Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2008 Q1, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $980. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.15K), followed by Lake County ($1.14K), and Tazewell County ($1.07K).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($415), followed by Henderson County ($431), and Menard County ($466).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Cook County | 1146 |
| 2 | Lake County | 1138 |
| 3 | Tazewell County | 1072 |
| 4 | DuPage County | 1057 |
| 5 | Grundy County | 966 |
| 6 | Putnam County | 937 |
| 7 | McLean County | 919 |
| 8 | De Witt | 898 |
| 9 | Rock Island County | 863 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 850 |
| 11 | Peoria County | 842 |
| 12 | Massac County | 805 |
| 13 | Macon County | 780 |
| 14 | Boone County | 772 |
| 15 | Ogle County | 769 |
| 16 | Kane County | 763 |
| 17 | Crawford County | 762 |
| 18 | Will County | 757 |
| 19 | Winnebago County | 751 |
| 20 | Kendall County | 737 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 736 |
| 22 | McHenry County | 731 |
| 23 | Brown County | 718 |
| 24 | Livingston County | 715 |
| 25 | Champaign County | 705 |
| 25 | Madison County | 705 |
| 26 | Schuyler County | 689 |
| 26 | Vermilion County | 689 |
| 27 | St. Clair County | 674 |
| 28 | DeKalb County | 670 |
| 28 | Lee County | 670 |
| 29 | LaSalle County | 669 |
| 30 | Bureau County | 661 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 656 |
| 32 | Kankakee County | 651 |
| 33 | Alexander County | 649 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 644 |
| 35 | Jasper County | 643 |
| 36 | Adams County | 632 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 630 |
| 38 | Johnson County | 628 |
| 38 | Moultrie County | 628 |
| 38 | Whiteside County | 628 |
| 39 | Saline County | 623 |
| 40 | Edwards County | 620 |
| 41 | Edgar County | 613 |
| 42 | Washington County | 612 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 611 |
| 44 | Williamson County | 609 |
| 45 | Coles County | 604 |
| 46 | Bond County | 603 |
| 47 | Douglas County | 600 |
| 48 | White County | 598 |
| 49 | Logan County | 595 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 595 |
| 50 | Christian County | 593 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 591 |
| 51 | Woodford County | 591 |
| 52 | Effingham County | 590 |
| 52 | Ford County | 590 |
| 53 | McDonough County | 583 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 579 |
| 55 | Cass County | 574 |
| 56 | Marion County | 569 |
| 56 | Marshall County | 569 |
| 57 | Clark County | 563 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 560 |
| 59 | Knox County | 554 |
| 60 | Warren County | 551 |
| 61 | Clay County | 550 |
| 62 | Clinton County | 548 |
| 62 | Perry County | 548 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 547 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 546 |
| 64 | Wabash County | 546 |
| 65 | Henry County | 541 |
| 66 | Richland County | 539 |
| 67 | Piatt County | 536 |
| 67 | Union County | 536 |
| 68 | Gallatin County | 534 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 528 |
| 69 | Mason County | 528 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 524 |
| 71 | Fayette County | 521 |
| 71 | Jersey County | 521 |
| 72 | Shelby County | 519 |
| 73 | Fulton County | 512 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 507 |
| 75 | Stark County | 506 |
| 76 | Scott County | 501 |
| 77 | Mercer County | 495 |
| 78 | Iroquois County | 493 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 490 |
| 80 | Hamilton County | 486 |
| 81 | Cumberland County | 485 |
| 82 | Pike County | 480 |
| 83 | Greene County | 471 |
| 84 | Hardin County | 470 |
| 85 | Pope County | 467 |
| 86 | Menard County | 466 |
| 87 | Henderson County | 431 |
| 88 | Calhoun County | 415 |