Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q3, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.22K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.74K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.52K), and Orange County ($1.42K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($665), followed by Martin County ($716), and Stokes County ($717).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1739 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1515 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1422 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1364 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1188 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 1133 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 1117 |
| 8 | Union County | 1113 |
| 9 | Guilford County | 1109 |
| 10 | Buncombe County | 1068 |
| 11 | Pitt County | 1054 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 1042 |
| 13 | Craven County | 1036 |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 1035 |
| 15 | Granville County | 1032 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 1030 |
| 17 | Cabarrus County | 1024 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 1020 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 1005 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 993 |
| 21 | Gaston County | 990 |
| 22 | Wilson County | 986 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 985 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 985 |
| 24 | Lee County | 980 |
| 25 | Davidson County | 979 |
| 26 | Alamance County | 971 |
| 27 | Moore County | 964 |
| 28 | Nash County | 958 |
| 29 | Northampton County | 942 |
| 30 | Chatham County | 938 |
| 31 | Mitchell County | 935 |
| 32 | Davie County | 928 |
| 33 | Brunswick County | 924 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 917 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 915 |
| 36 | Caldwell County | 913 |
| 37 | Scotland County | 908 |
| 38 | Lenoir County | 905 |
| 39 | Surry County | 899 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 898 |
| 41 | Camden County | 896 |
| 42 | Person County | 895 |
| 43 | Chowan County | 886 |
| 44 | Clay County | 885 |
| 45 | Hertford County | 882 |
| 45 | Watauga County | 882 |
| 45 | Wilkes County | 882 |
| 46 | Graham County | 880 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 879 |
| 48 | Duplin County | 878 |
| 48 | Jones County | 878 |
| 49 | Burke County | 877 |
| 50 | Macon County | 875 |
| 51 | Transylvania County | 874 |
| 52 | Edgecombe County | 872 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 871 |
| 54 | Columbus County | 870 |
| 54 | Randolph County | 870 |
| 55 | Haywood County | 868 |
| 55 | Vance County | 868 |
| 56 | Bladen County | 865 |
| 56 | Onslow County | 865 |
| 57 | Sampson County | 864 |
| 57 | Yancey County | 864 |
| 58 | Stanly County | 861 |
| 59 | Rutherford County | 858 |
| 60 | Washington County | 857 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 856 |
| 62 | Caswell County | 848 |
| 63 | Pender County | 846 |
| 64 | Robeson County | 845 |
| 65 | Rockingham County | 844 |
| 66 | Greene County | 841 |
| 66 | Harnett County | 841 |
| 67 | Swain County | 837 |
| 68 | Dare County | 835 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 834 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 832 |
| 71 | Polk County | 831 |
| 72 | Yadkin County | 828 |
| 73 | Carteret County | 823 |
| 74 | Perquimans County | 821 |
| 75 | Cherokee County | 820 |
| 76 | Anson County | 814 |
| 77 | Ashe County | 813 |
| 78 | Madison County | 812 |
| 79 | Alexander County | 809 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 805 |
| 80 | Richmond County | 805 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 799 |
| 82 | Avery County | 797 |
| 83 | Tyrrell County | 792 |
| 84 | Gates County | 791 |
| 85 | Hyde County | 785 |
| 86 | Alleghany County | 780 |
| 87 | Warren County | 745 |
| 88 | Stokes County | 717 |
| 89 | Martin County | 716 |
| 90 | Pamlico County | 665 |