Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q3, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.11K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.34K), followed by Monroe County ($1.33K), and Polk County ($1.30K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($793), followed by Dickinson County ($825), and Monona County ($827).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 1344 |
| 2 | Monroe County | 1326 |
| 3 | Polk County | 1297 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 1221 |
| 5 | Linn County | 1213 |
| 6 | Story County | 1158 |
| 7 | Scott County | 1106 |
| 8 | Muscatine County | 1096 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 1084 |
| 10 | Black Hawk County | 1082 |
| 10 | Grundy County | 1082 |
| 11 | Plymouth County | 1070 |
| 12 | Marion County | 1066 |
| 13 | Poweshiek County | 1065 |
| 14 | Ida County | 1063 |
| 15 | Dubuque County | 1061 |
| 16 | Webster County | 1056 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 1055 |
| 18 | Wright County | 1054 |
| 19 | Mitchell County | 1035 |
| 20 | Chickasaw County | 1027 |
| 21 | Hardin County | 1022 |
| 22 | Lee County | 1020 |
| 23 | Cerro Gordo County | 1019 |
| 24 | Pottawattamie County | 1017 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 1009 |
| 26 | Boone County | 1004 |
| 26 | Buena Vista County | 1004 |
| 26 | Winneshiek County | 1004 |
| 27 | Floyd County | 1002 |
| 28 | Sioux County | 1001 |
| 29 | Butler County | 995 |
| 30 | Guthrie County | 993 |
| 30 | Wapello County | 993 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 992 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 991 |
| 33 | Clay County | 983 |
| 34 | Adair County | 982 |
| 35 | Woodbury County | 981 |
| 36 | Mills County | 978 |
| 37 | Delaware County | 977 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 976 |
| 39 | Clayton County | 975 |
| 40 | Henry County | 968 |
| 41 | Mahaska County | 966 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 965 |
| 43 | Bremer County | 964 |
| 44 | Clinton County | 963 |
| 45 | Greene County | 960 |
| 46 | Kossuth County | 958 |
| 46 | Lucas County | 958 |
| 47 | Humboldt County | 952 |
| 48 | Benton County | 943 |
| 49 | Page County | 937 |
| 49 | Shelby County | 937 |
| 50 | Des Moines County | 936 |
| 51 | Warren County | 934 |
| 52 | Pocahontas County | 931 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 928 |
| 54 | Davis County | 923 |
| 55 | Cass County | 921 |
| 56 | Louisa County | 920 |
| 57 | Harrison County | 919 |
| 58 | Clarke County | 916 |
| 58 | Union County | 916 |
| 59 | Buchanan County | 914 |
| 59 | Howard County | 914 |
| 60 | Jasper County | 911 |
| 60 | Madison County | 911 |
| 61 | Taylor County | 910 |
| 62 | Iowa County | 909 |
| 62 | Jones County | 909 |
| 62 | Wayne County | 909 |
| 63 | Osceola County | 903 |
| 64 | Obrien County | 902 |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 901 |
| 66 | Tama County | 900 |
| 66 | Winnebago County | 900 |
| 67 | Audubon County | 898 |
| 68 | Fremont County | 897 |
| 69 | Sac County | 890 |
| 70 | Calhoun County | 888 |
| 71 | Fayette County | 882 |
| 72 | Worth County | 877 |
| 73 | Cedar County | 876 |
| 74 | Van Buren County | 873 |
| 75 | Palo Alto County | 872 |
| 76 | Adams County | 864 |
| 77 | Lyon County | 862 |
| 78 | Emmet County | 860 |
| 79 | Washington County | 859 |
| 80 | Appanoose County | 853 |
| 81 | Allamakee County | 851 |
| 82 | Keokuk County | 842 |
| 83 | Ringgold County | 833 |
| 84 | Jackson County | 831 |
| 85 | Monona County | 827 |
| 86 | Dickinson County | 825 |
| 87 | Decatur County | 793 |