Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q2, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.40K. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.57K), followed by Lake County ($1.56K), and DuPage County ($1.45K).
On the other hand, Edwards County had the lowest average weekly wage ($662), followed by Calhoun County ($672), and Henderson County ($687).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Cook County | 1571 |
| 2 | Lake County | 1560 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 1454 |
| 4 | Crawford County | 1311 |
| 5 | Peoria County | 1295 |
| 6 | Sangamon County | 1291 |
| 7 | Grundy County | 1268 |
| 8 | Rock Island County | 1247 |
| 9 | Macon County | 1214 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 1210 |
| 11 | Brown County | 1207 |
| 12 | McLean County | 1204 |
| 13 | De Witt County | 1179 |
| 14 | Champaign County | 1171 |
| 15 | Kane County | 1163 |
| 16 | Washington County | 1159 |
| 17 | Will County | 1147 |
| 18 | Winnebago County | 1111 |
| 19 | LaSalle County | 1105 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 1099 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 1096 |
| 22 | Ford County | 1075 |
| 23 | DeKalb County | 1074 |
| 24 | Johnson County | 1073 |
| 25 | Stephenson County | 1072 |
| 26 | Lee County | 1069 |
| 27 | St. Clair County | 1063 |
| 28 | Hamilton County | 1054 |
| 29 | Edgar County | 1053 |
| 30 | Ogle County | 1048 |
| 31 | Kankakee County | 1044 |
| 32 | Effingham County | 1040 |
| 33 | Lawrence County | 1039 |
| 33 | Livingston County | 1039 |
| 34 | Madison County | 1036 |
| 35 | Tazewell County | 1032 |
| 36 | Adams County | 1023 |
| 36 | Logan County | 1023 |
| 37 | Boone County | 1020 |
| 38 | McHenry County | 1019 |
| 39 | Vermilion County | 1004 |
| 40 | Williamson County | 1002 |
| 41 | White County | 1001 |
| 42 | Whiteside County | 999 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 998 |
| 44 | Stark County | 987 |
| 45 | Woodford County | 983 |
| 46 | Douglas County | 982 |
| 47 | Clay County | 974 |
| 47 | Massac County | 974 |
| 48 | Bond County | 973 |
| 49 | Bureau County | 972 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 972 |
| 50 | Coles County | 970 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 960 |
| 52 | Schuyler County | 958 |
| 53 | Moultrie County | 956 |
| 54 | Alexander County | 953 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 950 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | 943 |
| 57 | Christian County | 940 |
| 57 | Perry County | 940 |
| 58 | Marion County | 938 |
| 59 | Henry County | 937 |
| 60 | Wabash County | 926 |
| 61 | Monroe County | 924 |
| 62 | Jasper County | 921 |
| 63 | Kendall County | 918 |
| 64 | McDonough County | 916 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 914 |
| 66 | Cass County | 911 |
| 67 | Clinton County | 908 |
| 68 | Pulaski County | 901 |
| 68 | Richland County | 901 |
| 69 | Clark County | 889 |
| 70 | Saline County | 886 |
| 71 | Jo Daviess County | 885 |
| 72 | Macoupin County | 882 |
| 73 | Iroquois County | 879 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 878 |
| 75 | Carroll County | 876 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 868 |
| 77 | Knox County | 865 |
| 78 | Fulton County | 863 |
| 79 | Warren County | 857 |
| 80 | Hancock County | 856 |
| 81 | Pike County | 853 |
| 82 | Piatt County | 849 |
| 83 | Hardin County | 847 |
| 84 | Mercer County | 841 |
| 85 | Union County | 840 |
| 86 | Fayette County | 832 |
| 87 | Jersey County | 823 |
| 88 | Menard County | 805 |
| 89 | Wayne County | 794 |
| 90 | Mason County | 765 |
| 91 | Scott County | 749 |
| 92 | Greene County | 748 |
| 93 | Pope County | 729 |
| 94 | Henderson County | 687 |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 672 |
| 96 | Edwards County | 662 |