Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2012 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.46K), followed by North Slope Borough, AK ($1.98K), and Santa Clara County, CA ($1.94K).
On the other hand, Boise County, ID had the lowest average weekly wage ($337), followed by Loup County, NE ($363), and Garfield County, MT ($375).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,464 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,979 |
| 3 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,939 |
| 4 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,912 |
| 5 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,884 |
| 6 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,785 |
| 7 | Sabine County, TX | 1,781 |
| 8 | Eureka County, NV | 1,780 |
| 9 | Goochland County, VA | 1,767 |
| 10 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,707 |
| 11 | Tazewell County, IL | 1,695 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | 1,617 |
| 13 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,616 |
| 14 | Morris County, NJ | 1,577 |
| 15 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,574 |
| 16 | Slope County, ND | 1,569 |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,560 |
| 18 | Butte County, ID | 1,526 |
| 19 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,512 |
| 20 | Williams County, ND | 1,479 |
| 21 | Greenlee County, AZ | 1,477 |
| 22 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,459 |
| 23 | Fulton County, GA | 1,409 |
| 24 | King George County, VA | 1,400 |
| 25 | Surry County, VA | 1,396 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2012 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2012 Q1 for each of the following US states.