Caregiver Wage Comparison

State Ave wage ** SB2210 @ 10k* Mid class floor**** Shortfall poverty line*** closer to: Caregiver Act ***** To MID CLASS CLOSER TO:
Alabama $ 20,730 $ 30,730 $ 42,604 $ 11,874 $ 22,325 poverty $45,730 YES t 3,000 Middle Class
Alaska $ 32,350 $ 42,350 $ 60,428 $ 18,078 $ 33,606 poverty $57,350 NO - 3,000 Middle Class
Arizona $ 23,980 $ 33,980 $ 45,197 $ 11,217 $ 24,823 poverty $48,980 YES t 3,000 Middle Class
Arkansas $ 21,370 $ 31,370 $ 38,855 $ 7,485 $ 22,278 Low mid class $46,370 YES t7,500 Middle Class
California $ 31,600 $ 41,600 $ 54,870 $ 13,270 $ 29,561 poverty $56,600 YES t 1800 Middle Class
Colorado $ 26,540 $ 36,540 $ 57,772 $ 21,232 $ 26,574 poverty $51,540 NO - 6000 Middle Class
Connecticut $ 27,830 $ 37,830 $ 66,263 $ 28,433 $ 27,810 poverty $62,830 NO - 4000 Middle Class
Delaware $ 29,270 $ 39,270 $ 55,792 $ 16,522 $ 25,775 poverty $54,270 NO - 1500 Middle Class
Florida $ 28,410 $ 38,410 $ 43,343 $ 4,983 $ 25,724 middle class $53,410 YES t 10,000 Middle Class
Georgia $ 23,630 $ 33,630 $ 46,002 $ 12,372 $ 23,818 poverty $48,630 YES t 2,000 Middle Class
Hawaii $ 22,820 $ 32,820 $ 61,821 $ 29,001 $ 35,099 below poverty $47,820 NO - 14,000 Middle Class
Idaho $ 27,850 $ 37,850 $ 43,232 $ 5,382 $ 23,947 middle class $52,850 YES t 9,000 Middle Class
Illinois $ 24,030 $ 34,030 $ 54,310 $ 20,280 $ 25,363 poverty $49,030 NO - 5,000 Middle Class
Indiana $ 24,340 $ 34,340 $ 47,411 $ 13,071 $ 23,123 middle class $49,340 YES t 2,000 Middle Class
Iowa $ 23,520 $ 33,520 $ 51,367 $ 17,847 $ 23,123 poverty $48,520 NO - 3,000 Middle Class
Kansas $ 28,540 $ 38,540 $ 50,075 $ 11,535 $ 23,175 middle class $53,540 YES t 3,000 Middle Class
Kentucky $ 24,520 $ 34,520 $ 42,421 $ 7,901 $ 22,634 middle class $49,520 YES t 7,000 Middle Class
Louisiana $ 20,500 $ 30,500 $ 42,647 $ 12,147 $ 23,200 poverty $45,500 YES t 3,000 Middle Class
Maine $ 25,800 $ 35,800 $ 50,917 $ 15,177 $ 25,338 poverty $50,800 NO - 117 Middle Class
Maryland $ 25,820 $ 35,820 $ 68,045 $ 32,225 $ 28,170 poverty $50,820 NO - 18,000 Middle Class
Massachusetts $ 30,740 $ 40,740 $ 68,368 $ 27,628 $ 27,784 poverty $55,740 NO - 12,500 Middle Class
Michigan $ 23,420 $ 33,420 $ 49,233 $ 15,813 $ 23,947 poverty $48,420 NO - 800 Middle Class
Minnesota $ 27,740 $ 37,740 $ 60,824 $ 23,084 $ 25,106 poverty $52,740 NO - 8,000 Middle Class
Mississippi $ 22,120 $ 32,120 $ 36,874 $ 4,754 $ 22,067 middle class $47,120 YES t 10,000 Middle Class
Missouri $ 22,660 $ 32,660 $ 47,224 $ 14,564 $ 23,046 poverty $47,660 YES t 400 Middle Class
Montana $ 25,050 $ 35,050 $ 47,905 $ 12,855 $ 24,359 poverty $50,050 YES t 2,000 Middle Class
Nebraska $ 23,190 $ 33,190 $ 51,282 $ 18,092 $ 23,072 poverty $48,190 NO - 3,000 Middle Class
Nevada $ 28,290 $ 38,290 $ 46,585 $ 8,295 $ 25,132 middle class $53,290 YES t 7,000 Middle Class
New Hampshire $ 27,960 $ 37,960 $ 63,278 $ 25,318 $ 27,243 poverty $52,960 NO - 11,000 Middle Class
New Jersey $ 23,760 $ 33,760 $ 67,765 $ 34,005 $ 29,071 poverty $48,760 NO - 19,000 poverty
New Mexico $ 23,850 $ 33,850 $ 38,622 $ 4,772 $ 24,024 middle class $48,850 YES t 10,000 Middle Class
New York $ 24,720 $ 34,720 $ 55,155 $ 20,435 $ 29,818 poverty $49,720 NO - 5,500 Middle Class
North Carolina $ 20,600 $ 30,600 $ 44,938 $ 14,338 $ 23,509 poverty $45,600 YES t 700 Middle Class
North Dakota $ 23,940 $ 33,940 $ 56,639 $ 22,699 $ 23,200 poverty $48,940 NO - 7,000 Middle Class
Ohio $ 21,860 $ 31,860 $ 48,556 $ 16,696 $ 22,891 poverty $46,860 NO - 2,000 Middle Class
Oklahoma $ 24,800 $ 34,800 $ 43,061 $ 8,261 $ 22,917 middle class $49,800 YES t 6,500 Middle Class
Oregon $ 24,830 $ 34,830 $ 50,984 $ 16,154 $ 25,621 poverty $49,830 NO - 1,100 Middle Class
Pennsylvania $ 25,170 $ 35,170 $ 53,888 $ 18,718 $ 25,209 poverty $50,170 NO- 4,000 Middle Class
Rhode Island $ 28,450 $ 38,450 $ 55,043 $ 16,593 $ 25,389 poverty $53,450 NO - 1,500 Middle Class
South Carolina $ 21,220 $ 31,220 $ 42,692 $ 11,472 $ 23,278 poverty $46,220 YES t 3,500 Middle Class
South Dakota $ 27,250 $ 37,250 $ 49,529 $ 12,279 $ 22,711 middle class $52,250 YES t 2,500 Middle Class
Tennessee $ 22,000 $ 32,000 $ 43,790 $ 11,790 $ 23,278 poverty $47,000 YES t 3,000 Middle Class
Texas $ 20,090 $ 30,090 $ 47,581 $ 17,491 $ 24,977 poverty $45,090 NO - 2,000 Middle Class
Utah $ 25,150 $ 35,150 $ 51,330 $ 16,180 $ 24,977 poverty $50,150 NO - 1,100 Middle Class
Vermont $ 28,190 $ 38,190 $ 54,231 $ 16,041 $ 26,393 poverty $53,190 NO - 1,100 Middle Class
Virginia $ 22,980 $ 32,980 $ 59,441 $ 26,461 $ 26,290 poverty $47,980 NO - 11,500 Middle Class
Washington $ 28,620 $ 38,620 $ 58,312 $ 19,692 $ 27,398 poverty $53,620 NO - 4,500 Middle Class
West Virginia $ 22,300 $ 32,300 $ 41,735 $ 9,435 $ 22,402 middle class $47,300 YES t 6,000 Middle Class
Wisconsin $ 25,300 $ 35,300 $ 53,190 $ 17,890 $ 23,793 poverty $50,300 NO - 3,000 Middle Class
Wyoming $ 27,620 $ 37,620 $ 53,167 $ 15,547 $ 24,514 poverty $52,620 NO - 500 Middle Class
Average 50 states $ 25,146 $ 35,146 $ 51,292 $ 16,148 $ 25,178 12 states closer 50,346 22 states yes 49 states closer
*New w/ 10k assumes $10,000 raise per worker from SB 2210 ** Caregiver average wage from; Forbes/BLS for 2017 *** Poverty Line from Business Insider/Bureau of Economic Analysis ****Middle Class floor from Zippia report using Census Bureau data *****Caregiver Act is $12 an hour or $25,000 annually