Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.09K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.50K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.38K), and Wake County ($1.28K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($642), followed by Martin County ($669), and Tyrrell County ($683).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1500 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1379 |
| 3 | Wake County | 1280 |
| 4 | Orange County | 1213 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 1083 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1064 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 1037 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 1032 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 1016 |
| 10 | Rowan County | 968 |
| 11 | Union County | 965 |
| 12 | Craven County | 943 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 941 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 938 |
| 15 | Granville County | 933 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 931 |
| 17 | Cumberland County | 924 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 912 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 902 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 899 |
| 21 | Wilson County | 893 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 889 |
| 23 | Lee County | 886 |
| 24 | Cabarrus County | 885 |
| 24 | Nash County | 885 |
| 25 | Moore County | 882 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 879 |
| 27 | Davidson County | 869 |
| 28 | Johnston County | 856 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 852 |
| 29 | Hertford County | 852 |
| 30 | Person County | 840 |
| 31 | Davie County | 839 |
| 32 | Pasquotank County | 838 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 829 |
| 34 | Brunswick County | 827 |
| 35 | Camden County | 826 |
| 36 | Lenoir County | 819 |
| 37 | Chatham County | 813 |
| 38 | Caldwell County | 810 |
| 39 | Scotland County | 805 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 804 |
| 41 | Mitchell County | 798 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 795 |
| 43 | Swain County | 794 |
| 44 | Surry County | 792 |
| 45 | Chowan County | 790 |
| 46 | Vance County | 787 |
| 47 | Burke County | 786 |
| 47 | Wilkes County | 786 |
| 48 | Macon County | 783 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 782 |
| 50 | Northampton County | 781 |
| 51 | Watauga County | 780 |
| 52 | Onslow County | 777 |
| 53 | Haywood County | 776 |
| 54 | Harnett County | 774 |
| 54 | Jones County | 774 |
| 55 | Washington County | 773 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 770 |
| 57 | Duplin County | 765 |
| 57 | Graham County | 765 |
| 57 | Yadkin County | 765 |
| 58 | Edgecombe County | 764 |
| 58 | Transylvania County | 764 |
| 59 | Columbus County | 762 |
| 59 | Robeson County | 762 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 762 |
| 60 | Rockingham County | 761 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 757 |
| 62 | Rutherford County | 755 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 753 |
| 64 | Anson County | 752 |
| 65 | Gates County | 751 |
| 65 | Hoke County | 751 |
| 65 | Perquimans County | 751 |
| 66 | Caswell County | 748 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 743 |
| 67 | Currituck County | 743 |
| 68 | Bladen County | 738 |
| 69 | Bertie County | 736 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 732 |
| 71 | Greene County | 731 |
| 72 | Polk County | 729 |
| 73 | Dare County | 727 |
| 73 | Pender County | 727 |
| 74 | Clay County | 726 |
| 75 | Yancey County | 722 |
| 76 | Ashe County | 720 |
| 77 | Alexander County | 719 |
| 78 | Madison County | 716 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 714 |
| 80 | Cherokee County | 703 |
| 81 | Avery County | 700 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 697 |
| 83 | Stokes County | 690 |
| 84 | Warren County | 689 |
| 85 | Tyrrell County | 683 |
| 86 | Martin County | 669 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 642 |