Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2008 Q4, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.86K), followed by North Slope Borough, AK ($1.63K), and Fairfield County, CT ($1.60K).
On the other hand, Hooker County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($335), followed by Petroleum County, MT ($371), and Elk County, KS ($388).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 1,856 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,626 |
| 3 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,595 |
| 4 | Eureka County, NV | 1,584 |
| 5 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,569 |
| 6 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,567 |
| 7 | Arlington County, VA | 1,513 |
| 8 | St. Louis city, MO | 1,509 |
| 9 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,500 |
| 10 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,495 |
| 11 | Butte County, ID | 1,452 |
| 12 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,439 |
| 13 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,412 |
| 14 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,408 |
| 15 | Morris County, NJ | 1,353 |
| 16 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,311 |
| 17 | King George County, VA | 1,304 |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,299 |
| 19 | Union County, OH | 1,282 |
| 20 | Mercer County, NJ | 1,250 |
| 21 | Irion County, TX | 1,248 |
| 22 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 1,246 |
| 23 | Westchester County, NY | 1,233 |
| 24 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,216 |
| 25 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,207 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2008 Q4
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2008 Q4 for each of the following US states.