| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27.7% | 29.5% | 34.2% | 27.9% | 24.8% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 26.4% | 27.7% | 30.5% | 25.6% | 25.5% |
| Maine | 26.0% | 18.4% | 31.4% | 28.3% | 23.3% |
| Massachusetts | 25.5% | 31.5% | 33.0% | 22.7% | 22.4% |
| New Hampshire | 28.4% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 30.5% | 27.3% |
| Rhode Island | 25.8% | 24.8% | 27.6% | 26.1% | 24.8% |
| Vermont | 21.7% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 24.4% | 28.6% | 30.7% | 23.8% | 20.9% |
| New York | 22.2% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 25.4% | 17.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 23.3% | 27.0% | 30.5% | 20.9% | 21.9% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 28.7% | 28.3% |
| Indiana | 24.9% | 31.9% | 34.9% | 22.4% | 22.1% |
| Michigan | 19.8% | 24.6% | 26.6% | 22.1% | 16.5% |
| Ohio | 24.6% | 26.6% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 23.0% |
| Wisconsin | 22.7% | 22.1% | 28.2% | 21.9% | 21.1% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 28.7% | 30.2% | 30.9% | 30.1% | 26.3% |
| Kansas | 29.1% | 36.0% | 25.7% | 31.7% | 26.7% |
| Minnesota | 28.3% | 27.9% | 35.1% | 30.6% | 24.9% |
| Missouri | 29.8% | 25.7% | 33.0% | 36.8% | 23.6% |
| Nebraska | 29.8% | 28.8% | 38.9% | 27.6% | 28.9% |
| North Dakota | 27.4% | 33.0% | 30.5% | 25.2% | 27.4% |
| South Dakota | 31.4% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 31.5% | 31.0% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 29.4% | 29.5% | 36.8% | 35.6% | 21.9% |
| District of Columbia | 26.4% | 37.5% | 34.8% | 23.2% | 19.9% |
| Florida | 36.7% | 33.6% | 51.1% | 37.8% | 29.6% |
| Georgia | 28.5% | 27.3% | 34.2% | 30.9% | 24.2% |
| Maryland | 31.0% | 32.6% | 34.7% | 33.0% | 27.8% |
| North Carolina | 29.0% | 33.9% | 35.7% | 28.2% | 26.3% |
| South Carolina | 33.0% | 27.9% | 40.6% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Virginia | 29.5% | 35.5% | 36.5% | 29.0% | 26.0% |
| West Virginia | 24.7% | 32.6% | 32.5% | 19.5% | 25.5% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 28.1% | 33.9% | 43.7% | 27.5% | 22.1% |
| Kentucky | 27.3% | 31.3% | 32.0% | 26.8% | 24.6% |
| Mississippi | 35.0% | 31.0% | 29.2% | 35.4% | 39.9% |
| Tennessee | 29.0% | 29.0% | 38.7% | 29.2% | 24.5% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 32.2% | 32.2% | 34.9% | 29.3% | 33.7% |
| Louisiana | 36.7% | 36.8% | 45.9% | 37.2% | 33.6% |
| Oklahoma | 31.1% | 22.9% | 42.3% | 33.3% | 26.5% |
| Texas | 29.1% | 25.3% | 32.9% | 29.1% | 29.0% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 31.6% | 35.4% | 38.7% | 33.0% | 26.7% |
| Colorado | 29.8% | 36.9% | 42.8% | 35.0% | 22.1% |
| Idaho | 30.0% | 44.3% | 28.3% | 33.1% | 26.0% |
| Montana | 24.6% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 22.5% | 21.8% |
| Nevada | 33.6% | 37.0% | 33.5% | 26.2% | 37.2% |
| New Mexico | 31.9% | 41.5% | 24.9% | 35.9% | 28.8% |
| Utah | 31.1% | 37.5% | 31.5% | 29.5% | 31.2% |
| Wyoming | 26.6% | -- | 31.7% | 26.9% | 25.7% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 20.7% | 35.0% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 16.8% |
| California | 28.6% | 32.0% | 38.0% | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Hawaii | 29.6% | 37.9% | 47.4% | 30.7% | 19.5% |
| Oregon | 26.1% | 34.0% | 32.8% | 24.3% | 22.5% |
| Washington | 19.0% | 30.1% | 30.9% | 16.9% | 14.5% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
| Division and State | Total | Quartile 1 Average Wage | Quartile 2 Average Wage | Quartile 3 Average Wage | Quartile 4 Average Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.40% | 0.93% | 1.02% | 0.76% | 0.62% |
| New England: | |||||
| Connecticut | 2.57% | 3.67% | 3.98% | 5.60% | 3.11% |
| Maine | 1.15% | 4.01% | 2.08% | 2.32% | 1.80% |
| Massachusetts | 1.32% | 2.69% | 2.83% | 2.74% | 1.60% |
| New Hampshire | 1.25% | 2.69% | 2.56% | 2.57% | 1.55% |
| Rhode Island | 1.21% | 6.80% | 2.46% | 2.89% | 1.59% |
| Vermont | 1.57% | 1.61% | 2.89% | 1.67% | 2.96% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||
| New Jersey | 2.75% | 5.40% | 4.64% | 5.47% | 4.45% |
| New York | 1.26% | 5.15% | 1.65% | 2.28% | 1.93% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.04% | 2.54% | 2.33% | 1.81% | 1.50% |
| East North Central: | |||||
| Illinois | 1.47% | 3.58% | 1.96% | 2.71% | 2.55% |
| Indiana | 1.55% | 3.57% | 2.49% | 2.15% | 2.56% |
| Michigan | 2.91% | 4.59% | 3.09% | 1.61% | 4.54% |
| Ohio | 1.29% | 3.97% | 2.56% | 2.05% | 2.38% |
| Wisconsin | 1.22% | 6.40% | 2.28% | 1.81% | 2.07% |
| West North Central: | |||||
| Iowa | 1.28% | 6.76% | 2.17% | 2.13% | 1.69% |
| Kansas | 1.47% | 5.09% | 3.27% | 2.91% | 2.14% |
| Minnesota | 1.88% | 4.71% | 3.57% | 2.62% | 3.54% |
| Missouri | 1.90% | 2.43% | 2.85% | 5.34% | 1.70% |
| Nebraska | 1.23% | 3.20% | 2.83% | 1.60% | 2.15% |
| North Dakota | 1.65% | 4.92% | 2.67% | 2.38% | 3.07% |
| South Dakota | 1.33% | 6.70% | 1.84% | 3.66% | 2.05% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||
| Delaware | 2.15% | 3.79% | 5.17% | 3.34% | 2.41% |
| District of Columbia | 1.60% | 5.17% | 5.21% | 1.52% | 2.18% |
| Florida | 3.01% | 3.32% | 7.99% | 7.31% | 2.00% |
| Georgia | 2.03% | 2.53% | 3.69% | 3.15% | 3.65% |
| Maryland | 1.44% | 4.90% | 2.90% | 2.48% | 2.43% |
| North Carolina | 1.50% | 3.80% | 3.26% | 2.65% | 2.09% |
| South Carolina | 2.96% | 6.21% | 2.92% | 2.77% | 6.65% |
| Virginia | 1.84% | 7.53% | 2.56% | 2.65% | 2.71% |
| West Virginia | 1.54% | 3.40% | 4.96% | 1.65% | 2.85% |
| East South Central: | |||||
| Alabama | 1.83% | 7.63% | 6.33% | 2.09% | 1.96% |
| Kentucky | 1.80% | 6.05% | 3.73% | 3.87% | 1.93% |
| Mississippi | 2.30% | 6.39% | 3.98% | 3.88% | 4.27% |
| Tennessee | 1.36% | 3.38% | 4.06% | 1.87% | 1.71% |
| West South Central: | |||||
| Arkansas | 2.22% | 4.18% | 4.44% | 3.44% | 4.05% |
| Louisiana | 1.69% | 5.16% | 6.45% | 3.27% | 1.83% |
| Oklahoma | 3.06% | 2.85% | 11.30% | 4.99% | 3.61% |
| Texas | 1.03% | 2.42% | 2.11% | 2.06% | 1.51% |
| Mountain: | |||||
| Arizona | 2.13% | 4.79% | 4.13% | 3.96% | 2.91% |
| Colorado | 2.97% | 7.35% | 8.96% | 3.42% | 3.14% |
| Idaho | 1.94% | 6.94% | 5.66% | 2.22% | 2.87% |
| Montana | 2.48% | 6.70% | 3.12% | 6.14% | 2.68% |
| Nevada | 3.88% | 3.48% | 5.43% | 2.54% | 7.13% |
| New Mexico | 2.45% | 5.38% | 2.28% | 4.69% | 2.91% |
| Utah | 2.18% | 4.01% | 2.62% | 5.94% | 2.81% |
| Wyoming | 1.87% | -- | 3.04% | 3.29% | 2.84% |
| Pacific: | |||||
| Alaska | 1.42% | 4.51% | 4.68% | 2.36% | 1.60% |
| California | 1.79% | 3.24% | 5.62% | 3.18% | 2.67% |
| Hawaii | 3.19% | 5.57% | 8.77% | 5.47% | 2.86% |
| Oregon | 1.45% | 2.47% | 3.68% | 2.94% | 1.77% |
| Washington | 2.38% | 4.20% | 3.87% | 4.25% | 2.69% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.