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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Orange County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Orange County was $1,540 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,540
Change on 2024+1%
Rank4th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,5402025
Series low6772001

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

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60020012005200920132017202120252001: 677 USD2002: 698 USD2003: 730 USD2004: 742 USD2005: 740 USD2006: 793 USD2007: 836 USD2008: 862 USD2009: 887 USD2010: 906 USD2011: 918 USD2012: 947 USD2013: 964 USD2014: 974 USD2015: 1,003 USD2016: 1,021 USD2017: 1,045 USD2018: 1,091 USD2019: 1,141 USD2020: 1,239 USD2021: 1,313 USD2022: 1,373 USD2023: 1,442 USD2024: 1,524 USD2025: 1,540 USD5007501,0001,2501,5001,7502001201020252001: 677 USD2002: 698 USD2003: 730 USD2004: 742 USD2005: 740 USD2006: 793 USD2007: 836 USD2008: 862 USD2009: 887 USD2010: 906 USD2011: 918 USD2012: 947 USD2013: 964 USD2014: 974 USD2015: 1,003 USD2016: 1,021 USD2017: 1,045 USD2018: 1,091 USD2019: 1,141 USD2020: 1,239 USD2021: 1,313 USD2022: 1,373 USD2023: 1,442 USD2024: 1,524 USD2025: 1,540 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
20251,540
20241,524
20231,442
20221,373
20211,313
20201,239
20191,141
20181,091
20171,045
20161,021
20151,003
2014974
2013964
2012947
2011918
2010906
2009887
2008862
2007836
2006793
2005740
2004742
2003730
2002698
2001677

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2025
Orange County1,540
North Carolina1,376
United States1,514

Orange County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 1,034 USDAlexander County: 917 USDAlleghany County: 903 USDAnson County: 941 USDAshe County: 955 USDAvery County: 918 USDBeaufort County: 1,009 USDBertie County: 894 USDBladen County: 982 USDBrunswick County: 1,049 USDBuncombe County: 1,185 USDBurke County: 981 USDCabarrus County: 1,116 USDCaldwell County: 1,001 USDCamden County: 1,032 USDCarteret County: 918 USDCaswell County: 985 USDCatawba County: 1,135 USDChatham County: 1,085 USDCherokee County: 910 USDChowan County: 986 USDClay County: 945 USDCleveland County: 1,037 USDColumbus County: 943 USDCraven County: 1,099 USDCumberland County: 1,102 USDCurrituck County: 920 USDDare County: 937 USDDavidson County: 1,055 USDDavie County: 1,042 USDDuplin County: 916 USDDurham County: 1,996 USDEdgecombe County: 958 USDForsyth County: 1,341 USDFranklin County: 1,124 USDGaston County: 1,093 USDGates County: 886 USDGraham County: 979 USDGranville County: 1,201 USDGreene County: 951 USDGuilford County: 1,230 USDHalifax County: 931 USDHarnett County: 953 USDHaywood County: 952 USDHenderson County: 1,087 USDHertford County: 960 USDHoke County: 923 USDHyde County: 857 USDIredell County: 1,259 USDJackson County: 958 USDJohnston County: 1,079 USDJones County: 973 USDLee County: 1,155 USDLenoir County: 1,013 USDLincoln County: 1,090 USDMcDowell County: 936 USDMacon County: 928 USDMadison County: 944 USDMartin County: 785 USDMecklenburg County: 1,757 USDMitchell County: 976 USDMontgomery County: 966 USDMoore County: 1,087 USDNash County: 1,067 USDNew Hanover County: 1,255 USDNorthampton County: 1,000 USDOnslow County: 941 USDOrange County: 1,540 USDPamlico County: 731 USDPasquotank County: 989 USDPender County: 962 USDPerquimans County: 885 USDPerson County: 984 USDPitt County: 1,211 USDPolk County: 891 USDRandolph County: 1,024 USDRichmond County: 920 USDRobeson County: 908 USDRockingham County: 927 USDRowan County: 1,172 USDRutherford County: 943 USDSampson County: 984 USDScotland County: 1,000 USDStanly County: 916 USDStokes County: 811 USDSurry County: 990 USDSwain County: 974 USDTransylvania County: 995 USDTyrrell County: 946 USDUnion County: 1,259 USDVance County: 928 USDWake County: 1,560 USDWarren County: 848 USDWashington County: 1,005 USDWatauga County: 984 USDWayne County: 966 USDWilkes County: 999 USDWilson County: 1,058 USDYadkin County: 914 USDYancey County: 973 USD
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  • 920 to 950
  • 950 to 980
  • 980 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025, USD. Orange 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), Orange 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), Orange 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/orange-county-north-carolina. 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), Orange 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/orange-county-north-carolina.

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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), Orange 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/orange-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Orange County was $1,540 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 100 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 Orange County?

$1,540 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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