Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2006 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2006 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $744. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.16K), followed by Durham County ($1.14K), and Wake County ($830).
On the other hand, Washington County had the lowest average weekly wage ($434), followed by Avery County ($445), and Alleghany County ($449).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2006 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 1163 |
| 2 | Durham County | 1138 |
| 3 | Wake County | 830 |
| 4 | Orange County | 774 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 762 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 722 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 696 |
| 8 | Lee County | 683 |
| 9 | Rowan County | 677 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 669 |
| 11 | Wilson County | 663 |
| 12 | New Hanover County | 662 |
| 13 | Granville County | 648 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 645 |
| 15 | Union County | 636 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 632 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 629 |
| 18 | Craven County | 627 |
| 19 | Pitt County | 616 |
| 20 | Buncombe County | 613 |
| 21 | Gaston County | 612 |
| 21 | Nash County | 612 |
| 22 | Wilkes County | 604 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 602 |
| 24 | Person County | 597 |
| 25 | Cumberland County | 595 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 588 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 587 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 578 |
| 28 | Moore County | 578 |
| 29 | Edgecombe County | 575 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 569 |
| 31 | Burke County | 568 |
| 32 | Davidson County | 564 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 559 |
| 34 | Martin County | 558 |
| 35 | Chatham County | 557 |
| 35 | Randolph County | 557 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 551 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 551 |
| 37 | Davie County | 550 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 550 |
| 38 | Pasquotank County | 547 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 547 |
| 39 | Camden County | 546 |
| 39 | Swain County | 546 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 545 |
| 41 | Rockingham County | 543 |
| 42 | Columbus County | 542 |
| 43 | Hertford County | 539 |
| 44 | Dare County | 538 |
| 45 | Surry County | 536 |
| 46 | Stanly County | 535 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 534 |
| 47 | Rutherford County | 534 |
| 48 | Macon County | 532 |
| 49 | Lenoir County | 531 |
| 49 | McDowell County | 531 |
| 50 | Stokes County | 527 |
| 51 | Transylvania County | 525 |
| 52 | Scotland County | 523 |
| 53 | Anson County | 521 |
| 53 | Harnett County | 521 |
| 54 | Vance County | 520 |
| 55 | Watauga County | 517 |
| 56 | Halifax County | 514 |
| 57 | Northampton County | 510 |
| 58 | Jones County | 509 |
| 59 | Chowan County | 508 |
| 60 | Alexander County | 504 |
| 60 | Warren County | 504 |
| 61 | Duplin County | 497 |
| 62 | Bladen County | 495 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 495 |
| 63 | Polk County | 493 |
| 63 | Robeson County | 493 |
| 64 | Caswell County | 492 |
| 65 | Pender County | 491 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 490 |
| 67 | Ashe County | 489 |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 487 |
| 68 | Richmond County | 487 |
| 69 | Madison County | 486 |
| 70 | Currituck County | 485 |
| 71 | Tyrrell County | 484 |
| 72 | Carteret County | 482 |
| 72 | Onslow County | 482 |
| 73 | Hoke County | 481 |
| 74 | Greene County | 480 |
| 75 | Gates County | 478 |
| 76 | Graham County | 476 |
| 77 | Clay County | 469 |
| 77 | Perquimans County | 469 |
| 78 | Pamlico County | 464 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 462 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 461 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 458 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 449 |
| 83 | Avery County | 445 |
| 84 | Washington County | 434 |