Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q4, the average weekly wage for Texas was $1.07K. Among all Texas counties, Carson County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.39K), followed by Harris County ($1.32K), and Midland County ($1.30K).
On the other hand, Delta County had the lowest average weekly wage ($423), followed by Motley County ($515), and Real County ($517).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson County | 1392 |
| 2 | Harris County | 1320 |
| 3 | Midland County | 1297 |
| 4 | Dallas County | 1279 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | 1249 |
| 6 | Travis County | 1245 |
| 7 | La Salle County | 1223 |
| 8 | Collin County | 1222 |
| 9 | Upton County | 1219 |
| 10 | Hutchinson County | 1180 |
| 11 | Irion County | 1162 |
| 12 | Chambers County | 1161 |
| 13 | Andrews County | 1155 |
| 14 | Sutton County | 1130 |
| 15 | Somervell County | 1127 |
| 16 | Crane County | 1112 |
| 17 | Hemphill County | 1094 |
| 18 | Kenedy County | 1080 |
| 19 | Hudspeth County | 1076 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 1076 |
| 20 | Winkler County | 1075 |
| 21 | Yoakum County | 1072 |
| 22 | Lipscomb County | 1062 |
| 23 | Ward County | 1054 |
| 24 | Brazoria County | 1047 |
| 25 | Ector County | 1041 |
| 26 | McMullen County | 1033 |
| 27 | Tarrant County | 1028 |
| 28 | Montgomery County | 1025 |
| 29 | Matagorda County | 1024 |
| 30 | Reagan County | 1016 |
| 31 | Williamson County | 1007 |
| 32 | Martin County | 1001 |
| 33 | Live Oak County | 997 |
| 34 | Karnes County | 987 |
| 35 | Fort Bend County | 976 |
| 36 | Kendall County | 972 |
| 37 | Denton County | 969 |
| 38 | Hunt County | 966 |
| 39 | Gaines County | 957 |
| 39 | Orange County | 957 |
| 40 | Bexar County | 956 |
| 40 | Lee County | 956 |
| 41 | Jack County | 952 |
| 42 | Houston County | 945 |
| 42 | Shackelford County | 945 |
| 43 | Ochiltree County | 942 |
| 44 | Leon County | 929 |
| 45 | Rusk County | 928 |
| 46 | Scurry County | 927 |
| 47 | San Patricio County | 923 |
| 48 | Dimmit County | 922 |
| 49 | Galveston County | 917 |
| 49 | Harrison County | 917 |
| 50 | Collingsworth County | 909 |
| 51 | Hansford County | 907 |
| 52 | Austin County | 904 |
| 52 | Howard County | 904 |
| 53 | Nueces County | 901 |
| 54 | Grimes County | 897 |
| 55 | Gray County | 893 |
| 56 | Hockley County | 887 |
| 57 | Oldham County | 884 |
| 57 | Sherman County | 884 |
| 58 | Bell County | 883 |
| 59 | Moore County | 880 |
| 60 | Potter County | 874 |
| 61 | Frio County | 872 |
| 62 | Blanco County | 871 |
| 62 | Dallam County | 871 |
| 63 | Panola County | 870 |
| 64 | Victoria County | 869 |
| 65 | Cooke County | 866 |
| 66 | Smith County | 864 |
| 67 | Gregg County | 862 |
| 68 | McLennan County | 859 |
| 69 | Wise County | 858 |
| 70 | Atascosa County | 857 |
| 71 | Freestone County | 854 |
| 72 | Zapata County | 853 |
| 73 | King County | 852 |
| 74 | Knox County | 848 |
| 74 | Terry County | 848 |
| 75 | Waller County | 847 |
| 76 | Jackson County | 844 |
| 77 | Pecos County | 842 |
| 78 | Comal County | 837 |
| 78 | Ellis County | 837 |
| 79 | Lubbock County | 835 |
| 80 | Milam County | 833 |
| 81 | Burnet County | 832 |
| 82 | Robertson County | 830 |
| 83 | Randall County | 829 |
| 83 | Reeves County | 829 |
| 84 | Lamar County | 828 |
| 84 | Parker County | 828 |
| 85 | Kaufman County | 825 |
| 85 | Morris County | 825 |
| 86 | Kerr County | 823 |
| 87 | Anderson County | 822 |
| 87 | Kinney County | 822 |
| 88 | Glasscock County | 821 |
| 88 | Grayson County | 821 |
| 89 | DeWitt County | 819 |
| 89 | Hardin County | 819 |
| 90 | Rockwall County | 818 |
| 91 | Culberson County | 814 |
| 92 | Eastland County | 813 |
| 93 | Callahan County | 811 |
| 94 | Liberty County | 810 |
| 95 | Deaf Smith County | 809 |
| 96 | Hood County | 807 |
| 97 | Guadalupe County | 806 |
| 98 | Tom Green County | 803 |
| 99 | Johnson County | 802 |
| 99 | Palo Pinto County | 802 |
| 100 | Presidio County | 801 |
| 100 | Young County | 801 |
| 101 | Colorado County | 800 |
| 102 | Fannin County | 796 |
| 103 | Sterling County | 792 |
| 104 | Taylor County | 790 |
| 105 | Nolan County | 787 |
| 106 | Childress County | 786 |
| 107 | Burleson County | 785 |
| 108 | Brazos County | 784 |
| 109 | Jasper County | 783 |
| 110 | Bowie County | 781 |
| 111 | Roberts County | 780 |
| 112 | Lavaca County | 778 |
| 113 | Terrell County | 777 |
| 114 | Fisher County | 776 |
| 114 | Parmer County | 776 |
| 115 | Hartley County | 772 |
| 115 | Wichita County | 772 |
| 116 | Mitchell County | 770 |
| 117 | Brewster County | 769 |
| 117 | Coryell County | 769 |
| 118 | Lynn County | 768 |
| 119 | Angelina County | 766 |
| 119 | Montague County | 766 |
| 120 | Schleicher County | 764 |
| 121 | Walker County | 763 |
| 122 | Fayette County | 762 |
| 123 | Hill County | 761 |
| 124 | Garza County | 760 |
| 124 | Hays County | 760 |
| 125 | Jim Wells County | 758 |
| 126 | Franklin County | 757 |
| 126 | Gillespie County | 757 |
| 127 | Bee County | 756 |
| 127 | Brooks County | 756 |
| 128 | Concho County | 755 |
| 128 | Jones County | 755 |
| 129 | Crockett County | 752 |
| 129 | Washington County | 752 |
| 130 | Bailey County | 750 |
| 130 | Falls County | 750 |
| 131 | Refugio County | 749 |
| 131 | San Augustine County | 749 |
| 132 | Limestone County | 748 |
| 132 | Stephens County | 748 |
| 133 | Floyd County | 747 |
| 133 | Gonzales County | 747 |
| 134 | McCulloch County | 743 |
| 135 | Cottle County | 740 |
| 135 | Polk County | 740 |
| 136 | Lamb County | 739 |
| 136 | Upshur County | 739 |
| 137 | Castro County | 738 |
| 137 | Hopkins County | 738 |
| 138 | Cochran County | 736 |
| 138 | Wheeler County | 736 |
| 139 | Camp County | 735 |
| 140 | Jim Hogg County | 734 |
| 141 | Bastrop County | 732 |
| 141 | Crosby County | 732 |
| 142 | Cass County | 730 |
| 142 | El Paso County | 730 |
| 143 | Dawson County | 728 |
| 144 | Wood County | 726 |
| 145 | Aransas County | 725 |
| 146 | Nacogdoches County | 723 |
| 147 | Wilson County | 721 |
| 148 | Wilbarger County | 718 |
| 149 | Armstrong County | 715 |
| 149 | Loving County | 715 |
| 150 | Kent County | 713 |
| 150 | Navarro County | 713 |
| 150 | Wharton County | 713 |
| 151 | Shelby County | 712 |
| 152 | Llano County | 711 |
| 153 | Caldwell County | 710 |
| 154 | Kimble County | 707 |
| 154 | Val Verde County | 707 |
| 155 | Kleberg County | 706 |
| 155 | San Saba County | 706 |
| 156 | Stonewall County | 705 |
| 157 | Bandera County | 704 |
| 157 | Bosque County | 704 |
| 157 | Medina County | 704 |
| 158 | Hale County | 703 |
| 158 | Swisher County | 703 |
| 159 | Duval County | 697 |
| 160 | Titus County | 695 |
| 161 | Brown County | 692 |
| 162 | Archer County | 688 |
| 163 | Sabine County | 686 |
| 164 | Madison County | 682 |
| 164 | Webb County | 682 |
| 165 | Tyler County | 681 |
| 166 | Cherokee County | 679 |
| 166 | Runnels County | 679 |
| 167 | Baylor County | 678 |
| 168 | Haskell County | 677 |
| 168 | San Jacinto County | 677 |
| 169 | Hamilton County | 675 |
| 170 | Hardeman County | 672 |
| 171 | Van Zandt County | 671 |
| 172 | Clay County | 669 |
| 173 | Henderson County | 665 |
| 174 | Erath County | 658 |
| 175 | Willacy County | 655 |
| 176 | Throckmorton County | 654 |
| 176 | Trinity County | 654 |
| 177 | Dickens County | 653 |
| 178 | Lampasas County | 652 |
| 178 | Red River County | 652 |
| 179 | Hidalgo County | 648 |
| 180 | Uvalde County | 646 |
| 181 | Coke County | 642 |
| 182 | Cameron County | 639 |
| 182 | Maverick County | 639 |
| 183 | Edwards County | 638 |
| 184 | Comanche County | 637 |
| 185 | Newton County | 635 |
| 186 | Marion County | 631 |
| 187 | Mills County | 628 |
| 188 | Borden County | 627 |
| 189 | Donley County | 621 |
| 190 | Zavala County | 619 |
| 191 | Briscoe County | 617 |
| 192 | Coleman County | 615 |
| 193 | Rains County | 613 |
| 194 | Goliad County | 609 |
| 194 | Mason County | 609 |
| 195 | Jeff Davis County | 589 |
| 196 | Hall County | 586 |
| 197 | Starr County | 578 |
| 198 | Foard County | 555 |
| 199 | Menard County | 531 |
| 200 | Real County | 517 |
| 201 | Motley County | 515 |
| 202 | Delta County | 423 |