Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q2
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $783. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.23K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($993), and Orange County ($910).
On the other hand, Tyrrell County had the lowest average weekly wage ($488), followed by Alleghany County ($498), and Madison County ($510).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1225 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 993 |
| 3 | Orange County | 910 |
| 4 | Wake County | 882 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 813 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 780 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 772 |
| 8 | Granville County | 750 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 749 |
| 10 | New Hanover County | 745 |
| 11 | Craven County | 732 |
| 12 | Camden County | 729 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 728 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 723 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 721 |
| 16 | Wilson County | 704 |
| 17 | Lee County | 700 |
| 18 | Union County | 680 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 677 |
| 20 | Alamance County | 672 |
| 20 | Buncombe County | 672 |
| 21 | Nash County | 669 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 663 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 659 |
| 24 | Moore County | 652 |
| 25 | Cabarrus County | 648 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 647 |
| 27 | Edgecombe County | 639 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 638 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 636 |
| 30 | Person County | 630 |
| 31 | Pasquotank County | 628 |
| 32 | Currituck County | 626 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 623 |
| 34 | Hertford County | 619 |
| 35 | Watauga County | 616 |
| 36 | Burke County | 615 |
| 37 | Beaufort County | 614 |
| 37 | Chatham County | 614 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 613 |
| 39 | Rockingham County | 611 |
| 40 | Haywood County | 607 |
| 41 | Vance County | 606 |
| 42 | Davidson County | 605 |
| 43 | Anson County | 604 |
| 44 | Onslow County | 601 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 600 |
| 46 | Scotland County | 599 |
| 47 | Chowan County | 598 |
| 48 | Randolph County | 596 |
| 49 | Lenoir County | 594 |
| 49 | Martin County | 594 |
| 50 | Swain County | 593 |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 588 |
| 52 | Bladen County | 587 |
| 52 | Sampson County | 587 |
| 53 | Columbus County | 585 |
| 54 | Stanly County | 584 |
| 55 | Surry County | 581 |
| 56 | Caldwell County | 580 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 579 |
| 58 | Halifax County | 578 |
| 59 | Pender County | 577 |
| 59 | Wilkes County | 577 |
| 60 | Jones County | 572 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 572 |
| 61 | Harnett County | 571 |
| 61 | Macon County | 571 |
| 62 | Rutherford County | 569 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 568 |
| 64 | Duplin County | 567 |
| 65 | Bertie County | 565 |
| 65 | Transylvania County | 565 |
| 66 | Gates County | 564 |
| 67 | Polk County | 562 |
| 68 | Graham County | 559 |
| 69 | Stokes County | 558 |
| 69 | Warren County | 558 |
| 70 | Davie County | 556 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 552 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 552 |
| 71 | Robeson County | 552 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 550 |
| 73 | Northampton County | 548 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 546 |
| 75 | Greene County | 545 |
| 76 | Carteret County | 541 |
| 77 | Yadkin County | 538 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 533 |
| 79 | Hoke County | 531 |
| 80 | Washington County | 530 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 524 |
| 82 | Perquimans County | 523 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 522 |
| 84 | Avery County | 518 |
| 85 | Clay County | 516 |
| 86 | Dare County | 514 |
| 87 | Madison County | 510 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 498 |
| 89 | Tyrrell County | 488 |