Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $890. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.27K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.13K), and Orange County ($1.04K).
On the other hand, Clay County had the lowest average weekly wage ($552), followed by Pamlico County ($560), and Avery County ($571).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2014 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1270 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1127 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1043 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1009 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 932 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 889 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 887 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 832 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 829 |
| 10 | Union County | 814 |
| 11 | Wilson County | 806 |
| 12 | Craven County | 805 |
| 13 | Granville County | 801 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 798 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 786 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 785 |
| 17 | Camden County | 775 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 771 |
| 19 | Washington County | 770 |
| 20 | Moore County | 766 |
| 21 | Catawba County | 763 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 758 |
| 22 | Lee County | 758 |
| 23 | Cabarrus County | 749 |
| 24 | Person County | 737 |
| 25 | Nash County | 736 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 735 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 729 |
| 28 | Alamance County | 722 |
| 28 | Hertford County | 722 |
| 29 | Johnston County | 715 |
| 30 | Cleveland County | 713 |
| 31 | Davidson County | 710 |
| 32 | Chowan County | 707 |
| 32 | Pasquotank County | 707 |
| 33 | Beaufort County | 705 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 705 |
| 34 | Scotland County | 704 |
| 35 | Chatham County | 699 |
| 36 | Bladen County | 692 |
| 36 | Burke County | 692 |
| 36 | Lenoir County | 692 |
| 37 | Gates County | 688 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 688 |
| 38 | Sampson County | 685 |
| 39 | Rockingham County | 679 |
| 40 | Graham County | 677 |
| 41 | Pender County | 676 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 676 |
| 42 | Watauga County | 675 |
| 43 | Edgecombe County | 674 |
| 44 | Davie County | 671 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 670 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 669 |
| 46 | Currituck County | 669 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 669 |
| 46 | Swain County | 669 |
| 47 | Haywood County | 665 |
| 48 | Jackson County | 663 |
| 48 | Warren County | 663 |
| 49 | Surry County | 661 |
| 50 | Ashe County | 655 |
| 50 | Columbus County | 655 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 654 |
| 52 | Vance County | 652 |
| 53 | Harnett County | 650 |
| 54 | Stanly County | 647 |
| 55 | Alexander County | 646 |
| 56 | Northampton County | 645 |
| 57 | Rutherford County | 644 |
| 58 | Transylvania County | 643 |
| 59 | McDowell County | 639 |
| 60 | Duplin County | 637 |
| 61 | Perquimans County | 633 |
| 62 | Jones County | 632 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 632 |
| 63 | Macon County | 631 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 631 |
| 64 | Onslow County | 630 |
| 65 | Anson County | 629 |
| 65 | Carteret County | 629 |
| 65 | Halifax County | 629 |
| 66 | Dare County | 624 |
| 67 | Robeson County | 623 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 611 |
| 69 | Greene County | 607 |
| 70 | Madison County | 606 |
| 71 | Yancey County | 605 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 603 |
| 72 | Hoke County | 603 |
| 73 | Polk County | 601 |
| 74 | Stokes County | 586 |
| 75 | Martin County | 585 |
| 76 | Tyrrell County | 583 |
| 77 | Alleghany County | 581 |
| 78 | Bertie County | 574 |
| 79 | Avery County | 571 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 571 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 560 |
| 81 | Clay County | 552 |