Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2005 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $690. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.08K), followed by Durham County ($1.03K), and Wake County ($763).
On the other hand, Avery County had the lowest average weekly wage ($420), followed by Washington County ($420), and Bertie County ($422).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 1077 |
| 2 | Durham County | 1029 |
| 3 | Wake County | 763 |
| 4 | Orange County | 729 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 727 |
| 6 | Wilkes County | 698 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 684 |
| 8 | Rowan County | 641 |
| 9 | Lee County | 636 |
| 10 | Granville County | 624 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 621 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 616 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 610 |
| 14 | Craven County | 592 |
| 14 | Person County | 592 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 588 |
| 16 | Pitt County | 587 |
| 17 | Gaston County | 584 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 577 |
| 19 | Nash County | 575 |
| 20 | Union County | 574 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 573 |
| 22 | Buncombe County | 572 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 567 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 560 |
| 25 | Cumberland County | 557 |
| 26 | Johnston County | 555 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 550 |
| 28 | Edgecombe County | 547 |
| 29 | Burke County | 546 |
| 30 | Moore County | 543 |
| 31 | Henderson County | 540 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 536 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 533 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 529 |
| 35 | Davidson County | 527 |
| 36 | Swain County | 525 |
| 37 | Beaufort County | 524 |
| 38 | Randolph County | 522 |
| 39 | Martin County | 521 |
| 40 | Pasquotank County | 520 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 518 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 517 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 516 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 515 |
| 45 | Camden County | 514 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 514 |
| 46 | Chatham County | 510 |
| 46 | Stanly County | 510 |
| 47 | Columbus County | 506 |
| 48 | Jackson County | 505 |
| 48 | Sampson County | 505 |
| 49 | Vance County | 503 |
| 50 | Davie County | 501 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 501 |
| 50 | Transylvania County | 501 |
| 51 | Anson County | 500 |
| 52 | Macon County | 497 |
| 53 | Scotland County | 495 |
| 54 | Harnett County | 494 |
| 55 | Jones County | 489 |
| 56 | Alexander County | 486 |
| 57 | Dare County | 485 |
| 57 | Watauga County | 485 |
| 58 | Surry County | 484 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 481 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 481 |
| 60 | Halifax County | 480 |
| 61 | Mitchell County | 477 |
| 62 | Caswell County | 476 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 473 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 473 |
| 63 | Robeson County | 473 |
| 64 | Richmond County | 472 |
| 65 | Chowan County | 470 |
| 65 | Hyde County | 470 |
| 66 | Duplin County | 469 |
| 67 | Warren County | 468 |
| 68 | Polk County | 467 |
| 69 | Pender County | 464 |
| 70 | Madison County | 458 |
| 71 | Gates County | 456 |
| 72 | Yadkin County | 455 |
| 73 | Greene County | 453 |
| 74 | Northampton County | 451 |
| 75 | Currituck County | 450 |
| 75 | Hoke County | 450 |
| 76 | Carteret County | 448 |
| 77 | Bladen County | 445 |
| 77 | Onslow County | 445 |
| 78 | Alleghany County | 440 |
| 79 | Graham County | 438 |
| 80 | Clay County | 431 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 431 |
| 81 | Yancey County | 429 |
| 82 | Tyrrell County | 423 |
| 83 | Bertie County | 422 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 422 |
| 84 | Avery County | 420 |
| 84 | Washington County | 420 |