Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q2, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.12K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.31K), followed by Polk County ($1.30K), and Linn County ($1.24K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($786), followed by Jackson County ($829), and Monona County ($831).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 1312 |
| 2 | Polk County | 1300 |
| 3 | Linn County | 1243 |
| 4 | Monroe County | 1235 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 1196 |
| 6 | Muscatine County | 1163 |
| 7 | Story County | 1158 |
| 8 | Marion County | 1135 |
| 9 | Scott County | 1128 |
| 10 | Plymouth County | 1124 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 1115 |
| 12 | Benton County | 1095 |
| 13 | Wright County | 1089 |
| 14 | Lee County | 1076 |
| 15 | Dubuque County | 1065 |
| 16 | Ida County | 1062 |
| 17 | Black Hawk County | 1060 |
| 18 | Poweshiek County | 1055 |
| 19 | Grundy County | 1050 |
| 20 | Webster County | 1044 |
| 21 | Pottawattamie County | 1039 |
| 22 | Greene County | 1036 |
| 23 | Mills County | 1029 |
| 24 | Floyd County | 1018 |
| 25 | Cerro Gordo County | 1016 |
| 26 | Marshall County | 1013 |
| 27 | Woodbury County | 1012 |
| 28 | Sioux County | 1011 |
| 29 | Boone County | 1009 |
| 29 | Mitchell County | 1009 |
| 30 | Des Moines County | 1007 |
| 31 | Guthrie County | 1006 |
| 32 | Chickasaw County | 1005 |
| 33 | Clayton County | 1003 |
| 34 | Delaware County | 998 |
| 35 | Clinton County | 994 |
| 36 | Buena Vista County | 992 |
| 37 | Humboldt County | 991 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 988 |
| 39 | Mahaska County | 981 |
| 40 | Butler County | 980 |
| 41 | Pocahontas County | 977 |
| 42 | Wapello County | 975 |
| 43 | Clay County | 974 |
| 44 | Hardin County | 973 |
| 44 | Henry County | 973 |
| 45 | Kossuth County | 970 |
| 46 | Louisa County | 969 |
| 47 | Adair County | 962 |
| 47 | Warren County | 962 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 961 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 961 |
| 49 | Hamilton County | 960 |
| 50 | Audubon County | 958 |
| 50 | Cherokee County | 958 |
| 51 | Winneshiek County | 957 |
| 52 | Taylor County | 956 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 954 |
| 54 | Wayne County | 953 |
| 55 | Bremer County | 951 |
| 56 | Sac County | 947 |
| 57 | Lucas County | 946 |
| 58 | Cedar County | 940 |
| 59 | Clarke County | 938 |
| 60 | Harrison County | 931 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 931 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 928 |
| 61 | Davis County | 928 |
| 62 | Union County | 926 |
| 63 | Jasper County | 917 |
| 64 | Jones County | 915 |
| 65 | Page County | 914 |
| 66 | Osceola County | 910 |
| 67 | Fayette County | 909 |
| 67 | Howard County | 909 |
| 67 | Madison County | 909 |
| 68 | Buchanan County | 908 |
| 68 | Keokuk County | 908 |
| 69 | Emmet County | 906 |
| 70 | Calhoun County | 902 |
| 71 | Iowa County | 901 |
| 72 | Adams County | 898 |
| 73 | Tama County | 895 |
| 74 | Cass County | 887 |
| 75 | Winnebago County | 883 |
| 76 | Fremont County | 877 |
| 77 | Obrien County | 875 |
| 78 | Ringgold County | 859 |
| 79 | Appanoose County | 858 |
| 80 | Lyon County | 857 |
| 80 | Palo Alto County | 857 |
| 81 | Washington County | 856 |
| 82 | Worth County | 850 |
| 83 | Allamakee County | 841 |
| 83 | Van Buren County | 841 |
| 84 | Dickinson County | 839 |
| 85 | Monona County | 831 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 829 |
| 87 | Decatur County | 786 |