Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q3
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2021 Q3, among all US counties, San Mateo County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($3.71K), followed by San Francisco County, CA ($3.23K), and Santa Clara County, CA ($3.22K).
On the other hand, Worth County, MO had the lowest average weekly wage ($494), followed by Ripley County, MO ($506), and Issaquena County, MS ($509).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q3
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County, CA | 3,706 |
| 2 | San Francisco County, CA | 3,226 |
| 3 | Santa Clara County, CA | 3,218 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 2,493 |
| 5 | King County, WA | 2,217 |
| 6 | North Slope Borough, AK | 2,196 |
| 7 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,085 |
| 8 | Goochland County, VA | 2,027 |
| 9 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,972 |
| 10 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1,968 |
| 11 | Butte County, ID | 1,947 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | 1,906 |
| 13 | Broomfield County, CO | 1,889 |
| 14 | Burke County, GA | 1,872 |
| 15 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,847 |
| 16 | Eureka County, NV | 1,761 |
| 17 | Washington County, OR | 1,746 |
| 18 | Carson County, TX | 1,740 |
| 19 | Alameda County, CA | 1,739 |
| 20 | Somerset County, NJ | 1,719 |
| 21 | Cameron Parish, LA | 1,699 |
| 22 | Fairfield County, CT | 1,679 |
| 23 | Morris County, NJ | 1,678 |
| 24 | Storey County, NV | 1,646 |
| 25 | Boulder County, CO | 1,627 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2021 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2021 Q3 for each of the following US states.