Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2016 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.79K), followed by Eureka County, NV ($2.21K), and Santa Clara County, CA ($2.20K).
On the other hand, Delta County, TX had the lowest average weekly wage ($386), followed by Elk County, KS ($407), and Boise County, ID ($411).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,785 |
| 2 | Eureka County, NV | 2,213 |
| 3 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,202 |
| 4 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,196 |
| 5 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,060 |
| 6 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,997 |
| 7 | Goochland County, VA | 1,984 |
| 8 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,944 |
| 9 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,903 |
| 10 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,893 |
| 11 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,744 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | 1,730 |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 1,701 |
| 14 | Surry County, VA | 1,679 |
| 15 | Lander County, NV | 1,625 |
| 16 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,622 |
| 17 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,619 |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,570 |
| 19 | Fulton County, GA | 1,569 |
| 20 | Butte County, ID | 1,555 |
| 21 | Burke County, GA | 1,545 |
| 22 | Lake County, IL | 1,527 |
| 23 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,515 |
| 24 | King County, WA | 1,453 |
| 25 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,440 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2016 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2016 Q1 for each of the following US states.