Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2020 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2020 Q3, among all US counties, San Mateo County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($2.92K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($2.88K), and San Francisco County, CA ($2.75K).
On the other hand, Elk County, KS had the lowest average weekly wage ($467), followed by Ripley County, MO ($476), and Issaquena County, MS ($488).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2020 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County, CA | 2,920 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,879 |
| 3 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,749 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 2,341 |
| 5 | King County, WA | 2,074 |
| 6 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1,957 |
| 7 | Suffolk County, MA | 1,942 |
| 8 | Goochland County, VA | 1,896 |
| 9 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,886 |
| 10 | Butte County, ID | 1,855 |
| 11 | Arlington County, VA | 1,846 |
| 12 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,792 |
| 13 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,768 |
| 14 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,753 |
| 15 | Eureka County, NV | 1,718 |
| 16 | Carson County, TX | 1,704 |
| 17 | Alameda County, CA | 1,701 |
| 18 | Burke County, GA | 1,690 |
| 19 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,671 |
| 20 | Morris County, NJ | 1,651 |
| 21 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,605 |
| 22 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,601 |
| 23 | Marin County, CA | 1,557 |
| 24 | Alexandria city, VA | 1,548 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,533 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2020 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2020 Q3 for each of the following US states.