Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 73.5% | 55.7% | 67.0% | 76.5% | 81.6% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 74.1% | 61.2% | 74.6% | 75.7% | 76.9% |
Maine | 72.1% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 74.8% | 76.1% |
Massachusetts | 69.5% | 57.5% | 60.1% | 70.9% | 79.5% |
New Hampshire | 71.9% | 61.7% | 62.8% | 70.2% | 78.8% |
Rhode Island | 67.5% | 55.0% | 61.1% | 70.1% | 74.1% |
Vermont | 67.5% | 61.5% | 55.3% | 69.6% | 73.1% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 69.5% | 58.7% | 59.5% | 73.2% | 76.4% |
New York | 71.0% | 48.7% | 61.1% | 74.3% | 82.7% |
Pennsylvania | 77.3% | 64.4% | 76.4% | 76.5% | 82.4% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 72.9% | 43.7% | 64.0% | 80.2% | 83.4% |
Indiana | 76.4% | 62.2% | 66.7% | 77.9% | 85.0% |
Michigan | 79.7% | 71.4% | 74.3% | 81.6% | 83.8% |
Ohio | 74.1% | 54.2% | 67.8% | 75.6% | 84.6% |
Wisconsin | 75.4% | 55.5% | 69.3% | 79.0% | 81.8% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 72.0% | 62.7% | 61.3% | 71.6% | 82.7% |
Kansas | 75.5% | 57.8% | 67.5% | 76.7% | 84.1% |
Minnesota | 75.6% | 54.4% | 65.6% | 78.9% | 84.4% |
Missouri | 75.4% | 50.5% | 70.3% | 80.7% | 83.4% |
Nebraska | 75.5% | 61.2% | 68.3% | 81.8% | 79.3% |
North Dakota | 76.4% | 60.4% | 74.2% | 80.9% | 79.1% |
South Dakota | 71.4% | 55.8% | 68.7% | 71.5% | 79.3% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 73.7% | 62.7% | 69.8% | 72.7% | 81.1% |
District of Columbia | 70.5% | 46.7% | 67.4% | 74.1% | 80.9% |
Florida | 74.5% | 71.8% | 63.2% | 78.8% | 79.5% |
Georgia | 73.9% | 58.1% | 67.5% | 79.5% | 79.8% |
Maryland | 69.3% | 56.2% | 66.6% | 68.3% | 77.8% |
North Carolina | 75.5% | 51.7% | 68.4% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
South Carolina | 80.3% | 71.1% | 73.5% | 80.5% | 87.4% |
Virginia | 71.4% | 59.5% | 68.6% | 75.2% | 73.8% |
West Virginia | 72.7% | 58.8% | 58.0% | 75.8% | 84.8% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 72.2% | 57.9% | 70.1% | 71.2% | 79.8% |
Kentucky | 76.2% | 59.0% | 70.5% | 79.0% | 83.1% |
Mississippi | 72.3% | 48.3% | 71.6% | 74.8% | 80.5% |
Tennessee | 68.2% | 45.4% | 59.4% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 77.6% | 56.3% | 73.9% | 78.9% | 84.0% |
Louisiana | 68.7% | 50.6% | 58.4% | 73.1% | 79.4% |
Oklahoma | 75.5% | 61.7% | 64.7% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
Texas | 71.6% | 46.7% | 67.1% | 75.8% | 81.6% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 71.7% | 54.2% | 67.5% | 68.3% | 84.3% |
Colorado | 70.3% | 48.5% | 63.1% | 73.5% | 79.7% |
Idaho | 76.8% | 62.9% | 67.4% | 80.4% | 82.7% |
Montana | 77.5% | 71.5% | 71.2% | 77.9% | 81.8% |
Nevada | 71.7% | 54.1% | 70.7% | 71.9% | 79.2% |
New Mexico | 66.0% | 54.7% | 53.5% | 65.7% | 76.7% |
Utah | 74.0% | 50.6% | 67.9% | 77.0% | 82.1% |
Wyoming | 74.9% | 58.2% | 62.3% | 75.0% | 84.7% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 72.2% | 45.9% | 68.1% | 76.4% | 78.1% |
California | 73.5% | 51.6% | 69.3% | 76.6% | 81.5% |
Hawaii | 78.3% | 67.7% | 78.3% | 77.9% | 83.3% |
Oregon | 79.0% | 66.5% | 68.5% | 80.7% | 86.8% |
Washington | 79.2% | 62.5% | 70.6% | 82.6% | 88.4% |
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.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0.33% | 1.09% | 0.67% | 0.54% | 0.44% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.49% | 4.00% | 2.98% | 1.77% | 3.26% |
Maine | 1.22% | 3.34% | 3.38% | 1.84% | 1.53% |
Massachusetts | 1.59% | 2.99% | 4.15% | 2.97% | 1.70% |
New Hampshire | 1.44% | 3.01% | 3.74% | 2.18% | 1.80% |
Rhode Island | 1.30% | 3.79% | 2.55% | 1.81% | 2.46% |
Vermont | 1.86% | 3.77% | 4.43% | 2.11% | 3.37% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.64% | 4.08% | 3.68% | 1.87% | 3.25% |
New York | 1.53% | 3.78% | 3.11% | 1.87% | 1.65% |
Pennsylvania | 0.94% | 3.87% | 1.90% | 1.60% | 1.47% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 2.40% | 5.67% | 3.74% | 3.28% | 3.17% |
Indiana | 1.88% | 4.42% | 5.74% | 3.38% | 1.80% |
Michigan | 1.35% | 5.46% | 2.93% | 1.82% | 2.58% |
Ohio | 1.71% | 5.21% | 4.00% | 3.22% | 1.33% |
Wisconsin | 1.53% | 3.75% | 4.96% | 2.03% | 1.67% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.56% | 3.88% | 3.94% | 2.82% | 1.56% |
Kansas | 1.46% | 5.46% | 2.61% | 2.87% | 1.60% |
Minnesota | 1.46% | 4.05% | 3.06% | 2.06% | 2.02% |
Missouri | 1.68% | 6.22% | 3.22% | 1.98% | 2.21% |
Nebraska | 1.56% | 5.60% | 3.65% | 2.25% | 2.25% |
North Dakota | 1.28% | 6.04% | 2.35% | 1.92% | 1.85% |
South Dakota | 1.13% | 5.12% | 2.72% | 1.07% | 1.41% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.86% | 6.42% | 4.55% | 2.96% | 1.36% |
District of Columbia | 2.47% | 9.85% | 3.43% | 2.15% | 1.53% |
Florida | 1.95% | 3.95% | 3.06% | 4.18% | 2.34% |
Georgia | 1.85% | 6.33% | 5.71% | 2.09% | 2.21% |
Maryland | 1.56% | 4.56% | 2.75% | 2.09% | 3.17% |
North Carolina | 1.55% | 4.16% | 4.34% | 2.28% | 1.54% |
South Carolina | 1.38% | 4.92% | 3.04% | 2.90% | 1.22% |
Virginia | 2.17% | 6.79% | 4.17% | 3.03% | 4.48% |
West Virginia | 2.19% | 4.44% | 5.25% | 2.36% | 2.67% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 2.27% | 5.46% | 4.09% | 3.81% | 3.93% |
Kentucky | 1.45% | 6.08% | 3.46% | 2.15% | 1.69% |
Mississippi | 2.02% | 6.37% | 4.63% | 2.57% | 2.32% |
Tennessee | 2.29% | 5.04% | 6.14% | 3.44% | 2.41% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 2.02% | 5.67% | 4.98% | 2.18% | 3.02% |
Louisiana | 2.27% | 6.05% | 5.02% | 3.57% | 2.26% |
Oklahoma | 1.55% | 4.21% | 2.85% | 2.12% | 2.81% |
Texas | 1.46% | 4.23% | 1.99% | 2.33% | 2.08% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 2.37% | 5.12% | 5.44% | 5.34% | 2.22% |
Colorado | 1.80% | 7.31% | 2.70% | 3.54% | 1.66% |
Idaho | 1.47% | 4.49% | 4.31% | 1.80% | 1.66% |
Montana | 1.24% | 3.65% | 3.19% | 2.41% | 1.47% |
Nevada | 1.96% | 3.37% | 3.48% | 4.25% | 2.82% |
New Mexico | 1.77% | 5.76% | 4.43% | 3.18% | 2.07% |
Utah | 1.53% | 4.91% | 3.48% | 2.40% | 1.96% |
Wyoming | 1.59% | 5.61% | 3.71% | 2.58% | 2.12% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 2.11% | 6.80% | 6.52% | 2.48% | 3.36% |
California | 1.09% | 3.61% | 2.64% | 1.44% | 1.65% |
Hawaii | 1.86% | 4.17% | 2.89% | 4.34% | 3.04% |
Oregon | 1.35% | 4.43% | 2.99% | 1.89% | 1.76% |
Washington | 1.89% | 4.27% | 3.24% | 3.28% | 2.87% |
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.