Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $869. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.38K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.27K), and Wake County ($958).
On the other hand, Alleghany County had the lowest average weekly wage ($503), followed by Avery County ($512), and Tyrrell County ($516).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1380 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1274 |
| 3 | Wake County | 958 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 945 |
| 5 | Orange County | 929 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 856 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 854 |
| 8 | Camden County | 807 |
| 9 | Wilson County | 786 |
| 10 | Granville County | 780 |
| 11 | Craven County | 766 |
| 12 | Lee County | 764 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 749 |
| 14 | Rowan County | 742 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 730 |
| 16 | Pitt County | 728 |
| 17 | Buncombe County | 712 |
| 18 | Union County | 705 |
| 19 | Catawba County | 704 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 696 |
| 21 | Edgecombe County | 695 |
| 22 | Nash County | 694 |
| 23 | Brunswick County | 693 |
| 24 | Cabarrus County | 687 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 676 |
| 26 | Person County | 669 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 663 |
| 27 | Johnston County | 663 |
| 28 | Beaufort County | 659 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 655 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 653 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 652 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 647 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 646 |
| 34 | Moore County | 641 |
| 35 | Haywood County | 640 |
| 36 | Hertford County | 634 |
| 37 | Burke County | 632 |
| 38 | Chatham County | 630 |
| 39 | Davidson County | 628 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 623 |
| 40 | Scotland County | 623 |
| 41 | Columbus County | 620 |
| 42 | Pasquotank County | 619 |
| 43 | Halifax County | 617 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 616 |
| 44 | Wilkes County | 616 |
| 45 | Warren County | 615 |
| 46 | Stanly County | 614 |
| 47 | Swain County | 611 |
| 48 | Martin County | 610 |
| 48 | Rutherford County | 610 |
| 48 | Watauga County | 610 |
| 49 | Onslow County | 608 |
| 50 | Lenoir County | 606 |
| 50 | Sampson County | 606 |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 603 |
| 51 | Vance County | 603 |
| 52 | Surry County | 602 |
| 53 | Bladen County | 600 |
| 54 | Montgomery County | 599 |
| 55 | Caldwell County | 598 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 597 |
| 56 | Pender County | 597 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 594 |
| 58 | Jones County | 591 |
| 59 | Chowan County | 589 |
| 59 | Graham County | 589 |
| 59 | Transylvania County | 589 |
| 60 | Anson County | 587 |
| 61 | Currituck County | 586 |
| 62 | Davie County | 585 |
| 63 | Macon County | 582 |
| 64 | Dare County | 581 |
| 65 | Harnett County | 578 |
| 66 | Hyde County | 577 |
| 67 | Gates County | 569 |
| 68 | Robeson County | 565 |
| 69 | Ashe County | 563 |
| 69 | Northampton County | 563 |
| 70 | Richmond County | 562 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 560 |
| 72 | Carteret County | 558 |
| 73 | Polk County | 554 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 550 |
| 74 | Washington County | 550 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 547 |
| 76 | Yadkin County | 543 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 541 |
| 78 | Pamlico County | 540 |
| 79 | Greene County | 538 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 536 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 534 |
| 81 | Hoke County | 534 |
| 81 | Madison County | 534 |
| 82 | Clay County | 523 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 522 |
| 84 | Tyrrell County | 516 |
| 85 | Avery County | 512 |
| 86 | Alleghany County | 503 |