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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Hughes County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Hughes County was $1,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,234
Change on 2024+4%
Rank4th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1,2342025
Series low5002001

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

4006008001,0001,2001,40020012005200920132017202120252001: 500 USD2002: 524 USD2003: 532 USD2004: 556 USD2005: 572 USD2006: 598 USD2007: 623 USD2008: 648 USD2009: 669 USD2010: 673 USD2011: 688 USD2012: 712 USD2013: 729 USD2014: 762 USD2015: 791 USD2016: 810 USD2017: 830 USD2018: 849 USD2019: 889 USD2020: 952 USD2021: 987 USD2022: 1,061 USD2023: 1,123 USD2024: 1,187 USD2025: 1,234 USD4006008001,0001,2001,4002001201020252001: 500 USD2002: 524 USD2003: 532 USD2004: 556 USD2005: 572 USD2006: 598 USD2007: 623 USD2008: 648 USD2009: 669 USD2010: 673 USD2011: 688 USD2012: 712 USD2013: 729 USD2014: 762 USD2015: 791 USD2016: 810 USD2017: 830 USD2018: 849 USD2019: 889 USD2020: 952 USD2021: 987 USD2022: 1,061 USD2023: 1,123 USD2024: 1,187 USD2025: 1,234 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
20251,234
20241,187
20231,123
20221,061
2021987
2020952
2019889
2018849
2017830
2016810
2015791
2014762
2013729
2012712
2011688
2010673
2009669
2008648
2007623
2006598
2005572
2004556
2003532
2002524
2001500

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Hughes County1,234
South Dakota1,165
United States1,514

Hughes County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 820 USDBeadle County: 1,038 USDBennett County: 848 USDBon Homme County: 967 USDBrookings County: 1,126 USDBrown County: 1,088 USDBrule County: 820 USDBuffalo County: 1,029 USDButte County: 919 USDCampbell County: 904 USDCharles Mix County: 979 USDClark County: 908 USDClay County: 972 USDCodington County: 1,051 USDCorson County: 977 USDCuster County: 968 USDDavison County: 1,104 USDDay County: 922 USDDeuel County: 1,055 USDDewey County: 1,060 USDDouglas County: 907 USDEdmunds County: 1,044 USDFall River County: 1,004 USDFaulk County: 873 USDGrant County: 1,086 USDGregory County: 803 USDHaakon County: 1,009 USDHamlin County: 1,126 USDHand County: 902 USDHanson County: 956 USDHarding County: 973 USDHughes County: 1,234 USDHutchinson County: 972 USDHyde County: 1,065 USDJackson County: 834 USDJerauld County: 923 USDJones County: 671 USDKingsbury County: 973 USDLake County: 1,138 USDLawrence County: 980 USDLincoln County: 1,336 USDLyman County: 776 USDMcCook County: 1,035 USDMcPherson County: 854 USDMarshall County: 1,061 USDMeade County: 1,138 USDMellette County: 744 USDMiner County: 898 USDMinnehaha County: 1,287 USDMoody County: 1,068 USDOglala Lakota County: 1,007 USDPennington County: 1,149 USDPerkins County: 838 USDPotter County: 940 USDRoberts County: 921 USDSanborn County: 859 USDSpink County: 1,007 USDStanley County: 943 USDSully County: 1,085 USDTodd County: 1,048 USDTripp County: 992 USDTurner County: 932 USDUnion County: 1,434 USDWalworth County: 943 USDYankton County: 1,105 USDZiebach County: 912 USD
  • Under 870
  • 870 to 930
  • 930 to 980
  • 980 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025, USD. Hughes 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), Hughes 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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-south-dakota. 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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-south-dakota.

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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), Hughes 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/hughes-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Hughes County was $1,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 66 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 Hughes County?

$1,234 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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