Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q2
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $818. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.21K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.04K), and Orange County ($953).
On the other hand, Tyrrell County had the lowest average weekly wage ($480), followed by Pamlico County ($495), and Alleghany County ($514).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1207 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1040 |
| 3 | Orange County | 953 |
| 4 | Wake County | 933 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 838 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 809 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 801 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 761 |
| 8 | Wilson County | 761 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 752 |
| 10 | Granville County | 751 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | 746 |
| 12 | Union County | 742 |
| 13 | Craven County | 735 |
| 13 | Washington County | 735 |
| 14 | Rowan County | 734 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 717 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 713 |
| 17 | Camden County | 707 |
| 18 | Buncombe County | 703 |
| 19 | Person County | 698 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 696 |
| 21 | Lee County | 690 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 684 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 677 |
| 24 | Nash County | 675 |
| 25 | Cabarrus County | 674 |
| 26 | Moore County | 672 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 664 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 659 |
| 28 | Johnston County | 659 |
| 28 | Pasquotank County | 659 |
| 29 | Hertford County | 658 |
| 30 | Beaufort County | 657 |
| 31 | Davidson County | 653 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 645 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 636 |
| 34 | Scotland County | 635 |
| 34 | Watauga County | 635 |
| 35 | Burke County | 632 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 631 |
| 37 | Swain County | 629 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 628 |
| 39 | Chatham County | 627 |
| 40 | Haywood County | 625 |
| 41 | Chowan County | 622 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 621 |
| 43 | Lenoir County | 620 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 619 |
| 45 | Northampton County | 618 |
| 46 | Edgecombe County | 615 |
| 47 | Richmond County | 614 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 611 |
| 49 | Mitchell County | 609 |
| 50 | Davie County | 608 |
| 50 | Sampson County | 608 |
| 51 | Pender County | 606 |
| 52 | Vance County | 605 |
| 52 | Wilkes County | 605 |
| 53 | Graham County | 602 |
| 53 | Harnett County | 602 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 602 |
| 54 | Anson County | 600 |
| 54 | Bladen County | 600 |
| 55 | Yadkin County | 596 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 595 |
| 56 | Onslow County | 595 |
| 56 | Surry County | 595 |
| 57 | Warren County | 591 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 590 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 590 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 589 |
| 60 | Alexander County | 588 |
| 61 | Halifax County | 587 |
| 62 | Perquimans County | 584 |
| 63 | Macon County | 583 |
| 64 | Rutherford County | 582 |
| 65 | Currituck County | 581 |
| 65 | Jones County | 581 |
| 66 | Transylvania County | 579 |
| 67 | Robeson County | 576 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 572 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 569 |
| 70 | Bertie County | 564 |
| 70 | Madison County | 564 |
| 71 | Greene County | 558 |
| 72 | Carteret County | 556 |
| 72 | Stokes County | 556 |
| 73 | Martin County | 555 |
| 74 | Hyde County | 551 |
| 75 | Gates County | 548 |
| 76 | Polk County | 547 |
| 77 | Cherokee County | 541 |
| 78 | Dare County | 536 |
| 79 | Avery County | 531 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 529 |
| 81 | Clay County | 515 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 514 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 495 |
| 84 | Tyrrell County | 480 |