Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q4, the average weekly wage for Texas was $1.11K. Among all Texas counties, Lipscomb County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.48K), followed by Carson County ($1.43K), and Irion County ($1.37K).
On the other hand, Delta County had the lowest average weekly wage ($491), followed by Real County ($529), and Motley County ($539).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipscomb County | 1482 |
| 2 | Carson County | 1430 |
| 3 | Irion County | 1368 |
| 4 | Harris County | 1351 |
| 5 | Midland County | 1339 |
| 6 | Dallas County | 1318 |
| 7 | Kenedy County | 1307 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | 1282 |
| 9 | Travis County | 1277 |
| 10 | Sutton County | 1274 |
| 11 | Andrews County | 1271 |
| 12 | Upton County | 1257 |
| 13 | Collin County | 1248 |
| 14 | La Salle County | 1204 |
| 15 | Winkler County | 1198 |
| 16 | Chambers County | 1185 |
| 17 | Martin County | 1162 |
| 18 | Ector County | 1145 |
| 19 | Ward County | 1139 |
| 20 | Hemphill County | 1138 |
| 21 | Brazoria County | 1137 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 1132 |
| 23 | Crane County | 1122 |
| 24 | Reagan County | 1115 |
| 25 | Somervell County | 1114 |
| 26 | Hutchinson County | 1102 |
| 27 | Hudspeth County | 1101 |
| 28 | Yoakum County | 1093 |
| 29 | Tarrant County | 1075 |
| 30 | Live Oak County | 1073 |
| 31 | Montgomery County | 1072 |
| 31 | Reeves County | 1072 |
| 32 | Shackelford County | 1058 |
| 33 | Dimmit County | 1056 |
| 34 | Jack County | 1051 |
| 35 | Williamson County | 1042 |
| 36 | McMullen County | 1033 |
| 37 | Matagorda County | 1032 |
| 38 | Karnes County | 1021 |
| 39 | Orange County | 1017 |
| 40 | Fort Bend County | 1014 |
| 41 | Gaines County | 1013 |
| 42 | Hansford County | 1009 |
| 43 | Denton County | 1007 |
| 44 | Kendall County | 1002 |
| 44 | Ochiltree County | 1002 |
| 45 | Culberson County | 994 |
| 46 | Lee County | 991 |
| 47 | Howard County | 990 |
| 48 | Scurry County | 989 |
| 49 | Glasscock County | 983 |
| 50 | Hunt County | 981 |
| 51 | Bexar County | 979 |
| 52 | Zapata County | 972 |
| 53 | Grimes County | 965 |
| 54 | Austin County | 960 |
| 55 | Frio County | 959 |
| 56 | Gray County | 956 |
| 57 | Atascosa County | 952 |
| 58 | Hockley County | 950 |
| 59 | San Patricio County | 945 |
| 60 | Galveston County | 944 |
| 61 | Leon County | 943 |
| 62 | Blanco County | 942 |
| 62 | Gregg County | 942 |
| 63 | Harrison County | 938 |
| 64 | Morris County | 935 |
| 65 | Nueces County | 930 |
| 66 | Wise County | 925 |
| 67 | Bell County | 924 |
| 68 | Moore County | 921 |
| 69 | King County | 916 |
| 69 | Panola County | 916 |
| 70 | Liberty County | 913 |
| 71 | Terry County | 909 |
| 72 | Jim Wells County | 907 |
| 72 | Pecos County | 907 |
| 72 | Potter County | 907 |
| 73 | Burleson County | 906 |
| 73 | McLennan County | 906 |
| 74 | Lynn County | 904 |
| 74 | Victoria County | 904 |
| 75 | DeWitt County | 901 |
| 76 | Cooke County | 900 |
| 76 | Smith County | 900 |
| 77 | Parker County | 896 |
| 78 | Houston County | 894 |
| 79 | McCulloch County | 888 |
| 79 | Waller County | 888 |
| 80 | Eastland County | 884 |
| 81 | Jackson County | 879 |
| 82 | Randall County | 878 |
| 82 | Sherman County | 878 |
| 83 | Lamar County | 876 |
| 84 | Robertson County | 875 |
| 85 | Palo Pinto County | 873 |
| 86 | Ellis County | 867 |
| 87 | Sterling County | 866 |
| 88 | Lubbock County | 864 |
| 89 | Dallam County | 862 |
| 90 | Lavaca County | 861 |
| 91 | Comal County | 860 |
| 91 | Johnson County | 860 |
| 92 | Colorado County | 857 |
| 93 | Kaufman County | 854 |
| 93 | Rockwall County | 854 |
| 94 | Burnet County | 851 |
| 94 | Grayson County | 851 |
| 95 | Anderson County | 850 |
| 95 | Fannin County | 850 |
| 96 | Rusk County | 848 |
| 97 | Coryell County | 847 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 845 |
| 99 | Oldham County | 844 |
| 99 | Young County | 844 |
| 100 | Guadalupe County | 843 |
| 100 | Jasper County | 843 |
| 101 | Loving County | 842 |
| 102 | Concho County | 841 |
| 103 | Nolan County | 837 |
| 104 | Deaf Smith County | 836 |
| 105 | Cottle County | 833 |
| 105 | Hood County | 833 |
| 105 | Milam County | 833 |
| 106 | Kerr County | 831 |
| 107 | Tom Green County | 830 |
| 108 | Montague County | 823 |
| 109 | Taylor County | 821 |
| 110 | Brooks County | 819 |
| 111 | Freestone County | 816 |
| 112 | Hartley County | 815 |
| 113 | Crockett County | 813 |
| 114 | Fayette County | 812 |
| 114 | Schleicher County | 812 |
| 115 | Bowie County | 811 |
| 116 | Fisher County | 809 |
| 117 | Brazos County | 807 |
| 117 | Kinney County | 807 |
| 117 | San Augustine County | 807 |
| 118 | Mitchell County | 806 |
| 119 | Parmer County | 805 |
| 119 | Roberts County | 805 |
| 120 | Stephens County | 801 |
| 121 | Wheeler County | 799 |
| 122 | Gonzales County | 798 |
| 123 | Angelina County | 797 |
| 124 | Callahan County | 795 |
| 125 | Collingsworth County | 794 |
| 125 | Hill County | 794 |
| 126 | Aransas County | 793 |
| 127 | Walker County | 791 |
| 128 | Washington County | 790 |
| 129 | Upshur County | 789 |
| 130 | Crosby County | 786 |
| 131 | Limestone County | 784 |
| 132 | Hays County | 783 |
| 133 | Lamb County | 780 |
| 134 | Borden County | 776 |
| 134 | Brewster County | 776 |
| 134 | Wichita County | 776 |
| 135 | Garza County | 775 |
| 136 | Bailey County | 774 |
| 136 | Franklin County | 774 |
| 136 | Hopkins County | 774 |
| 137 | Terrell County | 773 |
| 138 | Floyd County | 772 |
| 139 | Gillespie County | 771 |
| 140 | Jones County | 768 |
| 140 | Polk County | 768 |
| 141 | Cochran County | 767 |
| 142 | Wilson County | 764 |
| 143 | Stonewall County | 763 |
| 144 | Bastrop County | 760 |
| 145 | Dawson County | 758 |
| 145 | Presidio County | 758 |
| 146 | Kleberg County | 756 |
| 147 | Childress County | 755 |
| 148 | Jim Hogg County | 754 |
| 149 | Llano County | 752 |
| 150 | El Paso County | 749 |
| 150 | Knox County | 749 |
| 150 | Navarro County | 749 |
| 151 | Caldwell County | 748 |
| 151 | Madison County | 748 |
| 152 | Camp County | 747 |
| 153 | Wood County | 746 |
| 154 | Refugio County | 745 |
| 155 | Falls County | 744 |
| 155 | Hale County | 744 |
| 155 | Wharton County | 744 |
| 156 | Bandera County | 743 |
| 156 | Nacogdoches County | 743 |
| 157 | Brown County | 741 |
| 158 | Bosque County | 738 |
| 159 | Castro County | 737 |
| 160 | Bee County | 735 |
| 161 | Clay County | 734 |
| 162 | Archer County | 733 |
| 163 | Cass County | 726 |
| 163 | Henderson County | 726 |
| 164 | Kent County | 725 |
| 164 | Medina County | 725 |
| 164 | San Saba County | 725 |
| 165 | Val Verde County | 723 |
| 166 | Armstrong County | 718 |
| 167 | Swisher County | 716 |
| 168 | Haskell County | 714 |
| 169 | Titus County | 713 |
| 170 | Sabine County | 711 |
| 171 | Shelby County | 710 |
| 172 | Wilbarger County | 708 |
| 173 | Webb County | 706 |
| 174 | Hamilton County | 704 |
| 174 | Hardeman County | 704 |
| 175 | Uvalde County | 703 |
| 176 | Newton County | 701 |
| 177 | Erath County | 700 |
| 178 | Van Zandt County | 698 |
| 179 | Cherokee County | 697 |
| 179 | Tyler County | 697 |
| 180 | Duval County | 696 |
| 181 | Runnels County | 695 |
| 182 | Marion County | 694 |
| 183 | Willacy County | 690 |
| 184 | San Jacinto County | 686 |
| 185 | Baylor County | 683 |
| 186 | Lampasas County | 679 |
| 187 | Coke County | 678 |
| 188 | Briscoe County | 677 |
| 188 | Comanche County | 677 |
| 189 | Goliad County | 673 |
| 190 | Red River County | 669 |
| 191 | Hidalgo County | 664 |
| 192 | Maverick County | 661 |
| 192 | Zavala County | 661 |
| 193 | Mason County | 655 |
| 194 | Mills County | 652 |
| 195 | Cameron County | 651 |
| 196 | Trinity County | 650 |
| 197 | Edwards County | 643 |
| 198 | Dickens County | 635 |
| 199 | Kimble County | 627 |
| 200 | Coleman County | 625 |
| 201 | Rains County | 621 |
| 202 | Jeff Davis County | 617 |
| 203 | Donley County | 599 |
| 204 | Starr County | 584 |
| 205 | Hall County | 572 |
| 206 | Throckmorton County | 562 |
| 207 | Menard County | 548 |
| 208 | Foard County | 546 |
| 209 | Motley County | 539 |
| 210 | Real County | 529 |
| 211 | Delta County | 491 |