Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 84.7% | 67.1% | 82.6% | 92.6% | 96.3% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 85.6% | 62.2% | 88.8% | 93.2% | 98.2% |
Maine | 81.4% | 60.6% | 76.5% | 94.2% | 94.0% |
Massachusetts | 89.4% | 72.2% | 91.4% | 96.6% | 97.2% |
New Hampshire | 86.1% | 67.0% | 86.2% | 93.8% | 97.1% |
Rhode Island | 88.9% | 70.7% | 90.8% | 95.1% | 98.7% |
Vermont | 84.0% | 60.4% | 86.1% | 92.2% | 96.4% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 88.8% | 68.6% | 89.1% | 99.0% | 98.3% |
New York | 87.6% | 71.4% | 87.8% | 93.0% | 98.0% |
Pennsylvania | 88.0% | 69.2% | 88.6% | 95.5% | 98.5% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 84.9% | 67.0% | 81.8% | 92.2% | 98.6% |
Indiana | 83.6% | 62.6% | 82.1% | 92.3% | 96.8% |
Michigan | 85.5% | 65.2% | 84.2% | 95.8% | 96.4% |
Ohio | 87.0% | 68.8% | 86.0% | 95.7% | 97.2% |
Wisconsin | 85.2% | 62.9% | 86.6% | 97.0% | 94.3% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 83.6% | 57.9% | 85.1% | 93.9% | 96.8% |
Kansas | 85.0% | 69.7% | 81.3% | 91.6% | 97.4% |
Minnesota | 84.9% | 64.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 95.8% |
Missouri | 86.9% | 76.0% | 81.2% | 93.3% | 96.8% |
Nebraska | 81.7% | 59.7% | 81.2% | 93.2% | 90.7% |
North Dakota | 81.7% | 54.2% | 83.2% | 95.8% | 93.4% |
South Dakota | 80.1% | 51.8% | 82.0% | 91.6% | 94.9% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 87.7% | 67.9% | 93.0% | 91.8% | 97.9% |
District of Columbia | 92.4% | 81.2% | 92.3% | 98.4% | 97.5% |
Florida | 83.7% | 68.0% | 80.0% | 90.1% | 96.3% |
Georgia | 83.9% | 68.5% | 80.0% | 90.4% | 96.1% |
Maryland | 87.2% | 70.4% | 84.2% | 97.0% | 96.9% |
North Carolina | 82.4% | 66.9% | 82.2% | 87.4% | 93.0% |
South Carolina | 82.1% | 58.1% | 76.8% | 96.7% | 96.6% |
Virginia | 84.8% | 64.8% | 86.2% | 93.1% | 94.9% |
West Virginia | 83.9% | 69.8% | 76.4% | 91.8% | 97.4% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 84.5% | 70.2% | 83.9% | 90.6% | 93.2% |
Kentucky | 87.6% | 73.7% | 86.9% | 92.0% | 97.5% |
Mississippi | 84.3% | 71.6% | 78.5% | 89.1% | 97.8% |
Tennessee | 87.0% | 77.6% | 82.2% | 92.8% | 95.1% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 85.2% | 69.4% | 86.2% | 91.0% | 94.0% |
Louisiana | 78.7% | 56.7% | 78.3% | 85.3% | 94.5% |
Oklahoma | 82.7% | 65.9% | 83.0% | 87.4% | 94.3% |
Texas | 81.4% | 68.0% | 74.6% | 88.7% | 94.2% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 83.6% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 90.3% | 97.2% |
Colorado | 81.3% | 61.0% | 78.6% | 89.1% | 96.4% |
Idaho | 74.4% | 57.8% | 61.6% | 86.2% | 91.6% |
Montana | 71.5% | 41.0% | 62.6% | 88.9% | 93.0% |
Nevada | 87.6% | 69.5% | 87.4% | 96.4% | 97.0% |
New Mexico | 78.1% | 65.4% | 67.6% | 85.5% | 93.8% |
Utah | 81.7% | 66.9% | 78.1% | 87.9% | 93.5% |
Wyoming | 71.7% | 49.4% | 61.4% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 77.2% | 55.2% | 73.4% | 85.9% | 93.9% |
California | 83.3% | 64.1% | 80.3% | 92.8% | 96.1% |
Hawaii | 96.8% | 90.2% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 99.4% |
Oregon | 83.7% | 60.7% | 81.7% | 95.0% | 97.0% |
Washington | 83.8% | 61.4% | 81.5% | 93.6% | 98.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 | 0.28% | 0.72% | 0.44% | 0.23% | 0.17% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 2.23% | 7.30% | 3.43% | 2.40% | 0.37% |
Maine | 1.44% | 4.53% | 4.11% | 1.83% | 3.33% |
Massachusetts | 1.11% | 2.08% | 2.06% | 2.28% | 2.49% |
New Hampshire | 1.76% | 6.36% | 6.13% | 2.13% | 2.54% |
Rhode Island | 1.31% | 6.75% | 2.71% | 1.18% | 0.87% |
Vermont | 1.97% | 5.47% | 2.62% | 3.62% | 1.19% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.06% | 3.39% | 5.23% | 0.44% | 0.55% |
New York | 0.75% | 2.64% | 1.57% | 1.72% | 0.55% |
Pennsylvania | 1.15% | 4.18% | 1.93% | 1.27% | 0.65% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.13% | 4.29% | 2.78% | 1.44% | 0.50% |
Indiana | 1.10% | 4.66% | 2.02% | 2.90% | 1.30% |
Michigan | 0.72% | 5.48% | 2.98% | 1.04% | 1.77% |
Ohio | 1.77% | 4.59% | 4.06% | 3.76% | 2.08% |
Wisconsin | 1.93% | 3.59% | 1.71% | 1.19% | 2.42% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.22% | 5.22% | 2.19% | 2.66% | 1.10% |
Kansas | 1.75% | 8.44% | 4.44% | 1.86% | 1.01% |
Minnesota | 1.38% | 6.47% | 3.37% | 2.22% | 1.59% |
Missouri | 1.31% | 2.62% | 4.27% | 1.58% | 1.23% |
Nebraska | 1.41% | 5.57% | 5.15% | 1.60% | 2.21% |
North Dakota | 1.59% | 4.77% | 3.64% | 1.68% | 2.24% |
South Dakota | 1.24% | 5.60% | 4.97% | 2.46% | 1.77% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 0.97% | 4.08% | 2.21% | 3.19% | 0.66% |
District of Columbia | 1.22% | 3.53% | 2.11% | 0.69% | 1.06% |
Florida | 1.21% | 3.41% | 2.29% | 1.57% | 0.82% |
Georgia | 2.01% | 3.79% | 7.33% | 2.61% | 1.83% |
Maryland | 1.14% | 3.18% | 3.93% | 1.61% | 1.36% |
North Carolina | 1.75% | 7.39% | 3.09% | 3.60% | 4.10% |
South Carolina | 2.34% | 8.61% | 4.54% | 0.74% | 1.46% |
Virginia | 1.08% | 5.71% | 2.60% | 1.72% | 1.34% |
West Virginia | 1.72% | 5.71% | 2.05% | 2.07% | 0.85% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.99% | 5.61% | 2.28% | 1.65% | 2.80% |
Kentucky | 1.31% | 2.72% | 3.59% | 2.34% | 1.64% |
Mississippi | 1.29% | 3.83% | 4.24% | 1.41% | 0.64% |
Tennessee | 1.32% | 3.63% | 3.29% | 1.36% | 1.28% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.65% | 4.38% | 1.74% | 3.25% | 2.38% |
Louisiana | 1.47% | 5.07% | 3.65% | 3.96% | 1.46% |
Oklahoma | 2.25% | 5.55% | 4.89% | 5.15% | 4.78% |
Texas | 1.33% | 3.71% | 3.41% | 1.40% | 1.26% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.35% | 9.80% | 4.25% | 1.89% | 1.25% |
Colorado | 2.23% | 6.11% | 3.23% | 2.89% | 1.58% |
Idaho | 2.06% | 6.42% | 6.36% | 2.19% | 4.64% |
Montana | 2.97% | 5.00% | 6.37% | 2.29% | 2.36% |
Nevada | 1.70% | 3.71% | 3.52% | 3.46% | 0.58% |
New Mexico | 1.51% | 3.70% | 3.66% | 2.36% | 2.50% |
Utah | 1.09% | 5.16% | 3.04% | 3.32% | 3.77% |
Wyoming | 2.17% | 4.83% | 5.08% | 3.58% | 6.68% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.65% | 4.96% | 3.95% | 3.78% | 3.01% |
California | 0.89% | 2.55% | 2.05% | 1.06% | 0.95% |
Hawaii | 0.68% | 3.47% | 0.77% | 0.83% | 0.39% |
Oregon | 1.53% | 4.27% | 3.24% | 1.21% | 1.78% |
Washington | 1.88% | 4.20% | 3.40% | 2.71% | 0.59% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.