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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Sterling County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Sterling County was $1,179 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 87th highest of 254 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,179
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank87th of 254Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1,1792025
Series low4832001

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

4006008001,0001,20020012005200920132017202120252001: 483 USD2002: 525 USD2003: 540 USD2004: 519 USD2005: 501 USD2006: 568 USD2007: 752 USD2008: 816 USD2009: 722 USD2010: 737 USD2011: 773 USD2012: 807 USD2013: 814 USD2014: 813 USD2015: 843 USD2016: 801 USD2017: 869 USD2018: 865 USD2019: 869 USD2020: 923 USD2021: 823 USD2022: 843 USD2023: 956 USD2024: 1,168 USD2025: 1,179 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
20251,179
20241,168
2023956
2022843
2021823
2020923
2019869
2018865
2017869
2016801
2015843
2014813
2013814
2012807
2011773
2010737
2009722
2008816
2007752
2006568
2005501
2004519
2003540
2002525
2001483

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2025
Sterling County1,179
Texas1,499
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), Sterling 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), Sterling 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/sterling-county-texas. 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), Sterling 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/sterling-county-texas.

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), Sterling 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/sterling-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Sterling County was $1,179 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 87th highest of 254 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 Sterling County?

$1,179 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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