Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q2, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.20K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.65K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.48K), and Wake County ($1.37K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($657), followed by Stokes County ($723), and Warren County ($723).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1648 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1483 |
| 3 | Wake County | 1368 |
| 4 | Orange County | 1359 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 1284 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1149 |
| 7 | Union County | 1091 |
| 8 | Guilford County | 1089 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1082 |
| 10 | Pitt County | 1071 |
| 11 | Granville County | 1047 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 1037 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1035 |
| 14 | Catawba County | 1026 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 994 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 989 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 988 |
| 18 | Craven County | 983 |
| 19 | Wilson County | 982 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 967 |
| 21 | Gaston County | 964 |
| 22 | Moore County | 959 |
| 23 | Davidson County | 958 |
| 24 | Cabarrus County | 956 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 952 |
| 26 | Johnston County | 946 |
| 27 | Lee County | 943 |
| 27 | Nash County | 943 |
| 28 | Montgomery County | 939 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 931 |
| 29 | Haywood County | 931 |
| 30 | Chatham County | 924 |
| 30 | Davie County | 924 |
| 31 | Swain County | 916 |
| 32 | Brunswick County | 915 |
| 33 | Hertford County | 912 |
| 34 | Lenoir County | 906 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 904 |
| 36 | Person County | 901 |
| 37 | Beaufort County | 894 |
| 37 | Washington County | 894 |
| 38 | Mitchell County | 887 |
| 38 | Northampton County | 887 |
| 38 | Scotland County | 887 |
| 39 | Surry County | 884 |
| 40 | Randolph County | 883 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 882 |
| 42 | Stanly County | 873 |
| 43 | Chowan County | 871 |
| 44 | Camden County | 870 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 870 |
| 45 | Transylvania County | 869 |
| 46 | Sampson County | 866 |
| 47 | Burke County | 863 |
| 48 | Anson County | 861 |
| 48 | Bladen County | 861 |
| 48 | Clay County | 861 |
| 49 | Watauga County | 860 |
| 50 | Macon County | 859 |
| 51 | Duplin County | 858 |
| 52 | Jones County | 857 |
| 53 | Caswell County | 854 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 854 |
| 54 | Columbus County | 853 |
| 55 | McDowell County | 852 |
| 56 | Richmond County | 851 |
| 57 | Graham County | 850 |
| 57 | Rutherford County | 850 |
| 58 | Vance County | 849 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County | 848 |
| 60 | Yadkin County | 844 |
| 61 | Alexander County | 842 |
| 61 | Harnett County | 842 |
| 62 | Greene County | 840 |
| 63 | Onslow County | 839 |
| 64 | Pender County | 834 |
| 65 | Halifax County | 832 |
| 65 | Hoke County | 832 |
| 66 | Robeson County | 829 |
| 66 | Wilkes County | 829 |
| 67 | Rockingham County | 827 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 819 |
| 69 | Dare County | 816 |
| 70 | Bertie County | 815 |
| 71 | Currituck County | 814 |
| 71 | Madison County | 814 |
| 72 | Tyrrell County | 813 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 813 |
| 73 | Carteret County | 809 |
| 74 | Polk County | 808 |
| 75 | Cherokee County | 800 |
| 76 | Perquimans County | 797 |
| 77 | Gates County | 796 |
| 78 | Avery County | 786 |
| 79 | Alleghany County | 759 |
| 80 | Hyde County | 752 |
| 81 | Martin County | 728 |
| 82 | Stokes County | 723 |
| 82 | Warren County | 723 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 657 |