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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cherokee County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cherokee County was $898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 63rd highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, USD898
Change on 2024+4.5%
Rank63rd of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high8982025
Series low4252001

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

40050060070080090020012005200920132017202120252001: 425 USD2002: 437 USD2003: 445 USD2004: 470 USD2005: 489 USD2006: 502 USD2007: 534 USD2008: 560 USD2009: 555 USD2010: 573 USD2011: 573 USD2012: 575 USD2013: 595 USD2014: 616 USD2015: 635 USD2016: 637 USD2017: 654 USD2018: 663 USD2019: 677 USD2020: 702 USD2021: 745 USD2022: 805 USD2023: 831 USD2024: 859 USD2025: 898 USD4006008001,0002001201020252001: 425 USD2002: 437 USD2003: 445 USD2004: 470 USD2005: 489 USD2006: 502 USD2007: 534 USD2008: 560 USD2009: 555 USD2010: 573 USD2011: 573 USD2012: 575 USD2013: 595 USD2014: 616 USD2015: 635 USD2016: 637 USD2017: 654 USD2018: 663 USD2019: 677 USD2020: 702 USD2021: 745 USD2022: 805 USD2023: 831 USD2024: 859 USD2025: 898 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
2025898
2024859
2023831
2022805
2021745
2020702
2019677
2018663
2017654
2016637
2015635
2014616
2013595
2012575
2011573
2010573
2009555
2008560
2007534
2006502
2005489
2004470
2003445
2002437
2001425

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2025
Cherokee County898
Alabama1,240
United States1,514

Cherokee County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 1,019 USDBaldwin County: 1,026 USDBarbour County: 901 USDBibb County: 1,076 USDBlount County: 920 USDBullock County: 973 USDButler County: 919 USDCalhoun County: 1,008 USDChambers County: 1,008 USDCherokee County: 898 USDChilton County: 947 USDChoctaw County: 1,218 USDClarke County: 1,000 USDClay County: 897 USDCleburne County: 1,094 USDCoffee County: 929 USDColbert County: 1,148 USDConecuh County: 960 USDCoosa County: 1,080 USDCovington County: 973 USDCrenshaw County: 962 USDCullman County: 1,030 USDDale County: 1,291 USDDallas County: 984 USDDeKalb County: 1,006 USDElmore County: 943 USDEscambia County: 1,020 USDEtowah County: 922 USDFayette County: 990 USDFranklin County: 958 USDGeneva County: 835 USDGreene County: 906 USDHale County: 958 USDHenry County: 1,114 USDHouston County: 1,083 USDJackson County: 998 USDJefferson County: 1,442 USDLamar County: 1,011 USDLauderdale County: 932 USDLawrence County: 982 USDLee County: 1,075 USDLimestone County: 1,233 USDLowndes County: 1,150 USDMacon County: 1,125 USDMadison County: 1,529 USDMarengo County: 1,072 USDMarion County: 954 USDMarshall County: 966 USDMobile County: 1,226 USDMonroe County: 1,080 USDMontgomery County: 1,230 USDMorgan County: 1,203 USDPerry County: 875 USDPickens County: 1,021 USDPike County: 1,035 USDRandolph County: 859 USDRussell County: 955 USDSt. Clair County: 1,102 USDShelby County: 1,337 USDSumter County: 966 USDTalladega County: 1,169 USDTallapoosa County: 937 USDTuscaloosa County: 1,186 USDWalker County: 969 USDWashington County: 1,793 USDWilcox County: 1,149 USDWinston County: 1,019 USD
  • Under 930
  • 930 to 970
  • 970 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
Average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025, USD. Cherokee County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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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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), Cherokee County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama.

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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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cherokee County was $898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 63rd highest of 67 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 Cherokee County?

$898 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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