Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $964. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.28K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.23K), and Orange County ($1.13K).
On the other hand, Hyde County had the lowest average weekly wage ($612), followed by Alleghany County ($616), and Pamlico County ($616).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1284 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1231 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1134 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1118 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1006 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 946 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 918 |
| 8 | Union County | 882 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 875 |
| 10 | Pitt County | 865 |
| 11 | Craven County | 863 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 855 |
| 13 | Granville County | 852 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 851 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 844 |
| 16 | Catawba County | 842 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 836 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 828 |
| 19 | Cabarrus County | 815 |
| 20 | Lee County | 805 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 805 |
| 21 | Davidson County | 804 |
| 22 | Moore County | 801 |
| 23 | Gaston County | 797 |
| 24 | Johnston County | 795 |
| 25 | Henderson County | 786 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 785 |
| 27 | Alamance County | 782 |
| 28 | Person County | 771 |
| 29 | Nash County | 770 |
| 30 | Chatham County | 767 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 756 |
| 32 | Sampson County | 755 |
| 33 | Lenoir County | 752 |
| 34 | Washington County | 751 |
| 35 | Chowan County | 748 |
| 36 | Scotland County | 740 |
| 37 | Camden County | 737 |
| 38 | Caldwell County | 736 |
| 39 | Burke County | 734 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 733 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 729 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 728 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 727 |
| 44 | Currituck County | 726 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 726 |
| 45 | Haywood County | 721 |
| 45 | Jones County | 721 |
| 45 | Randolph County | 721 |
| 46 | McDowell County | 720 |
| 47 | Hertford County | 718 |
| 48 | Surry County | 715 |
| 49 | Mitchell County | 714 |
| 50 | Ashe County | 712 |
| 51 | Edgecombe County | 711 |
| 52 | Watauga County | 710 |
| 53 | Bladen County | 709 |
| 54 | Transylvania County | 707 |
| 55 | Davie County | 705 |
| 56 | Harnett County | 700 |
| 57 | Wilkes County | 697 |
| 58 | Greene County | 696 |
| 58 | Madison County | 696 |
| 59 | Pender County | 695 |
| 60 | Rockingham County | 694 |
| 61 | Northampton County | 693 |
| 61 | Stanly County | 693 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 692 |
| 63 | Hoke County | 689 |
| 63 | Vance County | 689 |
| 64 | Duplin County | 688 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 687 |
| 65 | Onslow County | 687 |
| 66 | Graham County | 685 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 684 |
| 67 | Caswell County | 684 |
| 67 | Gates County | 684 |
| 68 | Dare County | 681 |
| 69 | Robeson County | 679 |
| 70 | Macon County | 678 |
| 71 | Richmond County | 671 |
| 71 | Rutherford County | 671 |
| 72 | Halifax County | 670 |
| 72 | Perquimans County | 670 |
| 73 | Cherokee County | 664 |
| 74 | Anson County | 662 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 661 |
| 76 | Tyrrell County | 652 |
| 77 | Swain County | 647 |
| 78 | Avery County | 643 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 640 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 637 |
| 81 | Clay County | 631 |
| 82 | Polk County | 628 |
| 83 | Warren County | 627 |
| 84 | Martin County | 622 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 616 |
| 85 | Pamlico County | 616 |
| 85 | Stokes County | 616 |
| 86 | Hyde County | 612 |