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