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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Prairie County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Prairie County was $897 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.8% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 56 counties in 2025.

2025, USD897
Change on 2024+6.8%
Rank44th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high8972025
Series low3392002

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

2004006008001,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 340 USD2002: 339 USD2003: 377 USD2004: 382 USD2005: 445 USD2006: 465 USD2007: 493 USD2008: 511 USD2009: 530 USD2010: 556 USD2011: 594 USD2012: 634 USD2013: 667 USD2014: 686 USD2015: 704 USD2016: 664 USD2017: 704 USD2018: 736 USD2019: 760 USD2020: 817 USD2021: 810 USD2022: 861 USD2023: 795 USD2024: 840 USD2025: 897 USD2004006008001,0002001201020252001: 340 USD2002: 339 USD2003: 377 USD2004: 382 USD2005: 445 USD2006: 465 USD2007: 493 USD2008: 511 USD2009: 530 USD2010: 556 USD2011: 594 USD2012: 634 USD2013: 667 USD2014: 686 USD2015: 704 USD2016: 664 USD2017: 704 USD2018: 736 USD2019: 760 USD2020: 817 USD2021: 810 USD2022: 861 USD2023: 795 USD2024: 840 USD2025: 897 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
2025897
2024840
2023795
2022861
2021810
2020817
2019760
2018736
2017704
2016664
2015704
2014686
2013667
2012634
2011594
2010556
2009530
2008511
2007493
2006465
2005445
2004382
2003377
2002339
2001340

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2025
Prairie County897
Montana1,209
United States1,514

Prairie County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 981 USDBig Horn County: 1,084 USDBlaine County: 898 USDBroadwater County: 926 USDCarbon County: 987 USDCarter County: 905 USDCascade County: 1,123 USDChouteau County: 890 USDCuster County: 1,004 USDDaniels County: 990 USDDawson County: 991 USDDeer Lodge County: 1,067 USDFallon County: 1,093 USDFergus County: 983 USDFlathead County: 1,165 USDGallatin County: 1,356 USDGarfield County: 706 USDGlacier County: 1,034 USDGolden Valley County: 986 USDGranite County: 892 USDHill County: 999 USDJefferson County: 1,104 USDJudith Basin County: 849 USDLake County: 1,042 USDLewis and Clark County: 1,256 USDLiberty County: 826 USDLincoln County: 943 USDMcCone County: 978 USDMadison County: 1,149 USDMeagher County: 882 USDMineral County: 841 USDMissoula County: 1,213 USDMusselshell County: 1,193 USDPark County: 1,054 USDPetroleum County: 709 USDPhillips County: 871 USDPondera County: 907 USDPowder River County: 1,158 USDPowell County: 1,154 USDPrairie County: 897 USDRavalli County: 1,069 USDRichland County: 1,226 USDRoosevelt County: 980 USDRosebud County: 1,286 USDSanders County: 940 USDSheridan County: 974 USDSilver Bow County: 1,118 USDStillwater County: 1,336 USDSweet Grass County: 1,239 USDTeton County: 867 USDToole County: 1,161 USDTreasure County: 1,043 USDValley County: 1,008 USDWheatland County: 878 USDWibaux County: 772 USDYellowstone County: 1,250 USD
  • Under 880
  • 880 to 950
  • 950 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
Average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025, USD. Prairie 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), Prairie 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), Prairie 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/prairie-county-montana. 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), Prairie 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/prairie-county-montana.

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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), Prairie 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/prairie-county-montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Prairie County was $897 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.8% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 56 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 Prairie County?

$897 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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