Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q3
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $938. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.30K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.17K), and Wake County ($1.10K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($561), followed by Hyde County ($591), and Tyrrell County ($595).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1302 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1170 |
| 3 | Wake County | 1098 |
| 4 | Orange County | 1054 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 946 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 945 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 913 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 867 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 863 |
| 10 | Granville County | 850 |
| 11 | Union County | 844 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 842 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 826 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 820 |
| 15 | Wilson County | 815 |
| 16 | Craven County | 813 |
| 17 | Northampton County | 808 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 805 |
| 19 | Washington County | 798 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 788 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 787 |
| 22 | Person County | 776 |
| 23 | Lee County | 770 |
| 24 | Cleveland County | 766 |
| 25 | Johnston County | 760 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 759 |
| 26 | Nash County | 759 |
| 27 | Cabarrus County | 758 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 756 |
| 29 | Moore County | 755 |
| 30 | Alamance County | 751 |
| 30 | Davidson County | 751 |
| 31 | Beaufort County | 738 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 738 |
| 32 | Hertford County | 729 |
| 33 | Mitchell County | 728 |
| 34 | Caldwell County | 725 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 723 |
| 36 | Chatham County | 721 |
| 37 | Yadkin County | 714 |
| 38 | Lenoir County | 712 |
| 39 | Swain County | 710 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 706 |
| 41 | Burke County | 705 |
| 41 | Yancey County | 705 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 704 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 703 |
| 44 | Surry County | 701 |
| 45 | Edgecombe County | 697 |
| 46 | Chowan County | 694 |
| 46 | Haywood County | 694 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 694 |
| 47 | Scotland County | 692 |
| 47 | Watauga County | 692 |
| 48 | Wilkes County | 691 |
| 49 | Caswell County | 689 |
| 50 | McDowell County | 687 |
| 51 | Hoke County | 685 |
| 52 | Randolph County | 684 |
| 53 | Rutherford County | 683 |
| 54 | Davie County | 682 |
| 54 | Perquimans County | 682 |
| 55 | Camden County | 681 |
| 56 | Columbus County | 680 |
| 56 | Greene County | 680 |
| 56 | Vance County | 680 |
| 57 | Anson County | 678 |
| 57 | Rockingham County | 678 |
| 58 | Stanly County | 677 |
| 59 | Harnett County | 676 |
| 60 | Madison County | 672 |
| 61 | Pender County | 671 |
| 62 | Duplin County | 670 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 670 |
| 63 | Graham County | 668 |
| 64 | Bladen County | 661 |
| 65 | Onslow County | 657 |
| 66 | Ashe County | 656 |
| 66 | Robeson County | 656 |
| 67 | Gates County | 650 |
| 68 | Carteret County | 648 |
| 69 | Macon County | 646 |
| 69 | Transylvania County | 646 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 645 |
| 71 | Bertie County | 641 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 641 |
| 71 | Currituck County | 641 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 638 |
| 73 | Jones County | 634 |
| 74 | Dare County | 632 |
| 74 | Warren County | 632 |
| 75 | Avery County | 627 |
| 76 | Stokes County | 621 |
| 77 | Polk County | 615 |
| 78 | Martin County | 604 |
| 79 | Alleghany County | 601 |
| 80 | Clay County | 597 |
| 81 | Tyrrell County | 595 |
| 82 | Hyde County | 591 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 561 |