Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2017 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.96K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($2.45K), and San Mateo County, CA ($2.39K).
On the other hand, Delta County, TX had the lowest average weekly wage ($391), followed by Elk County, KS ($426), and Keweenaw County, MI ($429).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 2,958 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,454 |
| 3 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,386 |
| 4 | Goochland County, VA | 2,368 |
| 5 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,269 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 2,167 |
| 7 | North Slope Borough, AK | 2,061 |
| 8 | Somerset County, NJ | 2,025 |
| 9 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,022 |
| 10 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,926 |
| 11 | Arlington County, VA | 1,847 |
| 12 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,818 |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 1,767 |
| 14 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,747 |
| 15 | Carson County, TX | 1,723 |
| 16 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,720 |
| 17 | Lander County, NV | 1,690 |
| 18 | Butte County, ID | 1,687 |
| 19 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,672 |
| 20 | Fulton County, GA | 1,661 |
| 21 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,635 |
| 22 | Lake County, IL | 1,626 |
| 23 | Burke County, GA | 1,623 |
| 24 | King County, WA | 1,597 |
| 25 | Surry County, VA | 1,583 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2017 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2017 Q1 for each of the following US states.