"Table 3B-1.--PROPOSED FY 2015 AND 3-Year* AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE FOR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN RURAL AREAS BY CBSA (*Based on the sum of the salaries and hours computed for Federal FYs 2013, 2014 and 2015); BASED ON CBSA DELINEATIONS USED IN FY 2014"			
CBSA Code	Nonurban Area	Proposed FY 2015 Average Hourly Wage	Proposed 3-Year Average hourly Wage
01	Alabama	27.3823	27.1941
02	Alaska	51.8344	50.8812
03	Arizona	36.0233	35.3328
04	Arkansas	29.0725	28.7002
05	California	50.9028	48.5798
06	Colorado	37.4057	37.3833
07	Connecticut	44.9317	43.7912
08	Delaware	40.1652	39.0173
10	Florida	31.5700	30.9402
11	Georgia	29.6852	29.1316
12	Hawaii	39.1706	40.3689
13	Idaho	29.8070	29.6379
14	Illinois	32.8502	32.3573
15	Indiana	32.8161	32.2352
16	Iowa	32.9020	31.9947
17	Kansas	30.5338	30.2354
18	Kentucky	30.6083	30.1330
19	Louisiana	30.4239	29.8991
20	Maine	33.9436	32.3385
21	Maryland	33.5927	33.3085
22	Massachusetts	52.9103	50.8977
23	Michigan	32.0826	31.6696
24	Minnesota	35.7339	35.1259
25	Mississippi	29.9789	29.2406
26	Missouri	30.9646	30.0255
27	Montana	34.8551	33.7164
28	Nebraska	35.0641	33.9269
29	Nevada	38.2518	37.7263
30	New Hampshire	41.2781	40.2730
31	New Jersey2	----	----
32	New Mexico	34.0106	33.8308
33	New York	32.6092	31.9284
34	North Carolina	31.2409	31.2078
35	North Dakota	28.2177	26.9599
36	Ohio	32.5384	32.1535
37	Oklahoma	30.9905	30.1608
38	Oregon	39.5838	37.0913
39	Pennsylvania	34.2199	32.6892
40	Puerto Rico1	----	----
41	Rhode Island2	----	----
42	South Carolina	32.7584	31.9780
43	South Dakota	32.3795	31.2271
44	Tennessee	29.1498	28.8693
45	Texas	31.5926	30.9635
46	Utah	34.5885	33.2569
47	Vermont	36.9301	36.6183
49	Virginia	30.1769	29.6830
50	Washington	42.2656	39.8443
51	West Virginia	29.3622	28.7083
52	Wisconsin	35.5063	34.6396
53	Wyoming	35.8656	34.9378
			
"1This area has no average hourly wage because there are no short-term, acute care hospital wage data for the area."			
2All counties within the State or territory are classified as urban.			
			
