Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4

Updated on December 30, 2023.

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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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4
New York, NY
North Slope, AK
Fairfield, CT
Eureka, NV
Santa Clara, CA
Suffolk, MA
Arlington, VA
St. Louis city, MO
Somerset, NJ
San Francisco, CA
Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4
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Rank County Average Weekly Wage($)
1 New York County, NY 1856
2 North Slope Borough, AK 1626
3 Fairfield County, CT 1595
4 Eureka County, NV 1584
5 Santa Clara County, CA 1569
6 Suffolk County, MA 1567
7 Arlington County, VA 1513
8 St. Louis city, MO 1509
9 Somerset County, NJ 1500
10 San Francisco County, CA 1495
11 Butte County, ID 1452
12 San Mateo County, CA 1439
13 Fairfax County, VA 1412
14 Los Alamos County, NM 1408
15 Morris County, NJ 1353
16 Alexandria city, VA 1311
17 King George County, VA 1304
18 Middlesex County, MA 1299
19 Union County, OH 1282
20 Mercer County, NJ 1250
21 Irion County, TX 1248
22 Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK 1246
23 Westchester County, NY 1233
24 Montgomery County, MD 1216
25 Hudson County, NJ 1207
26 Falls Church city, VA 1204
27 Sutton County, TX 1199
28 Carson County, TX 1193
29 Bergen County, NJ 1189
30 Harris County, TX 1186
31 Fulton County, GA 1183
32 Surry County, VA 1178
33 Chester County, PA 1176
34 Essex County, NJ 1174
35 Union County, NJ 1165
36 Alameda County, CA 1159
37 Hutchinson County, TX 1157
38 Greenlee County, AZ 1154
39 Montgomery County, PA 1153
40 Marin County, CA 1151
41 Denali Borough, AK 1149
42 Middlesex County, NJ 1148
43 Fairfax city, VA 1145
44 Lake County, IL 1144
44 Hennepin County, MN 1144
45 Norfolk County, MA 1140
46 Martin County, IN 1139
47 Durham County, NC 1131
47 King County, WA 1131
48 Contra Costa County, CA 1130
49 Dallas County, TX 1124
50 Somervell County, TX 1122
51 Manassas city, VA 1121
52 Broomfield County, CO 1118
52 Cook County, IL 1118
53 Lander County, NV 1116
54 Denver County, CO 1112
54 Hartford County, CT 1112
55 Baltimore city, MD 1110
56 Plaquemines Parish, LA 1109
57 Hunterdon County, NJ 1101
58 St. Charles Parish, LA 1096
58 Oakland County, MI 1096
59 Kenedy County, TX 1095
60 Philadelphia County, PA 1093
61 Loudoun County, VA 1090
62 Rio Blanco County, CO 1086
62 Sublette County, WY 1086
63 Rock Island County, IL 1083
64 Goochland County, VA 1082
65 Putnam County, IL 1081
65 Campbell County, WY 1081
66 Cameron Parish, LA 1079
67 Los Angeles County, CA 1075
68 Howard County, MD 1074
69 St. Mary's County, MD 1073
70 Sweetwater County, WY 1063
71 Hillsborough County, NH 1061
72 DuPage County, IL 1059
72 Tazewell County, IL 1059
73 Slope County, ND 1058
73 Williams County, ND 1058
74 Nassau County, NY 1056
75 Arapahoe County, CO 1054
76 New Castle County, DE 1050
77 Boulder County, CO 1047
78 Boone County, WV 1043
79 Orange County, CA 1042
80 Suffolk County, NY 1039
80 Collin County, TX 1039
81 Hemphill County, TX 1037
82 St. James Parish, LA 1035
83 Wayne County, MI 1032
83 Crane County, TX 1032
84 Bristol Bay Borough, AK 1025
85 Richmond city, VA 1024
86 Calhoun County, TX 1022
86 Yoakum County, TX 1022
87 Monmouth County, NJ 1019
88 Midland County, TX 1018
89 Mecklenburg County, NC 1015
90 Montour County, PA 1014
91 Camden County, NJ 1011
92 Travis County, TX 1009
93 Hancock County, KY 1008
93 Nantucket County, MA 1008
94 Sacramento County, CA 1006
94 Middlesex County, CT 1006
95 Van Buren County, TN 1004
96 Orleans Parish, LA 1002
96 Sherman County, OR 1002
97 Rockland County, NY 1001
98 Iberville Parish, LA 998
98 Lipscomb County, TX 998
99 Madison County, AL 997
100 Prince George's County, MD 993
101 St. Louis County, MO 990
102 Heard County, GA 988
103 Valdez-Cordova, AK 987
103 Washington County, OR 987
104 Claiborne County, MS 986
105 Andrews County, TX 984
106 San Diego County, CA 983
107 Mercer County, ND 982
108 Custer County, ID 981
108 McKenzie County, ND 981
109 Ramsey County, MN 980
109 Hamilton County, OH 980
109 Williamson County, TN 980
110 New Haven County, CT 978
111 Essex County, MA 976
111 Salem County, NJ 976
111 Allegheny County, PA 976
111 Davidson County, TN 976
112 Olmsted County, MN 975
113 Trimble County, KY 974
113 Passaic County, NJ 974
114 Washtenaw County, MI 973
115 Anchorage Borough, AK 970
116 Burlington County, NJ 969
117 Fort Bend County, TX 968
118 Posey County, IN 965
118 Macomb County, MI 965
118 Upton County, TX 965
119 Oliver County, ND 964
120 Winkler County, TX 963
121 Baltimore County, MD 962
122 Anne Arundel County, MD 961
123 Cobb County, GA 960
124 Washington County, AL 959
125 Delaware County, PA 955
126 Scott County, KY 954
127 Lea County, NM 951
128 Johnson County, KS 949
128 Duchesne County, UT 949
129 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK 946
129 St. Bernard Parish, LA 946
130 Albany County, NY 944
130 Roane County, TN 944
131 Howard County, IN 943
131 Ector County, TX 943
132 Midland County, MI 941
132 Putnam County, NY 941
133 Jefferson County, TX 940
134 Sterling County, TX 938
135 DeKalb County, GA 937
135 Ward County, TX 937
136 Shelby County, TN 936
136 Manassas Park city, VA 936
137 Multnomah County, OR 935
138 Mingo County, WV 934
139 Douglas County, CO 933
139 Garfield County, CO 933
140 Worcester County, MA 932
141 Providence County, RI 930
141 Natrona County, WY 930
142 Snohomish County, WA 929
143 Grafton County, NH 928
143 Cuyahoga County, OH 928
143 Waller County, TX 928
144 Napa County, CA 927
144 Ventura County, CA 927
144 Ballard County, KY 927
145 Jefferson County, CO 926
145 Pitkin County, CO 926
145 Jackson County, MO 926
145 Queens County, NY 926
145 Uintah County, UT 926
146 Schenectady County, NY 924
146 Box Elder County, UT 924
147 Miami-Dade County, FL 923
147 Louisa County, VA 923
147 Milwaukee County, WI 923
148 Jefferson County, AL 921
149 Tarrant County, TX 920
150 Carson City, NV 919
151 Lafourche Parish, LA 918
152 Wake County, NC 917
152 Portsmouth city, VA 917
152 Waukesha County, WI 917
153 Routt County, CO 916
153 Palm Beach County, FL 916
154 Forsyth County, GA 915
155 Stanton County, NE 914
155 Anderson County, TN 914
156 Marion County, IN 912
156 Lafayette Parish, LA 912
156 Terrebonne Parish, LA 912
156 Henrico County, VA 912
157 New London County, CT 911
157 St. Mary Parish, LA 911
157 Dukes County, MA 911
157 Eddy County, NM 911
158 Albemarle County, VA 910
159 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 909
160 Jack County, TX 908
161 Tioga County, NY 907
161 Lehigh County, PA 907
161 Gray County, TX 907
161 Reagan County, TX 907
162 Rockingham County, NH 906
163 Polk County, IA 905
163 Bucks County, PA 905
163 Chambers County, TX 905
163 Norfolk city, VA 905
164 Orange County, NC 904
165 Solano County, CA 903
165 Dutchess County, NY 903
166 Warren County, NJ 901
166 Logan County, OH 901
166 Newport County, RI 901
167 Carver County, MN 899
167 Morris County, TX 899
167 Benton County, WA 899
168 Sangamon County, IL 898
168 Dakota County, MN 898
169 Hopewell city, VA 897
170 Sonoma County, CA 896
170 Linn County, IA 896
170 Williamson County, TX 896
170 Chittenden County, VT 896
171 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 894
171 Gwinnett County, GA 894
171 Plymouth County, MA 894
171 Jackson County, MS 894
172 Maricopa County, AZ 893
172 Elko County, NV 893
172 Greene County, OH 893
173 Ascension Parish, LA 892
173 Greene County, PA 892
174 Cecil County, MD 891
174 Bronx County, NY 891
175 Frederick County, MD 890
176 Ingham County, MI 887
176 Wise County, TX 887
177 Placer County, CA 886
178 Pike County, IN 884
178 Iberia Parish, LA 884
179 Yolo County, CA 883
179 Dauphin County, PA 883
180 Little River County, AR 881
181 Grundy County, IL 880
182 West Feliciana Parish, LA 879
182 Franklin County, OH 879
182 Converse County, WY 879
183 Clinton County, OH 878
184 Broward County, FL 877
184 Dane County, WI 877
184 Racine County, WI 877
185 Skagway Borough, AK 876
185 Boone County, IL 876
185 Jefferson Parish, LA 876
186 Hancock County, MS 875
186 Crosby County, TX 875
186 Putnam County, WV 875
187 Duval County, FL 874
187 Hillsborough County, FL 874
187 Stillwater County, MT 874
187 White Pine County, NV 874
188 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 873
188 Montgomery County, TX 873
189 Strafford County, NH 872
189 Panola County, TX 872
190 Aleutians West Borough, AK 871
190 Jefferson County, KY 871
191 Santa Barbara County, CA 870
191 Fallon County, MT 870
192 Peoria County, IL 869
192 Hampden County, MA 869
192 Delaware County, OH 869
192 Brazoria County, TX 869
193 Benton County, OR 868
194 Washoe County, NV 867
195 Kenton County, KY 866
196 Prince George County, VA 865
197 Caribou County, ID 864
198 Brevard County, FL 863
198 Assumption Parish, LA 863
198 Steuben County, NY 863
198 Rappahannock County, VA 863
198 Salem city, VA 863
198 Grant County, WV 863
199 Monroe County, NY 862
200 Dale County, AL 861
201 Merrimack County, NH 860
202 Nye County, NV 859
203 Iron County, MO 858
204 Shelby County, OH 857
205 Calhoun County, AR 856
205 Clark County, NV 856
205 Gloucester County, NJ 856
206 Kalamazoo County, MI 855
206 Winnebago County, WI 855
207 Wyandotte County, KS 854
207 Maury County, TN 854
208 Clayton County, GA 853
208 Bristol County, MA 853
208 Oklahoma County, OK 853
209 Hamilton County, IN 852
210 Washington County, NE 851
211 Honolulu County, HI 850
211 Macon County, IL 850
211 Onondaga County, NY 850
211 Leon County, TX 850
211 Newport News city, VA 850
212 Indian River County, FL 849
212 Ochiltree County, TX 849
212 Salt Lake County, UT 849
212 Charlottesville city, VA 849
213 Clear Creek County, CO 848
213 Humboldt County, NV 848
213 Cumberland County, NJ 848
214 Pulaski County, AR 847
214 Gibson County, IN 847
215 Dallas County, IA 846
215 Sedgwick County, KS 846
215 Harford County, MD 846
216 Shelby County, AL 844
216 Benton County, AR 844
216 Litchfield County, CT 844
216 Buchanan County, VA 844
217 Vermillion County, IN 843
217 Carbon County, WY 843
218 Talladega County, AL 842
218 Juneau City and Borough, AK 842
218 Douglas County, NE 842
218 Rutherford County, TN 842
219 Calvert County, MD 841
220 Adams County, CO 840
220 Rockdale County, GA 840
220 Orange County, TX 840
221 Anoka County, MN 839
221 Tulsa County, OK 839
221 Hampton County, SC 839
222 Eagle County, CO 837
222 Monroe County, MI 837
222 San Juan County, NM 837
222 Richmond County, NY 837
222 Sullivan County, TN 837
222 Stafford County, VA 837
223 Larimer County, CO 836
223 Kane County, IL 836
223 McLean County, IL 836
224 Osceola County, MI 835
224 Wilson County, TN 835
225 El Paso County, CO 834
225 Gilliam County, OR 834
225 Emery County, UT 834
226 Choctaw County, AL 833
226 Aiken County, SC 833
227 Muscatine County, IA 832
227 Fayette County, KY 832
227 Calhoun County, MI 832
227 Kent County, MI 832
227 Sussex County, NJ 832
227 Galveston County, TX 832
228 Gregg County, TX 831
229 Yuba County, CA 830
229 Black Hawk County, IA 830
230 Moffat County, CO 829
230 Tolland County, CT 829
230 Orange County, FL 829
230 Eaton County, MI 829
231 La Plata County, CO 828
232 Pershing County, NV 827
232 Summit County, OH 827
233 Lake County, IN 826
233 Calcasieu Parish, LA 826
233 Rensselaer County, NY 826
233 Forsyth County, NC 826
233 Austin County, TX 826
233 Jim Wells County, TX 826
233 Hampton city, VA 826
234 Montgomery County, AL 825
234 Steele County, ND 825
234 Scurry County, TX 825
234 Chesterfield County, VA 825
235 Will County, IL 824
235 Sagadahoc County, ME 824
235 Montgomery County, OH 824
236 Limestone County, AL 823
236 Clay County, MO 823
236 Cumberland County, PA 823
236 Wayne County, WV 823
237 Cumberland County, ME 822
238 Santa Cruz County, CA 821
238 Knott County, KY 821
238 Clackamas County, OR 821
238 Kitsap County, WA 821
238 Brown County, WI 821
239 Mesa County, CO 820
239 Houston County, GA 820
239 Porter County, IN 820
240 Marshall County, KY 819
240 Atlantic County, NJ 819
240 Tompkins County, NY 819
240 Berks County, PA 819
240 Ozaukee County, WI 819
241 Kings County, NY 818
241 Schleicher County, TX 818
242 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK 817
242 De Witt, IL 817
242 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA 817
243 Clark County, WA 816
243 Marshall County, WV 816
244 El Dorado County, CA 815
244 Prince William County, VA 815
245 Ada County, ID 814
245 Barnstable County, MA 814
245 Washington County, PA 814
245 Berkeley County, SC 814
245 Hamilton County, TN 814
245 Pierce County, WA 814
245 Uinta County, WY 814
246 Bernalillo County, NM 813
247 Union County, SD 812
248 Vermilion Parish, LA 811
248 Hampshire County, MA 811
249 Collier County, FL 810
249 Nemaha County, NE 810
249 Santa Fe County, NM 810
249 Washington County, VT 810
249 Pleasants County, WV 810
250 Sargent County, ND 809
251 Pinellas County, FL 808
251 Bartholomew County, IN 808
251 Sweet Grass County, MT 808
251 Humphreys County, TN 808
252 Mobile County, AL 807
252 Ripley County, IN 807
252 Hinds County, MS 807
252 Northampton County, PA 807
252 Thurston County, WA 807
253 Kalkaska County, MI 806
253 Butler County, PA 806
253 Nueces County, TX 806
253 Smith County, TX 806
254 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK 805
254 Bexar County, TX 805
254 Hudspeth County, TX 805
255 Pima County, AZ 804
255 Genesee County, MI 804
255 Grimes County, TX 804
255 King County, TX 804
256 Monterey County, CA 802
256 Boyd County, KY 802
257 Blaine County, ID 801
257 Scott County, MN 801
257 Denton County, TX 801
257 Fauquier County, VA 801
258 Boone County, KY 800
258 Mercer County, KY 800
258 Mineral County, NV 800
258 Latimer County, OK 800
259 Berkshire County, MA 799
259 Jackson County, MI 799
259 Rusk County, TX 799
259 Kanawha County, WV 799
259 Wood County, WI 799
259 Teton County, WY 799
260 Leavenworth County, KS 798
260 Cheshire County, NH 798
260 Potter County, TX 798
261 San Joaquin County, CA 797
261 Richland County, MT 797
261 Guilford County, NC 797
261 Lee County, TX 797
261 Zapata County, TX 797
262 Marion County, IA 796
262 Mower County, MN 796
262 Fulton County, PA 796
262 Greenville County, SC 796
262 Knox County, TN 796
263 Kern County, CA 795
263 Chatham County, GA 795
263 Cavalier County, ND 795
264 Pike County, KY 794
264 Ottawa County, MI 794
264 Ocean County, NJ 794