Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.24K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.69K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.53K), and Orange County ($1.46K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($707), followed by Martin County ($724), and Warren County ($760).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1685 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1527 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1455 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1426 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1221 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 1181 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 1146 |
| 8 | Guilford County | 1127 |
| 9 | Union County | 1126 |
| 10 | Pitt County | 1099 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 1088 |
| 12 | Granville County | 1061 |
| 13 | Catawba County | 1053 |
| 14 | Moore County | 1051 |
| 15 | Chowan County | 1050 |
| 16 | Rowan County | 1043 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1034 |
| 18 | Wilson County | 1021 |
| 19 | Craven County | 1020 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 1013 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 1009 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 999 |
| 22 | Nash County | 999 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 997 |
| 24 | Gaston County | 996 |
| 25 | Lee County | 992 |
| 26 | Chatham County | 991 |
| 27 | Davidson County | 989 |
| 28 | Cabarrus County | 987 |
| 29 | Camden County | 986 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 986 |
| 30 | Swain County | 984 |
| 31 | Lenoir County | 977 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 966 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 964 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 962 |
| 35 | Davie County | 961 |
| 36 | Cleveland County | 956 |
| 37 | Gates County | 948 |
| 38 | Northampton County | 946 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 940 |
| 40 | Transylvania County | 937 |
| 41 | Surry County | 936 |
| 42 | Graham County | 935 |
| 43 | Haywood County | 930 |
| 43 | Person County | 930 |
| 44 | Washington County | 925 |
| 45 | Dare County | 919 |
| 46 | Bladen County | 916 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 914 |
| 48 | Vance County | 913 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 910 |
| 50 | Wilkes County | 909 |
| 51 | Ashe County | 906 |
| 51 | Pasquotank County | 906 |
| 52 | Burke County | 903 |
| 53 | Scotland County | 901 |
| 54 | Edgecombe County | 900 |
| 55 | Pender County | 899 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 898 |
| 57 | Watauga County | 894 |
| 58 | Duplin County | 892 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 892 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 889 |
| 60 | Caswell County | 886 |
| 61 | Carteret County | 885 |
| 61 | Mitchell County | 885 |
| 62 | Harnett County | 875 |
| 63 | Richmond County | 873 |
| 64 | Macon County | 870 |
| 64 | Robeson County | 870 |
| 65 | Yadkin County | 868 |
| 66 | Rutherford County | 867 |
| 67 | Greene County | 865 |
| 67 | Jones County | 865 |
| 68 | Hoke County | 864 |
| 69 | Madison County | 862 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | 859 |
| 71 | McDowell County | 858 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 855 |
| 73 | Avery County | 852 |
| 73 | Onslow County | 852 |
| 74 | Stanly County | 851 |
| 75 | Anson County | 847 |
| 76 | Clay County | 845 |
| 76 | Halifax County | 845 |
| 77 | Cherokee County | 844 |
| 77 | Polk County | 844 |
| 78 | Currituck County | 843 |
| 79 | Yancey County | 842 |
| 80 | Columbus County | 825 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 818 |
| 82 | Perquimans County | 805 |
| 83 | Tyrrell County | 802 |
| 84 | Hyde County | 780 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 779 |
| 86 | Stokes County | 771 |
| 87 | Warren County | 760 |
| 88 | Martin County | 724 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | 707 |