Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 73.9% | 59.1% | 68.0% | 76.7% | 80.7% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 76.6% | 62.4% | 77.5% | 77.1% | 80.2% |
Maine | 76.3% | 69.3% | 74.0% | 78.0% | 78.5% |
Massachusetts | 70.3% | 52.6% | 60.2% | 73.5% | 81.7% |
New Hampshire | 73.7% | 59.8% | 65.0% | 80.1% | 77.3% |
Rhode Island | 71.7% | 59.1% | 63.4% | 75.5% | 79.2% |
Vermont | 74.3% | 73.8% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 76.2% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 71.1% | 55.5% | 72.5% | 71.5% | 75.5% |
New York | 70.1% | 53.8% | 61.5% | 74.8% | 77.2% |
Pennsylvania | 73.4% | 52.2% | 68.9% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 76.1% | 66.5% | 64.3% | 80.0% | 82.7% |
Indiana | 73.5% | 53.1% | 67.7% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
Michigan | 75.3% | 66.2% | 67.8% | 75.0% | 83.6% |
Ohio | 74.8% | 54.4% | 71.7% | 78.0% | 80.5% |
Wisconsin | 75.0% | 61.2% | 66.9% | 80.9% | 79.5% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 73.9% | 58.8% | 70.2% | 73.8% | 82.4% |
Kansas | 73.7% | 61.4% | 73.8% | 67.8% | 83.0% |
Minnesota | 75.6% | 65.1% | 62.1% | 77.7% | 86.0% |
Missouri | 79.3% | 70.3% | 76.7% | 83.1% | 80.4% |
Nebraska | 74.6% | 71.7% | 57.4% | 80.4% | 79.4% |
North Dakota | 78.5% | 68.7% | 76.1% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
South Dakota | 75.2% | 62.9% | 71.9% | 69.4% | 85.7% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 74.1% | 61.5% | 67.7% | 72.2% | 82.5% |
District of Columbia | 75.6% | 69.3% | 77.0% | 68.6% | 83.6% |
Florida | 75.5% | 60.6% | 67.0% | 80.4% | 81.4% |
Georgia | 72.9% | 58.6% | 71.6% | 74.3% | 77.2% |
Maryland | 70.1% | 58.2% | 68.0% | 70.1% | 75.8% |
North Carolina | 77.0% | 63.4% | 62.0% | 79.9% | 87.3% |
South Carolina | 78.3% | 61.4% | 77.6% | 82.5% | 80.9% |
Virginia | 74.4% | 70.6% | 68.0% | 75.6% | 78.2% |
West Virginia | 70.1% | 48.9% | 67.0% | 73.2% | 76.7% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 65.5% | 42.1% | 70.0% | 56.6% | 82.1% |
Kentucky | 74.5% | 61.6% | 62.0% | 82.0% | 80.3% |
Mississippi | 75.2% | 51.5% | 72.2% | 75.8% | 82.2% |
Tennessee | 73.0% | 61.5% | 64.6% | 78.1% | 78.3% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 75.0% | 63.4% | 61.7% | 79.8% | 83.5% |
Louisiana | 70.0% | 50.9% | 55.6% | 73.4% | 83.8% |
Oklahoma | 68.7% | 64.7% | 61.6% | 74.0% | 69.9% |
Texas | 75.5% | 60.0% | 70.5% | 79.7% | 81.0% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 70.4% | 59.7% | 62.0% | 70.6% | 82.5% |
Colorado | 73.0% | 61.6% | 57.8% | 78.7% | 81.2% |
Idaho | 81.6% | 61.1% | 68.5% | 84.9% | 89.6% |
Montana | 75.4% | 70.3% | 65.9% | 80.3% | 77.3% |
Nevada | 73.6% | 60.5% | 76.7% | 73.5% | 77.3% |
New Mexico | 65.7% | 59.3% | 54.0% | 62.6% | 77.4% |
Utah | 80.0% | 66.9% | 85.2% | 78.8% | 82.5% |
Wyoming | 71.2% | 54.1% | 66.2% | 69.5% | 79.7% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 77.0% | 64.6% | 74.2% | 77.1% | 83.1% |
California | 72.2% | 50.9% | 68.9% | 74.2% | 80.7% |
Hawaii | 83.6% | 73.3% | 84.1% | 83.2% | 88.0% |
Oregon | 81.0% | 65.1% | 74.3% | 87.4% | 85.2% |
Washington | 79.5% | 73.4% | 74.4% | 77.9% | 87.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 |
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United States | 0.36% | 1.17% | 0.78% | 0.55% | 0.54% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.86% | 4.86% | 5.78% | 2.78% | 1.83% |
Maine | 1.39% | 4.89% | 2.56% | 2.23% | 2.43% |
Massachusetts | 1.95% | 5.45% | 3.29% | 2.42% | 2.82% |
New Hampshire | 1.54% | 4.02% | 3.10% | 2.43% | 2.42% |
Rhode Island | 1.72% | 6.46% | 3.61% | 3.16% | 1.84% |
Vermont | 1.85% | 3.55% | 6.42% | 2.18% | 1.91% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.72% | 5.10% | 3.82% | 3.40% | 1.95% |
New York | 1.55% | 4.83% | 3.52% | 2.18% | 2.27% |
Pennsylvania | 1.92% | 9.22% | 2.93% | 1.53% | 2.57% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.87% | 4.60% | 4.91% | 2.47% | 2.19% |
Indiana | 2.09% | 6.11% | 4.52% | 2.84% | 2.26% |
Michigan | 1.62% | 6.25% | 2.82% | 2.50% | 2.26% |
Ohio | 1.54% | 4.00% | 3.19% | 2.39% | 2.69% |
Wisconsin | 1.67% | 7.63% | 3.75% | 2.03% | 2.18% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.61% | 4.33% | 2.99% | 3.33% | 1.79% |
Kansas | 3.04% | 3.16% | 3.14% | 8.26% | 1.81% |
Minnesota | 1.89% | 9.77% | 5.33% | 1.55% | 1.27% |
Missouri | 1.66% | 5.08% | 3.99% | 3.13% | 2.67% |
Nebraska | 1.67% | 4.15% | 5.14% | 2.07% | 2.11% |
North Dakota | 1.15% | 4.32% | 2.53% | 1.92% | 1.76% |
South Dakota | 2.87% | 4.19% | 2.68% | 6.96% | 1.71% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.90% | 7.82% | 3.36% | 4.47% | 1.23% |
District of Columbia | 1.98% | 3.93% | 2.42% | 5.32% | 1.69% |
Florida | 1.69% | 6.64% | 3.44% | 2.01% | 2.59% |
Georgia | 2.20% | 3.67% | 3.45% | 3.39% | 4.87% |
Maryland | 1.58% | 5.49% | 2.83% | 2.95% | 2.24% |
North Carolina | 1.85% | 4.28% | 5.29% | 2.07% | 1.17% |
South Carolina | 2.10% | 9.05% | 3.02% | 1.90% | 3.49% |
Virginia | 1.57% | 4.06% | 3.36% | 3.51% | 2.14% |
West Virginia | 2.04% | 6.03% | 2.89% | 3.15% | 3.71% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 4.68% | 6.23% | 2.92% | 10.68% | 1.97% |
Kentucky | 1.67% | 5.12% | 4.22% | 1.66% | 2.78% |
Mississippi | 2.84% | 5.40% | 9.54% | 2.62% | 2.19% |
Tennessee | 1.85% | 6.08% | 3.51% | 2.46% | 3.25% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 2.50% | 9.39% | 3.85% | 2.24% | 2.37% |
Louisiana | 2.03% | 6.81% | 3.48% | 2.15% | 1.79% |
Oklahoma | 3.05% | 3.12% | 4.34% | 4.08% | 7.25% |
Texas | 1.38% | 3.66% | 2.59% | 1.59% | 3.19% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 2.13% | 3.66% | 5.78% | 3.31% | 2.01% |
Colorado | 2.09% | 5.28% | 3.23% | 2.16% | 1.94% |
Idaho | 1.90% | 7.98% | 4.63% | 3.23% | 1.38% |
Montana | 1.97% | 5.86% | 4.05% | 2.37% | 3.12% |
Nevada | 2.57% | 4.89% | 8.30% | 2.74% | 3.16% |
New Mexico | 1.94% | 5.00% | 4.47% | 3.89% | 2.80% |
Utah | 1.58% | 5.94% | 3.22% | 3.01% | 1.90% |
Wyoming | 2.43% | 4.51% | 4.58% | 5.44% | 3.04% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.45% | 4.25% | 3.14% | 2.77% | 2.14% |
California | 1.47% | 4.18% | 3.27% | 2.20% | 1.83% |
Hawaii | 1.53% | 4.39% | 3.60% | 2.58% | 1.91% |
Oregon | 1.92% | 6.42% | 5.47% | 1.92% | 1.82% |
Washington | 2.00% | 5.01% | 3.17% | 4.79% | 2.40% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.