Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q3, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.06K. Among all Illinois counties, Lake County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.25K), followed by DuPage County ($1.16K), and Cook County ($1.16K).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($493), followed by Henderson County ($516), and Cumberland County ($575).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake County | 1,251 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 1,161 |
| 3 | Cook County | 1,156 |
| 4 | Peoria County | 1,073 |
| 5 | Pulaski County | 1,016 |
| 6 | Sangamon County | 1,015 |
| 7 | Grundy County | 1,004 |
| 8 | Rock Island County | 998 |
| 9 | Boone County | 943 |
| 10 | McLean County | 939 |
| 11 | Macon County | 938 |
| 12 | Washington County | 926 |
| 13 | Kane County | 922 |
| 14 | Crawford County | 913 |
| 15 | Winnebago County | 889 |
| 16 | Brown County | 884 |
| 16 | Champaign County | 884 |
| 17 | De Witt | 878 |
| 17 | Will County | 878 |
| 18 | Johnson County | 854 |
| 19 | Tazewell County | 853 |
| 20 | Gallatin County | 838 |
| 21 | Lee County | 836 |
| 22 | McHenry County | 834 |
| 23 | Livingston County | 833 |
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