Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q4, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.20K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.42K), followed by Polk County ($1.39K), and Marion County ($1.37K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($823), followed by Appanoose County ($847), and Van Buren County ($861).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 1416 |
| 2 | Polk County | 1387 |
| 3 | Marion County | 1370 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1324 |
| 5 | Linn County | 1284 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 1234 |
| 7 | Scott County | 1231 |
| 8 | Dubuque County | 1227 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 1224 |
| 10 | Muscatine County | 1218 |
| 11 | Story County | 1215 |
| 12 | Ida County | 1199 |
| 13 | Butler County | 1189 |
| 13 | Chickasaw County | 1189 |
| 14 | Plymouth County | 1158 |
| 15 | Lyon County | 1157 |
| 15 | Mitchell County | 1157 |
| 16 | Grundy County | 1152 |
| 16 | Poweshiek County | 1152 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 1144 |
| 18 | Sioux County | 1126 |
| 19 | Marshall County | 1123 |
| 20 | Hardin County | 1119 |
| 21 | Lee County | 1109 |
| 22 | Webster County | 1105 |
| 23 | Clay County | 1097 |
| 24 | Mahaska County | 1095 |
| 25 | Wright County | 1090 |
| 26 | Wapello County | 1088 |
| 27 | Pottawattamie County | 1080 |
| 28 | Crawford County | 1077 |
| 29 | Cerro Gordo County | 1071 |
| 30 | Greene County | 1068 |
| 31 | Delaware County | 1067 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 1062 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 1061 |
| 33 | Mills County | 1061 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 1059 |
| 35 | Jones County | 1056 |
| 36 | Humboldt County | 1055 |
| 36 | Louisa County | 1055 |
| 37 | Buena Vista County | 1049 |
| 37 | Woodbury County | 1049 |
| 38 | Boone County | 1038 |
| 39 | Floyd County | 1034 |
| 40 | Guthrie County | 1033 |
| 41 | Pocahontas County | 1027 |
| 42 | Des Moines County | 1025 |
| 42 | Madison County | 1025 |
| 43 | Henry County | 1021 |
| 44 | Kossuth County | 1020 |
| 45 | Adams County | 1018 |
| 46 | Harrison County | 1017 |
| 47 | Sac County | 1015 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 1009 |
| 49 | Bremer County | 1008 |
| 49 | Davis County | 1008 |
| 50 | Iowa County | 1005 |
| 51 | Cherokee County | 1003 |
| 52 | Hamilton County | 1001 |
| 53 | Winneshiek County | 996 |
| 54 | Carroll County | 989 |
| 55 | Emmet County | 988 |
| 56 | Buchanan County | 987 |
| 56 | Clayton County | 987 |
| 57 | Warren County | 986 |
| 58 | Adair County | 984 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 980 |
| 60 | Audubon County | 978 |
| 61 | Lucas County | 970 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 970 |
| 62 | Clarke County | 969 |
| 63 | Jasper County | 966 |
| 64 | Calhoun County | 964 |
| 64 | Cedar County | 964 |
| 64 | Osceola County | 964 |
| 65 | Howard County | 960 |
| 66 | Keokuk County | 959 |
| 67 | Benton County | 958 |
| 68 | Obrien County | 950 |
| 69 | Wayne County | 949 |
| 70 | Fayette County | 947 |
| 70 | Page County | 947 |
| 70 | Washington County | 947 |
| 71 | Fremont County | 943 |
| 72 | Dickinson County | 941 |
| 73 | Cass County | 934 |
| 74 | Palo Alto County | 930 |
| 75 | Tama County | 929 |
| 76 | Monona County | 918 |
| 77 | Worth County | 914 |
| 78 | Union County | 912 |
| 79 | Winnebago County | 911 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 898 |
| 81 | Ringgold County | 889 |
| 82 | Allamakee County | 882 |
| 83 | Van Buren County | 861 |
| 84 | Appanoose County | 847 |
| 85 | Decatur County | 823 |