Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q3
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q3, the average weekly wage for Illinois was $1.40K. Among all Illinois counties, Lake County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.57K), followed by Cook County ($1.55K), and DuPage County ($1.45K).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest average weekly wage ($697), followed by Henderson County ($697), and Menard County ($776).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Lake County | 1566 |
| 2 | Cook County | 1547 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 1450 |
| 4 | Sangamon County | 1335 |
| 5 | Peoria County | 1306 |
| 6 | Rock Island County | 1297 |
| 7 | Champaign County | 1271 |
| 8 | Putnam County | 1269 |
| 9 | Grundy County | 1249 |
| 10 | Macon County | 1229 |
| 11 | De Witt County | 1212 |
| 12 | Brown County | 1209 |
| 13 | Scott County | 1207 |
| 14 | McLean County | 1206 |
| 15 | Kane County | 1176 |
| 16 | Johnson County | 1168 |
| 17 | Will County | 1133 |
| 18 | Winnebago County | 1118 |
| 19 | Crawford County | 1113 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 1105 |
| 21 | Lee County | 1103 |
| 22 | Washington County | 1095 |
| 23 | LaSalle County | 1088 |
| 24 | DeKalb County | 1085 |
| 25 | Madison County | 1084 |
| 26 | St. Clair County | 1083 |
| 27 | Ogle County | 1082 |
| 28 | Kankakee County | 1077 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 1073 |
| 30 | Livingston County | 1070 |
| 31 | Massac County | 1051 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 1049 |
| 33 | Ford County | 1036 |
| 34 | McHenry County | 1035 |
| 35 | Coles County | 1032 |
| 35 | Edgar County | 1032 |
| 36 | Boone County | 1031 |
| 37 | Whiteside County | 1029 |
| 38 | Adams County | 1028 |
| 38 | Vermilion County | 1028 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 1026 |
| 39 | Stephenson County | 1026 |
| 40 | Tazewell County | 1023 |
| 41 | Logan County | 1022 |
| 42 | Woodford County | 1015 |
| 43 | Hamilton County | 1007 |
| 44 | Bureau County | 999 |
| 45 | Williamson County | 995 |
| 46 | Alexander County | 991 |
| 47 | Bond County | 990 |
| 48 | Morgan County | 984 |
| 49 | Effingham County | 980 |
| 50 | Gallatin County | 975 |
| 51 | Richland County | 972 |
| 52 | Moultrie County | 971 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 968 |
| 54 | Henry County | 963 |
| 55 | Kendall County | 962 |
| 56 | White County | 960 |
| 57 | Clay County | 959 |
| 58 | Stark County | 957 |
| 59 | Perry County | 953 |
| 60 | Christian County | 952 |
| 61 | Cass County | 950 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 950 |
| 62 | Marion County | 949 |
| 63 | McDonough County | 944 |
| 64 | Edwards County | 939 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 925 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 924 |
| 67 | Schuyler County | 911 |
| 67 | Wabash County | 911 |
| 68 | Carroll County | 903 |
| 69 | Hardin County | 900 |
| 70 | Pike County | 894 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 892 |
| 72 | Macoupin County | 891 |
| 73 | Knox County | 889 |
| 74 | Shelby County | 888 |
| 75 | Union County | 885 |
| 76 | Lawrence County | 881 |
| 77 | Piatt County | 874 |
| 78 | Jasper County | 873 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 871 |
| 80 | Clark County | 868 |
| 81 | Cumberland County | 864 |
| 82 | Fayette County | 862 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 859 |
| 83 | Pulaski County | 859 |
| 84 | Jersey County | 856 |
| 85 | Fulton County | 853 |
| 86 | Saline County | 851 |
| 87 | Warren County | 847 |
| 88 | Mason County | 845 |
| 89 | Jo Daviess County | 844 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 837 |
| 91 | Mercer County | 828 |
| 92 | Greene County | 823 |
| 93 | Pope County | 806 |
| 94 | Menard County | 776 |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 697 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 697 |