Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q1, the average weekly wage for Georgia was $1.38K. Among all Georgia counties, Burke County had the highest average weekly wage ($2.16K), followed by Fulton County ($2.10K), and Clayton County ($1.58K).
On the other hand, Clay County had the lowest average weekly wage ($636), followed by Candler County ($692), and Crawford County ($703).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Burke County | 2157 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 2097 |
| 3 | Clayton County | 1579 |
| 4 | Appling County | 1542 |
| 5 | Cobb County | 1508 |
| 6 | DeKalb County | 1456 |
| 7 | Gwinnett County | 1291 |
| 8 | Heard County | 1199 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 1193 |
| 9 | Hall County | 1193 |
| 10 | Chatham County | 1146 |
| 11 | Carroll County | 1140 |
| 12 | Rockdale County | 1127 |
| 13 | Fayette County | 1101 |
| 14 | Houston County | 1096 |
| 15 | Gordon County | 1095 |
| 16 | Richmond County | 1092 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 1081 |
| 18 | Muscogee County | 1074 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 1071 |
| 20 | Thomas County | 1063 |
| 21 | Bartow County | 1056 |
| 22 | Camden County | 1049 |
| 22 | Wilkinson County | 1049 |
| 23 | Pickens County | 1045 |
| 24 | Macon County | 1036 |
| 25 | Dougherty County | 1032 |
| 25 | Douglas County | 1032 |
| 25 | Early County | 1032 |
| 26 | Troup County | 1021 |
| 27 | Whitfield County | 1018 |
| 28 | Walton County | 1015 |
| 29 | Newton County | 1014 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 1006 |
| 31 | Bibb County | 1002 |
| 32 | Chattahoochee County | 1001 |
| 33 | Barrow County | 996 |
| 34 | Glynn County | 992 |
| 35 | Cherokee County | 989 |
| 36 | Webster County | 986 |
| 37 | Greene County | 985 |
| 38 | Warren County | 983 |
| 39 | Coweta County | 979 |
| 39 | Stewart County | 979 |
| 40 | Effingham County | 978 |
| 41 | Stephens County | 975 |
| 42 | Floyd County | 967 |
| 43 | Taylor County | 964 |
| 44 | Laurens County | 961 |
| 45 | Crisp County | 942 |
| 45 | Haralson County | 942 |
| 46 | Brooks County | 938 |
| 47 | Henry County | 936 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 934 |
| 49 | Spalding County | 931 |
| 50 | Union County | 921 |
| 51 | Liberty County | 919 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 916 |
| 52 | Tift County | 916 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 912 |
| 54 | Lamar County | 910 |
| 55 | Oconee County | 906 |
| 56 | Charlton County | 905 |
| 57 | Washington County | 903 |
| 58 | Bryan County | 902 |
| 59 | Sumter County | 901 |
| 59 | Wilkes County | 901 |
| 60 | Atkinson County | 900 |
| 61 | Polk County | 897 |
| 62 | Habersham County | 895 |
| 63 | Colquitt County | 892 |
| 63 | Jeff Davis County | 892 |
| 64 | Columbia County | 891 |
| 65 | Peach County | 882 |
| 66 | Coffee County | 881 |
| 66 | Meriwether County | 881 |
| 67 | Lowndes County | 880 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 879 |
| 69 | Lumpkin County | 878 |
| 70 | Hancock County | 877 |
| 70 | Lee County | 877 |
| 71 | Butts County | 872 |
| 72 | Miller County | 870 |
| 73 | Irwin County | 869 |
| 74 | Brantley County | 868 |
| 74 | Paulding County | 868 |
| 74 | Talbot County | 868 |
| 75 | Bacon County | 859 |
| 75 | Decatur County | 859 |
| 75 | Dooly County | 859 |
| 76 | Clinch County | 858 |
| 76 | Upson County | 858 |
| 77 | Hart County | 857 |
| 78 | Turner County | 855 |
| 79 | Emanuel County | 853 |
| 80 | Harris County | 846 |
| 80 | Ware County | 846 |
| 81 | Catoosa County | 844 |
| 82 | Pulaski County | 843 |
| 83 | Putnam County | 842 |
| 84 | Elbert County | 839 |
| 84 | Jones County | 839 |
| 84 | Treutlen County | 839 |
| 85 | Pierce County | 838 |
| 86 | Echols County | 836 |
| 87 | Pike County | 835 |
| 88 | Fannin County | 834 |
| 88 | Gilmer County | 834 |
| 89 | Banks County | 833 |
| 90 | Bulloch County | 832 |
| 91 | Tattnall County | 831 |
| 92 | Dade County | 828 |
| 93 | Jenkins County | 826 |
| 94 | Ben Hill County | 825 |
| 95 | Walker County | 824 |
| 95 | Wheeler County | 824 |
| 96 | Grady County | 820 |
| 96 | McDuffie County | 820 |
| 97 | Berrien County | 816 |
| 97 | Madison County | 816 |
| 97 | Schley County | 816 |
| 98 | Baker County | 813 |
| 98 | Toombs County | 813 |
| 99 | Cook County | 812 |
| 99 | Murray County | 812 |
| 99 | Oglethorpe County | 812 |
| 100 | Twiggs County | 808 |
| 101 | Baldwin County | 804 |
| 102 | Terrell County | 800 |
| 103 | Mitchell County | 797 |
| 104 | Towns County | 791 |
| 105 | Screven County | 788 |
| 106 | Chattooga County | 787 |
| 107 | Calhoun County | 785 |
| 108 | Dodge County | 777 |
| 109 | Worth County | 771 |
| 110 | Seminole County | 770 |
| 111 | Rabun County | 767 |
| 111 | Randolph County | 767 |
| 112 | Dawson County | 766 |
| 112 | Johnson County | 766 |
| 113 | Bleckley County | 765 |
| 114 | Telfair County | 764 |
| 115 | Long County | 763 |
| 116 | White County | 761 |
| 117 | McIntosh County | 760 |
| 118 | Jasper County | 759 |
| 119 | Quitman County | 746 |
| 120 | Lanier County | 742 |
| 121 | Taliaferro County | 739 |
| 122 | Lincoln County | 735 |
| 123 | Montgomery County | 724 |
| 124 | Evans County | 718 |
| 125 | Glascock County | 717 |
| 126 | Marion County | 708 |
| 127 | Wilcox County | 707 |
| 128 | Crawford County | 703 |
| 129 | Candler County | 692 |
| 130 | Clay County | 636 |