Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2019 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($3.15K), followed by San Francisco County, CA ($2.76K), and Santa Clara County, CA ($2.75K).
On the other hand, Keweenaw County, MI had the lowest average weekly wage ($443), followed by Elk County, KS ($461), and Ripley County, MO ($461).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2019 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 3,152 |
| 2 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,764 |
| 3 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,754 |
| 4 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,645 |
| 5 | Goochland County, VA | 2,408 |
| 6 | North Slope Borough, AK | 2,299 |
| 7 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,257 |
| 8 | Eureka County, NV | 2,227 |
| 9 | Somerset County, NJ | 2,144 |
| 10 | Fairfield County, CT | 2,069 |
| 11 | Arlington County, VA | 1,964 |
| 12 | Burke County, GA | 1,961 |
| 13 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,959 |
| 14 | Morris County, NJ | 1,904 |
| 15 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,898 |
| 16 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,888 |
| 17 | Carson County, TX | 1,870 |
| 18 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,839 |
| 18 | King County, WA | 1,839 |
| 19 | Butte County, ID | 1,791 |
| 20 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,789 |
| 21 | Surry County, VA | 1,757 |
| 22 | Hudson County, NJ | 1,738 |
| 23 | Lake County, IL | 1,729 |
| 24 | Fulton County, GA | 1,718 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2019 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2019 Q1 for each of the following US states.