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 ($388).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
See this for other quarters:
Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q4
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
---|---|---|
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 |
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.