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

General and Combined Agencies

Agency Average Hourly Wage for Individuals with Competitive Employment Outcomes Average Annual State Wage 2008 (Fiscal Year Wage) Average Hourly State Wage for 2008 (Fiscal Year Wage) Ratio of Average Hourly VR Wage to Average State Wage: Indicator 1.5 (>=.52) Met / Not Met
ALABAMA-C 9.21 38,376 18.45 .499 Not Met
ALASKA-C 13.78 45,162 21.71 .634
AMERICAN SAMOA-C 8.25 .00 N/A
ARIZONA-C 11.45 42,224 20.30 .564
ARKANSAS-G 10.83 34,970 16.81 .644
CALIFORNIA-C 12.02 51,402 24.71 .486 Not Met
COLORADO-C 11.38 46,566 22.39 .508 Not Met
CONNECTICUT-G 18.63 58,149 27.96 .666
DELAWARE-G 9.92 47,515 22.84 .434 Not Met
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-C 11.94 75,517 36.31 .329 Not Met
FLORIDA-G 12.29 40,391 19.42 .633
GEORGIA-C 10.08 42,354 20.36 .495 Not Met
GUAM-C 12.82 .00 N/A
HAWAII-C 12.07 40,326 19.39 .623
IDAHO-G 10.04 33,813 16.26 .618
ILLINOIS-C 9.83 48,607 23.37 .421 Not Met
INDIANA-C 10.61 38,142 18.34 .579
IOWA-G 11.32 36,686 17.64 .642
KANSAS-C 9.34 37,869 18.21 .513 Not Met
KENTUCKY-G 10.72 37,128 17.85 .601
LOUISIANA-C 15.83 39,728 19.10 .829
MAINE-G 11.01 35,971 17.29 .637
MARYLAND-C 10.60 49,257 23.68 .448 Not Met
MASSACHUSETTS-G 12.49 56,498 27.16 .460 Not Met
MICHIGAN-G 11.99 43,875 21.09 .568
MINNESOTA-G 10.80 45,539 21.89 .493 Not Met
MISSISSIPPI-C 11.72 33,202 15.96 .734
MISSOURI-G 9.69 39,546 19.01 .510 Not Met
MONTANA-C 10.42 33,046 15.89 .656
NEBRASKA-G 9.92 36,140 17.38 .571
NEVADA-C 10.94 43,108 20.73 .528
NEW HAMPSHIRE-C 11.53 44,668 21.48 .537
NEW JERSEY-G 11.55 54,834 26.36 .438 Not Met
NEW MEXICO-G 11.46 37,518 18.04 .635
NEW YORK-G 10.54 60,086 28.89 .365 Not Met
NORTH CAROLINA-G 9.15 39,533 19.01 .482 Not Met
NORTH DAKOTA-C 10.99 34,619 16.64 .660
NORTHERN MARIANAS-C 13.96 .00 N/A
OHIO-C 12.88 40,495 19.47 .662
OKLAHOMA-C 10.85 36,803 17.69 .613
OREGON-G 11.24 40,365 19.41 .579
PENNSYLVANIA-C 11.80 44,083 21.19 .557
PUERTO RICO-C 8.17 25,389 12.21 .670
RHODE ISLAND-C 10.70 42,432 20.40 .525
SOUTH CAROLINA-G 10.22 36,062 17.34 .590
SOUTH DAKOTA-G 8.84 32,604 15.68 .564
TENNESSEE-C 10.44 39,832 19.15 .545
TEXAS-G 10.78 45,669 21.96 .491 Not Met
UTAH-C 11.56 37,830 18.19 .636
VERMONT-G 10.60 37,908 18.23 .582
VIRGIN ISLANDS-C 11.46 37,128 17.85 .642
VIRGINIA-G 9.42 46,826 22.51 .418 Not Met
WASHINGTON-G 11.07 46,137 22.18 .499 Not Met
WEST VIRGINIA-C 11.48 35,347 16.99 .676
WISCONSIN-C 10.98 38,844 18.68 .588
WYOMING-C 11.34 41,015 19.72 .575

FY2008 file of 2/14/2009