Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2018 Q2, among all US counties, Santa Clara County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($2.58K), followed by San Mateo County, CA ($2.36K), and San Francisco County, CA ($2.08K).
On the other hand, San Juan County, CO had the lowest average weekly wage ($447), followed by Keweenaw County, MI ($452), and Loup County, NE ($455).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,575 |
| 2 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,355 |
| 3 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,082 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 2,023 |
| 5 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,823 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 1,815 |
| 7 | Butte County, ID | 1,740 |
| 8 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,710 |
| 9 | Goochland County, VA | 1,687 |
| 10 | Arlington County, VA | 1,653 |
| 11 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,652 |
| 12 | Surry County, VA | 1,624 |
| 13 | King County, WA | 1,602 |
| 14 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,592 |
| 15 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,577 |
| 16 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,570 |
| 17 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,549 |
| 18 | King George County, VA | 1,523 |
| 19 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,504 |
| 20 | Morris County, NJ | 1,497 |
| 21 | Williams County, ND | 1,491 |
| 22 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,488 |
| 23 | Lander County, NV | 1,460 |
| 24 | Carson County, TX | 1,443 |
| 25 | Oliver County, ND | 1,422 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2018 Q2
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2018 Q2 for each of the following US states.