Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $825. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.28K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.23K), and Wake County ($916).
On the other hand, Madison County had the lowest average weekly wage ($489), followed by Hoke County ($491), and Clay County ($496).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1278 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1232 |
| 3 | Wake County | 916 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 893 |
| 5 | Orange County | 890 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 821 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 803 |
| 8 | Currituck County | 759 |
| 9 | Wilson County | 758 |
| 10 | Granville County | 739 |
| 10 | New Hanover County | 739 |
| 11 | Lee County | 727 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 695 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 694 |
| 14 | Camden County | 692 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 692 |
| 15 | Craven County | 688 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 688 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 675 |
| 17 | Bertie County | 661 |
| 18 | Beaufort County | 656 |
| 18 | Union County | 656 |
| 19 | Gaston County | 655 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 654 |
| 21 | Brunswick County | 651 |
| 22 | Nash County | 650 |
| 23 | Cabarrus County | 648 |
| 24 | Johnston County | 644 |
| 25 | Edgecombe County | 636 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 632 |
| 27 | Person County | 629 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 624 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 621 |
| 30 | Moore County | 620 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 614 |
| 32 | Burke County | 607 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 606 |
| 34 | Rockingham County | 604 |
| 35 | Mitchell County | 601 |
| 36 | Martin County | 600 |
| 37 | Scotland County | 599 |
| 38 | Haywood County | 597 |
| 38 | Wilkes County | 597 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 593 |
| 40 | Pasquotank County | 592 |
| 41 | Davidson County | 591 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 590 |
| 43 | Chatham County | 589 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 587 |
| 45 | Hertford County | 582 |
| 46 | Pender County | 581 |
| 46 | Watauga County | 581 |
| 47 | Surry County | 580 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 579 |
| 48 | Vance County | 579 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 577 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 576 |
| 51 | Randolph County | 574 |
| 51 | Warren County | 574 |
| 52 | Anson County | 571 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 569 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 568 |
| 55 | Swain County | 566 |
| 56 | Onslow County | 565 |
| 56 | Sampson County | 565 |
| 57 | Duplin County | 564 |
| 58 | Chowan County | 563 |
| 59 | Bladen County | 562 |
| 59 | Rutherford County | 562 |
| 60 | Macon County | 557 |
| 61 | Davie County | 556 |
| 62 | Ashe County | 550 |
| 62 | Polk County | 550 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 549 |
| 63 | Dare County | 549 |
| 63 | Harnett County | 549 |
| 64 | Richmond County | 547 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 546 |
| 66 | Graham County | 545 |
| 67 | Gates County | 543 |
| 67 | Transylvania County | 543 |
| 68 | Robeson County | 542 |
| 69 | Hyde County | 538 |
| 69 | Jones County | 538 |
| 70 | Cherokee County | 534 |
| 71 | Carteret County | 533 |
| 72 | Northampton County | 530 |
| 73 | Greene County | 529 |
| 74 | Washington County | 528 |
| 75 | Stokes County | 526 |
| 75 | Yadkin County | 526 |
| 76 | Yancey County | 524 |
| 77 | Pamlico County | 520 |
| 77 | Tyrrell County | 520 |
| 78 | Perquimans County | 505 |
| 79 | Avery County | 502 |
| 80 | Alleghany County | 497 |
| 81 | Clay County | 496 |
| 82 | Hoke County | 491 |
| 83 | Madison County | 489 |