Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2005 Q3, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.42K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.41K), and North Slope Borough, AK ($1.33K).
On the other hand, Elk County, KS had the lowest average weekly wage ($308), followed by Keya Paha County, NE ($317), and Sioux County, NE ($318).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 1,418 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,405 |
| 3 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,329 |
| 4 | Arlington County, VA | 1,292 |
| 5 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,269 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 1,234 |
| 7 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,211 |
| 8 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,198 |
| 9 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,197 |
| 9 | Butte County, ID | 1,197 |
| 10 | Carson County, TX | 1,194 |
| 10 | Goochland County, VA | 1,194 |
| 11 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,189 |
| 12 | King George County, VA | 1,170 |
| 13 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,148 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,110 |
| 15 | Falls Church city, VA | 1,091 |
| 16 | Morris County, NJ | 1,085 |
| 17 | Alameda County, CA | 1,052 |
| 17 | Martin County, IN | 1,052 |
| 18 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,027 |
| 19 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,022 |
| 20 | Durham County, NC | 1,018 |
| 21 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,017 |
| 22 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,013 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2005 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2005 Q3 for each of the following US states.