Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2008 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.80K), followed by Fairfield County, CT ($1.92K), and Somerset County, NJ ($1.76K).
On the other hand, Petroleum County, MT had the lowest average weekly wage ($332), followed by Boise County, ID ($352), and Arthur County, NE ($352).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,803 |
| 2 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,924 |
| 3 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,764 |
| 4 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,712 |
| 5 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,676 |
| 6 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,629 |
| 7 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,589 |
| 8 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,529 |
| 9 | Goochland County, VA | 1,527 |
| 10 | Surry County, VA | 1,506 |
| 11 | Eureka County, NV | 1,492 |
| 12 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,491 |
| 13 | Arlington County, VA | 1,475 |
| 14 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,444 |
| 15 | Loving County, TX | 1,423 |
| 16 | Morris County, NJ | 1,389 |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,382 |
| 18 | Butte County, ID | 1,372 |
| 19 | Carson County, TX | 1,369 |
| 20 | Westchester County, NY | 1,316 |
| 21 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,282 |
| 22 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,266 |
| 23 | Durham County, NC | 1,259 |
| 24 | Fulton County, GA | 1,258 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,237 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2008 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2008 Q1 for each of the following US states.