Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.24K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.70K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.56K), and Wake County ($1.45K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($683), followed by Martin County ($745), and Tyrrell County ($754).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1703 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1556 |
| 3 | Wake County | 1451 |
| 4 | Orange County | 1445 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1242 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 1222 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 1195 |
| 8 | Guilford County | 1138 |
| 9 | Union County | 1088 |
| 10 | Pitt County | 1080 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 1069 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 1059 |
| 13 | Catawba County | 1052 |
| 14 | Moore County | 1048 |
| 15 | Craven County | 1046 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 1038 |
| 16 | Granville County | 1038 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 1027 |
| 18 | Alamance County | 1023 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 1023 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 1010 |
| 20 | Caswell County | 1008 |
| 20 | Wilson County | 1008 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 1005 |
| 22 | Edgecombe County | 1004 |
| 23 | Camden County | 1000 |
| 24 | Lee County | 997 |
| 25 | Davidson County | 995 |
| 26 | Johnston County | 982 |
| 27 | Gaston County | 979 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 974 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 974 |
| 29 | Caldwell County | 970 |
| 30 | Davie County | 968 |
| 31 | Swain County | 967 |
| 32 | Lenoir County | 966 |
| 33 | Nash County | 965 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 964 |
| 35 | Cleveland County | 960 |
| 36 | Sampson County | 957 |
| 37 | Chowan County | 952 |
| 38 | Northampton County | 943 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 929 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 928 |
| 41 | Hertford County | 926 |
| 42 | Person County | 921 |
| 43 | Haywood County | 912 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 912 |
| 44 | Pasquotank County | 911 |
| 45 | Scotland County | 908 |
| 46 | Surry County | 907 |
| 46 | Yadkin County | 907 |
| 47 | Burke County | 904 |
| 47 | Watauga County | 904 |
| 48 | Dare County | 903 |
| 49 | Washington County | 902 |
| 50 | Graham County | 899 |
| 51 | Stanly County | 897 |
| 52 | Gates County | 895 |
| 53 | Duplin County | 889 |
| 54 | Pender County | 887 |
| 55 | Bladen County | 886 |
| 56 | Transylvania County | 884 |
| 57 | Carteret County | 880 |
| 58 | Vance County | 877 |
| 59 | Wilkes County | 876 |
| 60 | Beaufort County | 871 |
| 61 | Harnett County | 870 |
| 61 | Rutherford County | 870 |
| 62 | Rockingham County | 866 |
| 63 | McDowell County | 865 |
| 64 | Macon County | 860 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 856 |
| 65 | Onslow County | 856 |
| 66 | Madison County | 855 |
| 66 | Robeson County | 855 |
| 67 | Anson County | 853 |
| 68 | Greene County | 852 |
| 69 | Currituck County | 850 |
| 70 | Richmond County | 849 |
| 71 | Hoke County | 848 |
| 72 | Polk County | 844 |
| 73 | Avery County | 843 |
| 74 | Halifax County | 838 |
| 74 | Jones County | 838 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 836 |
| 76 | Clay County | 834 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 832 |
| 77 | Columbus County | 832 |
| 78 | Cherokee County | 825 |
| 79 | Yancey County | 822 |
| 80 | Hyde County | 818 |
| 81 | Mitchell County | 815 |
| 82 | Perquimans County | 808 |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 797 |
| 84 | Stokes County | 790 |
| 85 | Warren County | 787 |
| 86 | Tyrrell County | 754 |
| 87 | Martin County | 745 |
| 88 | Pamlico County | 683 |