Ranking of Virginia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q2
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q2, the average weekly wage for Virginia was $1.05K. Among all Virginia counties, Arlington County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.61K), followed by Goochland County ($1.58K), and Fairfax County ($1.54K).
On the other hand, Mathews County had the lowest average weekly wage ($536), followed by Appomattox County ($537), and Patrick County ($547).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Arlington County | 1608 |
| 2 | Goochland County | 1577 |
| 3 | Fairfax County | 1541 |
| 4 | King George County | 1498 |
| 5 | Surry County | 1461 |
| 6 | Alexandria city | 1387 |
| 7 | Falls Church city | 1334 |
| 8 | Loudoun County | 1165 |
| 9 | Manassas city | 1127 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 1086 |
| 11 | Portsmouth city | 1043 |
| 12 | Hopewell city | 1035 |
| 13 | Norfolk city | 1028 |
| 14 | Hampton city | 994 |
| 15 | Covington city | 992 |
| 16 | Fairfax city | 981 |
| 17 | Rappahannock County | 979 |
| 18 | Newport News city | 974 |
| 19 | Henrico County | 970 |
| 20 | Prince George County | 967 |
| 21 | Albemarle County | 948 |
| 22 | Stafford County | 947 |
| 22 | Charlottesville city | 947 |
| 23 | Fauquier County | 909 |
| 24 | Winchester city | 903 |
| 25 | Salem city | 899 |
| 26 | Prince William County | 882 |
| 27 | Louisa County | 878 |
| 28 | Manassas Park city | 876 |
| 29 | Suffolk city | 874 |
| 30 | Roanoke city | 873 |
| 31 | Campbell County | 866 |
| 32 | Chesterfield County | 861 |
| 33 | Fredericksburg city | 838 |
| 34 | Radford city | 833 |
| 35 | Buchanan County | 832 |
| 36 | Bland County | 829 |
| 37 | King William County | 824 |
| 38 | Clarke County | 819 |
| 39 | Lynchburg city | 818 |
| 40 | Augusta County | 816 |
| 41 | Charles City County | 815 |
| 42 | Lexington city | 806 |
| 43 | Chesapeake city | 805 |
| 44 | Frederick County | 802 |
| 45 | Dinwiddie County | 799 |
| 46 | Rockingham County | 797 |
| 47 | Hanover County | 795 |
| 48 | Virginia Beach city | 785 |
| 49 | Culpeper County | 779 |
| 50 | Roanoke County | 778 |
| 51 | Williamsburg city | 774 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 769 |
| 53 | Greensville County | 757 |
| 54 | Russell County | 756 |
| 55 | Botetourt County | 751 |
| 56 | Caroline County | 749 |
| 56 | Petersburg city | 749 |
| 57 | Northumberland County | 744 |
| 58 | Powhatan County | 735 |
| 59 | Fluvanna County | 732 |
| 60 | King and Queen County | 731 |
| 60 | Pulaski County | 731 |
| 61 | Giles County | 728 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 721 |
| 63 | Isle of Wight County | 720 |
| 64 | York County | 717 |
| 65 | Bath County | 714 |
| 65 | Spotsylvania County | 714 |
| 66 | Warren County | 713 |
| 67 | Buckingham County | 711 |
| 68 | Accomack County | 708 |
| 69 | Dickenson County | 704 |
| 69 | James City County | 704 |
| 70 | Sussex County | 702 |
| 71 | New Kent County | 695 |
| 71 | Orange County | 695 |
| 72 | Harrisonburg city | 694 |
| 72 | Norton city | 694 |
| 73 | Bedford County | 692 |
| 74 | Halifax County | 689 |
| 75 | Shenandoah County | 688 |
| 76 | Washington County | 687 |
| 77 | Waynesboro city | 686 |
| 78 | Brunswick County | 677 |
| 79 | Amherst County | 673 |
| 79 | Buena Vista city | 673 |
| 79 | Danville city | 673 |
| 80 | Lancaster County | 670 |
| 80 | Staunton city | 670 |
| 81 | Prince Edward County | 669 |
| 81 | Bristol city | 669 |
| 82 | Madison County | 668 |
| 83 | Pittsylvania County | 666 |
| 84 | Tazewell County | 665 |
| 85 | Smyth County | 660 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 660 |
| 86 | Amelia County | 656 |
| 86 | Greene County | 656 |
| 86 | Nottoway County | 656 |
| 87 | Nelson County | 655 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 654 |
| 89 | Mecklenburg County | 652 |
| 90 | Craig County | 650 |
| 91 | Wythe County | 648 |
| 92 | Middlesex County | 646 |
| 93 | Essex County | 644 |
| 94 | Gloucester County | 642 |
| 95 | Wise County | 639 |
| 95 | Martinsville city | 639 |
| 96 | Cumberland County | 637 |
| 97 | Emporia city | 634 |
| 98 | Charlotte County | 629 |
| 99 | Lunenburg County | 618 |
| 100 | Franklin County | 617 |
| 101 | Rockbridge County | 614 |
| 102 | Scott County | 613 |
| 103 | Henry County | 609 |
| 104 | Lee County | 605 |
| 105 | Galax city | 604 |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 603 |
| 107 | Colonial Heights city | 601 |
| 108 | Page County | 595 |
| 109 | Carroll County | 590 |
| 110 | Highland County | 581 |
| 111 | Northampton County | 579 |
| 112 | Franklin city | 578 |
| 113 | Westmoreland County | 569 |
| 114 | Floyd County | 561 |
| 115 | Grayson County | 559 |
| 116 | Patrick County | 547 |
| 117 | Appomattox County | 537 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 536 |