Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 28,099,460 | 54.1% | 27.9% | 10.9% | 7.1% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 344,794 | 50.8% | 27.9% | 14.6% | 6.6% * |
Maine | 141,403 | 45.1% | 30.8% | 15.6% | 8.5% |
Massachusetts | 875,637 | 48.7% | 29.4% | 14.0% | 7.9% |
New Hampshire | 161,605 | 52.7% | 31.5% | 8.7% | 7.0% |
Rhode Island | 108,937 | 48.6% | 27.9% | 14.4% | 9.1% |
Vermont | 76,162 | 44.8% | 32.5% | 14.8% | 7.9% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 817,362 | 53.0% | 24.6% | 18.6% | 3.8% |
New York | 1,881,655 | 45.7% | 30.6% | 14.9% | 8.8% |
Pennsylvania | 1,348,698 | 51.8% | 28.8% | 12.2% | 7.1% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1,140,278 | 48.8% | 35.5% | 9.6% | 6.1% |
Indiana | 591,157 | 59.3% | 27.1% | 8.7% | 4.9% * |
Michigan | 909,330 | 57.1% | 23.0% | 12.3% | 7.6% * |
Ohio | 1,078,585 | 60.9% | 23.5% | 9.4% | 6.1% |
Wisconsin | 619,542 | 57.9% | 25.4% | 10.5% | 6.2% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 384,188 | 47.3% | 27.2% | 13.0% | 12.4% * |
Kansas | 250,780 | 59.0% | 26.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
Minnesota | 643,490 | 60.9% | 23.1% | 10.1% | 5.9% |
Missouri | 611,548 | 55.2% | 29.3% | 7.4% | 8.0% |
Nebraska | 182,974 | 57.8% | 31.5% | 5.3% * | 5.5% |
North Dakota | 86,381 | 54.8% | 26.6% | 11.0% | 7.6% |
South Dakota | 110,626 | 52.5% | 22.0% | -- | 9.7% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 121,591 | 43.3% | 25.4% | 8.7% | 22.7% |
District of Columbia | 92,056 | 49.3% | 31.9% | 10.1% | 8.7% |
Florida | 1,645,530 | 49.1% | 36.6% | 8.6% | 5.7% |
Georgia | 779,685 | 48.9% | 32.3% | 12.8% | 5.9% |
Maryland | 500,589 | 52.7% | 28.8% | 12.0% | 6.5% |
North Carolina | 815,903 | 56.7% | 27.2% | 6.6% | 9.6% |
South Carolina | 384,947 | 54.3% | 31.6% | 10.7% | 3.4% |
Virginia | 736,632 | 54.5% | 26.0% | 12.0% | 7.5% |
West Virginia | 119,281 | 58.1% | 25.9% | 9.3% | 6.6% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 297,652 | 62.9% | 25.1% | 7.5% | 4.5% |
Kentucky | 304,374 | 58.4% | 23.7% | 11.5% | 6.3% |
Mississippi | 153,855 | 58.6% | 20.9% | 12.6% | 7.9% * |
Tennessee | 511,879 | 52.0% | 28.9% | 10.8% | 8.3% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 227,013 | 59.6% | 25.5% | 8.2% | 6.7% * |
Louisiana | 299,407 | 60.0% | 24.9% | 11.2% | 3.9% * |
Oklahoma | 290,818 | 56.0% | 34.8% | 5.3% | 3.9% * |
Texas | 2,076,661 | 61.7% | 25.7% | 8.1% | 4.5% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 551,844 | 58.3% | 17.1% | 17.3% * | 7.3% * |
Colorado | 503,493 | 56.6% | 29.2% | 4.1% | 10.1% * |
Idaho | 149,561 | 57.5% | 22.6% | 10.9% | 9.0% |
Montana | 110,095 | 50.7% | 22.8% | 15.2% | 11.3% |
Nevada | 289,596 | 56.4% | 21.5% | 17.1% | 5.0% |
New Mexico | 163,438 | 48.5% | 31.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
Utah | 302,455 | 52.7% | 30.5% | 10.6% | 6.2% * |
Wyoming | 49,070 | 57.4% | 25.7% | 12.3% | 4.6% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 63,290 | 52.0% | 32.7% | 10.6% | 4.7% |
California | 3,041,386 | 55.7% | 28.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
Hawaii | 150,680 | 51.6% | 22.4% | 14.5% | 11.5% * |
Oregon | 363,451 | 54.2% | 29.8% | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Washington | 638,096 | 49.1% | 20.5% | 10.6% | 19.8% * |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
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 | 398,031 | 0.80% | 0.75% | 0.42% | 0.38% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 27,728 | 4.65% | 4.54% | 3.05% | 2.72% * |
Maine | 10,383 | 4.21% | 4.16% | 3.47% | 1.41% |
Massachusetts | 57,400 | 4.20% | 3.76% | 2.60% | 1.78% |
New Hampshire | 13,636 | 4.72% | 4.64% | 2.13% | 1.79% |
Rhode Island | 9,433 | 4.92% | 4.83% | 3.42% | 2.55% |
Vermont | 5,079 | 4.11% | 3.62% | 2.27% | 1.88% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 62,453 | 4.40% | 3.28% | 4.37% | 0.77% |
New York | 114,144 | 3.50% | 3.42% | 2.38% | 1.92% |
Pennsylvania | 78,677 | 3.48% | 3.29% | 1.97% | 2.02% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 111,313 | 5.44% | 5.63% | 2.00% | 1.75% |
Indiana | 67,576 | 5.48% | 4.52% | 1.90% | 1.50% * |
Michigan | 79,780 | 4.69% | 3.78% | 2.45% | 2.37% * |
Ohio | 74,922 | 3.70% | 3.45% | 1.70% | 1.15% |
Wisconsin | 54,209 | 4.66% | 4.02% | 2.32% | 1.38% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 33,985 | 5.05% | 4.71% | 2.61% | 4.74% * |
Kansas | 20,172 | 4.57% | 4.17% | 2.05% | 1.90% |
Minnesota | 44,382 | 3.83% | 3.28% | 2.43% | 1.50% |
Missouri | 43,936 | 4.24% | 4.01% | 1.64% | 2.30% |
Nebraska | 15,871 | 4.82% | 4.81% | 1.60% * | 1.16% |
North Dakota | 5,370 | 3.73% | 3.41% | 2.18% | 1.97% |
South Dakota | 7,700 | 3.82% | 4.04% | -- | 1.90% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 10,067 | 4.63% | 4.73% | 2.06% | 2.45% |
District of Columbia | 10,670 | 6.89% | 5.34% | 2.57% | 2.43% |
Florida | 122,729 | 4.26% | 4.57% | 1.84% | 1.06% |
Georgia | 78,637 | 5.63% | 5.76% | 3.31% | 1.69% |
Maryland | 41,831 | 4.75% | 4.42% | 2.48% | 1.84% |
North Carolina | 54,246 | 3.66% | 3.19% | 1.33% | 2.36% |
South Carolina | 28,127 | 4.38% | 4.37% | 1.98% | 0.80% |
Virginia | 64,438 | 4.94% | 4.68% | 2.76% | 2.21% |
West Virginia | 9,599 | 4.44% | 4.04% | 1.73% | 2.79% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 27,067 | 4.80% | 4.78% | 2.20% | 1.15% |
Kentucky | 27,678 | 4.81% | 4.21% | 2.68% | 1.80% |
Mississippi | 14,698 | 5.22% | 3.91% | 3.15% | 3.43% * |
Tennessee | 45,038 | 5.02% | 5.07% | 2.83% | 2.33% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 22,572 | 5.73% | 5.68% | 2.20% | 3.11% * |
Louisiana | 28,125 | 5.25% | 4.85% | 3.35% | 1.96% * |
Oklahoma | 24,971 | 4.81% | 4.89% | 1.39% | 1.19% * |
Texas | 126,992 | 3.22% | 2.93% | 1.24% | 1.05% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 60,744 | 6.21% | 3.50% | 6.61% * | 2.56% * |
Colorado | 42,655 | 4.82% | 4.19% | 1.12% | 3.93% * |
Idaho | 11,342 | 4.30% | 3.50% | 2.48% | 2.56% |
Montana | 7,081 | 4.08% | 2.94% | 3.66% | 2.93% |
Nevada | 28,271 | 5.14% | 3.93% | 3.63% | 1.18% |
New Mexico | 11,436 | 4.43% | 4.22% | 1.92% | 1.50% |
Utah | 23,110 | 4.55% | 4.47% | 3.11% | 2.34% * |
Wyoming | 3,960 | 4.37% | 3.60% | 2.25% | 1.01% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 5,037 | 4.63% | 4.66% | 1.98% | 1.39% |
California | 165,764 | 2.91% | 2.69% | 1.17% | 1.14% |
Hawaii | 20,452 | 7.11% | 4.19% | 3.48% | 4.43% * |
Oregon | 25,327 | 4.23% | 4.20% | 1.64% | 1.57% |
Washington | 66,709 | 5.58% | 3.54% | 2.50% | 7.46% * |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.