Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q1, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.61K. Among all Illinois counties, Lake County had the highest average weekly wage ($2.18K), followed by Cook County ($1.84K), and Peoria County ($1.71K).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($686), followed by Henderson County ($702), and Menard County ($789).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Lake County | 2180 |
| 2 | Cook County | 1844 |
| 3 | Peoria County | 1713 |
| 4 | Stark County | 1665 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 1640 |
| 6 | Macon County | 1489 |
| 7 | Grundy County | 1452 |
| 8 | McLean County | 1419 |
| 9 | De Witt County | 1414 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 1343 |
| 11 | Brown County | 1301 |
| 12 | Rock Island County | 1284 |
| 13 | Champaign County | 1264 |
| 14 | Kane County | 1208 |
| 15 | Lee County | 1184 |
| 16 | Ogle County | 1180 |
| 17 | Tazewell County | 1179 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 1163 |
| 18 | Will County | 1163 |
| 19 | Winnebago County | 1142 |
| 20 | LaSalle County | 1129 |
| 20 | Washington County | 1129 |
| 21 | Boone County | 1126 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 1121 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 1117 |
| 24 | Madison County | 1115 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 1107 |
| 25 | Livingston County | 1107 |
| 26 | Vermilion County | 1103 |
| 27 | Crawford County | 1099 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 1099 |
| 28 | St. Clair County | 1093 |
| 29 | Bureau County | 1076 |
| 30 | DeKalb County | 1074 |
| 31 | Whiteside County | 1069 |
| 32 | Logan County | 1064 |
| 33 | Coles County | 1059 |
| 34 | Kendall County | 1058 |
| 35 | Kankakee County | 1056 |
| 36 | Adams County | 1051 |
| 37 | McHenry County | 1049 |
| 38 | Hamilton County | 1048 |
| 39 | Edgar County | 1046 |
| 40 | Randolph County | 1038 |
| 40 | Stephenson County | 1038 |
| 41 | Christian County | 1031 |
| 42 | Richland County | 1022 |
| 43 | Woodford County | 1020 |
| 44 | Moultrie County | 1019 |
| 45 | Williamson County | 1018 |
| 46 | Cass County | 1012 |
| 46 | Ford County | 1012 |
| 47 | Hardin County | 1007 |
| 48 | Gallatin County | 1006 |
| 49 | Massac County | 1003 |
| 50 | Effingham County | 994 |
| 51 | Douglas County | 992 |
| 52 | Bond County | 989 |
| 53 | Schuyler County | 981 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 974 |
| 55 | Henry County | 962 |
| 56 | Perry County | 954 |
| 57 | Clay County | 953 |
| 58 | Alexander County | 950 |
| 59 | Scott County | 942 |
| 60 | Clinton County | 932 |
| 61 | Pope County | 929 |
| 62 | McDonough County | 928 |
| 63 | Wabash County | 920 |
| 64 | Iroquois County | 917 |
| 65 | Marion County | 915 |
| 66 | Piatt County | 906 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 903 |
| 67 | Pike County | 903 |
| 68 | Jasper County | 901 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 899 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 899 |
| 69 | White County | 899 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 896 |
| 70 | Warren County | 896 |
| 71 | Edwards County | 884 |
| 72 | Jersey County | 881 |
| 73 | Macoupin County | 873 |
| 74 | Jo Daviess County | 871 |
| 74 | Knox County | 871 |
| 75 | Clark County | 868 |
| 75 | Franklin County | 868 |
| 76 | Saline County | 856 |
| 77 | Fulton County | 850 |
| 78 | Marshall County | 844 |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 843 |
| 80 | Fayette County | 841 |
| 81 | Wayne County | 836 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 835 |
| 83 | Union County | 829 |
| 84 | Mercer County | 827 |
| 85 | Pulaski County | 826 |
| 86 | Mason County | 816 |
| 87 | Greene County | 794 |
| 88 | Menard County | 789 |
| 89 | Henderson County | 702 |
| 90 | Calhoun County | 686 |