Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2023 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($3.92K), followed by San Francisco County, CA ($3.62K), and San Mateo County, CA ($3.56K).
On the other hand, Arthur County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($524), followed by Ripley County, MO ($530), and Worth County, MO ($553).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County, NY | 3,924 |
| 2 | San Francisco County, CA | 3,615 |
| 3 | San Mateo County, CA | 3,557 |
| 4 | Santa Clara County, CA | 3,324 |
| 5 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,755 |
| 6 | North Slope Borough, AK | 2,711 |
| 7 | Cameron Parish, LA | 2,705 |
| 8 | Goochland County, VA | 2,591 |
| 9 | Fairfield County, CT | 2,590 |
| 10 | Eureka County, NV | 2,536 |
| 11 | Arlington County, VA | 2,410 |
| 12 | Somerset County, NJ | 2,373 |
| 13 | King County, WA | 2,353 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 2,275 |
| 15 | Broomfield County, CO | 2,268 |
| 16 | Morris County, NJ | 2,244 |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | 2,182 |
| 18 | Burke County, GA | 2,157 |
| 19 | Fulton County, GA | 2,097 |
| 20 | Lake County, IL | 2,093 |
| 20 | Hudson County, NJ | 2,093 |
| 21 | Loving County, TX | 2,078 |
| 22 | Butte County, ID | 2,054 |
| 23 | Los Alamos County, NM | 2,043 |
| 24 | Denver County, CO | 2,017 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2023 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2023 Q1 for each of the following US states.