | 2.83% | 3.10% | 2.61% | 3.10% | 7.19% |
Vermont | 2.25% | 3.87% | 3.05% | 3.16% | 3.99% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 2.86% | 6.60% | 3.18% | 2.56% | 3.30% |
New York | 1.66% | 2.75% | 2.57% | 2.15% | 2.05% |
Pennsylvania | 2.01% | 1.85% | 4.39% | 2.42% | 2.40% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 2.30% | 5.28% | 4.23% | 3.99% | 3.76% |
Indiana | 2.24% | 2.69% | 4.15% | 3.15% | 3.12% |
Michigan | 2.12% | 4.89% | 3.58% | 2.25% | 2.59% |
Ohio | 2.16% | 2.97% | 4.36% | 4.24% | 1.52% |
Wisconsin | 2.21% | 2.34% | 3.30% | 2.61% | 3.69% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.95% | 3.67% | 2.66% | 2.36% | 2.54% |
Kansas | 3.65% | 5.32% | 5.66% | 8.37% | 3.98% |
Minnesota | 2.20% | 3.79% | 3.88% | 2.39% | 2.73% |
Missouri | 2.05% | 2.85% | 3.59% | 2.30% | 2.60% |
Nebraska | 2.45% | 3.88% | 5.13% | 3.30% | 3.40% |
North Dakota | 2.18% | 3.37% | 3.82% | 3.17% | 2.77% |
South Dakota | 2.29% | 3.00% | 3.57% | 3.52% | 2.58% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 2.17% | 3.55% | 3.80% | 3.79% | 1.83% |
District of Columbia | 2.25% | 3.82% | 4.47% | 2.79% | 3.14% |
Florida | 1.29% | 2.73% | 2.40% | 2.10% | 1.76% |
Georgia | 3.66% | 4.75% | 3.86% | 6.09% | 2.87% |
Maryland | 2.27% | 3.91% | 3.90% | 3.09% | 3.54% |
North Carolina | 2.15% | 6.24% | 4.19% | 4.00% | 3.44% |
South Carolina | 2.48% | 4.53% | 4.33% | 3.28% | 3.95% |
Virginia | 2.10% | 2.96% | 3.19% | 2.69% | 3.92% |
West Virginia | 2.50% | 3.34% | 2.79% | 3.74% | 2.97% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 3.18% | 3.28% | 9.62% | 4.15% | 3.29% |
Kentucky | 2.82% | 5.36% | 4.93% | 3.09% | 2.69% |
Mississippi | 2.58% | 2.68% | 4.82% | 4.32% | 3.32% |
Tennessee | 2.64% | 3.73% | 4.37% | 3.92% | 2.39% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 2.94% | 5.69% | 4.09% | 2.68% | 2.82% |
Louisiana | 2.51% | 3.98% | 3.29% | 3.38% | 2.38% |
Oklahoma | 2.21% | 4.73% | 3.97% | 2.90% | 3.74% |
Texas | 1.85% | 2.70% | 5.76% | 2.51% | 1.87% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 2.27% | 4.27% | 4.26% | 3.74% | 2.20% |
Colorado | 2.49% | 2.33% | 3.03% | 4.50% | 4.88% |
Idaho | 2.57% | 3.47% | 3.89% | 2.03% | 2.53% |
Montana | 3.00% | 6.85% | 5.71% | 4.61% | 3.68% |
Nevada | 1.72% | 3.62% | 3.44% | 1.96% | 2.17% |
New Mexico | 2.37% | 3.52% | 4.11% | 3.77% | 2.03% |
Utah | 2.67% | 4.70% | 4.55% | 4.67% | 4.72% |
Wyoming | 2.49% | 7.34% | 5.15% | 4.47% | 3.02% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 2.51% | 4.61% | 4.20% | 3.75% | 4.87% |
California | 1.21% | 2.47% | 2.17% | 1.66% | 1.80% |
Hawaii | 2.23% | 3.35% | 4.25% | 3.62% | 3.78% |
Oregon | 3.03% | 3.30% | 5.72% | 5.31% | 6.57% |
Washington | 2.90% | 4.27% | 5.10% | 2.68% | 2.89% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.