Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 7,375,023 | 37.7% | 26.9% | 19.8% | 15.6% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 87,993 | 41.1% | 27.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Maine | 40,458 | 42.3% | 21.5% | 21.6% | 14.5% |
Massachusetts | 164,458 | 37.9% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 16.1% |
New Hampshire | 34,547 | 33.9% | 28.9% | 14.5% | 22.8% |
Rhode Island | 27,479 | 42.4% | 24.4% | 18.5% | 14.6% |
Vermont | 19,926 | 32.2% | 27.2% | 24.2% | 16.5% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 217,014 | 35.6% | 27.3% | 22.1% | 15.0% |
New York | 503,595 | 39.7% | 28.7% | 19.8% | 11.8% |
Pennsylvania | 291,601 | 36.5% | 26.1% | 18.1% | 19.3% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 303,823 | 41.8% | 30.9% | 14.6% | 12.6% |
Indiana | 145,083 | 32.3% | 30.9% | 23.4% | 13.5% |
Michigan | 214,548 | 39.9% | 30.6% | 18.6% | 10.9% |
Ohio | 240,562 | 38.7% | 24.7% | 18.0% | 18.6% |
Wisconsin | 139,774 | 38.9% | 28.7% | 16.1% | 16.3% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 85,314 | 38.4% | 27.8% | 17.1% | 16.7% |
Kansas | 77,136 | 34.4% | 30.2% | 20.2% | 15.1% |
Minnesota | 144,163 | 40.3% | 29.6% | 16.2% | 13.9% |
Missouri | 143,421 | 39.3% | 25.8% | 19.9% | 14.9% |
Nebraska | 57,153 | 43.6% | 27.8% | 12.1% | 16.5% |
North Dakota | 25,509 | 41.3% | 25.5% | 19.9% | 13.2% |
South Dakota | 28,644 | 46.6% | 26.7% | 8.2% | 18.5% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 23,757 | 38.1% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 14.3% |
District of Columbia | 21,011 | 17.3% | 32.0% | 30.8% | 19.9% |
Florida | 525,632 | 42.4% | 24.2% | 17.9% | 15.6% |
Georgia | 220,343 | 31.4% | 23.9% | 29.5% | 15.3% |
Maryland | 134,379 | 29.7% | 31.3% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
North Carolina | 216,137 | 33.4% | 28.4% | 20.2% | 18.0% |
South Carolina | 99,236 | 37.4% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 15.4% |
Virginia | 179,022 | 34.9% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 20.9% |
West Virginia | 33,579 | 38.2% | 34.0% | 16.6% | 11.2% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 94,947 | 37.3% | 28.0% | 15.9% | 18.7% |
Kentucky | 85,389 | 38.5% | 28.0% | 16.9% | 16.5% |
Mississippi | 55,698 | 31.8% | 24.7% | 23.0% | 20.6% |
Tennessee | 117,822 | 32.6% | 31.0% | 19.2% | 17.3% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 65,167 | 40.2% | 26.1% | 16.9% | 16.8% |
Louisiana | 92,239 | 30.3% | 25.7% | 21.6% | 22.3% |
Oklahoma | 87,569 | 32.9% | 33.8% | 17.1% | 16.2% |
Texas | 547,499 | 32.7% | 30.9% | 22.0% | 14.3% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 129,162 | 38.4% | 27.3% | 18.6% | 15.6% |
Colorado | 160,576 | 41.0% | 28.8% | 16.7% | 13.5% |
Idaho | 44,794 | 32.1% | 36.7% | 17.3% | 13.9% |
Montana | 39,068 | 38.5% | 31.1% | 17.5% | 13.0% |
Nevada | 58,914 | 39.8% | 19.4% | 18.6% | 22.2% |
New Mexico | 42,245 | 33.7% | 28.6% | 25.4% | 12.3% |
Utah | 75,886 | 40.0% | 31.5% | 15.5% | 12.9% |
Wyoming | 20,091 | 34.0% | 24.6% | 23.1% | 18.3% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 18,980 | 40.2% | 22.3% | 20.4% | 17.1% |
California | 885,920 | 39.5% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 16.5% |
Hawaii | 29,273 | 32.0% | 27.8% | 17.8% | 22.3% |
Oregon | 111,849 | 39.8% | 20.6% | 25.2% | 14.4% |
Washington | 166,634 | 47.4% | 25.7% | 16.9% | 10.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
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 |
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United States | 19,540 | 0.52% | 0.46% | 0.41% | 0.37% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1,742 | 3.27% | 2.91% | 2.35% | 2.18% |
Maine | 596 | 3.20% | 2.64% | 2.54% | 2.19% |
Massachusetts | 2,090 | 3.15% | 2.74% | 2.67% | 2.30% |
New Hampshire | 494 | 2.92% | 2.84% | 2.12% | 2.50% |
Rhode Island | 535 | 3.84% | 3.40% | 2.88% | 2.30% |
Vermont | 247 | 2.88% | 2.76% | 2.29% | 2.25% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 3,417 | 2.74% | 2.54% | 2.43% | 1.85% |
New York | 7,822 | 2.67% | 2.43% | 2.05% | 1.73% |
Pennsylvania | 3,587 | 2.47% | 2.28% | 1.80% | 2.02% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 5,120 | 3.53% | 3.24% | 2.28% | 2.31% |
Indiana | 2,307 | 2.95% | 2.93% | 2.41% | 1.88% |
Michigan | 3,736 | 3.08% | 2.93% | 2.36% | 1.84% |
Ohio | 3,078 | 2.76% | 2.47% | 2.13% | 2.08% |
Wisconsin | 2,055 | 2.94% | 2.71% | 2.13% | 2.27% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1,673 | 3.08% | 2.72% | 2.26% | 2.25% |
Kansas | 1,431 | 3.16% | 2.99% | 2.56% | 1.97% |
Minnesota | 2,813 | 3.25% | 3.01% | 2.21% | 2.36% |
Missouri | 2,588 | 3.20% | 2.82% | 2.63% | 2.37% |
Nebraska | 874 | 3.09% | 2.82% | 1.95% | 2.10% |
North Dakota | 399 | 3.18% | 2.78% | 2.44% | 2.06% |
South Dakota | 417 | 3.05% | 2.77% | 1.54% | 2.23% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 467 | 3.46% | 2.90% | 3.10% | 2.35% |
District of Columbia | 442 | 2.60% | 3.39% | 3.39% | 2.78% |
Florida | 7,195 | 2.83% | 2.41% | 2.10% | 1.94% |
Georgia | 3,958 | 3.11% | 2.80% | 3.06% | 2.33% |
Maryland | 3,057 | 3.16% | 3.22% | 2.67% | 2.82% |
North Carolina | 2,542 | 2.65% | 2.52% | 2.15% | 2.15% |
South Carolina | 1,598 | 2.84% | 2.33% | 2.38% | 2.08% |
Virginia | 2,814 | 3.21% | 2.54% | 2.82% | 2.70% |
West Virginia | 523 | 3.00% | 2.97% | 2.06% | 1.65% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1,459 | 3.02% | 2.82% | 2.09% | 2.40% |
Kentucky | 1,453 | 3.17% | 2.88% | 2.31% | 2.26% |
Mississippi | 885 | 2.99% | 2.80% | 2.47% | 2.60% |
Tennessee | 1,976 | 2.92% | 2.95% | 2.37% | 2.30% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1,045 | 3.37% | 3.04% | 2.43% | 2.37% |
Louisiana | 1,583 | 2.87% | 2.73% | 2.50% | 2.67% |
Oklahoma | 1,493 | 3.02% | 3.07% | 2.21% | 2.25% |
Texas | 5,750 | 2.07% | 2.00% | 1.78% | 1.56% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1,949 | 3.17% | 2.86% | 2.50% | 2.25% |
Colorado | 2,422 | 3.17% | 2.79% | 2.36% | 2.27% |
Idaho | 498 | 2.95% | 3.02% | 2.27% | 2.09% |
Montana | 494 | 3.05% | 2.78% | 2.36% | 1.86% |
Nevada | 1,151 | 3.62% | 2.82% | 2.82% | 3.09% |
New Mexico | 795 | 3.00% | 2.77% | 2.75% | 2.05% |
Utah | 825 | 3.17% | 3.02% | 2.15% | 2.06% |
Wyoming | 261 | 2.95% | 2.63% | 2.50% | 2.33% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 210 | 2.98% | 2.44% | 2.24% | 2.23% |
California | 6,733 | 1.70% | 1.39% | 1.41% | 1.32% |
Hawaii | 483 | 3.30% | 3.03% | 2.48% | 2.75% |
Oregon | 1,595 | 3.07% | 2.46% | 2.73% | 2.02% |
Washington | 2,190 | 2.88% | 2.51% | 2.04% | 1.67% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.