Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 30,115,435 | 52.6% | 29.8% | 10.8% | 6.7% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 360,087 | 51.6% | 33.5% | 10.1% | 4.9% * |
Maine | 156,813 | 49.0% | 27.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
Massachusetts | 856,059 | 49.3% | 33.9% | 11.4% | 5.4% |
New Hampshire | 193,300 | 47.5% | 29.8% | 18.4% | 4.3% * |
Rhode Island | 117,764 | 48.0% | 31.5% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
Vermont | 64,170 | 51.3% | 30.2% | 11.6% | 6.8% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 869,201 | 44.3% | 38.6% | 12.9% | 4.2% |
New York | 2,063,668 | 50.8% | 28.7% | 12.9% | 7.6% |
Pennsylvania | 1,358,332 | 53.8% | 27.1% | 12.4% | 6.7% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1,320,112 | 47.3% | 33.0% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
Indiana | 610,710 | 62.9% | 25.9% | 6.8% | 4.4% |
Michigan | 863,132 | 53.4% | 30.2% | 8.4% | 8.0% |
Ohio | 1,168,401 | 50.5% | 30.2% | 10.7% | 8.6% |
Wisconsin | 670,953 | 56.2% | 21.1% | 14.7% | 8.0% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 310,988 | 58.4% | 26.8% | 9.6% | 5.2% |
Kansas | 269,534 | 57.1% | 26.4% | 10.3% | 6.2% * |
Minnesota | 696,094 | 53.2% | 24.9% | 15.2% | 6.7% |
Missouri | 560,557 | 55.1% | 28.5% | 11.0% | 5.5% * |
Nebraska | 197,818 | 54.9% | 30.5% | 8.8% | 5.7% |
North Dakota | 94,238 | 55.2% | 28.8% | 8.1% | 7.9% * |
South Dakota | 98,532 | 58.7% | 19.0% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 101,190 | 50.7% | 17.0% | 17.3% * | 15.0% |
District of Columbia | 113,039 | 45.2% | 36.5% | 12.2% * | 6.1% * |
Florida | 1,984,990 | 49.8% | 35.1% | 11.1% | 3.9% * |
Georgia | 851,840 | 55.8% | 28.4% | 7.4% | 8.4% |
Maryland | 580,146 | 49.7% | 35.0% | 9.0% * | 6.3% * |
North Carolina | 888,915 | 54.3% | 29.3% | 10.6% | 5.8% |
South Carolina | 429,330 | 53.4% | 37.7% | 6.0% | 2.9% * |
Virginia | 887,426 | 44.6% | 36.3% | 10.7% * | 8.4% |
West Virginia | 140,122 | 59.3% | 24.2% | 10.4% | 6.1% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 339,149 | 61.6% | 22.1% | 9.5% | 6.8% * |
Kentucky | 384,591 | 59.6% | 20.6% | 11.1% | 8.7% |
Mississippi | 184,147 | 64.3% | 17.6% | 10.7% | 7.4% * |
Tennessee | 609,777 | 53.7% | 26.1% | 8.7% | 11.4% * |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 249,081 | 56.5% | 24.8% | 9.2% | 9.5% |
Louisiana | 362,267 | 61.5% | 23.7% | 10.6% * | 4.2% * |
Oklahoma | 247,376 | 66.0% | 21.9% | 7.4% | 4.7% |
Texas | 2,213,432 | 52.1% | 32.1% | 10.4% | 5.5% * |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 476,258 | 50.5% | 36.9% | 7.6% | 5.1% * |
Colorado | 512,640 | 56.6% | 25.1% | 12.6% | 5.7% * |
Idaho | 166,757 | 46.7% | 38.1% | 9.9% | 5.3% * |
Montana | 103,264 | 52.7% | 26.3% | 13.3% | 7.8% |
Nevada | 274,056 | 49.1% | 29.5% | 15.8% | 5.6% |
New Mexico | 163,542 | 50.7% | 31.2% | 8.1% | 10.0% |
Utah | 341,393 | 55.7% | 22.9% | 13.8% | 7.6% |
Wyoming | 55,630 | 43.9% | 42.1% | 11.1% | 2.9% * |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 70,321 | 52.5% | 24.8% | 12.0% | 10.7% |
California | 3,270,872 | 53.4% | 30.0% | 10.4% | 6.3% |
Hawaii | 130,449 | 43.0% | 27.2% | 20.3% | 9.5% * |
Oregon | 445,173 | 49.6% | 28.1% | 10.2% | 12.1% * |
Washington | 637,799 | 59.1% | 24.7% | 8.8% * | 7.4% * |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
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 | 498,666 | 0.92% | 0.88% | 0.45% | 0.36% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 31,809 | 5.13% | 5.01% | 2.25% | 1.53% * |
Maine | 10,827 | 4.08% | 3.56% | 2.18% | 2.44% |
Massachusetts | 84,488 | 5.54% | 6.15% | 2.25% | 1.37% |
New Hampshire | 17,057 | 5.08% | 4.73% | 4.87% | 1.34% * |
Rhode Island | 9,914 | 5.00% | 4.87% | 2.40% | 2.04% |
Vermont | 4,542 | 4.33% | 4.00% | 2.58% | 1.60% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 94,065 | 5.80% | 6.31% | 3.35% | 1.06% |
New York | 117,478 | 3.26% | 3.31% | 1.84% | 1.71% |
Pennsylvania | 87,541 | 3.77% | 3.43% | 2.36% | 1.26% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 99,289 | 4.47% | 3.91% | 1.83% | 2.09% |
Indiana | 55,538 | 4.51% | 4.17% | 1.48% | 1.00% |
Michigan | 79,641 | 5.04% | 4.37% | 2.03% | 2.02% |
Ohio | 114,103 | 5.36% | 5.38% | 2.16% | 2.24% |
Wisconsin | 49,607 | 4.24% | 3.18% | 2.91% | 2.19% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 24,761 | 4.25% | 3.96% | 2.71% | 1.47% |
Kansas | 24,846 | 5.17% | 5.08% | 3.05% | 2.47% * |
Minnesota | 52,757 | 4.49% | 3.71% | 3.10% | 1.70% |
Missouri | 55,227 | 5.17% | 4.22% | 2.66% | 1.81% * |
Nebraska | 18,014 | 5.32% | 5.52% | 2.44% | 1.28% |
North Dakota | 7,627 | 4.50% | 4.05% | 1.67% | 2.82% * |
South Dakota | 7,093 | 3.91% | 2.84% | 1.79% | 3.04% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 10,161 | 5.70% | 3.91% | 5.24% * | 3.60% |
District of Columbia | 14,541 | 7.11% | 7.64% | 3.94% * | 1.96% * |
Florida | 224,208 | 6.00% | 5.31% | 2.85% | 1.44% * |
Georgia | 96,323 | 6.23% | 6.33% | 1.68% | 2.16% |
Maryland | 58,708 | 5.65% | 5.62% | 3.34% * | 1.94% * |
North Carolina | 64,198 | 4.38% | 4.07% | 2.11% | 1.50% |
South Carolina | 39,755 | 5.30% | 5.50% | 1.39% | 0.96% * |
Virginia | 121,270 | 6.85% | 8.28% | 3.43% * | 2.09% |
West Virginia | 11,187 | 4.55% | 3.93% | 2.75% | 1.97% * |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 35,368 | 5.52% | 4.83% | 2.75% | 3.28% * |
Kentucky | 30,750 | 4.34% | 3.46% | 2.36% | 2.25% |
Mississippi | 18,363 | 4.77% | 3.29% | 3.01% | 2.34% * |
Tennessee | 67,506 | 6.20% | 5.96% | 2.17% | 4.61% * |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 21,194 | 4.83% | 4.36% | 2.27% | 2.75% |
Louisiana | 35,641 | 4.89% | 3.75% | 3.25% * | 1.49% * |
Oklahoma | 22,412 | 4.47% | 3.99% | 1.72% | 1.02% |
Texas | 155,746 | 3.95% | 3.57% | 1.91% | 1.69% * |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 44,346 | 5.41% | 5.10% | 1.74% | 1.55% * |
Colorado | 42,005 | 4.69% | 3.75% | 3.24% | 1.87% * |
Idaho | 15,314 | 5.04% | 5.32% | 2.10% | 1.60% * |
Montana | 7,928 | 4.62% | 3.75% | 3.74% | 1.98% |
Nevada | 25,223 | 5.10% | 5.43% | 2.76% | 1.30% |
New Mexico | 12,487 | 4.56% | 4.28% | 1.54% | 1.59% |
Utah | 37,496 | 5.54% | 4.21% | 3.27% | 1.86% |
Wyoming | 6,464 | 5.82% | 6.72% | 2.56% | 0.98% * |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 4,834 | 3.97% | 3.43% | 2.15% | 2.31% |
California | 199,464 | 3.41% | 3.27% | 1.64% | 1.47% |
Hawaii | 13,348 | 5.47% | 5.14% | 5.37% | 3.55% * |
Oregon | 32,439 | 4.27% | 3.79% | 1.95% | 3.86% * |
Washington | 51,928 | 4.64% | 3.86% | 3.09% * | 2.46% * |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.