Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 22.2% | 25.7% | 24.3% | 21.8% | 20.2% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 23.8% | 22.3% | 24.0% | 25.7% | 22.8% |
Maine | 21.4% | 24.0% | 26.4% | 20.0% | 18.5% |
Massachusetts | 24.9% | 31.6% | 30.6% | 24.7% | 18.9% |
New Hampshire | 24.7% | 24.9% | 30.9% | 22.4% | 23.7% |
Rhode Island | 24.2% | 24.8% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 23.8% |
Vermont | 22.6% | 27.0% | 22.6% | 23.2% | 20.7% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 22.5% | 24.0% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 21.8% |
New York | 21.5% | 24.8% | 24.3% | 19.2% | 20.8% |
Pennsylvania | 23.7% | 27.8% | 22.1% | 24.1% | 23.2% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 21.3% | 28.6% | 25.1% | 21.3% | 17.2% |
Indiana | 23.7% | 28.4% | 30.1% | 21.9% | 20.6% |
Michigan | 21.7% | 25.8% | 16.3% | 23.5% | 22.3% |
Ohio | 22.2% | 30.2% | 20.8% | 23.7% | 19.6% |
Wisconsin | 22.7% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 22.9% | 19.7% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 22.1% | 27.3% | 25.7% | 20.0% | 19.8% |
Kansas | 20.0% | 26.6% | 25.6% | 18.7% | 16.1% |
Minnesota | 21.7% | 27.3% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 19.9% |
Missouri | 20.7% | 26.9% | 22.7% | 21.9% | 16.7% |
Nebraska | 21.4% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 22.5% | 19.0% |
North Dakota | 18.6% | 18.8% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 22.5% |
South Dakota | 22.1% | 37.8% | 22.1% | 18.3% | 19.0% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 21.8% | 23.0% | 20.0% | 24.7% | 20.0% |
District of Columbia | 19.0% | 26.3% | 21.8% | 18.3% | 15.8% |
Florida | 23.8% | 18.9% | 26.0% | 23.3% | 25.2% |
Georgia | 22.2% | 23.7% | 34.2% | 20.5% | 17.1% |
Maryland | 26.0% | 28.4% | 27.0% | 28.1% | 22.6% |
North Carolina | 21.9% | 27.3% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
South Carolina | 22.0% | 30.7% | 25.5% | 22.9% | 16.3% |
Virginia | 25.8% | 28.2% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 24.9% |
West Virginia | 20.6% | 31.9% | 26.3% | 19.4% | 13.7% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 26.2% | 28.2% | 28.4% | 20.8% | 29.3% |
Kentucky | 23.8% | 30.2% | 24.0% | 20.0% | 25.2% |
Mississippi | 22.3% | 32.9% | 20.5% | 18.5% | 24.5% |
Tennessee | 23.8% | 28.4% | 23.9% | 24.0% | 22.2% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 21.9% | 28.1% | 22.9% | 25.0% | 17.8% |
Louisiana | 24.3% | 22.5% | 30.7% | 25.0% | 20.5% |
Oklahoma | 22.2% | 20.9% | 22.8% | 23.1% | 21.3% |
Texas | 21.8% | 29.1% | 23.7% | 21.5% | 19.2% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 24.5% | 30.5% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 21.4% |
Colorado | 21.3% | 22.7% | 22.6% | 21.8% | 19.8% |
Idaho | 15.0% | 20.4% | 19.6% | 14.9% | 11.6% |
Montana | 16.6% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 13.9% | 18.2% |
Nevada | 21.8% | 34.2% | 22.7% | 21.8% | 18.7% |
New Mexico | 21.3% | 23.6% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 19.4% |
Utah | 19.6% | 23.2% | 20.0% | 19.9% | 18.2% |
Wyoming | 15.9% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 15.8% | 13.4% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 19.0% | 22.3% | 25.5% | 18.3% | 14.4% |
California | 22.8% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 19.9% | 21.0% |
Hawaii | 11.2% | 15.0% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 11.5% |
Oregon | 16.8% | 17.2% | 23.7% | 14.6% | 15.4% |
Washington | 13.9% | 14.2% | 19.5% | 16.3% | 7.7% |
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 | 0.24% | 0.73% | 0.49% | 0.38% | 0.43% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.14% | 1.74% | 2.27% | 2.74% | 1.74% |
Maine | 1.28% | 3.47% | 2.61% | 2.96% | 1.49% |
Massachusetts | 1.18% | 4.01% | 2.31% | 1.98% | 1.75% |
New Hampshire | 1.41% | 1.99% | 2.48% | 3.07% | 2.25% |
Rhode Island | 0.99% | 2.93% | 1.77% | 1.59% | 2.10% |
Vermont | 1.04% | 1.63% | 3.02% | 1.85% | 1.65% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.16% | 2.94% | 2.09% | 2.36% | 1.87% |
New York | 0.97% | 3.75% | 2.24% | 1.61% | 1.57% |
Pennsylvania | 0.91% | 2.04% | 2.27% | 1.67% | 1.39% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.31% | 4.37% | 2.40% | 2.52% | 1.70% |
Indiana | 1.30% | 3.65% | 3.14% | 2.10% | 1.51% |
Michigan | 1.16% | 2.86% | 2.21% | 2.20% | 2.11% |
Ohio | 0.91% | 2.92% | 1.78% | 1.52% | 1.44% |
Wisconsin | 1.17% | 4.58% | 3.29% | 2.24% | 1.07% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 0.96% | 2.27% | 1.80% | 2.01% | 1.46% |
Kansas | 1.14% | 2.97% | 3.35% | 1.80% | 1.44% |
Minnesota | 0.83% | 2.73% | 1.95% | 1.56% | 1.07% |
Missouri | 1.12% | 2.31% | 1.45% | 2.24% | 2.18% |
Nebraska | 0.96% | 2.58% | 2.06% | 0.97% | 2.24% |
North Dakota | 1.54% | 3.25% | 1.56% | 2.41% | 3.66% |
South Dakota | 1.68% | 9.61% | 1.95% | 0.94% | 1.35% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.78% | 4.47% | 3.05% | 4.12% | 2.23% |
District of Columbia | 1.00% | 3.58% | 2.12% | 1.77% | 1.44% |
Florida | 1.21% | 3.52% | 1.85% | 2.11% | 1.88% |
Georgia | 1.61% | 1.80% | 5.94% | 1.98% | 1.98% |
Maryland | 1.47% | 2.66% | 3.67% | 2.57% | 1.77% |
North Carolina | 1.06% | 3.12% | 1.91% | 1.57% | 2.09% |
South Carolina | 1.03% | 1.70% | 1.70% | 2.13% | 1.47% |
Virginia | 1.25% | 3.49% | 2.03% | 2.41% | 2.20% |
West Virginia | 1.39% | 4.50% | 2.74% | 1.98% | 1.80% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 2.69% | 2.85% | 2.60% | 1.78% | 7.35% |
Kentucky | 1.58% | 3.45% | 2.34% | 1.78% | 3.71% |
Mississippi | 1.77% | 3.96% | 2.82% | 2.79% | 3.24% |
Tennessee | 1.13% | 2.41% | 1.41% | 2.09% | 2.08% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.41% | 4.00% | 3.04% | 3.15% | 1.49% |
Louisiana | 1.31% | 2.02% | 3.69% | 2.03% | 2.00% |
Oklahoma | 1.83% | 2.50% | 2.98% | 1.97% | 4.40% |
Texas | 0.86% | 2.30% | 1.84% | 1.51% | 1.37% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.36% | 5.98% | 2.36% | 2.46% | 1.62% |
Colorado | 1.01% | 1.88% | 2.31% | 2.16% | 1.46% |
Idaho | 1.16% | 1.91% | 3.06% | 2.39% | 1.16% |
Montana | 1.15% | 3.38% | 1.84% | 2.04% | 1.80% |
Nevada | 1.38% | 3.37% | 3.02% | 2.07% | 2.06% |
New Mexico | 1.18% | 3.26% | 2.14% | 2.52% | 1.78% |
Utah | 1.19% | 2.32% | 1.90% | 2.79% | 1.77% |
Wyoming | 1.00% | 4.15% | 2.44% | 1.70% | 1.35% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.64% | 5.54% | 4.16% | 1.64% | 2.22% |
California | 1.16% | 2.84% | 2.34% | 1.60% | 2.39% |
Hawaii | 1.09% | 3.94% | 1.72% | 1.86% | 2.02% |
Oregon | 1.10% | 2.29% | 2.57% | 1.69% | 1.95% |
Washington | 1.06% | 2.09% | 2.17% | 1.60% | 1.42% |
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.