Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q3
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.11K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.57K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.37K), and Orange County ($1.30K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($615), followed by Stokes County ($677), and Martin County ($680).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1567 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1372 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1303 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1273 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 1215 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1117 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 1064 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 1015 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1012 |
| 10 | Buncombe County | 978 |
| 11 | Union County | 977 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 966 |
| 13 | Granville County | 943 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 942 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 941 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 939 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 929 |
| 18 | Moore County | 925 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | 923 |
| 20 | Craven County | 920 |
| 21 | Davidson County | 917 |
| 22 | Cabarrus County | 904 |
| 22 | Gaston County | 904 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 899 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 891 |
| 25 | Lee County | 888 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 882 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 873 |
| 28 | Johnston County | 867 |
| 29 | Davie County | 864 |
| 29 | Nash County | 864 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 863 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 855 |
| 32 | Wilkes County | 852 |
| 33 | Pasquotank County | 851 |
| 34 | Lenoir County | 850 |
| 35 | Person County | 848 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 845 |
| 37 | Camden County | 842 |
| 38 | Chatham County | 839 |
| 39 | Burke County | 836 |
| 40 | Washington County | 833 |
| 41 | Wayne County | 829 |
| 42 | Polk County | 828 |
| 43 | Surry County | 815 |
| 44 | Hoke County | 812 |
| 44 | Scotland County | 812 |
| 45 | Northampton County | 809 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 809 |
| 46 | Hertford County | 808 |
| 47 | Robeson County | 807 |
| 48 | Vance County | 806 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 805 |
| 50 | Mitchell County | 804 |
| 51 | Haywood County | 800 |
| 52 | Rockingham County | 798 |
| 53 | Randolph County | 794 |
| 54 | Anson County | 793 |
| 54 | Beaufort County | 793 |
| 54 | Rutherford County | 793 |
| 55 | Graham County | 792 |
| 55 | Transylvania County | 792 |
| 55 | Yadkin County | 792 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 789 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 789 |
| 57 | Harnett County | 785 |
| 58 | Stanly County | 778 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County | 777 |
| 59 | Richmond County | 777 |
| 59 | Swain County | 777 |
| 60 | Chowan County | 776 |
| 60 | Yancey County | 776 |
| 61 | Pender County | 775 |
| 62 | Carteret County | 774 |
| 63 | Macon County | 773 |
| 63 | Onslow County | 773 |
| 64 | Bladen County | 772 |
| 65 | Columbus County | 769 |
| 66 | Dare County | 764 |
| 67 | Gates County | 762 |
| 68 | Clay County | 761 |
| 69 | Alexander County | 760 |
| 69 | Perquimans County | 760 |
| 70 | Caswell County | 750 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 750 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 749 |
| 72 | Madison County | 748 |
| 73 | Greene County | 744 |
| 74 | Ashe County | 743 |
| 75 | Jones County | 742 |
| 76 | Avery County | 734 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 734 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 727 |
| 77 | Tyrrell County | 727 |
| 78 | Hyde County | 717 |
| 79 | Alleghany County | 706 |
| 80 | Warren County | 690 |
| 81 | Martin County | 680 |
| 82 | Stokes County | 677 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 615 |