Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2009 Q3, among all US counties, North Slope Borough, AK had the highest average weekly wage ($1.55K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.51K), and New York County, NY ($1.50K).
On the other hand, Petroleum County, MT had the lowest average weekly wage ($308), followed by Elk County, KS ($345), and Powder River County, MT ($360).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,545 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,510 |
| 3 | New York County, NY | 1,500 |
| 4 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,455 |
| 5 | Butte County, ID | 1,430 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 1,416 |
| 7 | Arlington County, VA | 1,413 |
| 8 | Carson County, TX | 1,395 |
| 9 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,320 |
| 10 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,316 |
| 11 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,307 |
| 12 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,305 |
| 13 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,268 |
| 14 | King George County, VA | 1,246 |
| 15 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,245 |
| 16 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,212 |
| 17 | Morris County, NJ | 1,205 |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,192 |
| 19 | Trimble County, KY | 1,186 |
| 20 | King County, WA | 1,177 |
| 21 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,173 |
| 22 | Falls Church city, VA | 1,147 |
| 23 | Durham County, NC | 1,146 |
| 24 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,145 |
| 25 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 1,144 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2009 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2009 Q3 for each of the following US states.