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 2008*

Blind Agencies

Agency Average Hourly Wage for Individuals with Competitive Employment Outcomes Average Annual State Wage 2008 (Fiscal Year Wage) (Weighted Average) Average Hourly State Wage for 2008 (Fiscal Year Wage) (Weighted Average) Ratio of Average Hourly VR Wage to Average State Wage: Indicator 1.5 (>=.59)
ARKANSAS-B 10.67 34,116 16.40 0.650
CONNECTICUT-B 17.45 57,779 27.78 0.630
DELAWARE-B 11.32 47,294 22.74 0.500
FLORIDA-B 12.40 39,924 19.19 0.650
IDAHO-B 11.81 33,571 16.14 0.730
IOWA-B 14.46 36,009 17.31 0.840
KENTUCKY-B 11.55 36,666 17.63 0.660
MAINE-B 13.79 35,200 16.92 0.810
MASSACHUSETTS-B 19.30 55,585 26.72 0.720
MICHIGAN-B 12.86 43,515 20.92 0.610
MINNESOTA-B 13.94 44,707 21.49 0.650
MISSOURI-B 12.81 38,821 18.66 0.690
NEBRASKA-B 12.45 35,417 17.03 0.730
NEW JERSEY-B 14.63 54,103 26.01 0.560
NEW MEXICO-B 18.84 36,708 17.65 1.070
NEW YORK-B 15.44 59,475 28.59 0.540
NORTH CAROLINA-B 10.85 39,034 18.77 0.580
OREGON-B 13.81 39,745 19.11 0.720
SOUTH CAROLINA-B 10.67 35,539 17.09 0.620
SOUTH DAKOTA-B 10.43 31,922 15.35 0.680
TEXAS-B 12.40 44,899 21.59 0.570
VERMONT-B 14.48 37,180 17.88 0.810
VIRGINIA-B 13.45 46,163 22.19 0.610
WASHINGTON-B 17.31 45,232 21.75 0.800

FY2008 file of 2/14/2009

*FY2008 combines data from FY 2008 and 2007

Only preliminary state wage data for 2008 were available in February, 2009.

State average wage uses 4 quarters that are comparable to the Fiscal Year 2009.

Average wage was computed from average weekly wages Quarters 1 and 2 (preliminary) of 2008 and Quarters 3 and 4 (final) of 2007.

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