Appendix Table 1
Alternative set of proposed home health care wage benchmarks using Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data
| State | Wage | State | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $19.87 | Montana | $21.48 |
| Alaska | $28.05 | North Carolina | $20.44 |
| Arkansas | $19.85 | North Dakota | $27.00 |
| Arizona | $22.05 | Nebraska | $21.52 |
| California | $25.99 | New Hampshire | $23.09 |
| Colorado | $24.08 | New Jersey | $25.18 |
| Connecticut | $25.87 | New Mexico | $20.38 |
| Washington, D.C. | $37.69 | Nevada | $21.60 |
| Delaware | $22.42 | New York | $26.82 |
| Florida | $22.42 | Ohio | $20.41 |
| Georgia | $21.10 | Oklahoma | $20.33 |
| Hawaii | $24.93 | Oregon | $24.39 |
| Iowa | $22.57 | Pennsylvania | $21.72 |
| Idaho | $22.06 | Rhode Island | $24.42 |
| Illinois | $22.96 | South Carolina | $20.40 |
| Indiana | $20.59 | South Dakota | $22.06 |
| Kansas | $20.56 | Tennessee | $20.51 |
| Kentucky | $21.67 | Texas | $22.16 |
| Louisiana | $20.64 | Utah | $22.89 |
| Massachusetts | $27.68 | Virginia | $23.78 |
| Maryland | $25.15 | Vermont | $26.83 |
| Maine | $23.35 | Washington | $26.44 |
| Michigan | $21.11 | Wisconsin | $20.74 |
| Minnesota | $23.27 | West Virginia | $19.58 |
| Missouri | $20.59 | Wyoming | $22.85 |
| Mississippi | $19.54 |
Note: All figures are in 2020 dollars.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of 2020 Bureau of Economic Analysis SARPP Regional Price Parities by state (BEA 2021), and May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey data (OEWS 2021).
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