Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2011 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $824. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.21K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.05K), and Orange County ($946).
On the other hand, Tyrrell County had the lowest average weekly wage ($506), followed by Madison County ($521), and Alleghany County ($535).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2011 Q4
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Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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1 | Durham County | 1205 |
2 | Mecklenburg County | 1047 |
3 | Orange County | 946 |
4 | Wake County | 944 |
5 | Forsyth County | 853 |
6 | Guilford County | 822 |
7 | Iredell County | 792 |
8 | New Hanover County | 790 |
9 | Craven County | 782 |
10 | Pitt County | 774 |
11 | Cumberland County | 771 |
12 | Camden County | 768 |
12 | Granville County | 768 |
13 | Lee County | 749 |
14 | Wilson County | 743 |
15 | Rowan County | 742 |
16 | Buncombe County | 734 |
17 | Catawba County | 730 |
18 | Edgecombe County | 728 |
19 | Moore County | 725 |
20 | Union County | 717 |
21 | Gaston County | 709 |
22 | Nash County | 695 |
23 | Chowan County | 686 |
24 | Henderson County | 680 |
25 | Brunswick County | 679 |
25 | Cabarrus County | 679 |
26 | Alamance County | 675 |
27 | Chatham County | 673 |
28 | Pasquotank County | 668 |
29 | Wayne County | 665 |
30 | Franklin County | 664 |
31 | Johnston County | 662 |
32 | Burke County | 659 |
33 | Cleveland County | 657 |
34 | Lincoln County | 656 |
35 | Hertford County | 654 |
36 | Davidson County | 644 |
37 | Lenoir County | 642 |
38 | Beaufort County | 641 |
38 | Person County | 641 |
38 | Sampson County | 641 |
39 | Watauga County | 638 |
40 | Scotland County | 637 |
41 | Rockingham County | 636 |
42 | Bladen County | 635 |
43 | Haywood County | 631 |
44 | Randolph County | 629 |
44 | Vance County | 629 |
45 | Jackson County | 628 |
46 | Montgomery County | 622 |
47 | Caldwell County | 620 |
48 | Davie County | 617 |
48 | Jones County | 617 |
48 | Northampton County | 617 |
48 | Pender County | 617 |
49 | Anson County | 616 |
49 | Wilkes County | 616 |
50 | Duplin County | 613 |
50 | Polk County | 613 |
51 | Columbus County | 612 |
52 | Transylvania County | 610 |
53 | Rutherford County | 609 |
54 | Dare County | 608 |
55 | Harnett County | 606 |
56 | Surry County | 605 |
56 | Swain County | 605 |
56 | Warren County | 605 |
57 | Graham County | 604 |
58 | Martin County | 603 |
59 | Macon County | 602 |
59 | Onslow County | 602 |
60 | Stanly County | 601 |
61 | Mitchell County | 599 |
62 | Bertie County | 598 |
63 | Halifax County | 597 |
64 | Carteret County | 592 |
65 | Ashe County | 590 |
65 | Richmond County | 590 |
66 | Hyde County | 586 |
67 | Pamlico County | 584 |
67 | Yancey County | 584 |
68 | Caswell County | 582 |
68 | Gates County | 582 |
68 | McDowell County | 582 |
69 | Robeson County | 577 |
70 | Yadkin County | 574 |
71 | Cherokee County | 572 |
72 | Alexander County | 569 |
72 | Currituck County | 569 |
73 | Greene County | 568 |
73 | Stokes County | 568 |
74 | Washington County | 557 |
75 | Clay County | 556 |
76 | Perquimans County | 542 |
77 | Hoke County | 539 |
78 | Avery County | 538 |
79 | Alleghany County | 535 |
80 | Madison County | 521 |
81 | Tyrrell County | 506 |