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 ($739).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 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 |