Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $1.28K. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.82K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.59K), and Orange County ($1.51K).
On the other hand, Pamlico County had the lowest average weekly wage ($754), followed by Martin County ($760), and Warren County ($768).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1824 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1586 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1510 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1474 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 1231 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 1200 |
| 7 | Union County | 1172 |
| 8 | Guilford County | 1165 |
| 9 | Pitt County | 1162 |
| 10 | New Hanover County | 1159 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 1127 |
| 12 | Granville County | 1124 |
| 13 | Moore County | 1092 |
| 14 | Rowan County | 1088 |
| 15 | Catawba County | 1071 |
| 16 | Craven County | 1067 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 1066 |
| 18 | Henderson County | 1059 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 1056 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 1049 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 1036 |
| 22 | Lee County | 1035 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 1035 |
| 23 | Davidson County | 1028 |
| 24 | Chowan County | 1027 |
| 25 | Chatham County | 1026 |
| 25 | Gaston County | 1026 |
| 26 | Cabarrus County | 1021 |
| 26 | Nash County | 1021 |
| 27 | Camden County | 1010 |
| 28 | Sampson County | 1001 |
| 29 | Ashe County | 997 |
| 30 | Brunswick County | 996 |
| 31 | Cleveland County | 995 |
| 32 | Davie County | 991 |
| 33 | Alamance County | 990 |
| 34 | Graham County | 986 |
| 35 | Caldwell County | 978 |
| 36 | Person County | 975 |
| 37 | Montgomery County | 971 |
| 37 | Swain County | 971 |
| 38 | Lenoir County | 969 |
| 38 | Transylvania County | 969 |
| 39 | Gates County | 968 |
| 40 | Surry County | 966 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 958 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 958 |
| 42 | Edgecombe County | 952 |
| 43 | Beaufort County | 949 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 949 |
| 44 | Bladen County | 944 |
| 45 | Hertford County | 941 |
| 46 | Caswell County | 936 |
| 46 | Scotland County | 936 |
| 47 | Clay County | 935 |
| 48 | Washington County | 933 |
| 49 | Burke County | 932 |
| 50 | Wayne County | 929 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 928 |
| 52 | Watauga County | 926 |
| 53 | Dare County | 925 |
| 54 | Pender County | 923 |
| 55 | Carteret County | 920 |
| 56 | Northampton County | 918 |
| 57 | Wilkes County | 915 |
| 58 | Duplin County | 911 |
| 59 | Macon County | 909 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 904 |
| 60 | Yancey County | 904 |
| 61 | Harnett County | 903 |
| 62 | Jones County | 901 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 901 |
| 63 | Columbus County | 900 |
| 64 | Haywood County | 898 |
| 65 | Anson County | 896 |
| 65 | Richmond County | 896 |
| 65 | Vance County | 896 |
| 66 | Madison County | 893 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 890 |
| 67 | Greene County | 890 |
| 68 | Robeson County | 889 |
| 69 | McDowell County | 888 |
| 70 | Alexander County | 887 |
| 71 | Rockingham County | 884 |
| 72 | Tyrrell County | 882 |
| 73 | Currituck County | 880 |
| 74 | Onslow County | 875 |
| 75 | Halifax County | 870 |
| 76 | Hoke County | 867 |
| 77 | Avery County | 862 |
| 78 | Polk County | 854 |
| 79 | Bertie County | 853 |
| 80 | Stanly County | 852 |
| 81 | Perquimans County | 844 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 804 |
| 83 | Stokes County | 789 |
| 84 | Hyde County | 779 |
| 85 | Warren County | 768 |
| 86 | Martin County | 760 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 754 |