Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q1, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.39K. Among all Illinois counties, Lake County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.90K), followed by Cook County ($1.62K), and DuPage County ($1.41K).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($567), followed by Pope County ($572), and Henderson County ($573).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Lake County | 1898 |
| 2 | Cook County | 1624 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 1408 |
| 4 | McLean County | 1324 |
| 5 | Macon County | 1293 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 1277 |
| 7 | Grundy County | 1221 |
| 8 | Rock Island County | 1194 |
| 9 | De Witt | 1179 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 1141 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 1060 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 1035 |
| 13 | Will County | 1034 |
| 14 | Kane County | 1031 |
| 15 | Ogle County | 1017 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 979 |
| 17 | Lee County | 976 |
| 18 | Winnebago County | 963 |
| 19 | Livingston County | 957 |
| 20 | LaSalle County | 948 |
| 21 | Edgar County | 944 |
| 21 | Putnam County | 944 |
| 22 | Boone County | 934 |
| 23 | St. Clair County | 929 |
| 24 | Madison County | 924 |
| 25 | McHenry County | 918 |
| 26 | Logan County | 914 |
| 27 | Brown County | 910 |
| 28 | DeKalb County | 906 |
| 29 | Washington County | 893 |
| 30 | Vermilion County | 892 |
| 31 | Kankakee County | 891 |
| 32 | Tazewell County | 889 |
| 33 | Whiteside County | 888 |
| 34 | Stephenson County | 886 |
| 35 | Ford County | 883 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 878 |
| 37 | Massac County | 875 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 873 |
| 39 | Adams County | 871 |
| 40 | Bureau County | 870 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 868 |
| 42 | Coles County | 864 |
| 43 | Moultrie County | 852 |
| 44 | Christian County | 842 |
| 45 | Lawrence County | 841 |
| 46 | Cass County | 833 |
| 46 | Effingham County | 833 |
| 46 | Henry County | 833 |
| 47 | Kendall County | 831 |
| 47 | Woodford County | 831 |
| 48 | Williamson County | 822 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 820 |
| 50 | Stark County | 818 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 817 |
| 52 | Gallatin County | 811 |
| 53 | Douglas County | 804 |
| 54 | Bond County | 802 |
| 55 | Hamilton County | 800 |
| 56 | Jersey County | 787 |
| 57 | McDonough County | 785 |
| 58 | Richland County | 782 |
| 59 | Jasper County | 778 |
| 60 | Scott County | 776 |
| 61 | Clay County | 775 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 769 |
| 63 | Clinton County | 765 |
| 64 | Edwards County | 764 |
| 65 | Marion County | 761 |
| 65 | Warren County | 761 |
| 66 | Perry County | 757 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 756 |
| 68 | Marshall County | 750 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 746 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 740 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 740 |
| 71 | Clark County | 737 |
| 72 | White County | 730 |
| 73 | Knox County | 728 |
| 73 | Saline County | 728 |
| 74 | Piatt County | 727 |
| 75 | Schuyler County | 726 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 724 |
| 77 | Macoupin County | 719 |
| 78 | Wabash County | 715 |
| 79 | Fulton County | 714 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 714 |
| 80 | Mercer County | 709 |
| 81 | Pulaski County | 705 |
| 82 | Union County | 701 |
| 83 | Pike County | 698 |
| 84 | Greene County | 692 |
| 85 | Fayette County | 687 |
| 86 | Iroquois County | 682 |
| 87 | Menard County | 680 |
| 88 | Mason County | 673 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 664 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 663 |
| 91 | Hardin County | 635 |
| 92 | Henderson County | 573 |
| 93 | Pope County | 572 |
| 94 | Calhoun County | 567 |