Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2012 Q2, among all US counties, Santa Clara County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($1.74K), followed by North Slope Borough, AK ($1.73K), and Los Alamos County, NM ($1.71K).
On the other hand, Loup County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($365), followed by Arthur County, NE ($377), and Delta County, TX ($383).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2012 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,740 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,734 |
| 3 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,708 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 1,645 |
| 5 | Eureka County, NV | 1,569 |
| 6 | Surry County, VA | 1,554 |
| 7 | Carson County, TX | 1,523 |
| 8 | Butte County, ID | 1,516 |
| 9 | San Mateo County, CA | 1,512 |
| 10 | Arlington County, VA | 1,492 |
| 11 | Williams County, ND | 1,477 |
| 12 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,474 |
| 13 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,424 |
| 14 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,422 |
| 15 | Slope County, ND | 1,417 |
| 16 | Dunn County, ND | 1,388 |
| 17 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,381 |
| 18 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,346 |
| 19 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,341 |
| 20 | Goochland County, VA | 1,338 |
| 21 | Claiborne County, MS | 1,317 |
| 22 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,292 |
| 23 | Morris County, NJ | 1,267 |
| 24 | McKenzie County, ND | 1,262 |
| 25 | Kenedy County, TX | 1,254 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2012 Q2
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2012 Q2 for each of the following US states.