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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Palo Alto County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Palo Alto County was $946 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, USD946
Change on 2024+3.7%
Rank90th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high9462025
Series low4082001

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

4006008001,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 408 USD2002: 428 USD2003: 439 USD2004: 463 USD2005: 486 USD2006: 493 USD2007: 509 USD2008: 529 USD2009: 544 USD2010: 555 USD2011: 573 USD2012: 590 USD2013: 592 USD2014: 630 USD2015: 661 USD2016: 678 USD2017: 694 USD2018: 707 USD2019: 728 USD2020: 778 USD2021: 797 USD2022: 842 USD2023: 882 USD2024: 912 USD2025: 946 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
2025946
2024912
2023882
2022842
2021797
2020778
2019728
2018707
2017694
2016678
2015661
2014630
2013592
2012590
2011573
2010555
2009544
2008529
2007509
2006493
2005486
2004463
2003439
2002428
2001408

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Palo Alto County946
Iowa1,221
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), Palo Alto 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), Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa. 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), Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa.

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), Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Palo Alto County was $946 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 99 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 Palo Alto County?

$946 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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