Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q1, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $899. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.15K), followed by Dallas County ($1.14K), and Linn County ($1.02K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($601), followed by Van Buren County ($623), and Jackson County ($638).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 1,146 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 1,141 |
| 3 | Linn County | 1,021 |
| 4 | Muscatine County | 993 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 952 |
| 6 | Story County | 951 |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 936 |
| 8 | Marion County | 908 |
| 9 | Lee County | 880 |
| 10 | Ida County | 870 |
| 11 | Black Hawk County | 860 |
| 12 | Scott County | 856 |
| 13 | Monroe County | 850 |
| 14 | Mills County | 845 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 841 |
| 16 | Kossuth County | 838 |
| 17 | Dubuque County | 832 |
| 18 | Webster County | 829 |
| 19 | Bremer County | 815 |
| 19 | Floyd County | 815 |
| 19 | Poweshiek County | 815 |
| 20 | Des Moines County | 812 |
| 21 | Lucas County | 809 |
| 22 | Crawford County | 800 |
| 23 | Delaware County | 796 |
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