Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 Q1, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $913. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.38K), followed by Durham County ($1.37K), and Forsyth County ($1.02K).
On the other hand, Yancey County had the lowest average weekly wage ($515), followed by Tyrrell County ($519), and Pamlico County ($520).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 1378 |
| 2 | Durham County | 1373 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 1025 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1013 |
| 5 | Orange County | 946 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 914 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 883 |
| 8 | Wilson County | 855 |
| 9 | Granville County | 795 |
| 10 | Rowan County | 784 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 775 |
| 12 | Craven County | 762 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 758 |
| 14 | Washington County | 751 |
| 15 | Camden County | 750 |
| 16 | Lee County | 735 |
| 17 | Cumberland County | 732 |
| 18 | Union County | 730 |
| 19 | Buncombe County | 728 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 721 |
| 20 | Nash County | 721 |
| 21 | Catawba County | 720 |
| 22 | Cabarrus County | 712 |
| 23 | Person County | 707 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 706 |
| 25 | Gaston County | 695 |
| 26 | Alamance County | 689 |
| 27 | Rockingham County | 684 |
| 28 | Beaufort County | 682 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 679 |
| 30 | Johnston County | 673 |
| 31 | Henderson County | 664 |
| 32 | Currituck County | 663 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 657 |
| 34 | Davidson County | 653 |
| 35 | Moore County | 649 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 646 |
| 37 | Hertford County | 642 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 642 |
| 38 | Burke County | 640 |
| 38 | Scotland County | 640 |
| 39 | Edgecombe County | 639 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 639 |
| 40 | Bladen County | 638 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 638 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 631 |
| 42 | Wilkes County | 630 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 624 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 624 |
| 44 | Columbus County | 617 |
| 44 | Davie County | 617 |
| 45 | Halifax County | 616 |
| 46 | Chatham County | 614 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 614 |
| 47 | Onslow County | 613 |
| 48 | Caldwell County | 611 |
| 49 | Chowan County | 609 |
| 50 | Mitchell County | 608 |
| 50 | Vance County | 608 |
| 51 | Swain County | 605 |
| 51 | Warren County | 605 |
| 52 | Anson County | 604 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 604 |
| 52 | Stanly County | 604 |
| 53 | Surry County | 603 |
| 54 | Jones County | 602 |
| 54 | Watauga County | 602 |
| 55 | Duplin County | 601 |
| 56 | Macon County | 595 |
| 57 | Harnett County | 594 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 592 |
| 59 | Rutherford County | 590 |
| 60 | Northampton County | 587 |
| 60 | Pender County | 587 |
| 61 | Richmond County | 584 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 583 |
| 63 | Dare County | 580 |
| 64 | Perquimans County | 578 |
| 65 | Robeson County | 577 |
| 66 | Alexander County | 576 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 574 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 571 |
| 69 | Yadkin County | 570 |
| 70 | Hoke County | 569 |
| 71 | Graham County | 568 |
| 72 | Hyde County | 563 |
| 73 | Madison County | 560 |
| 74 | Greene County | 559 |
| 75 | Martin County | 554 |
| 76 | Cherokee County | 552 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 548 |
| 78 | Polk County | 547 |
| 79 | Gates County | 544 |
| 80 | Stokes County | 543 |
| 81 | Clay County | 538 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 536 |
| 83 | Avery County | 528 |
| 84 | Pamlico County | 520 |
| 85 | Tyrrell County | 519 |
| 86 | Yancey County | 515 |