Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q1, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.21K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.72K), followed by Polk County ($1.50K), and Linn County ($1.36K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($824), followed by Lyon County ($850), and Allamakee County ($852).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 1720 |
| 2 | Polk County | 1495 |
| 3 | Linn County | 1362 |
| 4 | Muscatine County | 1304 |
| 5 | Marion County | 1274 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 1265 |
| 7 | Story County | 1229 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 1228 |
| 9 | Hancock County | 1211 |
| 10 | Ida County | 1201 |
| 11 | Plymouth County | 1179 |
| 12 | Scott County | 1162 |
| 13 | Mahaska County | 1152 |
| 14 | Mills County | 1126 |
| 15 | Wright County | 1125 |
| 16 | Black Hawk County | 1123 |
| 17 | Dubuque County | 1122 |
| 18 | Floyd County | 1107 |
| 19 | Poweshiek County | 1102 |
| 20 | Pottawattamie County | 1101 |
| 21 | Grundy County | 1098 |
| 22 | Webster County | 1093 |
| 23 | Lee County | 1092 |
| 24 | Bremer County | 1068 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 1068 |
| 25 | Cerro Gordo County | 1054 |
| 25 | Guthrie County | 1054 |
| 25 | Woodbury County | 1054 |
| 26 | Boone County | 1050 |
| 27 | Buena Vista County | 1043 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 1042 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 1040 |
| 30 | Butler County | 1038 |
| 30 | Hardin County | 1038 |
| 31 | Chickasaw County | 1034 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 1032 |
| 33 | Delaware County | 1031 |
| 33 | Pocahontas County | 1031 |
| 34 | Shelby County | 1029 |
| 35 | Clinton County | 1028 |
| 35 | Sioux County | 1028 |
| 36 | Henry County | 1025 |
| 37 | Kossuth County | 1013 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 1009 |
| 39 | Greene County | 1008 |
| 40 | Wapello County | 1005 |
| 41 | Des Moines County | 1003 |
| 41 | Sac County | 1003 |
| 42 | Clay County | 1001 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 995 |
| 44 | Iowa County | 993 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 987 |
| 45 | Louisa County | 987 |
| 46 | Humboldt County | 986 |
| 47 | Hamilton County | 982 |
| 48 | Buchanan County | 979 |
| 49 | Davis County | 978 |
| 50 | Page County | 966 |
| 51 | Union County | 964 |
| 52 | Winneshiek County | 961 |
| 53 | Cherokee County | 959 |
| 53 | Lucas County | 959 |
| 53 | Warren County | 959 |
| 54 | Clarke County | 956 |
| 54 | Wayne County | 956 |
| 55 | Audubon County | 955 |
| 55 | Osceola County | 955 |
| 56 | Benton County | 953 |
| 57 | Madison County | 952 |
| 58 | Tama County | 947 |
| 59 | Adair County | 946 |
| 60 | Jasper County | 945 |
| 61 | Adams County | 940 |
| 62 | Fremont County | 938 |
| 63 | Clayton County | 936 |
| 64 | Cass County | 933 |
| 65 | Fayette County | 930 |
| 66 | Emmet County | 925 |
| 67 | Taylor County | 923 |
| 67 | Worth County | 923 |
| 68 | Palo Alto County | 922 |
| 69 | Jones County | 916 |
| 70 | Keokuk County | 914 |
| 71 | Obrien County | 913 |
| 72 | Cedar County | 912 |
| 73 | Dickinson County | 910 |
| 73 | Harrison County | 910 |
| 74 | Calhoun County | 891 |
| 75 | Appanoose County | 886 |
| 75 | Van Buren County | 886 |
| 76 | Howard County | 884 |
| 77 | Ringgold County | 876 |
| 77 | Winnebago County | 876 |
| 78 | Washington County | 870 |
| 79 | Monona County | 866 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 858 |
| 81 | Allamakee County | 852 |
| 82 | Lyon County | 850 |
| 83 | Decatur County | 824 |