Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 21.4% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 20.4% | 18.8% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 23.8% | 18.7% | 28.8% | 24.4% | 21.1% |
Maine | 18.7% | 21.0% | 20.1% | 17.7% | 18.0% |
Massachusetts | 23.8% | 30.0% | 27.4% | 23.9% | 18.0% |
New Hampshire | 23.2% | 21.1% | 27.1% | 21.8% | 22.7% |
Rhode Island | 22.4% | 30.9% | 21.8% | 23.0% | 20.5% |
Vermont | 20.7% | 24.9% | 23.6% | 21.9% | 16.4% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 20.8% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 20.4% |
New York | 21.3% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 21.3% | 19.2% |
Pennsylvania | 20.7% | 24.1% | 25.0% | 18.9% | 17.9% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 22.5% | 24.3% | 24.8% | 22.7% | 20.2% |
Indiana | 23.0% | 25.2% | 28.4% | 23.3% | 18.8% |
Michigan | 20.1% | 27.9% | 19.7% | 19.2% | 19.5% |
Ohio | 20.5% | 23.5% | 24.9% | 20.4% | 17.3% |
Wisconsin | 21.5% | 23.6% | 26.2% | 20.9% | 18.2% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 23.2% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 24.5% | 21.8% |
Kansas | 20.5% | 24.5% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 20.8% |
Minnesota | 21.0% | 20.8% | 24.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
Missouri | 21.1% | 21.2% | 25.7% | 18.4% | 20.7% |
Nebraska | 23.1% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 23.7% | 21.2% |
North Dakota | 20.8% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 18.8% | 21.3% |
South Dakota | 22.1% | 24.2% | 21.0% | 26.1% | 19.9% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 20.5% | 19.5% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 15.8% |
District of Columbia | 18.8% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 16.7% | 15.4% |
Florida | 22.8% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 20.5% | 20.2% |
Georgia | 21.3% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 20.7% | 16.8% |
Maryland | 24.6% | 29.3% | 26.3% | 25.7% | 20.8% |
North Carolina | 21.8% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 18.3% | 21.7% |
South Carolina | 21.2% | 25.9% | 23.1% | 20.8% | 18.5% |
Virginia | 23.8% | 32.7% | 30.8% | 21.6% | 20.0% |
West Virginia | 20.1% | 30.9% | 19.2% | 16.9% | 21.0% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 25.1% | 31.7% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 20.3% |
Kentucky | 26.5% | 37.1% | 26.7% | 23.8% | 26.2% |
Mississippi | 23.8% | 22.2% | 27.4% | 21.6% | 24.1% |
Tennessee | 23.6% | 27.2% | 27.0% | 23.3% | 20.0% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 22.9% | 26.9% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 20.9% |
Louisiana | 26.5% | 32.1% | 29.9% | 26.3% | 23.3% |
Oklahoma | 20.9% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 20.7% | 17.3% |
Texas | 21.7% | 20.3% | 24.8% | 20.0% | 22.2% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 23.2% | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.2% | 19.0% |
Colorado | 23.8% | 21.1% | 26.6% | 26.4% | 21.1% |
Idaho | 19.4% | 30.0% | 21.8% | 17.9% | 16.3% |
Montana | 17.5% | 25.8% | 20.9% | 16.6% | 13.8% |
Nevada | 20.8% | 23.2% | 26.4% | 19.9% | 18.0% |
New Mexico | 25.8% | 36.3% | 19.7% | 31.4% | 21.1% |
Utah | 23.1% | 25.2% | 28.2% | 22.4% | 19.0% |
Wyoming | 18.4% | 26.0% | 20.4% | 14.6% | 19.0% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 17.5% | 22.8% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 16.2% |
California | 18.8% | 25.5% | 26.0% | 16.8% | 14.8% |
Hawaii | 10.8% | 11.0% | 13.9% | 11.2% | 7.4% |
Oregon | 17.4% | 26.4% | 24.3% | 14.1% | 11.8% |
Washington | 14.1% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 11.6% | 11.3% |
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.
Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0.27% | 0.58% | 0.54% | 0.49% | 0.45% |
New England: | |||||
Connecticut | 1.34% | 2.66% | 2.39% | 2.33% | 2.70% |
Maine | 1.03% | 2.40% | 2.73% | 1.63% | 1.46% |
Massachusetts | 1.03% | 2.98% | 2.71% | 1.44% | 1.47% |
New Hampshire | 1.16% | 2.73% | 1.99% | 2.22% | 1.96% |
Rhode Island | 1.26% | 3.94% | 2.27% | 2.01% | 2.29% |
Vermont | 0.86% | 2.26% | 2.19% | 1.36% | 1.42% |
Middle Atlantic: | |||||
New Jersey | 1.46% | 2.48% | 3.82% | 3.25% | 1.82% |
New York | 0.93% | 2.28% | 1.65% | 1.63% | 1.73% |
Pennsylvania | 1.08% | 1.82% | 2.72% | 1.96% | 1.33% |
East North Central: | |||||
Illinois | 1.12% | 1.93% | 2.70% | 2.53% | 1.23% |
Indiana | 1.23% | 2.07% | 2.77% | 2.07% | 1.98% |
Michigan | 1.29% | 3.04% | 2.39% | 1.52% | 2.57% |
Ohio | 0.87% | 2.04% | 1.98% | 1.43% | 1.55% |
Wisconsin | 1.14% | 6.24% | 2.14% | 1.37% | 1.76% |
West North Central: | |||||
Iowa | 1.16% | 4.52% | 1.53% | 1.79% | 2.21% |
Kansas | 1.46% | 2.31% | 2.32% | 2.10% | 3.53% |
Minnesota | 1.02% | 2.40% | 1.87% | 1.82% | 1.98% |
Missouri | 1.47% | 2.49% | 2.54% | 2.87% | 2.45% |
Nebraska | 1.06% | 2.60% | 2.61% | 1.78% | 1.78% |
North Dakota | 1.24% | 3.14% | 1.73% | 1.97% | 2.78% |
South Dakota | 1.24% | 3.02% | 2.16% | 2.88% | 1.93% |
South Atlantic: | |||||
Delaware | 1.37% | 2.63% | 2.71% | 2.98% | 1.57% |
District of Columbia | 0.88% | 2.08% | 2.47% | 1.18% | 1.59% |
Florida | 1.60% | 2.11% | 2.98% | 3.99% | 1.62% |
Georgia | 1.43% | 2.95% | 2.71% | 2.43% | 2.33% |
Maryland | 1.16% | 2.56% | 2.56% | 2.35% | 1.64% |
North Carolina | 1.35% | 5.32% | 2.05% | 2.27% | 2.57% |
South Carolina | 1.54% | 3.41% | 2.42% | 1.83% | 3.48% |
Virginia | 1.38% | 3.42% | 2.90% | 1.91% | 2.16% |
West Virginia | 0.95% | 2.62% | 1.21% | 1.69% | 1.81% |
East South Central: | |||||
Alabama | 1.37% | 5.71% | 3.06% | 1.93% | 2.27% |
Kentucky | 1.59% | 8.17% | 2.26% | 2.44% | 2.73% |
Mississippi | 1.38% | 4.45% | 2.40% | 2.31% | 2.68% |
Tennessee | 0.94% | 2.31% | 1.94% | 1.75% | 1.76% |
West South Central: | |||||
Arkansas | 1.25% | 2.17% | 3.28% | 1.70% | 2.30% |
Louisiana | 1.38% | 4.86% | 3.06% | 2.56% | 1.85% |
Oklahoma | 1.27% | 3.10% | 2.55% | 2.37% | 2.25% |
Texas | 0.80% | 1.40% | 1.25% | 1.62% | 1.46% |
Mountain: | |||||
Arizona | 1.19% | 4.19% | 2.40% | 2.17% | 1.64% |
Colorado | 2.12% | 2.72% | 3.18% | 2.86% | 4.71% |
Idaho | 1.71% | 4.95% | 2.83% | 2.71% | 2.91% |
Montana | 1.31% | 3.89% | 3.40% | 1.70% | 1.94% |
Nevada | 1.50% | 3.61% | 2.78% | 2.43% | 2.93% |
New Mexico | 1.67% | 7.99% | 1.94% | 2.51% | 1.98% |
Utah | 1.51% | 4.16% | 2.70% | 3.38% | 1.80% |
Wyoming | 1.74% | 4.62% | 1.91% | 2.09% | 3.50% |
Pacific: | |||||
Alaska | 1.27% | 2.56% | 2.18% | 2.16% | 2.64% |
California | 1.34% | 2.40% | 3.69% | 1.79% | 2.05% |
Hawaii | 1.04% | 2.92% | 2.36% | 2.10% | 1.44% |
Oregon | 1.43% | 3.76% | 2.27% | 1.87% | 1.44% |
Washington | 1.32% | 2.73% | 1.74% | 2.69% | 1.62% |
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.