Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2018 Q3, among all US counties, Santa Clara County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($2.46K), followed by San Mateo County, CA ($2.36K), and San Francisco County, CA ($2.09K).
On the other hand, Elk County, KS had the lowest average weekly wage ($428), followed by Ozark County, MO ($452), and Oregon County, MO ($464).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,460 |
| 2 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,358 |
| 3 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,093 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 1,997 |
| 5 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,841 |
| 6 | Butte County, ID | 1,785 |
| 7 | Eureka County, NV | 1,761 |
| 8 | Goochland County, VA | 1,760 |
| 9 | King County, WA | 1,750 |
| 10 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,720 |
| 11 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,705 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | 1,691 |
| 13 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,668 |
| 14 | Carson County, TX | 1,659 |
| 15 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,588 |
| 16 | Marshall County, WV | 1,587 |
| 17 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,562 |
| 18 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,547 |
| 19 | Williams County, ND | 1,526 |
| 20 | Jackson County, WV | 1,521 |
| 21 | Burke County, GA | 1,489 |
| 22 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,488 |
| 23 | McKenzie County, ND | 1,480 |
| 24 | Morris County, NJ | 1,470 |
| 25 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,465 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2018 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2018 Q3 for each of the following US states.