U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

Indicator 1.5: Ratio of Average VR Hourly Wage To Average State Hourly Wage: Fiscal Year 2006* Blind Agencies

Agency Average Hourly Wage for Individuals with Competitive Employment Outcomes Average Annual State Wage 2006 (Fiscal Year Wage) (Weighted Average) Average Hourly State Wage for 2006 (Fiscal Year Wage) (Weighted Average) Ratio of Average Hourly VR Wage to Average State Wage: Indicator 1.5 (>=.59)
ARKANSAS-B 9.28 31,666 15.22 0.609
CONNECTICUT-B 14.34 53,630 25.78 0.556
DELAWARE-B 11.58 45,630 21.94 0.528
FLORIDA-B 11.19 37,330 17.95 0.623
IDAHO-B 10.37 31,426 15.11 0.686
IOWA-B 13.55 33,482 16.10 0.842
KENTUCKY-B 10.70 34,409 16.54 0.647
MAINE-B 13.15 33,113 15.92 0.826
MASSACHUSETTS-B 16.86 50,774 24.41 0.691
MICHIGAN-B 12.25 41,587 19.99 0.612
MINNESOTA-B 14.11 41,385 19.90 0.709
MISSOURI-B 13.11 36,329 17.47 0.751
NEBRASKA-B 11.21 32,870 15.80 0.709
NEW JERSEY-B 14.35 50,237 24.15 0.594
NEW MEXICO-B 15.65 33,142 15.93 0.982
NEW YORK-B 15.27 53,193 25.57 0.597
NORTH CAROLINA-B 10.15 36,475 17.54 0.579
OREGON-B 13.34 36,989 17.78 0.750
SOUTH CAROLINA-B 9.87 33,370 16.04 0.615
SOUTH DAKOTA-B 10.00 29,507 14.19 0.705
TEXAS-B 11.82 40,796 19.61 0.603
VERMONT-B 13.05 34,626 16.65 0.784
VIRGINIA-B 12.77 42,935 20.64 0.619
WASHINGTON-B 15.13 41,484 19.94 0.759

FY2006 file of 2/14/2007

FY2005 file of 2/8/2006

*FY2006 combines data from FY 2005 and 2006

Only preliminary state wage data for 2006 were available in February, 2007.

State average wage uses 4 quarters that are comparable to the Fiscal Year 2007.

Average wage was computed from average weekly wages Quarters 1, 2, and 3 (preliminary) of 2006 and 4th Quarter (final) of 2005.

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