Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 73.3% | 59.3% | 65.0% | 76.5% | 81.3% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 72.7% | 60.9% | 66.3% | 71.7% | 82.3% |
Maine | 73.1% | 67.2% | 57.9% | 76.5% | 80.0% |
Massachusetts | 72.4% | 58.3% | 66.5% | 72.5% | 81.9% |
New Hampshire | 72.1% | 64.1% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 77.8% |
Rhode Island | 69.3% | 41.4% | 64.1% | 69.5% | 79.5% |
Vermont | 70.3% | 45.6% | 61.4% | 75.4% | 77.8% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 71.1% | 60.1% | 60.5% | 75.4% | 80.1% |
New York | 68.7% | 59.5% | 60.6% | 70.7% | 76.3% |
Pennsylvania | 75.9% | 60.1% | 73.9% | 75.9% | 81.8% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 74.4% | 64.2% | 65.1% | 75.5% | 83.8% |
Indiana | 76.0% | 55.2% | 66.2% | 80.8% | 85.7% |
Michigan | 77.7% | 57.8% | 68.2% | 84.2% | 84.1% |
Ohio | 69.1% | 51.7% | 66.0% | 76.3% | 70.7% |
Wisconsin | 71.8% | 50.4% | 66.1% | 76.3% | 78.5% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 74.3% | 59.1% | 66.3% | 79.3% | 80.9% |
Kansas | 76.0% | 48.0% | 71.7% | 79.1% | 86.1% |
Minnesota | 74.8% | 61.7% | 66.5% | 76.0% | 83.8% |
Missouri | 76.6% | 73.8% | 69.3% | 79.7% | 80.5% |
Nebraska | 76.2% | 67.8% | 74.4% | 82.2% | 74.4% |
North Dakota | 78.5% | 75.8% | 70.5% | 77.4% | 86.6% |
South Dakota | 72.5% | 56.7% | 72.4% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 73.5% | 55.2% | 68.5% | 77.8% | 78.3% |
District of Columbia | 71.4% | 50.2% | 68.1% | 79.9% | 78.1% |
Florida | 73.0% | 69.0% | 60.5% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
Georgia | 73.4% | 52.1% | 63.3% | 79.5% | 84.9% |
Maryland | 69.2% | 52.5% | 62.2% | 68.5% | 80.7% |
North Carolina | 76.4% | 46.4% | 73.1% | 82.5% | 82.8% |
South Carolina | 73.8% | 58.5% | 64.9% | 76.8% | 82.6% |
Virginia | 69.3% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 74.3% | 75.3% |
West Virginia | 69.2% | 44.7% | 49.8% | 76.5% | 80.8% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 72.0% | 59.6% | 65.8% | 72.7% | 81.1% |
Kentucky | 75.1% | 54.6% | 72.6% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
Mississippi | 75.9% | 41.4% | 73.1% | 82.2% | 86.7% |
Tennessee | 72.1% | 56.3% | 71.4% | 73.0% | 77.2% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 77.4% | 58.6% | 72.6% | 79.9% | 83.9% |
Louisiana | 72.9% | 55.6% | 68.6% | 73.8% | 82.0% |
Oklahoma | 73.4% | 54.5% | 63.0% | 75.0% | 84.3% |
Texas | 73.5% | 58.2% | 65.8% | 77.2% | 81.9% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 69.1% | 52.6% | 44.6% | 74.0% | 85.6% |
Colorado | 72.3% | 58.8% | 59.5% | 78.2% | 79.6% |
Idaho | 78.2% | 54.7% | 70.4% | 81.8% | 87.1% |
Montana | 75.2% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 75.1% | 81.3% |
Nevada | 71.7% | 64.6% | 69.5% | 66.9% | 79.8% |
New Mexico | 68.4% | 46.1% | 56.6% | 64.6% | 86.2% |
Utah | 74.3% | 43.9% | 62.3% | 82.4% | 84.2% |
Wyoming | 76.0% | 55.9% | 62.9% | 79.5% | 86.1% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 71.5% | 55.8% | 53.2% | 73.6% | 86.5% |
California | 73.7% | 66.0% | 61.9% | 75.6% | 83.5% |
Hawaii | 80.4% | 69.4% | 77.5% | 80.4% | 89.4% |
Oregon | 79.2% | 71.6% | 70.0% | 78.6% | 87.5% |
Washington | 77.4% | 59.8% | 62.2% | 85.8% | 86.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 |
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United States | 0.34% | 0.94% | 0.75% | 0.46% | 0.62% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 2.55% | 4.04% | 4.01% | 3.19% | 5.01% |
Maine | 1.58% | 5.83% | 4.54% | 1.74% | 1.87% |
Massachusetts | 1.54% | 3.81% | 3.00% | 2.03% | 2.53% |
New Hampshire | 1.51% | 4.19% | 2.77% | 2.63% | 2.33% |
Rhode Island | 1.94% | 7.93% | 3.09% | 2.76% | 2.39% |
Vermont | 1.69% | 5.86% | 3.01% | 2.25% | 1.97% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.48% | 3.55% | 3.34% | 2.28% | 1.79% |
New York | 1.45% | 3.92% | 3.71% | 2.18% | 2.43% |
Pennsylvania | 1.08% | 3.60% | 2.07% | 1.78% | 1.66% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.81% | 5.57% | 5.63% | 2.12% | 1.81% |
Indiana | 1.64% | 5.48% | 3.29% | 1.68% | 2.01% |
Michigan | 1.63% | 5.22% | 4.28% | 2.19% | 1.90% |
Ohio | 3.71% | 4.96% | 2.80% | 2.31% | 11.05% |
Wisconsin | 1.73% | 5.85% | 3.75% | 2.82% | 2.33% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.57% | 4.41% | 4.04% | 2.30% | 1.64% |
Kansas | 2.33% | 8.61% | 3.56% | 2.35% | 2.10% |
Minnesota | 1.52% | 5.02% | 3.94% | 1.96% | 1.53% |
Missouri | 1.41% | 3.19% | 3.54% | 2.73% | 2.26% |
Nebraska | 1.75% | 4.03% | 3.60% | 1.93% | 3.45% |
North Dakota | 1.28% | 3.68% | 3.08% | 1.77% | 1.99% |
South Dakota | 1.48% | 3.86% | 3.02% | 1.50% | 2.82% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 2.15% | 7.49% | 4.53% | 3.06% | 2.81% |
District of Columbia | 2.25% | 6.77% | 5.04% | 1.27% | 2.64% |
Florida | 1.66% | 4.11% | 4.23% | 1.98% | 2.18% |
Georgia | 2.17% | 6.97% | 3.65% | 2.85% | 2.04% |
Maryland | 1.89% | 2.63% | 4.46% | 3.10% | 2.41% |
North Carolina | 1.61% | 5.28% | 2.41% | 2.33% | 2.76% |
South Carolina | 2.32% | 5.25% | 4.36% | 6.05% | 2.26% |
Virginia | 2.16% | 3.92% | 2.99% | 4.52% | 3.60% |
West Virginia | 2.21% | 7.29% | 3.39% | 2.38% | 2.79% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.67% | 6.33% | 3.54% | 2.11% | 2.73% |
Kentucky | 1.57% | 4.97% | 2.76% | 2.81% | 2.14% |
Mississippi | 2.29% | 6.30% | 4.42% | 2.30% | 2.17% |
Tennessee | 2.19% | 6.36% | 3.42% | 3.09% | 4.87% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.74% | 6.42% | 4.84% | 2.92% | 1.99% |
Louisiana | 1.75% | 5.91% | 3.77% | 3.18% | 2.56% |
Oklahoma | 1.80% | 5.57% | 4.74% | 2.53% | 2.64% |
Texas | 1.29% | 4.14% | 2.75% | 2.03% | 1.87% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 2.49% | 5.06% | 6.80% | 2.56% | 1.85% |
Colorado | 2.00% | 7.22% | 4.66% | 2.20% | 2.97% |
Idaho | 1.76% | 6.71% | 3.85% | 3.01% | 1.38% |
Montana | 2.59% | 5.54% | 5.78% | 6.60% | 2.46% |
Nevada | 1.47% | 3.88% | 3.53% | 2.17% | 2.39% |
New Mexico | 2.29% | 6.34% | 4.19% | 4.87% | 1.87% |
Utah | 2.20% | 4.55% | 5.43% | 3.17% | 1.90% |
Wyoming | 1.85% | 6.38% | 3.60% | 2.20% | 2.23% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 2.44% | 6.10% | 5.54% | 3.64% | 1.66% |
California | 1.14% | 2.94% | 3.09% | 1.75% | 1.26% |
Hawaii | 1.74% | 3.36% | 3.51% | 4.31% | 1.67% |
Oregon | 1.55% | 4.04% | 4.86% | 2.24% | 1.35% |
Washington | 2.01% | 5.29% | 5.09% | 2.40% | 1.91% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.