Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 55.3% | 62.7% | 62.5% | 55.7% | 49.1% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 53.0% | 60.2% | 57.4% | 52.6% | 48.9% |
Maine | 56.9% | 66.0% | 71.2% | 53.5% | 51.9% |
Massachusetts | 50.6% | 62.1% | 58.6% | 47.6% | 45.2% |
New Hampshire | 54.6% | 66.6% | 57.1% | 54.9% | 49.7% |
Rhode Island | 50.7% | 55.0% | 59.8% | 51.2% | 45.7% |
Vermont | 52.8% | 63.2% | 64.0% | 55.9% | 43.1% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 55.4% | 59.3% | 66.3% | 58.7% | 44.4% |
New York | 54.4% | 64.5% | 60.5% | 53.0% | 49.0% |
Pennsylvania | 53.9% | 61.9% | 63.4% | 51.7% | 48.0% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 51.6% | 55.6% | 60.9% | 54.3% | 43.5% |
Indiana | 51.3% | 67.7% | 61.5% | 52.3% | 41.8% |
Michigan | 48.5% | 58.5% | 54.5% | 46.5% | 45.0% |
Ohio | 50.8% | 63.1% | 62.5% | 49.5% | 41.1% |
Wisconsin | 50.3% | 60.4% | 56.1% | 51.0% | 44.5% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 54.5% | 58.4% | 65.4% | 52.7% | 49.0% |
Kansas | 53.1% | 68.7% | 60.2% | 53.6% | 45.4% |
Minnesota | 49.9% | 56.4% | 61.2% | 51.4% | 40.7% |
Missouri | 56.5% | 61.8% | 60.1% | 59.6% | 49.2% |
Nebraska | 54.9% | 67.1% | 54.1% | 57.5% | 50.0% |
North Dakota | 55.0% | 73.8% | 63.9% | 52.9% | 46.2% |
South Dakota | 57.3% | 70.9% | 61.2% | 55.8% | 53.2% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 56.2% | 66.9% | 59.3% | 60.2% | 48.6% |
District of Columbia | 57.1% | 66.0% | 64.5% | 52.4% | 53.5% |
Florida | 60.1% | 66.1% | 65.6% | 57.3% | 57.8% |
Georgia | 56.3% | 59.0% | 64.5% | 54.6% | 52.5% |
Maryland | 53.6% | 64.1% | 61.5% | 55.3% | 45.7% |
North Carolina | 59.0% | 71.5% | 65.7% | 60.2% | 51.6% |
South Carolina | 58.4% | 66.2% | 66.6% | 58.7% | 52.0% |
Virginia | 58.4% | 67.4% | 62.5% | 58.2% | 53.6% |
West Virginia | 53.8% | 68.2% | 70.4% | 54.1% | 45.2% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 53.0% | 65.8% | 63.0% | 53.3% | 42.8% |
Kentucky | 57.1% | 63.1% | 69.5% | 55.6% | 49.9% |
Mississippi | 63.8% | 74.1% | 70.1% | 62.6% | 58.9% |
Tennessee | 55.1% | 67.4% | 62.3% | 54.1% | 49.0% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 57.9% | 73.7% | 62.7% | 57.5% | 52.0% |
Louisiana | 56.1% | 68.5% | 60.1% | 59.1% | 48.1% |
Oklahoma | 57.8% | 61.4% | 64.4% | 62.5% | 50.5% |
Texas | 58.1% | 63.6% | 64.0% | 58.0% | 53.4% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 55.2% | 60.4% | 61.3% | 55.3% | 52.0% |
Colorado | 57.4% | 64.5% | 64.8% | 59.5% | 50.8% |
Idaho | 52.1% | 55.3% | 63.2% | 54.6% | 44.2% |
Montana | 60.6% | 70.6% | 67.2% | 67.4% | 51.9% |
Nevada | 56.3% | 68.6% | 63.1% | 50.1% | 52.0% |
New Mexico | 55.9% | 71.5% | 65.1% | 58.0% | 48.1% |
Utah | 44.5% | 59.1% | 52.7% | 45.5% | 38.1% |
Wyoming | 58.4% | 67.0% | 66.6% | 61.6% | 51.1% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 54.1% | 70.0% | 58.9% | 59.4% | 44.9% |
California | 56.4% | 57.3% | 61.2% | 60.5% | 50.4% |
Hawaii | 64.5% | 79.4% | 72.5% | 58.0% | 57.5% |
Oregon | 59.9% | 65.7% | 74.2% | 59.7% | 52.2% |
Washington | 60.3% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 65.6% | 50.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0.27% | 0.93% | 0.55% | 0.44% | 0.46% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.97% | 4.89% | 2.47% | 1.90% | 4.57% |
Maine | 1.25% | 2.82% | 2.60% | 2.17% | 2.04% |
Massachusetts | 1.38% | 3.16% | 2.29% | 1.69% | 2.76% |
New Hampshire | 1.43% | 3.60% | 3.23% | 2.88% | 2.13% |
Rhode Island | 1.52% | 5.57% | 2.96% | 2.75% | 2.34% |
Vermont | 1.72% | 3.75% | 3.77% | 2.44% | 2.25% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.24% | 2.59% | 2.30% | 1.81% | 1.86% |
New York | 1.01% | 3.06% | 2.09% | 1.70% | 1.71% |
Pennsylvania | 1.49% | 3.17% | 2.78% | 2.43% | 2.56% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.70% | 8.84% | 3.07% | 1.96% | 2.76% |
Indiana | 1.61% | 3.36% | 2.61% | 1.63% | 2.72% |
Michigan | 1.37% | 3.67% | 2.85% | 2.35% | 2.36% |
Ohio | 1.38% | 4.28% | 2.54% | 2.16% | 2.25% |
Wisconsin | 1.34% | 3.41% | 2.30% | 2.80% | 1.97% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.38% | 3.66% | 2.99% | 2.45% | 2.04% |
Kansas | 1.43% | 3.76% | 2.47% | 2.36% | 2.65% |
Minnesota | 1.80% | 3.20% | 2.74% | 2.96% | 2.76% |
Missouri | 1.38% | 4.89% | 2.72% | 2.55% | 1.84% |
Nebraska | 1.49% | 4.40% | 3.16% | 2.82% | 2.46% |
North Dakota | 1.64% | 3.77% | 2.96% | 2.54% | 2.90% |
South Dakota | 1.47% | 4.45% | 3.05% | 2.63% | 2.35% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.40% | 3.65% | 4.56% | 2.35% | 1.32% |
District of Columbia | 1.06% | 2.94% | 2.36% | 1.49% | 1.98% |
Florida | 1.53% | 3.23% | 3.27% | 2.78% | 2.77% |
Georgia | 1.46% | 3.63% | 2.09% | 2.87% | 2.50% |
Maryland | 1.46% | 6.37% | 2.93% | 2.34% | 1.55% |
North Carolina | 1.28% | 3.67% | 2.29% | 2.21% | 2.11% |
South Carolina | 1.40% | 3.22% | 2.94% | 2.12% | 2.43% |
Virginia | 1.33% | 2.28% | 2.83% | 2.04% | 2.45% |
West Virginia | 2.07% | 2.94% | 4.79% | 3.00% | 3.13% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.68% | 5.48% | 4.67% | 2.28% | 1.95% |
Kentucky | 1.72% | 3.37% | 3.18% | 2.86% | 3.35% |
Mississippi | 1.70% | 3.48% | 2.92% | 2.97% | 3.16% |
Tennessee | 1.36% | 2.86% | 2.37% | 2.35% | 2.58% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 2.15% | 4.14% | 3.25% | 4.92% | 3.02% |
Louisiana | 1.41% | 5.16% | 3.01% | 2.39% | 2.05% |
Oklahoma | 1.60% | 4.84% | 3.51% | 2.56% | 2.71% |
Texas | 1.23% | 5.00% | 2.00% | 1.69% | 2.46% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.31% | 2.60% | 3.70% | 2.13% | 2.19% |
Colorado | 1.56% | 3.80% | 3.74% | 2.64% | 2.50% |
Idaho | 2.19% | 4.60% | 3.59% | 3.13% | 4.55% |
Montana | 2.23% | 3.60% | 4.42% | 2.79% | 3.80% |
Nevada | 1.53% | 3.79% | 2.55% | 2.85% | 2.42% |
New Mexico | 2.09% | 3.75% | 3.26% | 2.60% | 2.51% |
Utah | 1.86% | 4.57% | 4.64% | 3.76% | 2.22% |
Wyoming | 1.79% | 4.56% | 3.18% | 3.50% | 2.82% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.87% | 4.00% | 2.96% | 2.96% | 3.03% |
California | 0.88% | 2.42% | 2.63% | 1.48% | 1.22% |
Hawaii | 1.41% | 2.38% | 2.16% | 2.61% | 2.55% |
Oregon | 1.58% | 4.13% | 2.81% | 2.70% | 2.09% |
Washington | 2.23% | 4.37% | 3.51% | 4.34% | 2.47% |
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.