Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 53.5% | 60.8% | 61.8% | 54.8% | 46.4% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 51.0% | 62.8% | 55.6% | 47.7% | 48.1% |
Maine | 53.6% | 53.7% | 60.5% | 60.9% | 44.1% |
Massachusetts | 46.5% | 56.1% | 55.5% | 41.9% | 44.2% |
New Hampshire | 53.8% | 59.1% | 64.5% | 54.0% | 46.7% |
Rhode Island | 50.1% | 69.0% | 56.6% | 49.2% | 42.6% |
Vermont | 53.6% | 56.0% | 54.4% | 61.3% | 45.5% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 54.0% | 62.1% | 63.5% | 54.8% | 46.7% |
New York | 52.5% | 58.0% | 61.3% | 53.0% | 46.4% |
Pennsylvania | 48.8% | 65.7% | 52.5% | 51.5% | 40.7% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 53.5% | 64.2% | 60.4% | 52.4% | 47.9% |
Indiana | 48.4% | 63.9% | 55.6% | 48.2% | 41.0% |
Michigan | 47.5% | 53.6% | 52.3% | 51.9% | 40.1% |
Ohio | 46.7% | 59.9% | 56.5% | 43.7% | 41.0% |
Wisconsin | 51.7% | 63.9% | 54.0% | 52.8% | 47.2% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 53.8% | 65.5% | 60.5% | 52.0% | 49.1% |
Kansas | 53.8% | 65.5% | 63.0% | 59.5% | 40.4% |
Minnesota | 49.7% | 53.7% | 56.2% | 55.2% | 41.2% |
Missouri | 53.4% | 65.4% | 59.2% | 55.7% | 45.5% |
Nebraska | 52.3% | 59.0% | 65.6% | 51.8% | 45.5% |
North Dakota | 52.2% | 63.0% | 58.5% | 49.7% | 48.7% |
South Dakota | 54.1% | 65.3% | 61.9% | 57.4% | 44.6% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 53.0% | 70.1% | 62.3% | 53.4% | 45.0% |
District of Columbia | 56.8% | 63.2% | 62.5% | 57.8% | 49.1% |
Florida | 55.6% | 50.1% | 68.8% | 55.9% | 50.6% |
Georgia | 54.6% | 64.9% | 65.1% | 55.1% | 45.9% |
Maryland | 57.2% | 72.9% | 58.8% | 52.2% | 56.9% |
North Carolina | 58.6% | 53.7% | 68.2% | 65.1% | 50.4% |
South Carolina | 56.8% | 68.1% | 70.5% | 60.8% | 44.2% |
Virginia | 52.8% | 64.7% | 61.9% | 50.9% | 46.4% |
West Virginia | 56.7% | 60.3% | 72.4% | 60.1% | 48.5% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 56.5% | 64.3% | 65.3% | 56.6% | 48.9% |
Kentucky | 51.0% | 71.7% | 61.1% | 52.2% | 40.8% |
Mississippi | 58.3% | 70.4% | 71.4% | 59.0% | 49.6% |
Tennessee | 55.1% | 54.2% | 64.3% | 57.2% | 49.7% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 56.0% | 60.5% | 68.5% | 55.5% | 47.2% |
Louisiana | 57.0% | 61.5% | 63.2% | 60.6% | 50.7% |
Oklahoma | 55.4% | 66.2% | 64.8% | 56.9% | 45.7% |
Texas | 55.1% | 61.1% | 59.9% | 58.7% | 47.7% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 55.7% | 53.3% | 66.9% | 61.0% | 46.8% |
Colorado | 53.5% | 72.1% | 64.4% | 56.4% | 44.1% |
Idaho | 58.6% | 63.0% | 69.7% | 67.2% | 48.7% |
Montana | 61.5% | 78.9% | 71.0% | 57.5% | 57.0% |
Nevada | 52.9% | 66.5% | 59.7% | 46.0% | 51.1% |
New Mexico | 56.1% | 65.6% | 58.6% | 57.1% | 52.5% |
Utah | 44.2% | 58.0% | 49.1% | 41.6% | 40.0% |
Wyoming | 53.8% | 50.3% | 69.8% | 58.8% | 43.1% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 54.3% | 61.5% | 59.7% | 54.5% | 48.8% |
California | 55.2% | 62.0% | 66.0% | 57.6% | 45.6% |
Hawaii | 63.9% | 73.8% | 74.6% | 56.1% | 58.1% |
Oregon | 60.8% | 67.6% | 69.3% | 61.1% | 54.0% |
Washington | 59.9% | 58.9% | 68.7% | 67.0% | 51.5% |
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 | 0.26% | 0.78% | 0.55% | 0.45% | 0.43% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.36% | 3.09% | 2.03% | 2.58% | 2.42% |
Maine | 1.80% | 5.99% | 3.39% | 2.44% | 3.10% |
Massachusetts | 1.51% | 3.22% | 3.02% | 2.95% | 2.20% |
New Hampshire | 1.71% | 3.53% | 2.48% | 3.93% | 1.97% |
Rhode Island | 2.31% | 4.34% | 4.07% | 4.72% | 3.42% |
Vermont | 2.30% | 3.91% | 3.11% | 4.87% | 2.03% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.69% | 6.67% | 3.11% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
New York | 1.05% | 4.30% | 1.74% | 1.44% | 1.87% |
Pennsylvania | 1.33% | 3.01% | 3.54% | 2.02% | 2.09% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.48% | 3.03% | 2.41% | 2.22% | 2.94% |
Indiana | 1.74% | 3.95% | 3.91% | 2.34% | 3.00% |
Michigan | 1.42% | 2.90% | 2.43% | 2.45% | 2.30% |
Ohio | 1.21% | 2.73% | 2.32% | 1.82% | 2.09% |
Wisconsin | 1.75% | 3.13% | 2.54% | 3.59% | 2.95% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.32% | 4.02% | 2.93% | 2.56% | 1.89% |
Kansas | 2.13% | 3.08% | 2.77% | 3.86% | 2.63% |
Minnesota | 1.45% | 4.43% | 4.09% | 2.23% | 2.40% |
Missouri | 1.85% | 4.64% | 2.75% | 3.61% | 3.30% |
Nebraska | 1.67% | 3.84% | 3.04% | 2.28% | 2.82% |
North Dakota | 2.21% | 3.33% | 3.78% | 5.75% | 2.31% |
South Dakota | 2.18% | 4.32% | 3.31% | 4.21% | 2.31% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.51% | 3.36% | 2.36% | 2.29% | 1.41% |
District of Columbia | 1.61% | 3.91% | 3.38% | 3.12% | 2.21% |
Florida | 1.07% | 2.41% | 2.31% | 2.48% | 1.34% |
Georgia | 1.55% | 4.26% | 2.92% | 3.13% | 2.34% |
Maryland | 2.04% | 3.16% | 3.94% | 3.01% | 3.96% |
North Carolina | 1.66% | 7.44% | 3.25% | 2.56% | 2.05% |
South Carolina | 1.54% | 3.06% | 3.60% | 2.50% | 2.04% |
Virginia | 1.20% | 4.65% | 2.09% | 1.95% | 1.87% |
West Virginia | 1.72% | 4.05% | 2.08% | 3.09% | 3.04% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 2.11% | 5.07% | 7.57% | 2.21% | 2.57% |
Kentucky | 1.79% | 4.99% | 3.78% | 2.20% | 2.42% |
Mississippi | 2.21% | 4.36% | 3.21% | 4.37% | 3.26% |
Tennessee | 2.11% | 4.74% | 2.89% | 3.08% | 3.94% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.90% | 5.49% | 3.44% | 3.37% | 2.72% |
Louisiana | 1.76% | 3.58% | 2.72% | 2.67% | 3.40% |
Oklahoma | 1.49% | 5.00% | 2.54% | 2.77% | 2.34% |
Texas | 0.95% | 2.49% | 2.39% | 1.74% | 1.58% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.80% | 8.14% | 4.08% | 2.65% | 2.11% |
Colorado | 1.54% | 3.04% | 3.96% | 3.22% | 1.90% |
Idaho | 3.06% | 3.65% | 3.66% | 3.41% | 5.55% |
Montana | 2.69% | 7.11% | 4.53% | 3.08% | 4.76% |
Nevada | 1.99% | 3.60% | 2.26% | 1.33% | 2.66% |
New Mexico | 1.78% | 3.53% | 4.17% | 2.52% | 3.16% |
Utah | 1.81% | 4.50% | 3.11% | 3.69% | 2.76% |
Wyoming | 2.20% | 3.57% | 4.91% | 3.39% | 2.98% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.79% | 4.53% | 2.92% | 2.73% | 3.73% |
California | 0.91% | 2.59% | 1.58% | 1.56% | 1.58% |
Hawaii | 1.63% | 3.67% | 2.53% | 3.40% | 2.43% |
Oregon | 1.59% | 3.94% | 2.93% | 3.12% | 2.62% |
Washington | 1.99% | 4.55% | 3.18% | 2.62% | 3.97% |
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.