Ranking of California Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q2, the average weekly wage for California was $1.16K. Among all California counties, Santa Clara County had the highest average weekly wage ($2.26K), followed by San Mateo County ($1.87K), and San Francisco County ($1.80K).
On the other hand, Lake County had the lowest average weekly wage ($669), followed by Trinity County ($671), and Mono County ($688).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of California Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara County | 2,255 |
| 2 | San Mateo County | 1,869 |
| 3 | San Francisco County | 1,804 |
| 4 | Alameda County | 1,302 |
| 5 | Marin County | 1,265 |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | 1,198 |
| 7 | Orange County | 1,103 |
| 8 | Los Angeles County | 1,080 |
| 9 | San Diego County | 1,071 |
| 10 | Sacramento County | 1,067 |
| 11 | Yolo County | 1,051 |
| 12 | Solano County | 1,007 |
| 13 | Placer County | 994 |
| 14 | Ventura County | 985 |
| 15 | Napa County | 976 |
| 16 | Santa Barbara County | 946 |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 930 |
| 18 | Yuba County | 909 |
| 19 | Santa Cruz County | 901 |
| 20 | El Dorado County | 862 |
| 21 | San Bernardino County | 843 |
| 22 | Monterey County | 839 |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | 835 |
| 24 | San Benito County | 833 |
| 25 | San Joaquin County | 827 |
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