Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 27,642,935 | 54.2% | 26.7% | 12.2% | 6.9% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 350,132 | 56.5% | 26.0% | 11.5% | 5.9% * |
Maine | 142,056 | 49.2% | 34.1% | 11.9% | 4.8% |
Massachusetts | 821,181 | 55.3% | 23.8% | 15.6% | 5.3% |
New Hampshire | 156,872 | 48.9% | 30.8% | 11.1% | 9.2% |
Rhode Island | 115,940 | 52.6% | 31.0% | 9.6% | 6.9% |
Vermont | 78,803 | 51.3% | 29.3% | 11.7% | 7.8% * |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 813,987 | 54.5% | 26.8% | 12.3% | 6.4% * |
New York | 1,882,635 | 45.0% | 32.3% | 16.0% | 6.7% |
Pennsylvania | 1,287,618 | 55.4% | 27.0% | 9.6% | 8.0% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1,182,196 | 56.9% | 25.7% | 11.9% | 5.5% |
Indiana | 684,993 | 51.3% | 25.1% | 15.6% | 8.0% * |
Michigan | 929,639 | 62.5% | 21.4% | 9.4% | 6.8% |
Ohio | 1,152,421 | 51.1% | 25.7% | 13.7% | 9.5% * |
Wisconsin | 681,759 | 46.2% | 28.2% | 16.5% * | 9.2% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 328,342 | 53.1% | 28.0% | 12.5% * | 6.4% |
Kansas | 271,806 | 57.5% | 26.2% | 8.5% | 7.9% * |
Minnesota | 663,225 | 54.4% | 24.9% | 14.5% * | 6.2% * |
Missouri | 644,513 | 42.4% | 32.4% | 17.6% | 7.6% * |
Nebraska | 184,631 | 59.8% | 23.1% | 11.3% | 5.8% * |
North Dakota | 93,159 | 55.1% | 22.9% | 13.8% | 8.1% |
South Dakota | 85,827 | 62.4% | 19.7% | 11.8% | 6.1% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 100,236 | 61.5% | 20.7% | 9.9% | 7.9% |
District of Columbia | 110,705 | 41.1% | 12.2% | 33.9% | 12.8% * |
Florida | 1,568,796 | 54.1% | 29.1% | 8.8% | 8.0% |
Georgia | 609,777 | 57.3% | 21.6% | 15.4% | 5.8% * |
Maryland | 488,126 | 59.0% | 22.8% | 9.3% | 8.8% * |
North Carolina | 712,276 | 62.2% | 19.7% | 11.4% | 6.8% * |
South Carolina | 389,031 | 56.6% | 24.2% | 15.6% * | 3.6% * |
Virginia | 790,283 | 48.6% | 33.2% | 11.9% | 6.3% * |
West Virginia | 136,299 | 55.6% | 27.9% | 10.7% | 5.8% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 285,228 | 61.2% | 28.5% | 6.5% | 3.9% |
Kentucky | 319,197 | 60.6% | 21.8% | 10.8% | 6.8% |
Mississippi | 191,979 | 60.6% | 20.7% | 9.9% | 8.8% * |
Tennessee | 535,762 | 67.4% | 19.7% | 7.4% * | 5.4% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 199,337 | 57.8% | 29.2% | 7.6% | 5.5% |
Louisiana | 277,346 | 54.7% | 28.6% | 11.7% | 4.9% * |
Oklahoma | 317,783 | 61.1% | 28.7% | 7.4% * | 2.8% * |
Texas | 1,897,085 | 57.9% | 29.0% | 8.5% | 4.6% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 500,210 | 58.6% | 25.9% | 11.2% | 4.3% |
Colorado | 496,789 | 53.8% | 28.9% | 14.7% | 2.6% |
Idaho | 143,898 | 51.3% | 29.4% | 8.7% | 10.6% * |
Montana | 111,830 | 45.2% | 33.2% | 12.7% | 8.9% |
Nevada | 281,835 | 49.8% | 27.9% | 16.1% * | 6.2% |
New Mexico | 141,245 | 54.6% | 22.7% | 13.0% | 9.8% * |
Utah | 282,462 | 54.3% | 22.6% | 18.7% | 4.4% |
Wyoming | 49,496 | 52.1% | 29.9% | 13.5% | 4.5% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 57,475 | 49.3% | 22.7% | 14.1% | 13.8% |
California | 3,005,391 | 53.0% | 27.1% | 12.1% | 7.8% |
Hawaii | 117,737 | 51.9% | 25.0% | 15.7% | 7.4% |
Oregon | 376,987 | 49.7% | 26.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% * |
Washington | 596,597 | 55.0% | 23.4% | 10.7% | 10.9% * |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 405,403 | 0.82% | 0.75% | 0.53% | 0.42% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 24,458 | 4.14% | 3.70% | 2.19% | 2.18% * |
Maine | 11,611 | 4.69% | 4.46% | 2.31% | 1.41% |
Massachusetts | 57,840 | 4.12% | 3.36% | 3.08% | 1.48% |
New Hampshire | 11,995 | 4.54% | 4.31% | 2.71% | 2.72% |
Rhode Island | 10,871 | 5.33% | 4.99% | 2.12% | 2.03% |
Vermont | 7,909 | 6.24% | 4.17% | 3.43% | 3.68% * |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 56,772 | 4.05% | 3.60% | 3.02% | 2.09% * |
New York | 117,011 | 3.63% | 3.47% | 2.56% | 1.45% |
Pennsylvania | 78,102 | 3.46% | 3.16% | 1.98% | 1.18% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 100,632 | 4.71% | 4.27% | 3.01% | 1.54% |
Indiana | 53,957 | 4.47% | 3.90% | 4.00% | 2.44% * |
Michigan | 77,705 | 4.44% | 3.96% | 2.30% | 1.53% |
Ohio | 105,729 | 5.10% | 3.97% | 3.36% | 5.80% * |
Wisconsin | 68,700 | 5.22% | 4.55% | 6.87% * | 2.36% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 31,387 | 5.30% | 5.43% | 4.67% * | 1.60% |
Kansas | 22,790 | 4.64% | 3.80% | 1.70% | 3.25% * |
Minnesota | 56,999 | 4.99% | 4.08% | 4.67% * | 2.57% * |
Missouri | 50,981 | 4.60% | 4.41% | 3.51% | 2.50% * |
Nebraska | 18,438 | 5.08% | 4.08% | 2.86% | 1.89% * |
North Dakota | 6,673 | 4.16% | 3.55% | 2.88% | 2.43% |
South Dakota | 5,631 | 3.67% | 3.49% | 1.62% | 1.54% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 7,815 | 4.48% | 3.85% | 2.61% | 2.07% |
District of Columbia | 12,795 | 5.59% | 3.33% | 4.16% | 8.39% * |
Florida | 144,016 | 5.07% | 5.87% | 1.92% | 1.74% |
Georgia | 54,818 | 5.08% | 3.89% | 3.79% | 2.13% * |
Maryland | 39,898 | 4.45% | 3.47% | 1.79% | 2.81% * |
North Carolina | 56,830 | 4.09% | 2.98% | 2.29% | 2.65% * |
South Carolina | 40,019 | 5.59% | 3.93% | 6.02% * | 1.10% * |
Virginia | 61,530 | 4.58% | 4.06% | 3.03% | 1.91% * |
West Virginia | 11,923 | 4.82% | 4.18% | 2.42% | 1.61% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 24,329 | 4.63% | 4.51% | 1.45% | 0.89% |
Kentucky | 27,556 | 4.58% | 3.60% | 2.56% | 1.95% |
Mississippi | 19,901 | 5.35% | 3.90% | 2.49% | 4.21% * |
Tennessee | 54,611 | 4.55% | 3.47% | 2.51% * | 1.41% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 16,685 | 5.00% | 5.11% | 2.03% | 1.49% |
Louisiana | 26,521 | 5.12% | 4.56% | 2.77% | 2.18% * |
Oklahoma | 69,514 | 9.30% | 7.52% | 2.39% * | 0.98% * |
Texas | 128,072 | 3.72% | 3.62% | 1.52% | 0.80% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 41,818 | 4.64% | 4.31% | 2.24% | 1.08% |
Colorado | 42,423 | 4.98% | 4.60% | 3.97% | 0.78% |
Idaho | 13,023 | 5.15% | 4.80% | 2.15% | 4.05% * |
Montana | 8,054 | 4.58% | 3.78% | 2.95% | 1.96% |
Nevada | 26,284 | 5.28% | 4.51% | 4.92% * | 1.54% |
New Mexico | 12,797 | 5.05% | 4.37% | 3.43% | 3.30% * |
Utah | 22,294 | 4.41% | 4.35% | 2.61% | 0.98% |
Wyoming | 4,127 | 4.76% | 4.23% | 2.83% | 1.26% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 4,615 | 4.55% | 4.11% | 3.01% | 3.67% |
California | 154,125 | 2.84% | 2.26% | 1.94% | 1.23% |
Hawaii | 9,554 | 4.66% | 4.38% | 3.17% | 2.03% |
Oregon | 32,625 | 4.87% | 3.94% | 2.12% | 5.24% * |
Washington | 53,299 | 5.44% | 3.76% | 2.27% | 5.30% * |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.