Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q4
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2018 Q4, among all US counties, Santa Clara County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($2.67K), followed by San Francisco County, CA ($2.45K), and San Mateo County, CA ($2.41K).
On the other hand, Loup County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($479), followed by Wayne County, MO ($492), and Ripley County, MO ($502).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2018 Q4
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,672 |
| 2 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,450 |
| 3 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,408 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 2,400 |
| 5 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,057 |
| 6 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,921 |
| 7 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,871 |
| 7 | Arlington County, VA | 1,871 |
| 8 | Butte County, ID | 1,846 |
| 9 | Eureka County, NV | 1,800 |
| 10 | Lipscomb County, TX | 1,743 |
| 11 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,705 |
| 12 | King County, WA | 1,687 |
| 13 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,684 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,659 |
| 15 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,627 |
| 15 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,627 |
| 16 | Morris County, NJ | 1,620 |
| 17 | King George County, VA | 1,603 |
| 18 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,601 |
| 19 | La Salle County, TX | 1,593 |
| 20 | Williams County, ND | 1,588 |
| 21 | Surry County, VA | 1,576 |
| 22 | Marshall County, WV | 1,550 |
| 23 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,540 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2018 Q4
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2018 Q4 for each of the following US states.