Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1

Updated on January 24, 2025.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q1, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.57K. Among all Illinois counties, Lake County had the highest average weekly wage ($2.09K), followed by Cook County ($1.81K), and Peoria County ($1.63K).

On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($662), followed by Henderson County ($690), and Pulaski County ($739).

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.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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Rank County Average Weekly Wage ($)
1 Lake County 2093
2 Cook County 1805
3 Peoria County 1632
4 Macon County 1604
5 DuPage County 1598
6 Grundy County 1406
7 McLean County 1395
8 De Witt County 1376
9 Sangamon County 1256
10 Rock Island County 1244
11 Crawford County 1230
12 Champaign County 1179
13 Brown County 1178
14 Kane County 1169
15 Boone County 1167
16 Lee County 1159
17 Ogle County 1153
18 Jackson County 1138
19 Putnam County 1127
20 Will County 1121
21 Tazewell County 1117
22 Winnebago County 1109
23 Vermilion County 1098
24 LaSalle County 1092
25 Bureau County 1087
25 Madison County 1087
26 Livingston County 1068
27 Jefferson County 1066
28 Logan County 1053
29 Edgar County 1042
30 Ford County 1040
31 St. Clair County 1039
32 Washington County 1036
33 McHenry County 1030
34 Coles County 1026
35 Hamilton County 1017
36 Johnson County 1016
37 Kankakee County 1014
37 Stark County 1014
38 Adams County 1012
38 Hardin County 1012
39 Stephenson County 1010
40 Whiteside County 994
41 Morgan County 992
41 Randolph County 992
42 Woodford County 991
43 Cass County 987
44 DeKalb County 986
45 Williamson County 984
46 Kendall County 981
47 Massac County 968
48 Carroll County 956
49 Effingham County 951
49 Gallatin County 951
50 Christian County 946
51 Moultrie County 945
52 Douglas County 944
53 McDonough County 941
54 White County 930
55 Lawrence County 928
56 Scott County 926
57 Warren County 925
58 Bond County 923
59 Clay County 922
60 Perry County 920
60 Richland County 920
61 Pope County 916
62 Henry County 904
62 Piatt County 904
63 Clinton County 902
64 Clark County 900
65 Wabash County 894
66 Shelby County 872
67 Marion County 869
68 Montgomery County 862
69 Edwards County 859
69 Pike County 859
70 Jasper County 854
71 Marshall County 853
72 Knox County 852
73 Jersey County 846
74 Mercer County 841
75 Greene County 840
76 Macoupin County 838
77 Jo Daviess County 837
77 Monroe County 837
78 Union County 833
79 Iroquois County 832
80 Saline County 822
81 Cumberland County 821
82 Franklin County 815
83 Wayne County 813
84 Fayette County 809
85 Alexander County 807
86 Fulton County 804
86 Schuyler County 804
87 Hancock County 803
88 Menard County 777
89 Mason County 764
90 Pulaski County 739
91 Henderson County 690
92 Calhoun County 662