Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2009 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.15K), followed by San Mateo County, CA ($1.79K), and Somerset County, NJ ($1.76K).
On the other hand, McPherson County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($334), followed by Garfield County, MT ($344), and Petroleum County, MT ($352).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,147 |
| 2 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,785 |
| 3 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,755 |
| 4 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,737 |
| 5 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,722 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 1,562 |
| 7 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,557 |
| 8 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,521 |
| 9 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,511 |
| 10 | Surry County, VA | 1,498 |
| 11 | Arlington County, VA | 1,471 |
| 12 | Goochland County, VA | 1,465 |
| 13 | Carson County, TX | 1,431 |
| 14 | Butte County, ID | 1,427 |
| 15 | Morris County, NJ | 1,392 |
| 16 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,389 |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,388 |
| 18 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,295 |
| 19 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,278 |
| 20 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,275 |
| 21 | Westchester County, NY | 1,234 |
| 22 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,230 |
| 23 | Durham County, NC | 1,225 |
| 24 | Fulton County, GA | 1,218 |
| 25 | King George County, VA | 1,212 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2009 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2009 Q1 for each of the following US states.