Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2003 Q3
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2003 Q3, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $580. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest average weekly wage ($709), followed by Linn County ($683), and Johnson County ($648).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($373), followed by Calhoun County ($399), and Taylor County ($399).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2003 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 709 |
| 2 | Linn County | 683 |
| 3 | Johnson County | 648 |
| 4 | Muscatine County | 645 |
| 5 | Story County | 608 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 598 |
| 7 | Scott County | 588 |
| 8 | Black Hawk County | 587 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 586 |
| 10 | Henry County | 578 |
| 11 | Dubuque County | 572 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 571 |
| 13 | Dallas County | 566 |
| 14 | Poweshiek County | 562 |
| 14 | Webster County | 562 |
| 15 | Marion County | 559 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 556 |
| 17 | Plymouth County | 551 |
| 18 | Iowa County | 547 |
| 18 | Lee County | 547 |
| 18 | Woodbury County | 547 |
| 19 | Des Moines County | 544 |
| 20 | Fremont County | 542 |
| 21 | Cerro Gordo County | 535 |
| 22 | Winneshiek County | 530 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 528 |
| 24 | Hamilton County | 524 |
| 25 | Pottawattamie County | 520 |
| 26 | Bremer County | 516 |
| 26 | Clinton County | 516 |
| 26 | Grundy County | 516 |
| 26 | Wapello County | 516 |
| 27 | Dickinson County | 510 |
| 28 | Clay County | 507 |
| 29 | Mills County | 506 |
| 30 | Ida County | 505 |
| 31 | Warren County | 499 |
| 32 | Benton County | 495 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 495 |
| 33 | Boone County | 493 |
| 34 | Wright County | 490 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 488 |
| 36 | Floyd County | 486 |
| 36 | Lucas County | 486 |
| 37 | Mahaska County | 484 |
| 38 | Delaware County | 482 |
| 38 | Sioux County | 482 |
| 39 | Adair County | 481 |
| 39 | Emmet County | 481 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | 479 |
| 41 | Jones County | 475 |
| 42 | Hardin County | 474 |
| 43 | Howard County | 473 |
| 44 | Buchanan County | 472 |
| 45 | Kossuth County | 471 |
| 46 | Mitchell County | 466 |
| 47 | Greene County | 463 |
| 47 | Madison County | 463 |
| 48 | Appanoose County | 462 |
| 48 | Van Buren County | 462 |
| 49 | Humboldt County | 461 |
| 49 | Washington County | 461 |
| 50 | Page County | 460 |
| 51 | Adams County | 459 |
| 52 | Clarke County | 457 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 457 |
| 53 | Tama County | 456 |
| 54 | Cedar County | 455 |
| 54 | Union County | 455 |
| 55 | Cass County | 454 |
| 56 | Clayton County | 452 |
| 56 | Davis County | 452 |
| 56 | Louisa County | 452 |
| 57 | Chickasaw County | 451 |
| 57 | Osceola County | 451 |
| 58 | Buena Vista County | 450 |
| 59 | Guthrie County | 445 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 440 |
| 60 | Fayette County | 440 |
| 61 | Keokuk County | 436 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 436 |
| 62 | Allamakee County | 429 |
| 63 | Harrison County | 428 |
| 63 | Palo Alto County | 428 |
| 64 | Worth County | 423 |
| 65 | Audubon County | 418 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 418 |
| 66 | O'Brien | 416 |
| 67 | Butler County | 414 |
| 67 | Winnebago County | 414 |
| 68 | Sac County | 412 |
| 69 | Monona County | 411 |
| 70 | Pocahontas County | 409 |
| 71 | Jackson County | 403 |
| 72 | Lyon County | 402 |
| 72 | Ringgold County | 402 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 399 |
| 73 | Taylor County | 399 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 373 |