Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q4
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2009 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $818. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.24K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.04K), and Wake County ($928).
On the other hand, Washington County had the lowest average weekly wage ($492), followed by Alleghany County ($507), and Clay County ($527).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County | 1238 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1039 |
| 3 | Wake County | 928 |
| 4 | Orange County | 913 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 847 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 823 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 800 |
| 8 | Lee County | 798 |
| 9 | Craven County | 783 |
| 10 | Camden County | 777 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 772 |
| 12 | Granville County | 768 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 762 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 751 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 749 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 746 |
| 17 | Edgecombe County | 743 |
| 18 | Wilson County | 736 |
| 19 | Cabarrus County | 730 |
| 20 | Catawba County | 724 |
| 21 | Moore County | 722 |
| 22 | Johnston County | 717 |
| 23 | Union County | 716 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 712 |
| 25 | Gaston County | 703 |
| 26 | Nash County | 694 |
| 27 | Currituck County | 691 |
| 28 | Brunswick County | 688 |
| 29 | Alamance County | 686 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 682 |
| 31 | Lenoir County | 670 |
| 32 | Cleveland County | 667 |
| 33 | Person County | 664 |
| 34 | Beaufort County | 658 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 655 |
| 36 | Burke County | 652 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 650 |
| 38 | Chowan County | 649 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 648 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 646 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 645 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 642 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 639 |
| 44 | Haywood County | 637 |
| 45 | Rockingham County | 636 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 636 |
| 46 | Hertford County | 627 |
| 47 | Scotland County | 626 |
| 47 | Vance County | 626 |
| 48 | Watauga County | 624 |
| 49 | Bladen County | 623 |
| 50 | Columbus County | 622 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 621 |
| 52 | Anson County | 620 |
| 53 | Harnett County | 619 |
| 54 | Wilkes County | 618 |
| 55 | Martin County | 617 |
| 55 | Surry County | 617 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 616 |
| 56 | Stanly County | 616 |
| 57 | Swain County | 615 |
| 58 | Pender County | 613 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 612 |
| 59 | Polk County | 612 |
| 60 | Onslow County | 608 |
| 61 | Davie County | 604 |
| 62 | Caswell County | 602 |
| 63 | Duplin County | 601 |
| 63 | Gates County | 601 |
| 63 | Macon County | 601 |
| 63 | Transylvania County | 601 |
| 64 | Northampton County | 597 |
| 65 | Richmond County | 595 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 594 |
| 67 | Avery County | 593 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 593 |
| 67 | Rutherford County | 593 |
| 68 | Carteret County | 592 |
| 69 | Halifax County | 591 |
| 70 | Robeson County | 590 |
| 71 | Greene County | 586 |
| 72 | Dare County | 582 |
| 72 | Mitchell County | 582 |
| 73 | Jones County | 579 |
| 74 | Ashe County | 578 |
| 75 | Bertie County | 576 |
| 75 | Hoke County | 576 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 574 |
| 77 | Warren County | 572 |
| 78 | Hyde County | 570 |
| 79 | Stokes County | 568 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 556 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | 554 |
| 82 | Graham County | 547 |
| 83 | Perquimans County | 541 |
| 84 | Madison County | 540 |
| 85 | Tyrrell County | 534 |
| 86 | Clay County | 527 |
| 87 | Alleghany County | 507 |
| 88 | Washington County | 492 |