Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2006 Q2
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2006 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $690. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.00K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($914), and Orange County ($782).
On the other hand, Alleghany County had the lowest average weekly wage ($432), followed by Hyde County ($437), and Pamlico County ($446).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2006 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1001 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 914 |
| 3 | Orange County | 782 |
| 4 | Wake County | 777 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 723 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 711 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 666 |
| 8 | Granville County | 660 |
| 9 | Craven County | 655 |
| 10 | Rowan County | 654 |
| 11 | Lee County | 641 |
| 12 | Iredell County | 638 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 636 |
| 13 | Union County | 636 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 635 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 624 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 621 |
| 17 | Buncombe County | 620 |
| 18 | Camden County | 613 |
| 19 | Gaston County | 612 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 610 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 603 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 601 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 593 |
| 23 | Nash County | 593 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 591 |
| 25 | Edgecombe County | 590 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 586 |
| 27 | Martin County | 584 |
| 28 | Person County | 581 |
| 29 | Moore County | 572 |
| 30 | Randolph County | 568 |
| 31 | Pasquotank County | 567 |
| 32 | Burke County | 566 |
| 33 | Wilkes County | 565 |
| 34 | Brunswick County | 558 |
| 35 | Davidson County | 557 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 554 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 551 |
| 38 | Chatham County | 547 |
| 39 | Beaufort County | 544 |
| 39 | Graham County | 544 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 544 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 544 |
| 39 | Rockingham County | 544 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 543 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 540 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 540 |
| 42 | Anson County | 538 |
| 42 | Harnett County | 538 |
| 43 | Scotland County | 537 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 534 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 533 |
| 46 | Lenoir County | 531 |
| 47 | Bertie County | 530 |
| 47 | Chowan County | 530 |
| 47 | Hertford County | 530 |
| 48 | Rutherford County | 529 |
| 49 | Davie County | 528 |
| 50 | Watauga County | 527 |
| 51 | Columbus County | 526 |
| 52 | Macon County | 524 |
| 53 | Stokes County | 521 |
| 54 | Surry County | 519 |
| 55 | Transylvania County | 516 |
| 56 | Alexander County | 515 |
| 57 | Halifax County | 514 |
| 58 | Jones County | 512 |
| 58 | Madison County | 512 |
| 59 | Robeson County | 508 |
| 60 | Duplin County | 507 |
| 61 | Vance County | 506 |
| 62 | Polk County | 504 |
| 63 | Pender County | 502 |
| 64 | Northampton County | 500 |
| 65 | Mitchell County | 497 |
| 65 | Onslow County | 497 |
| 66 | Swain County | 494 |
| 67 | Richmond County | 492 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 491 |
| 68 | Warren County | 491 |
| 69 | Bladen County | 488 |
| 69 | Caswell County | 488 |
| 70 | Cherokee County | 487 |
| 71 | Clay County | 485 |
| 72 | Tyrrell County | 484 |
| 73 | Dare County | 483 |
| 73 | Perquimans County | 483 |
| 74 | Gates County | 480 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 480 |
| 75 | Yadkin County | 479 |
| 76 | Hoke County | 476 |
| 77 | Greene County | 475 |
| 78 | Currituck County | 463 |
| 79 | Carteret County | 462 |
| 80 | Avery County | 456 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | 446 |
| 81 | Washington County | 446 |
| 82 | Hyde County | 437 |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 432 |