Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q1, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.18K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.69K), followed by Polk County ($1.45K), and Marion County ($1.43K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($778), followed by Ringgold County ($814), and Lyon County ($829).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Dallas County | 1688 |
| 2 | Polk County | 1445 |
| 3 | Marion County | 1432 |
| 4 | Plymouth County | 1393 |
| 5 | Linn County | 1310 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 1229 |
| 7 | Johnson County | 1190 |
| 8 | Muscatine County | 1185 |
| 9 | Story County | 1180 |
| 10 | Ida County | 1124 |
| 11 | Mahaska County | 1120 |
| 12 | Scott County | 1115 |
| 13 | Black Hawk County | 1093 |
| 14 | Dubuque County | 1091 |
| 15 | Poweshiek County | 1088 |
| 16 | Floyd County | 1080 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 1080 |
| 17 | Webster County | 1078 |
| 18 | Mills County | 1055 |
| 19 | Hardin County | 1053 |
| 20 | Wright County | 1052 |
| 21 | Tama County | 1050 |
| 22 | Lee County | 1043 |
| 23 | Henry County | 1042 |
| 24 | Pottawattamie County | 1039 |
| 25 | Grundy County | 1038 |
| 26 | Marshall County | 1033 |
| 27 | Shelby County | 1022 |
| 28 | Cerro Gordo County | 1021 |
| 29 | Guthrie County | 1013 |
| 29 | Mitchell County | 1013 |
| 30 | Bremer County | 1010 |
| 31 | Woodbury County | 1006 |
| 32 | Boone County | 1005 |
| 32 | Sac County | 1005 |
| 33 | Butler County | 999 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 998 |
| 35 | Delaware County | 996 |
| 36 | Clinton County | 992 |
| 37 | Kossuth County | 991 |
| 38 | Wapello County | 990 |
| 39 | Chickasaw County | 989 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 985 |
| 41 | Sioux County | 983 |
| 42 | Crawford County | 979 |
| 43 | Des Moines County | 978 |
| 44 | Buena Vista County | 971 |
| 45 | Greene County | 969 |
| 46 | Humboldt County | 967 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 967 |
| 47 | Hamilton County | 963 |
| 48 | Louisa County | 961 |
| 48 | Pocahontas County | 961 |
| 49 | Clay County | 960 |
| 50 | Davis County | 947 |
| 50 | Lucas County | 947 |
| 51 | Iowa County | 946 |
| 52 | Page County | 938 |
| 53 | Warren County | 935 |
| 54 | Winneshiek County | 934 |
| 55 | Buchanan County | 933 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | 933 |
| 56 | Benton County | 928 |
| 56 | Osceola County | 928 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 923 |
| 57 | Wayne County | 923 |
| 58 | Adair County | 922 |
| 59 | Clarke County | 921 |
| 60 | Cass County | 917 |
| 61 | Adams County | 911 |
| 62 | Madison County | 909 |
| 63 | Cedar County | 903 |
| 63 | Fremont County | 903 |
| 64 | Clayton County | 900 |
| 64 | Dickinson County | 900 |
| 65 | Palo Alto County | 899 |
| 65 | Taylor County | 899 |
| 66 | Keokuk County | 895 |
| 67 | Worth County | 891 |
| 68 | Audubon County | 890 |
| 68 | Jasper County | 890 |
| 68 | Obrien County | 890 |
| 68 | Union County | 890 |
| 69 | Appanoose County | 889 |
| 70 | Harrison County | 882 |
| 71 | Jones County | 874 |
| 72 | Van Buren County | 870 |
| 73 | Howard County | 868 |
| 74 | Fayette County | 867 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 866 |
| 76 | Monona County | 864 |
| 77 | Emmet County | 856 |
| 78 | Winnebago County | 852 |
| 79 | Washington County | 848 |
| 80 | Allamakee County | 833 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 833 |
| 81 | Lyon County | 829 |
| 82 | Ringgold County | 814 |
| 83 | Decatur County | 778 |