Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q3
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $972. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.33K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.21K), and Wake County ($1.16K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($608), followed by Alleghany County ($613), and Martin County ($621).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1328 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1212 |
| 3 | Wake County | 1156 |
| 4 | Orange County | 1118 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 966 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 939 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 926 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 906 |
| 9 | Granville County | 879 |
| 10 | New Hanover County | 873 |
| 11 | Union County | 872 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 854 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 849 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 848 |
| 15 | Buncombe County | 846 |
| 16 | Craven County | 835 |
| 17 | Catawba County | 829 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 812 |
| 19 | Cabarrus County | 807 |
| 20 | Person County | 798 |
| 21 | Nash County | 796 |
| 22 | Washington County | 794 |
| 23 | Gaston County | 793 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 790 |
| 25 | Cleveland County | 787 |
| 26 | Lee County | 784 |
| 27 | Moore County | 782 |
| 28 | Johnston County | 776 |
| 29 | Alamance County | 775 |
| 30 | Davidson County | 769 |
| 31 | Henderson County | 767 |
| 32 | Pasquotank County | 760 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 752 |
| 34 | Caldwell County | 749 |
| 34 | Hertford County | 749 |
| 35 | Wilkes County | 746 |
| 36 | Beaufort County | 742 |
| 36 | Lenoir County | 742 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 738 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 734 |
| 38 | Mitchell County | 734 |
| 39 | Sampson County | 731 |
| 40 | Chatham County | 729 |
| 41 | Davie County | 727 |
| 41 | Northampton County | 727 |
| 42 | Scotland County | 723 |
| 42 | Swain County | 723 |
| 43 | Yancey County | 722 |
| 44 | Yadkin County | 720 |
| 45 | Burke County | 718 |
| 46 | Surry County | 717 |
| 47 | Watauga County | 715 |
| 48 | Graham County | 714 |
| 49 | McDowell County | 712 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 708 |
| 51 | Chowan County | 707 |
| 51 | Haywood County | 707 |
| 52 | Randolph County | 706 |
| 53 | Edgecombe County | 703 |
| 54 | Caswell County | 699 |
| 54 | Duplin County | 699 |
| 54 | Rutherford County | 699 |
| 55 | Greene County | 698 |
| 55 | Harnett County | 698 |
| 55 | Richmond County | 698 |
| 56 | Hoke County | 695 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 694 |
| 58 | Anson County | 693 |
| 59 | Pender County | 692 |
| 60 | Bladen County | 690 |
| 61 | Perquimans County | 688 |
| 61 | Vance County | 688 |
| 62 | Carteret County | 687 |
| 63 | Gates County | 686 |
| 63 | Onslow County | 686 |
| 63 | Rockingham County | 686 |
| 64 | Ashe County | 683 |
| 65 | Robeson County | 678 |
| 66 | Halifax County | 672 |
| 67 | Camden County | 671 |
| 67 | Transylvania County | 671 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 669 |
| 69 | Macon County | 668 |
| 69 | Madison County | 668 |
| 70 | Dare County | 662 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 658 |
| 71 | Jones County | 658 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 654 |
| 73 | Bertie County | 652 |
| 74 | Avery County | 648 |
| 75 | Currituck County | 640 |
| 76 | Clay County | 636 |
| 77 | Warren County | 635 |
| 78 | Hyde County | 634 |
| 79 | Polk County | 628 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | 627 |
| 81 | Stokes County | 622 |
| 82 | Martin County | 621 |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 613 |
| 84 | Pamlico County | 608 |