Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q3
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.21K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.67K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.51K), and Orange County ($1.41K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($674), followed by Martin County ($707), and Stokes County ($724).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1666 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1506 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1409 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1358 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1187 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 1166 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 1120 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 1105 |
| 9 | Union County | 1078 |
| 10 | Buncombe County | 1065 |
| 11 | Granville County | 1039 |
| 11 | Pitt County | 1039 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 1037 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 1023 |
| 14 | Craven County | 1020 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 1017 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 1011 |
| 17 | Cumberland County | 1007 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 990 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 986 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 982 |
| 20 | Wilson County | 982 |
| 21 | Cleveland County | 971 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 970 |
| 22 | Lee County | 970 |
| 23 | Nash County | 964 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 959 |
| 25 | Moore County | 957 |
| 26 | Chatham County | 952 |
| 27 | Johnston County | 947 |
| 28 | Davie County | 936 |
| 29 | Lenoir County | 935 |
| 30 | Brunswick County | 932 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 928 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 926 |
| 33 | Pasquotank County | 917 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 914 |
| 35 | Person County | 908 |
| 36 | Duplin County | 903 |
| 37 | Camden County | 899 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 898 |
| 39 | Scotland County | 897 |
| 40 | Bladen County | 896 |
| 40 | Wilkes County | 896 |
| 41 | Washington County | 894 |
| 42 | Sampson County | 893 |
| 43 | Burke County | 891 |
| 44 | Surry County | 887 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 884 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 883 |
| 47 | Stanly County | 881 |
| 48 | Mitchell County | 879 |
| 48 | Northampton County | 879 |
| 49 | Jones County | 876 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 876 |
| 50 | Randolph County | 874 |
| 51 | McDowell County | 868 |
| 52 | Rockingham County | 866 |
| 53 | Haywood County | 865 |
| 54 | Rutherford County | 859 |
| 55 | Macon County | 858 |
| 56 | Yadkin County | 855 |
| 57 | Hertford County | 854 |
| 57 | Transylvania County | 854 |
| 58 | Gates County | 853 |
| 59 | Onslow County | 852 |
| 60 | Swain County | 850 |
| 61 | Pender County | 849 |
| 62 | Anson County | 847 |
| 63 | Edgecombe County | 846 |
| 64 | Robeson County | 844 |
| 64 | Vance County | 844 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 843 |
| 66 | Dare County | 842 |
| 66 | Greene County | 842 |
| 67 | Clay County | 840 |
| 68 | Yancey County | 839 |
| 69 | Harnett County | 837 |
| 70 | Graham County | 832 |
| 71 | Chowan County | 831 |
| 71 | Madison County | 831 |
| 72 | Carteret County | 830 |
| 73 | Polk County | 823 |
| 74 | Alexander County | 821 |
| 75 | Bertie County | 813 |
| 75 | Richmond County | 813 |
| 76 | Cherokee County | 810 |
| 77 | Halifax County | 809 |
| 78 | Perquimans County | 808 |
| 79 | Avery County | 802 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 800 |
| 81 | Ashe County | 787 |
| 82 | Columbus County | 781 |
| 83 | Hyde County | 778 |
| 84 | Tyrrell County | 773 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 755 |
| 86 | Warren County | 744 |
| 87 | Stokes County | 724 |
| 88 | Martin County | 707 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | 674 |