Ranking of California Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q1, the average weekly wage for California was $1.83K. Among all California counties, San Mateo County had the highest average weekly wage ($4.39K), followed by Santa Clara County ($3.80K), and San Francisco County ($3.71K).
On the other hand, Alpine County had the lowest average weekly wage ($868), followed by Sierra County ($879), and Modoc County ($919).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of California Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County | 4,388 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County | 3,802 |
| 3 | San Francisco County | 3,713 |
| 4 | Alameda County | 1,974 |
| 5 | Marin County | 1,915 |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | 1,769 |
| 7 | San Diego County | 1,657 |
| 8 | Orange County | 1,631 |
| 9 | Los Angeles County | 1,626 |
| 10 | Sacramento County | 1,548 |
| 11 | Yolo County | 1,449 |
| 12 | Placer County | 1,406 |
| 13 | Ventura County | 1,405 |
| 14 | Sonoma County | 1,393 |
| 15 | Napa County | 1,374 |
| 16 | Solano County | 1,366 |
| 17 | Santa Barbara County | 1,347 |
| 18 | Santa Cruz County | 1,335 |
| 19 | Yuba County | 1,274 |
| 20 | El Dorado County | 1,261 |
| 21 | Stanislaus County | 1,221 |
| 22 | Monterey County | 1,183 |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | 1,182 |
| 24 | San Bernardino County | 1,178 |
| 24 | San Joaquin County | 1,178 |
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