Average weekly wages among largest counties, third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015
March 11, 2016
The U.S. average weekly wage increased 2.6 percent from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015, growing to $974. Among counties with 75,000 or more jobs in 2014, Rockland, New York, had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wages (24.9 percent) over the year. The largest contribution to the county's increase was a gain of $3,170, or 220.4 percent, in average weekly wages in manufacturing.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Percentage change in average weekly wages in 342 largest counties, third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015
County
Percent change
Average weekly wage in third quarter 2015(p)
Rank by percent change
Rockland County, NY
24.9%
$1,168
1
Lake County, IL
11.7
$1,298
2
Onondaga County, NY
6.5
$913
3
Washington County, OR
6.4
$1,288
4
Marin County, CA
6.1
$1,185
5
Santa Cruz County, CA
6.1
$888
5
Genesee County, MI
5.6
$816
7
Davidson County, TN
5.5
$1,030
8
Placer County, CA
5.4
$989
9
Williamson County, TN
5.2
$1,101
10
Volusia County, FL
5.0
$697
11
Bristol County, MA
5.0
$882
11
Manatee County, FL
4.8
$740
13
DuPage County, IL
4.8
$1,121
13
Stearns County, MN
4.8
$825
13
Camden County, NJ
4.8
$943
13
Clackamas County, OR
4.8
$926
13
Thurston County, WA
4.8
$919
13
Sonoma County, CA
4.7
$935
19
Okaloosa County, FL
4.7
$816
19
Scott County, IA
4.7
$799
19
Yellowstone County, MT
4.7
$845
19
Douglas County, NE
4.7
$928
19
Dane County, WI
4.6
$938
24
Jefferson County, CO
4.5
$992
25
Pasco County, FL
4.5
$676
25
Kane County, IL
4.5
$867
25
Hamilton County, TN
4.5
$865
25
Fayette County, KY
4.4
$879
29
Stanislaus County, CA
4.3
$840
30
Somerset County, NJ
4.3
$1,447
30
Richmond County, NY
4.3
$877
30
Shelby County, AL
4.2
$914
33
San Diego County, CA
4.2
$1,071
33
Catawba County, NC
4.2
$746
33
Mecklenburg County, NC
4.2
$1,119
33
San Luis Obispo County, CA
4.1
$814
37
Orange County, FL
4.1
$854
37
Jackson County, OR
4.1
$764
37
Chester County, PA
4.1
$1,208
37
Charleston County, SC
4.1
$873
37
Salt Lake County, UT
4.1
$933
37
Richmond City, VA
4.1
$1,089
37
San Joaquin County, CA
4.0
$834
44
Plymouth County, MA
4.0
$909
44
Buncombe County, NC
4.0
$760
44
Santa Barbara County, CA
3.9
$934
47
Miami-Dade County, FL
3.9
$924
47
Jefferson County, KY
3.9
$933
47
Greene County, MO
3.9
$753
47
Orange County, NY
3.9
$807
47
Travis County, TX
3.9
$1,122
47
Butte County, CA
3.8
$731
53
Larimer County, CO
3.8
$892
53
Peoria County, IL
3.8
$910
53
Lancaster County, NE
3.8
$797
53
Mahoning County, OH
3.8
$707
53
Brown County, WI
3.8
$856
53
Waukesha County, WI
3.8
$953
53
Los Angeles County, CA
3.7
$1,074
60
Lake County, FL
3.7
$680
60
Boone County, MO
3.7
$795
60
Marion County, OR
3.7
$788
60
Tulare County, CA
3.6
$685
64
Tippecanoe County, IN
3.6
$831
64
Vanderburgh County, IN
3.6
$786
64
Kent County, MI
3.6
$875
64
Washington County, MN
3.6
$810
64
Nassau County, NY
3.6
$1,063
64
Horry County, SC
3.6
$598
64
Pierce County, WA
3.6
$898
64
Escambia County, FL
3.5
$760
72
Anoka County, MN
3.5
$968
72
Franklin County, OH
3.5
$982
72
Butler County, PA
3.5
$920
72
Galveston County, TX
3.5
$853
72
San Mateo County, CA
3.4
$1,894
77
Champaign County, IL
3.4
$877
77
Cook County, IL
3.4
$1,108
77
Olmsted County, MN
3.4
$1,113
77
Warren County, OH
3.4
$854
77
Fresno County, CA
3.3
$772
82
Monterey County, CA
3.3
$825
82
Broward County, FL
3.3
$898
82
Hall County, GA
3.3
$825
82
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
3.3
$914
82
Barnstable County, MA
3.3
$808
82
Queens County, NY
3.3
$930
82
Minnehaha County, SD
3.3
$850
82
Outagamie County, WI
3.3
$835
82
Contra Costa County, CA
3.2
$1,168
91
Santa Clara County, CA
3.2
$2,090
91
New Haven County, CT
3.2
$1,021
91
Sarasota County, FL
3.2
$777
91
Seminole County, FL
3.2
$803
91
Wyandotte County, KS
3.2
$942
91
Worcester County, MA
3.2
$969
91
Summit County, OH
3.2
$876
91
Lancaster County, PA
3.2
$815
91
Northampton County, PA
3.2
$849
91
York County, PA
3.2
$849
91
Weber County, UT
3.2
$744
91
Snohomish County, WA
3.2
$1,050
91
Yolo County, CA
3.1
$1,006
104
Boulder County, CO
3.1
$1,158
104
Lee County, FL
3.1
$766
104
DeKalb County, GA
3.1
$977
104
Honolulu County, HI
3.1
$932
104
Madison County, IL
3.1
$794
104
Cumberland County, ME
3.1
$857
104
Suffolk County, MA
3.1
$1,559
104
Wayne County, MI
3.1
$1,059
104
Albany County, NY
3.1
$1,038
104
Newport News City, VA
3.1
$957
104
Benton County, WA
3.1
$965
104
Winnebago County, WI
3.1
$888
104
Riverside County, CA
3.0
$781
117
San Bernardino County, CA
3.0
$815
117
Adams County, CO
3.0
$952
117
Bibb County, GA
3.0
$760
117
Johnson County, IA
3.0
$920
117
Oakland County, MI
3.0
$1,061
117
Clay County, MO
3.0
$856
117
Burlington County, NJ
3.0
$994
117
Montgomery County, OH
3.0
$837
117
Philadelphia County, PA
3.0
$1,160
117
Denton County, TX
3.0
$885
117
Clark County, WA
3.0
$915
117
McHenry County, IL
2.9
$808
129
Anne Arundel County, MD
2.9
$1,048
129
Hampden County, MA
2.9
$884
129
Bergen County, NJ
2.9
$1,135
129
Durham County, NC
2.9
$1,231
129
Lane County, OR
2.9
$775
129
Multnomah County, OR
2.9
$1,006
129
Norfolk City, VA
2.9
$1,002
129
Yakima County, WA
2.9
$679
129
Osceola County, FL
2.8
$671
138
Dakota County, MN
2.8
$944
138
New Hanover County, NC
2.8
$769
138
Erie County, PA
2.8
$775
138
Spartanburg County, SC
2.8
$814
138
Brazoria County, TX
2.8
$992
138
Utah County, UT
2.8
$767
138
Chesapeake City, VA
2.8
$766
138
Milwaukee County, WI
2.8
$925
138
Allen County, IN
2.7
$796
147
Montgomery County, MD
2.7
$1,277
147
Washtenaw County, MI
2.7
$1,052
147
Cumberland County, NC
2.7
$767
147
Jefferson County, TX
2.7
$1,003
147
Davis County, UT
2.7
$785
147
Whatcom County, WA
2.7
$801
147
Hamilton County, IN
2.6
$913
154
Boone County, KY
2.6
$826
154
Harford County, MD
2.6
$923
154
Middlesex County, MA
2.6
$1,419
154
Jackson County, MO
2.6
$989
154
Passaic County, NJ
2.6
$944
154
Allegheny County, PA
2.6
$1,051
154
Luzerne County, PA
2.6
$779
154
Providence County, RI
2.6
$961
154
Bell County, TX
2.6
$823
154
El Paso County, TX
2.6
$698
154
Brevard County, FL
2.5
$873
165
Chatham County, GA
2.5
$821
165
Clayton County, GA
2.5
$912
165
Norfolk County, MA
2.5
$1,112
165
Washoe County, NV
2.5
$877
165
Atlantic County, NJ
2.5
$814
165
Monroe County, NY
2.5
$929
165
New York County, NY
2.5
$1,829
165
Wake County, NC
2.5
$983
165
Collin County, TX
2.5
$1,126
165
Tarrant County, TX
2.5
$967
165
Henrico County, VA
2.5
$945
165
Virginia Beach City, VA
2.5
$767
165
Benton County, AR
2.4
$949
178
Solano County, CA
2.4
$981
178
Leon County, FL
2.4
$795
178
Richmond County, GA
2.4
$819
178
Will County, IL
2.4
$858
178
Polk County, IA
2.4
$981
178
Kalamazoo County, MI
2.4
$898
178
Saginaw County, MI
2.4
$777
178
Clark County, NV
2.4
$843
178
Morris County, NJ
2.4
$1,380
178
Bronx County, NY
2.4
$938
178
Erie County, NY
2.4
$856
178
Dauphin County, PA
2.4
$962
178
Greenville County, SC
2.4
$859
178
Kitsap County, WA
2.4
$921
178
Washington County, AR
2.3
$786
193
Alameda County, CA
2.3
$1,289
193
Washington, DC
2.3
$1,667
193
Pinellas County, FL
2.3
$846
193
Fulton County, GA
2.3
$1,266
193
St. Clair County, IL
2.3
$787
193
St. Joseph County, IN
2.3
$795
193
Baltimore City, MD
2.3
$1,152
193
Richland County, SC
2.3
$833
193
Knox County, TN
2.3
$834
193
Spokane County, WA
2.3
$842
193
Palm Beach County, FL
2.2
$924
204
Cobb County, GA
2.2
$1,006
204
Gwinnett County, GA
2.2
$962
204
Hinds County, MS
2.2
$832
204
Rockingham County, NH
2.2
$938
204
Broome County, NY
2.2
$753
204
Hamilton County, OH
2.2
$1,055
204
Bexar County, TX
2.2
$874
204
Cameron County, TX
2.2
$615
204
McLennan County, TX
2.2
$792
204
Alexandria City, VA
2.2
$1,372
204
Pulaski County, AR
2.1
$869
215
Orange County, CA
2.1
$1,077
215
Shawnee County, KS
2.1
$783
215
Prince George's County, MD
2.1
$1,058
215
Gloucester County, NJ
2.1
$835
215
Middlesex County, NJ
2.1
$1,142
215
Kings County, NY
2.1
$835
215
Suffolk County, NY
2.1
$1,053
215
Westmoreland County, PA
2.1
$785
215
Lexington County, SC
2.1
$741
215
Rutherford County, TN
2.1
$843
215
Lubbock County, TX
2.1
$779
215
Prince William County, VA
2.1
$860
215
Denver County, CO
2.0
$1,194
228
Alachua County, FL
2.0
$805
228
Duval County, FL
2.0
$909
228
Hillsborough County, FL
2.0
$914
228
Marion County, FL
2.0
$658
228
Ottawa County, MI
2.0
$818
228
Hennepin County, MN
2.0
$1,198
228
Essex County, NJ
2.0
$1,177
228
Saratoga County, NY
2.0
$864
228
Cumberland County, PA
2.0
$883
228
Delaware County, PA
2.0
$1,010
228
Montgomery County, PA
2.0
$1,158
228
Loudoun County, VA
2.0
$1,126
228
El Paso County, CO
1.9
$876
241
Hartford County, CT
1.9
$1,142
241
Muscogee County, GA
1.9
$761
241
Jefferson Parish, LA
1.9
$876
241
Baltimore County, MD
1.9
$980
241
Lackawanna County, PA
1.9
$749
241
Winnebago County, IL
1.8
$811
247
St. Tammany Parish, LA
1.8
$833
247
Ingham County, MI
1.8
$898
247
Butler County, OH
1.8
$850
247
Bucks County, PA
1.8
$909
247
Chittenden County, VT
1.8
$928
247
Mobile County, AL
1.7
$835
253
Marion County, IN
1.7
$966
253
Ramsey County, MN
1.7
$1,073
253
Monmouth County, NJ
1.7
$932
253
Ocean County, NJ
1.7
$766
253
Williamson County, TX
1.7
$937
253
Anchorage Borough, AK
1.6
$1,084
259
Sacramento County, CA
1.6
$1,068
259
Ventura County, CA
1.6
$961
259
New London County, CT
1.6
$943
259
St. Louis County, MN
1.6
$836
259
St. Louis City, MO
1.6
$1,045
259
Madison County, AL
1.5
$1,053
265
Polk County, FL
1.5
$740
265
Linn County, IA
1.5
$929
265
Hillsborough County, NH
1.5
$1,031
265
Guilford County, NC
1.5
$857
265
Lake County, OH
1.5
$795
265
Berks County, PA
1.5
$866
265
Shelby County, TN
1.5
$979
265
Arlington County, VA
1.5
$1,587
265
Maricopa County, AZ
1.4
$929
274
San Francisco County, CA
1.4
$1,712
274
Lorain County, OH
1.4
$775
274
Lehigh County, PA
1.4
$938
274
Dallas County, TX
1.4
$1,157
274
Arapahoe County, CO
1.3
$1,117
279
Johnson County, KS
1.3
$968
279
Mercer County, NJ
1.3
$1,234
279
Bernalillo County, NM
1.3
$842
279
Westchester County, NY
1.3
$1,222
279
Cass County, ND
1.3
$910
279
Kanawha County, WV
1.3
$839
279
Collier County, FL
1.2
$815
286
Elkhart County, IN
1.2
$790
286
Harrison County, MS
1.2
$701
286
St. Charles County, MO
1.2
$774
286
Lucas County, OH
1.2
$839
286
Tulsa County, OK
1.2
$904
286
Nueces County, TX
1.2
$861
286
Fairfax County, VA
1.2
$1,462
286
Ada County, ID
1.1
$841
294
Sangamon County, IL
1.1
$1,001
294
Macomb County, MI
1.1
$950
294
Cuyahoga County, OH
1.1
$985
294
Cleveland County, OK
1.1
$719
294
Chesterfield County, VA
1.1
$833
294
Montgomery County, AL
1.0
$819
300
Hudson County, NJ
1.0
$1,280
300
Delaware County, OH
1.0
$929
300
Hidalgo County, TX
1.0
$624
300
King County, WA
1.0
$1,463
300
Black Hawk County, IA
0.9
$808
305
Calcasieu Parish, LA
0.9
$881
305
Frederick County, MD
0.9
$911
305
St. Louis County, MO
0.9
$1,004
305
Washington County, PA
0.9
$948
305
Webb County, TX
0.9
$658
305
Jefferson County, AL
0.8
$962
311
Sedgwick County, KS
0.8
$831
311
Essex County, MA
0.8
$1,009
311
Caddo Parish, LA
0.6
$799
314
York County, SC
0.5
$763
315
Fairfield County, CT
0.4
$1,406
316
McLean County, IL
0.3
$895
317
Potter County, TX
0.2
$804
318
Harris County, TX
0.1
$1,240
319
Pima County, AZ
0.0
$816
320
Montgomery County, TX
0.0
$957
320
Orleans Parish, LA
-0.2
$922
322
Oneida County, NY
-0.3
$740
323
Forsyth County, NC
-0.3
$886
323
Fort Bend County, TX
-0.3
$949
323
Tuscaloosa County, AL
-0.4
$811
326
Brazos County, TX
-0.4
$734
326
Kern County, CA
-0.5
$828
328
Lake County, IN
-0.6
$841
329
Dutchess County, NY
-0.6
$926
329
Smith County, TX
-0.6
$810
329
New Castle County, DE
-0.7
$1,066
332
Douglas County, CO
-1.0
$1,033
333
Howard County, MD
-1.3
$1,181
334
Weld County, CO
-1.4
$861
335
Oklahoma County, OK
-1.4
$934
335
Gregg County, TX
-1.5
$846
337
Stark County, OH
-2.1
$740
338
Lafayette Parish, LA
-3.2
$919
339
Ector County, TX
-4.9
$1,037
340
Midland County, TX
-6.7
$1,177
342
Union County, NJ
(1)
$1,188
(1)
Midland, Texas, experienced the largest percentage decrease in average weekly wages among the largest counties, with a loss of 6.7 percent over the year. The largest contribution to the county's decrease was a loss of $163, or 8.1 percent, in average weekly wages in natural resources and mining. Other counties with an over-the-year decrease in average weekly wages greater than 2.0 percent were Ector County, Texas; Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; and Stark County, Ohio.
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages: Third Quarter 2015" (HTML ) (PDF ). Average weekly wage data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision.
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