Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2005 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.03K), followed by Goochland County, VA ($1.95K), and Fairfield County, CT ($1.61K).
On the other hand, Keya Paha County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($264), followed by McPherson County, NE ($284), and Petroleum County, MT ($290).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,029 |
| 2 | Goochland County, VA | 1,949 |
| 3 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,611 |
| 4 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,391 |
| 5 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,375 |
| 6 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,372 |
| 7 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,349 |
| 8 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,346 |
| 9 | Arlington County, VA | 1,286 |
| 10 | Eureka County, NV | 1,275 |
| 11 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,233 |
| 12 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,218 |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 1,186 |
| 14 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,182 |
| 15 | Midland County, MI | 1,165 |
| 16 | Butte County, ID | 1,159 |
| 17 | Westchester County, NY | 1,103 |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,099 |
| 19 | Fulton County, GA | 1,080 |
| 20 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 1,077 |
| 21 | Carson County, TX | 1,070 |
| 22 | Essex County, NJ | 1,050 |
| 23 | Somervell County, TX | 1,045 |
| 24 | Hartford County, CT | 1,043 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,040 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2005 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2005 Q1 for each of the following US states.