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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2009 Q4
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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