Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2020 Q3
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.04K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.49K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.28K), and Orange County ($1.26K).
On the other hand, Clay County had the lowest average weekly wage ($648), followed by Pamlico County ($648), and Martin County ($649).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2020 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1485 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1279 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1259 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1219 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 1118 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1026 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 988 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 963 |
| 9 | Pitt County | 949 |
| 10 | Granville County | 934 |
| 11 | Union County | 909 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 904 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 900 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 891 |
| 15 | Craven County | 888 |
| 16 | Wilson County | 882 |
| 17 | Catawba County | 871 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 868 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 867 |
| 20 | Moore County | 866 |
| 21 | Person County | 844 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 838 |
| 23 | Gaston County | 835 |
| 24 | Johnston County | 829 |
| 25 | Lee County | 822 |
| 25 | Northampton County | 822 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 820 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 813 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 811 |
| 29 | Nash County | 807 |
| 30 | Washington County | 805 |
| 31 | Davidson County | 802 |
| 31 | Lenoir County | 802 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 801 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 799 |
| 33 | Pasquotank County | 799 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 797 |
| 35 | Chatham County | 793 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 791 |
| 37 | Bladen County | 788 |
| 38 | Caldwell County | 787 |
| 39 | Sampson County | 783 |
| 40 | Davie County | 780 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 778 |
| 42 | Gates County | 771 |
| 43 | Watauga County | 770 |
| 44 | Burke County | 767 |
| 44 | Hertford County | 767 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 766 |
| 46 | Camden County | 764 |
| 47 | Swain County | 763 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 762 |
| 49 | Caswell County | 758 |
| 49 | Duplin County | 758 |
| 50 | Haywood County | 755 |
| 50 | Mitchell County | 755 |
| 51 | Edgecombe County | 754 |
| 52 | Surry County | 753 |
| 53 | Yancey County | 752 |
| 54 | Graham County | 750 |
| 55 | Madison County | 746 |
| 56 | Harnett County | 743 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 743 |
| 56 | Rutherford County | 743 |
| 57 | Vance County | 741 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 740 |
| 59 | Anson County | 738 |
| 59 | Greene County | 738 |
| 59 | Hoke County | 738 |
| 60 | Onslow County | 737 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 736 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 733 |
| 63 | Stanly County | 732 |
| 64 | Rockingham County | 731 |
| 65 | Richmond County | 730 |
| 66 | Pender County | 729 |
| 67 | Chowan County | 727 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 725 |
| 69 | Carteret County | 721 |
| 69 | Macon County | 721 |
| 70 | Avery County | 716 |
| 71 | Dare County | 715 |
| 71 | Perquimans County | 715 |
| 71 | Robeson County | 715 |
| 72 | Cherokee County | 711 |
| 72 | Currituck County | 711 |
| 73 | Halifax County | 707 |
| 74 | Alexander County | 706 |
| 74 | Warren County | 706 |
| 75 | Ashe County | 703 |
| 76 | Bertie County | 697 |
| 77 | Jones County | 696 |
| 78 | Hyde County | 685 |
| 79 | Polk County | 673 |
| 80 | Alleghany County | 664 |
| 81 | Stokes County | 660 |
| 82 | Tyrrell County | 657 |
| 83 | Martin County | 649 |
| 84 | Clay County | 648 |
| 84 | Pamlico County | 648 |