Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q4
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2009 Q4, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.88K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.70K), and North Slope Borough, AK ($1.69K).
On the other hand, Arthur County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($346), followed by Petroleum County, MT ($362), and Garfield County, MT ($371).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q4
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 1,881 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,699 |
| 3 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,691 |
| 4 | Eureka County, NV | 1,640 |
| 5 | Butte County, ID | 1,612 |
| 6 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,606 |
| 7 | Arlington County, VA | 1,593 |
| 8 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,568 |
| 9 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,541 |
| 10 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,491 |
| 11 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,476 |
| 12 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,474 |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 1,431 |
| 14 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,413 |
| 15 | Van Buren County, TN | 1,399 |
| 16 | Carson County, TX | 1,396 |
| 16 | Surry County, VA | 1,396 |
| 17 | King George County, VA | 1,383 |
| 18 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,376 |
| 19 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,348 |
| 20 | Trimble County, KY | 1,343 |
| 21 | Westchester County, NY | 1,299 |
| 22 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,295 |
| 23 | Falls Church city, VA | 1,261 |
| 24 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,243 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2009 Q4
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2009 Q4 for each of the following US states.