Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2024 Q1, among all US counties, San Mateo County, CA had the highest average weekly wage ($4.39K), followed by New York County, NY ($4.11K), and Santa Clara County, CA ($3.80K).
On the other hand, Ripley County, MO had the lowest average weekly wage ($568), followed by Arthur County, NE ($574), and Worth County, MO ($593).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
You can see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County, CA | 4,388 |
| 2 | New York County, NY | 4,107 |
| 3 | Santa Clara County, CA | 3,802 |
| 4 | San Francisco County, CA | 3,713 |
| 5 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 3,300 |
| 6 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,882 |
| 7 | Cameron Parish, LA | 2,864 |
| 8 | Goochland County, VA | 2,800 |
| 9 | North Slope Borough, AK | 2,729 |
| 10 | Eureka County, NV | 2,527 |
| 11 | King County, WA | 2,505 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | 2,489 |
| 13 | Somerset County, NJ | 2,482 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 2,410 |
| 15 | Fairfax County, VA | 2,366 |
| 16 | Broomfield County, CO | 2,335 |
| 17 | Morris County, NJ | 2,290 |
| 18 | Boone County, WV | 2,283 |
| 19 | Irion County, TX | 2,274 |
| 20 | Fulton County, GA | 2,212 |
| 21 | Butte County, ID | 2,185 |
| 22 | Lake County, IL | 2,181 |
| 23 | Los Alamos County, NM | 2,171 |
| 24 | Hudson County, NJ | 2,129 |
| 25 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 2,126 |
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Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2024 Q1
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2024 Q1 for each of the following US states.