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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County was $950 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 100th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

2025, USD950
Change on 2024+4.5%
Rank100th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high9502025
Series low5162001

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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County, 2001 to 2025

5006007008009001,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 516 USD2002: 523 USD2003: 529 USD2004: 540 USD2005: 553 USD2006: 580 USD2007: 606 USD2008: 622 USD2009: 624 USD2010: 639 USD2011: 632 USD2012: 638 USD2013: 640 USD2014: 652 USD2015: 632 USD2016: 685 USD2017: 702 USD2018: 728 USD2019: 737 USD2020: 778 USD2021: 785 USD2022: 832 USD2023: 865 USD2024: 909 USD2025: 950 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
PeriodUSD
2025950
2024909
2023865
2022832
2021785
2020778
2019737
2018728
2017702
2016685
2015632
2014652
2013640
2012638
2011632
2010639
2009624
2008622
2007606
2006580
2005553
2004540
2003529
2002523
2001516

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2025
Amherst County950
Virginia1,540
United States1,514

Rankings

Definition

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Average weekly wage (QCEW), Amherst County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Amherst County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/amherst-county-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Average weekly wage (QCEW), Amherst County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/amherst-county-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Amherst County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/amherst-county-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County?

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County was $950 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 100th highest of 133 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) in Amherst County?

$950 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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