Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2010 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $791. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.28K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.15K), and Wake County ($901).
On the other hand, Avery County had the lowest average weekly wage ($477), followed by Clay County ($477), and Alleghany County ($481).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2010 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1280 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1148 |
| 3 | Wake County | 901 |
| 4 | Orange County | 885 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 827 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 765 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 735 |
| 8 | Wilson County | 730 |
| 9 | Granville County | 728 |
| 10 | New Hanover County | 712 |
| 11 | Lee County | 697 |
| 12 | Bertie County | 689 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 687 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 672 |
| 15 | Craven County | 668 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 668 |
| 16 | Washington County | 663 |
| 17 | Camden County | 661 |
| 18 | Brunswick County | 650 |
| 19 | Buncombe County | 648 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 643 |
| 21 | Nash County | 641 |
| 22 | Cabarrus County | 640 |
| 22 | Johnston County | 640 |
| 23 | Alamance County | 638 |
| 24 | Union County | 635 |
| 25 | Gaston County | 634 |
| 26 | Edgecombe County | 630 |
| 27 | Rockingham County | 623 |
| 28 | Person County | 610 |
| 29 | Henderson County | 608 |
| 30 | Beaufort County | 606 |
| 31 | Moore County | 604 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 603 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 603 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 602 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 587 |
| 35 | Jones County | 585 |
| 36 | Lenoir County | 584 |
| 37 | Burke County | 582 |
| 38 | Currituck County | 579 |
| 38 | Pasquotank County | 579 |
| 39 | Chatham County | 578 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 578 |
| 40 | Watauga County | 574 |
| 41 | Columbus County | 571 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 568 |
| 42 | Swain County | 568 |
| 43 | Davidson County | 567 |
| 44 | Warren County | 566 |
| 45 | Scotland County | 564 |
| 45 | Vance County | 564 |
| 46 | Wilkes County | 563 |
| 47 | Wayne County | 562 |
| 48 | Anson County | 559 |
| 48 | Bladen County | 559 |
| 48 | Sampson County | 559 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 557 |
| 50 | Hertford County | 556 |
| 50 | Mitchell County | 556 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 556 |
| 51 | Pender County | 554 |
| 52 | Surry County | 551 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 549 |
| 54 | Harnett County | 548 |
| 55 | McDowell County | 547 |
| 56 | Richmond County | 546 |
| 57 | Onslow County | 545 |
| 58 | Dare County | 544 |
| 59 | Caswell County | 541 |
| 59 | Duplin County | 541 |
| 59 | Halifax County | 541 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 540 |
| 60 | Greene County | 540 |
| 61 | Rutherford County | 539 |
| 62 | Davie County | 538 |
| 63 | Chowan County | 536 |
| 63 | Macon County | 536 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 533 |
| 65 | Polk County | 532 |
| 66 | Transylvania County | 530 |
| 67 | Graham County | 529 |
| 68 | Gates County | 526 |
| 69 | Carteret County | 525 |
| 69 | Robeson County | 525 |
| 70 | Tyrrell County | 523 |
| 71 | Alexander County | 522 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 522 |
| 71 | Northampton County | 522 |
| 72 | Pamlico County | 516 |
| 73 | Hoke County | 515 |
| 74 | Stokes County | 513 |
| 75 | Hyde County | 505 |
| 76 | Perquimans County | 495 |
| 77 | Yancey County | 493 |
| 78 | Madison County | 487 |
| 79 | Martin County | 482 |
| 80 | Alleghany County | 481 |
| 81 | Avery County | 477 |
| 81 | Clay County | 477 |