Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Third Quarter 2011

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

County Employment Average weekly wage
September 2011 Percent change,
September 2010-2011		 Rank by percent change
Third quarter 2011 Rank by wage level Percent change,
third quarter 2010-2011		 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 130,524,677 1.6   $916   5.3  

Statewide

 3,602,473 1.6   974   4.7  

Accomack

13,207 -3.7 127 600 97 1.7 104

Albemarle

51,042 2.6 35 941 12 6.2 32

Alleghany

4,221 -1.4 107 713 57 7.1 26

Amelia

2,344 -1.2 103 628 84 4.5 61

Amherst

8,880 1.6 47 651 73 0.5 115

Appomattox

3,099 -3.7 127 535 124 5.1 48

Arlington

167,656 2.9 31 1,550 1 2.9 89

Augusta

25,042 1.8 44 755 42 1.3 109

Bath

2,299 8.2 3 597 98 -4.2 129

Bedford

15,505 -3.6 126 614 89 4.2 65

Bland

1,913 1.3 62 749 45 5.0 50

Botetourt

9,267 3.9 20 712 58 5.6 38

Brunswick

4,080 0.1 79 581 104 1.4 108

Buchanan

8,284 4.8 12 925 15 8.7 13

Buckingham

3,129 -0.3 86 609 91 6.7 27

Campbell

15,646 -0.5 92 751 43 2.7 90

Caroline

5,270 -1.1 102 675 66 0.1 117

Carroll

6,123 -3.2 122 504 129 2.0 100

Charles City

1,373 4.9 11 719 55 1.8 101

Charlotte

2,582 -1.9 111 544 121 3.0 87

Chesterfield

113,028 0.6 73 829 30 3.8 71

Clarke

3,816 -0.7 97 758 41 10.5 5

Craig

649 -3.3 123 577 107 7.9 19

Culpeper

14,598 1.2 63 726 50 6.3 31

Cumberland

1,313 2.5 37 537 123 1.5 106

Dickenson

3,767 -2.5 118 788 32 8.5 15

Dinwiddie

7,762 1.5 51 748 46 3.9 69

Essex

3,892 -2.3 117 543 122 -2.5 126

Fairfax County

 584,860 1.5 51 1,440 2 5.0 50

Fauquier

21,095 4.4 17 837 28 4.0 68

Floyd

2,938 3.2 25 509 128 3.5 77

Fluvanna

4,281 1.9 43 672 67 8.4 16

Franklin

13,372 2.8 33 580 105 4.1 67

Frederick

25,339 7.8 4 751 43 1.8 101

Giles

4,858 1.5 51 701 61 0.4 116

Gloucester

9,412 1.1 64 573 109 3.8 71

Goochland

11,007 1.5 51 1,274 4 18.6 1

Grayson

2,340 1.6 47 504 129 2.2 96

Greene

3,483 1.4 59 638 79 4.8 56

Greensville

4,401 2.3 39 619 87 3.3 84

Halifax

12,052 -3.7 127 636 80 4.8 56

Hanover

44,960 1.7 45 721 52 3.0 87

Henrico

173,384 3.2 25 912 16 3.8 71

Henry

13,137 -4.7 130 607 92 -10.7 132

Highland

529 1.0 65 482 134 -0.4 119

Isle of Wight

9,609 -0.4 90 677 65 -7.6 131

James City

26,319 -1.6 109 646 75 2.1 99

King and Queen

878 4.8 12 705 60 -14.0 134

King George

10,540 6.9 6 1,411 3 8.7 13

King William

3,269 -2.6 119 777 35 3.6 76

Lancaster

4,697 2.1 41 611 90 5.2 46

Lee

5,244 -1.9 111 582 103 6.4 30

Loudoun

137,849 4.6 15 1,114 9 7.4 22

Louisa

8,526 10.1 2 875 23 0.6 113

Lunenburg

2,448 -0.8 99 555 118 -12.3 133

Madison

3,041 6.4 8 605 94 2.2 96

Mathews

1,492 -0.5 92 502 131 5.2 46

Mecklenburg

12,188 -1.3 105 570 110 3.4 80

Middlesex

3,214 -0.3 86 570 110 5.6 38

Montgomery

39,847 0.6 73 779 34 5.0 50

Nelson

3,450 3.0 29 558 117 6.5 28

New Kent

3,873 4.6 15 631 83 -2.3 125

Northampton

5,737 -5.7 132 549 120 11.4 3

Northumberland

2,671 -2.0 114 660 71 14.6 2

Nottoway

5,097 -3.1 121 601 96 3.1 85

Orange

8,238 -6.5 133 636 80 3.8 71

Page

5,791 3.5 23 528 125 -0.4 119

Patrick

4,992 -0.5 92 497 132 3.1 85

Pittsylvania

11,831 4.3 18 559 116 -1.8 123

Powhatan

6,484 3.8 21 720 53 5.0 50

Prince Edward

8,907 -0.1 82 579 106 -2.2 124

Prince George

13,926 5.0 10 933 13 3.4 80

Prince William

108,234 4.2 19 845 27 5.5 41

Pulaski

12,589 10.2 1 670 69 9.3 10

Rappahannock

1,397 0.9 69 837 28 9.8 8

Richmond County

 3,304 -2.2 115 577 107 5.3 45

Roanoke County

 34,870 1.6 47 695 63 4.4 62

Rockbridge

6,218 1.5 51 527 126 -6.1 130

Rockingham

27,789 0.1 79 720 53 5.7 37

Russell

6,747 -3.0 120 639 77 2.6 91

Scott

4,901 -1.3 105 584 102 3.4 80

Shenandoah

13,408 -0.1 82 586 99 2.6 91

Smyth

11,794 3.0 29 627 85 4.3 64

Southampton

3,497 -5.1 131 606 93 1.7 104

Spotsylvania

30,373 0.4 76 684 64 5.4 42

Stafford

37,972 5.6 9 890 20 8.1 18

Surry

2,277 -0.7 97 1,182 7 -3.1 127

Sussex

3,547 3.1 28 615 88 5.1 48

Tazewell

16,737 -0.5 92 639 77 7.4 22

Warren

11,722 0.8 71 651 73 0.9 111

Washington

20,058 2.9 31 700 62 6.1 34

Westmoreland

3,612 0.2 78 496 133 -3.5 128

Wise

16,170 3.5 23 780 33 7.6 20

Wythe

11,625 1.6 47 569 112 5.4 42

York

21,745 1.4 59 652 72 2.4 95

Alexandria City

 95,648 0.0 81 1,268 5 1.8 101

Bedford City

 3,293 1.0 65 672 67 6.0 35

Bristol City

 11,756 -1.9 111 605 94 7.3 24

Buena Vista City

 2,250 6.6 7 567 113 0.9 111

Charlottesville City

 34,971 0.9 69 880 21 7.3 24

Chesapeake City

 94,970 -0.3 86 736 49 4.4 62

Colonial Heights City

 10,549 7.8 4 552 119 8.2 17

Covington City

 3,778 1.5 51 852 26 10.9 4

Danville City

 27,110 3.8 21 640 76 0.6 113

Emporia City

 3,891 1.7 45 512 127 -1.0 122

Fairfax City

 19,433 -1.2 103 1,098 10 1.1 110

Falls Church City

 11,101 -10.4 134 1,212 6 2.2 96

Franklin City

 4,053 2.6 35 585 100 9.3 10

Fredericksburg City

 24,847 -0.2 84 773 36 6.2 32

Galax City

 6,204 -1.6 109 564 114 3.5 77

Hampton City

 53,711 -3.4 124 863 24 4.9 54

Harrisonburg City

 31,498 3.2 25 712 58 3.9 69

Hopewell City

 7,763 -0.8 99 895 18 -0.1 118

Lexington City

 4,950 0.7 72 746 47 4.6 60

Lynchburg City

 50,654 0.5 75 762 40 2.6 91

Manassas City

 24,256 1.4 59 1,126 8 4.7 59

Manassas Park City

 2,930 2.8 33 859 25 3.4 80

Martinsville City

 11,395 -0.8 99 560 115 3.5 77

Newport News City

 97,303 2.5 37 876 22 9.0 12

Norfolk City

 138,840 2.2 40 904 17 6.5 28

Norton City

 4,166 -0.3 86 739 48 9.5 9

Petersburg City

 14,141 -1.5 108 714 56 7.5 21

Poquoson City

 1,696 -2.2 115 621 86 5.6 38

Portsmouth City

 43,806 2.1 41 930 14 10.3 6

Radford City

 6,263 4.7 14 766 39 3.7 75

Richmond City

 150,265 1.5 51 1,011 11 5.4 42

Roanoke City

 66,342 1.5 51 770 37 5.8 36

Salem City

 22,447 -0.4 90 895 18 10.2 7

Staunton City

 11,159 1.0 65 585 100 2.6 91

Suffolk City

 25,314 1.0 65 769 38 1.5 106

Virginia Beach City

 162,973 -0.6 96 725 51 4.9 54

Waynesboro City

 9,141 0.4 76 635 82 4.8 56

Williamsburg City

 14,064 -3.5 125 666 70 4.2 65

Winchester City

 25,523 -0.2 84 817 31 -0.6 121

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2012