Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2008 Q2, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.57K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.53K), and North Slope Borough, AK ($1.51K).
On the other hand, Hooker County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($355), followed by Comanche County, KS ($370), and Arthur County, NE ($372).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 1,568 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,528 |
| 3 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,514 |
| 4 | Eureka County, NV | 1,512 |
| 5 | Arlington County, VA | 1,378 |
| 6 | Butte County, ID | 1,369 |
| 7 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,335 |
| 8 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,328 |
| 9 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,320 |
| 10 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,311 |
| 11 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,290 |
| 12 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,277 |
| 13 | King George County, VA | 1,273 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,236 |
| 15 | Surry County, VA | 1,223 |
| 16 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,213 |
| 17 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,204 |
| 18 | Sublette County, WY | 1,193 |
| 19 | Morris County, NJ | 1,182 |
| 20 | Carson County, TX | 1,180 |
| 21 | Goochland County, VA | 1,177 |
| 22 | Westchester County, NY | 1,138 |
| 23 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,136 |
| 24 | Martin County, IN | 1,112 |
| 25 | Durham County, NC | 1,111 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2008 Q2
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2008 Q2 for each of the following US states.