Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
Updated on December 30, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2017 Q4, among all US counties, Santa Clara County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($2.58K), followed by New York County, NY ($2.44K), and San Mateo County, CA ($2.34K).
On the other hand, Loup County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($454), followed by Elk County, KS ($464), and Hooker County, NE ($472).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q4
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Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
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1 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2577 |
2 | New York County, NY | 2439 |
3 | San Mateo County, CA | 2342 |
4 | San Francisco County, CA | 2233 |
5 | Suffolk County, MA | 1987 |
6 | Broomfield County, CO | 1900 |
7 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1889 |
8 | Butte County, ID | 1815 |
9 | Midland County, MI | 1800 |
10 | Eureka County, NV | 1757 |
11 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1728 |
11 | Arlington County, VA | 1728 |
12 | Goochland County, VA | 1698 |
13 | Fairfield County, CT | 1690 |
14 | Fairfax County, VA | 1645 |
15 | Middlesex County, MA | 1612 |
16 | Somerset County, NJ | 1581 |
17 | Morris County, NJ | 1580 |
17 | King County, WA | 1580 |
18 | King George County, VA | 1546 |
19 | Alexandria city, VA | 1534 |
20 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1510 |
21 | Oliver County, ND | 1506 |
22 | Williams County, ND | 1489 |
23 | Lipscomb County, TX | 1482 |
24 | Montgomery County, MD | 1481 |
25 | Westchester County, NY | 1470 |
26 | Alameda County, CA | 1456 |
27 | Fulton County, GA | 1452 |
28 | Lander County, NV | 1451 |
29 | Falls Church city, VA | 1441 |
30 | Burke County, GA | 1438 |
31 | Carson County, TX | 1430 |
32 | Martin County, IN | 1425 |
33 | Hudson County, NJ | 1415 |
34 | Lake County, IL | 1411 |
35 | McKenzie County, ND | 1404 |
36 | Marin County, CA | 1399 |
37 | Dunn County, ND | 1384 |
38 | Union County, NJ | 1379 |
39 | Irion County, TX | 1368 |
40 | Iberville Parish, LA | 1366 |
41 | Baltimore city, MD | 1365 |
42 | Mercer County, ND | 1362 |
43 | St. James Parish, LA | 1361 |
44 | Norfolk County, MA | 1356 |
44 | Mercer County, NJ | 1356 |
45 | Harris County, TX | 1351 |
46 | Los Angeles County, CA | 1350 |
47 | St. Mary's County, MD | 1349 |
48 | Montour County, PA | 1348 |
49 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1345 |
49 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 1345 |
50 | Union County, OH | 1341 |
51 | Chester County, PA | 1340 |
52 | Midland County, TX | 1339 |
53 | Hennepin County, MN | 1336 |
54 | Denver County, CO | 1333 |
55 | Howard County, MD | 1330 |
56 | Montgomery County, PA | 1321 |
57 | Dallas County, TX | 1318 |
58 | Essex County, NJ | 1317 |
59 | Douglas County, CO | 1314 |
60 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 1309 |
61 | Manassas city, VA | 1308 |
62 | Washington County, OR | 1307 |
62 | Kenedy County, TX | 1307 |
63 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 1304 |
64 | Union County, SD | 1303 |
65 | Surry County, VA | 1297 |
66 | Bergen County, NJ | 1296 |
67 | Hartford County, CT | 1295 |
68 | Philadelphia County, PA | 1289 |
69 | Cook County, IL | 1284 |
69 | Durham County, NC | 1284 |
70 | Greenlee County, AZ | 1283 |
71 | Calhoun County, TX | 1282 |
72 | Boulder County, CO | 1277 |
72 | Travis County, TX | 1277 |
73 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 1276 |
73 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 1276 |
74 | Sutton County, TX | 1274 |
75 | Mountrail County, ND | 1272 |
76 | Andrews County, TX | 1271 |
76 | Loudoun County, VA | 1271 |
77 | Arapahoe County, CO | 1267 |
77 | Rock Island County, IL | 1267 |
78 | Middlesex County, NJ | 1261 |
79 | Nantucket County, MA | 1260 |
80 | Williamson County, TN | 1259 |
81 | Upton County, TX | 1257 |
82 | Oakland County, MI | 1253 |
83 | Roane County, TN | 1252 |
84 | Collin County, TX | 1248 |
85 | Nassau County, NY | 1244 |
86 | Hillsborough County, NH | 1241 |
87 | DuPage County, IL | 1238 |
88 | Orange County, CA | 1235 |
88 | Hancock County, KY | 1235 |
89 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 1231 |
90 | Suffolk County, NY | 1228 |
91 | Marshall County, WV | 1224 |
92 | San Diego County, CA | 1221 |
93 | Wayne County, MI | 1212 |
94 | La Salle County, TX | 1204 |
95 | Ramsey County, MN | 1202 |
96 | Washington County, AL | 1199 |
97 | Fayette County, TN | 1198 |
97 | Winkler County, TX | 1198 |
98 | Davidson County, TN | 1197 |
99 | New Castle County, DE | 1195 |
100 | Chambers County, TX | 1185 |
101 | Aleutians West Borough, AK | 1181 |
101 | Washington County, PA | 1181 |
101 | Richmond city, VA | 1181 |
102 | Sacramento County, CA | 1180 |
103 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 1177 |
104 | Allegheny County, PA | 1172 |
105 | St. Louis County, MO | 1168 |
106 | Stark County, ND | 1163 |
107 | Essex County, MA | 1162 |
107 | Martin County, TX | 1162 |
108 | Rappahannock County, VA | 1158 |
109 | Hamilton County, OH | 1157 |
110 | Camas County, ID | 1154 |
110 | Carver County, MN | 1154 |
111 | Yolo County, CA | 1152 |
111 | Sweetwater County, WY | 1152 |
112 | Delaware County, PA | 1148 |
113 | Multnomah County, OR | 1146 |
114 | St. Louis city, MO | 1145 |
114 | Ector County, TX | 1145 |
115 | Snohomish County, WA | 1143 |
116 | Ward County, TX | 1139 |
117 | Hemphill County, TX | 1138 |
118 | Madison County, AL | 1137 |
118 | Brazoria County, TX | 1137 |
119 | Albany County, NY | 1136 |
120 | Washtenaw County, MI | 1134 |
120 | Stanton County, NE | 1134 |
120 | Orange County, NC | 1134 |
121 | Jefferson County, TX | 1132 |
122 | Cheyenne County, NE | 1126 |
122 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 1126 |
123 | Cobb County, GA | 1125 |
123 | Prince George's County, MD | 1125 |
124 | New Haven County, CT | 1122 |
124 | Anderson County, TN | 1122 |
124 | Crane County, TX | 1122 |
125 | Linn County, IA | 1121 |
126 | Napa County, CA | 1119 |
127 | Polk County, IA | 1118 |
127 | Baltimore County, MD | 1118 |
127 | Olmsted County, MN | 1118 |
127 | Wake County, NC | 1118 |
128 | Providence County, RI | 1117 |
129 | Solano County, CA | 1116 |
129 | Posey County, IN | 1116 |
130 | Middlesex County, CT | 1115 |
130 | Rockingham County, NH | 1115 |
130 | Reagan County, TX | 1115 |
131 | Somervell County, TX | 1114 |
132 | Shelby County, TN | 1113 |
133 | Valdez-Cordova, AK | 1112 |
133 | Jefferson County, CO | 1112 |
133 | Eddy County, NM | 1112 |
134 | Stillwater County, MT | 1110 |
135 | Campbell County, WY | 1109 |
136 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1107 |
136 | Salem County, NJ | 1107 |
137 | Sweet Grass County, MT | 1106 |
138 | Placer County, CA | 1105 |
138 | Jackson County, MO | 1105 |
139 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 1104 |
139 | Burlington County, NJ | 1104 |
140 | Humboldt County, NV | 1103 |
141 | Caribou County, ID | 1102 |
141 | Hutchinson County, TX | 1102 |
142 | Monmouth County, NJ | 1101 |
142 | Hudspeth County, TX | 1101 |
142 | Sublette County, WY | 1101 |
143 | Grafton County, NH | 1100 |
143 | Camden County, NJ | 1100 |
144 | Fairfax city, VA | 1099 |
145 | Fairfield County, SC | 1094 |
146 | Yoakum County, TX | 1093 |
147 | Macomb County, MI | 1092 |
147 | White Pine County, NV | 1092 |
148 | Kenton County, KY | 1091 |
148 | Portsmouth city, VA | 1091 |
149 | Johnson County, KS | 1089 |
149 | Storey County, NV | 1089 |
149 | Albemarle County, VA | 1089 |
150 | DeKalb County, GA | 1086 |
150 | Peoria County, IL | 1086 |
150 | Marion County, IN | 1086 |
151 | Lehigh County, PA | 1085 |
152 | Jefferson County, AL | 1084 |
153 | Dukes County, MA | 1082 |
153 | Waukesha County, WI | 1082 |
154 | Pershing County, NV | 1081 |
155 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 1080 |
156 | Norfolk city, VA | 1079 |
157 | Worcester County, MA | 1076 |
158 | Tarrant County, TX | 1075 |
159 | Ventura County, CA | 1074 |
159 | Adams County, CO | 1074 |
160 | Live Oak County, TX | 1073 |
161 | Montgomery County, TX | 1072 |
161 | Reeves County, TX | 1072 |
162 | Greene County, OH | 1071 |
163 | Sonoma County, CA | 1070 |
163 | Dauphin County, PA | 1070 |
163 | Dane County, WI | 1070 |
164 | Passaic County, NJ | 1069 |
164 | Steuben County, NY | 1069 |
165 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 1068 |
166 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 1067 |
167 | Pitkin County, CO | 1066 |
168 | Sangamon County, IL | 1064 |
169 | Ascension Parish, LA | 1062 |
170 | McLean County, ND | 1061 |
171 | Charlottesville city, VA | 1060 |
172 | Shackelford County, TX | 1058 |
173 | Shelby County, OH | 1057 |
173 | Salt Lake County, UT | 1057 |
174 | Dimmit County, TX | 1056 |
174 | Chittenden County, VT | 1056 |
174 | Milwaukee County, WI | 1056 |
174 | Converse County, WY | 1056 |
175 | Jefferson County, KY | 1055 |
175 | Benton County, WA | 1055 |
176 | Franklin County, OH | 1054 |
177 | Aleutians East Borough, AK | 1053 |
177 | Grundy County, IL | 1053 |
177 | Scott County, KY | 1053 |
178 | Slope County, ND | 1052 |
179 | Jack County, TX | 1051 |
180 | New London County, CT | 1050 |
180 | Merrimack County, NH | 1050 |
181 | Hillsborough County, FL | 1049 |
181 | Gwinnett County, GA | 1049 |
182 | Ada County, ID | 1046 |
183 | Doddridge County, WV | 1045 |
184 | Lowndes County, AL | 1044 |
184 | Dakota County, MN | 1044 |
184 | Hamilton County, TN | 1044 |
185 | Henrico County, VA | 1043 |
186 | Dallas County, IA | 1042 |
186 | Ingham County, MI | 1042 |
186 | Queens County, NY | 1042 |
186 | Williamson County, TX | 1042 |
187 | Broward County, FL | 1041 |
187 | Putnam County, NY | 1041 |
188 | Winnebago County, WI | 1039 |
189 | Schenectady County, NY | 1038 |
190 | Orleans Parish, LA | 1036 |
191 | Carroll County, KY | 1035 |
191 | Strafford County, NH | 1035 |
191 | Burke County, ND | 1035 |
192 | Calhoun County, AR | 1034 |
193 | Hamilton County, IN | 1033 |
193 | Anoka County, MN | 1033 |
193 | Rensselaer County, NY | 1033 |
193 | Greene County, PA | 1033 |
193 | McMullen County, TX | 1033 |
194 | Plymouth County, MA | 1032 |
194 | Dutchess County, NY | 1032 |
194 | Matagorda County, TX | 1032 |
195 | Shelby County, AL | 1031 |
195 | Duval County, FL | 1031 |
195 | Steele County, ND | 1031 |
195 | Bucks County, PA | 1031 |
196 | Pike County, IN | 1030 |
196 | Bronx County, NY | 1030 |
197 | Bristol Bay Borough, AK | 1029 |
197 | Honolulu County, HI | 1029 |
197 | Marion County, IA | 1029 |
197 | Morrow County, OR | 1029 |
198 | Calvert County, MD | 1028 |
199 | Rockland County, NY | 1027 |
200 | Wyandotte County, KS | 1026 |
200 | Delaware County, OH | 1026 |
201 | Claiborne County, MS | 1025 |
202 | Maricopa County, AZ | 1023 |
202 | Clackamas County, OR | 1023 |
203 | Warren County, NJ | 1022 |
203 | Divide County, ND | 1022 |
204 | Karnes County, TX | 1021 |
204 | Newport News city, VA | 1021 |
204 | Clark County, WA | 1021 |
205 | Livingston County, MI | 1020 |
206 | Putnam County, IL | 1018 |
206 | Coffey County, KS | 1018 |
206 | Mower County, MN | 1018 |
207 | Lea County, NM | 1017 |
207 | Oklahoma County, OK | 1017 |
207 | Orange County, TX | 1017 |
208 | Bartholomew County, IN | 1016 |
209 | Covington city, VA | 1015 |
210 | Dale County, AL | 1014 |
210 | Onondaga County, NY | 1014 |
210 | Fort Bend County, TX | 1014 |
211 | Gaines County, TX | 1013 |
212 | Kalkaska County, MI | 1012 |
213 | Larimer County, CO | 1011 |
213 | Newport County, RI | 1011 |
214 | Benton County, AR | 1010 |
214 | Douglas County, NE | 1010 |
215 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 1009 |
215 | Harford County, MD | 1009 |
215 | Hansford County, TX | 1009 |
215 | Kitsap County, WA | 1009 |
216 | Cumberland County, ME | 1008 |
216 | Tompkins County, NY | 1008 |
217 | Washington County, NE | 1007 |
217 | Butler County, PA | 1007 |
217 | Denton County, TX | 1007 |
218 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 1006 |
218 | Forsyth County, NC | 1006 |
219 | Kane County, IL | 1005 |
219 | Stafford County, VA | 1005 |
219 | Klickitat County, WA | 1005 |
220 | Burleigh County, ND | 1004 |
221 | Washington County, AR | 1002 |
221 | Boone County, IL | 1002 |
221 | Pocahontas County, IA | 1002 |
221 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 1002 |
221 | Kendall County, TX | 1002 |
221 | Ochiltree County, TX | 1002 |
221 | Hopewell city, VA | 1002 |
222 | Richland County, MT | 1001 |
222 | Carson City, NV | 1001 |
222 | Benton County, OR | 1001 |
223 | Forsyth County, GA | 1000 |
223 | Monroe County, NY | 1000 |
224 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 999 |
224 | Muscatine County, IA | 999 |
224 | Washington County, VT | 999 |
225 | Yuba County, CA | 997 |
226 | Nye County, NV | 995 |
227 | Jackson County, MS | 994 |
227 | Culberson County, TX | 994 |
228 | Limestone County, AL | 992 |
228 | Manassas Park city, VA | 992 |
229 | Lee County, TX | 991 |
230 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 990 |
230 | Calhoun County, MI | 990 |
230 | Cass County, ND | 990 |
230 | Howard County, TX | 990 |
230 | Prince George County, VA | 990 |
231 | Pinellas County, FL | 989 |
231 | Clayton County, GA | 989 |
231 | Black Hawk County, IA | 989 |
231 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 989 |
231 | Frederick County, MD | 989 |
231 | Lincoln County, SD | 989 |
231 | Humphreys County, TN | 989 |
231 | Scurry County, TX | 989 |
231 | Brown County, WI | 989 |
232 | Gibson County, IN | 986 |
233 | Ripley County, IN | 985 |
234 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 984 |
234 | De Soto Parish, LA | 984 |
234 | Richmond County, NY | 984 |
235 | Tolland County, CT | 983 |
235 | Elkhart County, IN | 983 |
235 | Glasscock County, TX | 983 |
236 | El Dorado County, CA | 982 |
236 | Elko County, NV | 982 |
236 | Saratoga County, NY | 982 |
237 | Berkeley County, SC | 981 |
237 | Hunt County, TX | 981 |
238 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 980 |
239 | Bristol County, MA | 979 |
239 | Wyoming County, PA | 979 |
239 | Knox County, TN | 979 |
239 | Bexar County, TX | 979 |
240 | Hall County, GA | 978 |
240 | Ottawa County, MI | 978 |
240 | Pierce County, WA | 978 |
241 | Aiken County, SC | 976 |
241 | Putnam County, WV | 976 |
241 | Natrona County, WY | 976 |
242 | Marshall County, KY | 975 |
242 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 975 |
242 | Charleston County, SC | 975 |
242 | Louisa County, VA | 975 |
243 | Mobile County, AL | 974 |
243 | Erie County, NY | 974 |
244 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 973 |
244 | Brevard County, FL | 973 |
244 | Story County, IA | 973 |
244 | Fayette County, KY | 973 |
244 | Scott County, MN | 973 |
245 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 972 |
245 | Zapata County, TX | 972 |
245 | Pend Oreille County, WA | 972 |
246 | Pulaski County, AR | 971 |
246 | Berks County, PA | 971 |
246 | Cumberland County, PA | 971 |
246 | Stewart County, TN | 971 |
247 | Johnson County, IA | 970 |
247 | Fulton County, PA | 970 |
247 | Thurston County, WA | 970 |
248 | Orange County, FL | 969 |
248 | Washoe County, NV | 969 |
248 | Racine County, WI | 969 |
248 | Teton County, WY | 969 |
249 | La Plata County, CO | 968 |
249 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 968 |
249 | Hampden County, MA | 968 |
249 | Fallon County, MT | 968 |
249 | Tulsa County, OK | 968 |
250 | El Paso County, CO | 967 |
250 | Garfield County, CO | 967 |
251 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | 966 |
252 | Nemaha County, NE | 965 |
252 | Grimes County, TX | 965 |
253 | Weld County, CO | 963 |
254 | Collier County, FL | 962 |
254 | Barnstable County, MA | 962 |
254 | Fauquier County, VA | 962 |
255 | Summit County, OH | 961 |
255 | Blount County, TN | 961 |
256 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 960 |
256 | Jackson County, MI | 960 |
256 | Austin County, TX | 960 |
257 | Kent County, MI | 959 |
257 | Dewey County, OK | 959 |
257 | Frio County, TX | 959 |
258 | Tioga County, NY | 958 |
258 | Sullivan County, TN | 958 |
259 | Ward County, ND | 957 |
259 | Logan County, OH | 957 |
260 | De Witt, IL | 956 |
260 | Cavalier County, ND | 956 |
260 | Grant County, OK | 956 |
260 | Gray County, TX | 956 |
261 | Hampshire County, MA | 955 |
261 | York County, PA | 955 |
261 | Rhea County, TN | 955 |
262 | Moffat County, CO | 954 |
262 | Greenville County, SC | 954 |
262 | Johnson County, TN | 954 |
263 | Warren County, OH | 953 |
263 | Centre County, PA | 953 |
264 | Macon County, IL | 952 |
264 | Will County, IL | 952 |
264 | Atascosa County, TX | 952 |
264 | Ozaukee County, WI | 952 |
265 | Monterey County, CA | 951 |
265 | Emery County, UT | 951 |
265 | Campbell County, VA | 951 |
266 | Hockley County, TX | 950 |
266 | Roanoke city, VA | 950 |
267 | Minnehaha County, SD | 949 |
267 | Prince William County, VA | 949 |
268 | Talladega County, AL | 948 |
268 | Pembina County, ND | 948 |
269 | San Benito County, CA | 947 |
269 | Clay County, MO | 947 |
269 | Pike County, OH | 947 |
269 | Rutherford County, TN | 947 |
270 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 946 |
270 | Stevens County, MN | 946 |
270 | Hancock County, MS | 946 |
270 | Guilford County, NC | 946 |
271 | San Patricio County, TX | 945 |
272 | McLean County, IL | 944 |
272 | Pulaski County, IL | 944 |
272 | Galveston County, TX | 944 |
273 | Sarasota County, FL | 943 |
273 | Washington County, MN | 943 |
273 | Leon County, TX | 943 |
273 | Outagamie County, WI | 943 |
274 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 942 |
274 | Litchfield County, CT | 942 |
274 | Allegan County, MI | 942 |
274 | Blanco County, TX | 942 |
274 | Gregg County, TX | 942 |
275 | Pleasants County, WV | 941 |
275 | Sheboygan County, WI | 941 |
276 | Mercer County, KY | 940 |
276 | Webster County, KY | 940 |
277 | Montgomery County, AL | 939 |
277 | Hancock County, OH | 939 |
278 | Ballard County, KY | 938 |
278 | Eaton County, MI | 938 |
278 | Clark County, NV | 938 |
278 | Harrison County, TX | 938 |
278 | Monongalia County, WV | 938 |
279 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 937 |
279 | Nome Borough, AK | 937 |
279 | Roseau County, MN | 937 |
280 | Crawford County, IL | 936 |
281 | Kosciusko County, IN | 935 |
281 | Musselshell County, MT | 935 |
281 | Woodward County, OK | 935 |
Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2017 Q4
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