Wages and salaries paid in Avery County

Wages and salaries paid in Avery County was $372.64 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.4% from 2023. That is the 76th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD million372.6
Change on 2023+6.4%
Series high372.62024
Series low15.21969

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Wages and salaries paid in Avery County, 1969 to 2024

0100200300400196919771985199320012009201720241969: 15.2 USD million1970: 16.5 USD million1971: 18.2 USD million1972: 21 USD million1973: 23.1 USD million1974: 23 USD million1975: 21.7 USD million1976: 23.3 USD million1977: 26.7 USD million1978: 30.1 USD million1979: 34 USD million1980: 38.1 USD million1981: 42 USD million1982: 44.9 USD million1983: 49.7 USD million1984: 58.6 USD million1985: 63.1 USD million1986: 65.4 USD million1987: 71.1 USD million1988: 78.7 USD million1989: 85.7 USD million1990: 92.7 USD million1991: 94.1 USD million1992: 96.8 USD million1993: 103.7 USD million1994: 109.4 USD million1995: 116.4 USD million1996: 122 USD million1997: 131.3 USD million1998: 140.4 USD million1999: 150.4 USD million2000: 162.6 USD million2001: 157.2 USD million2002: 161.3 USD million2003: 170.1 USD million2004: 178.8 USD million2005: 186.7 USD million2006: 198.3 USD million2007: 214.9 USD million2008: 213.3 USD million2009: 202 USD million2010: 196.6 USD million2011: 198.7 USD million2012: 202.5 USD million2013: 206.6 USD million2014: 216.8 USD million2015: 223.9 USD million2016: 234.4 USD million2017: 246.3 USD million2018: 256.9 USD million2019: 259.4 USD million2020: 271.9 USD million2021: 299.3 USD million2022: 335.2 USD million2023: 350.3 USD million2024: 372.6 USD million010020030040019691988200720241969: 15.2 USD million1970: 16.5 USD million1971: 18.2 USD million1972: 21 USD million1973: 23.1 USD million1974: 23 USD million1975: 21.7 USD million1976: 23.3 USD million1977: 26.7 USD million1978: 30.1 USD million1979: 34 USD million1980: 38.1 USD million1981: 42 USD million1982: 44.9 USD million1983: 49.7 USD million1984: 58.6 USD million1985: 63.1 USD million1986: 65.4 USD million1987: 71.1 USD million1988: 78.7 USD million1989: 85.7 USD million1990: 92.7 USD million1991: 94.1 USD million1992: 96.8 USD million1993: 103.7 USD million1994: 109.4 USD million1995: 116.4 USD million1996: 122 USD million1997: 131.3 USD million1998: 140.4 USD million1999: 150.4 USD million2000: 162.6 USD million2001: 157.2 USD million2002: 161.3 USD million2003: 170.1 USD million2004: 178.8 USD million2005: 186.7 USD million2006: 198.3 USD million2007: 214.9 USD million2008: 213.3 USD million2009: 202 USD million2010: 196.6 USD million2011: 198.7 USD million2012: 202.5 USD million2013: 206.6 USD million2014: 216.8 USD million2015: 223.9 USD million2016: 234.4 USD million2017: 246.3 USD million2018: 256.9 USD million2019: 259.4 USD million2020: 271.9 USD million2021: 299.3 USD million2022: 335.2 USD million2023: 350.3 USD million2024: 372.6 USD million
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD million
2024372.6
2023350.3
2022335.2
2021299.3
2020271.9
2019259.4
2018256.9
2017246.3
2016234.4
2015223.9
2014216.8
2013206.6
2012202.5
2011198.7
2010196.6
2009202
2008213.3
2007214.9
2006198.3
2005186.7
2004178.8
2003170.1
2002161.3
2001157.2
2000162.6
1999150.4
1998140.4
1997131.3
1996122
1995116.4
1994109.4
1993103.7
199296.8
199194.1
199092.7
198985.7
198878.7
198771.1
198665.4
198563.1
198458.6
198349.7
198244.9
198142
198038.1
197934
197830.1
197726.7
197623.3
197521.7
197423
197323.1
197221
197118.2
197016.5
196915.2

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Avery County372.6
North Carolina366,860.9
United States12,404,924

Avery County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 4,092.2 USD millionAlexander County: 455.1 USD millionAlleghany County: 159.9 USD millionAnson County: 353.9 USD millionAshe County: 432.7 USD millionAvery County: 372.6 USD millionBeaufort County: 910.8 USD millionBertie County: 272.1 USD millionBladen County: 735.8 USD millionBrunswick County: 2,486.9 USD millionBuncombe County: 9,166.4 USD millionBurke County: 1,621.5 USD millionCabarrus County: 5,702.2 USD millionCaldwell County: 1,500.9 USD millionCamden County: 78 USD millionCarteret County: 1,351.9 USD millionCaswell County: 172.4 USD millionCatawba County: 5,711.8 USD millionChatham County: 1,089.7 USD millionCherokee County: 426 USD millionChowan County: 295.8 USD millionClay County: 117.3 USD millionCleveland County: 2,215.7 USD millionColumbus County: 804.6 USD millionCraven County: 3,014.2 USD millionCumberland County: 11,829.9 USD millionCurrituck County: 401.2 USD millionDare County: 1,103.3 USD millionDavidson County: 2,963.1 USD millionDavie County: 805.4 USD millionDuplin County: 987.7 USD millionDurham County: 26,660.3 USD millionEdgecombe County: 849.8 USD millionForsyth County: 14,668.7 USD millionFranklin County: 927.2 USD millionGaston County: 4,857.3 USD millionGates County: 75.4 USD millionGraham County: 114.2 USD millionGranville County: 1,340.9 USD millionGreene County: 257.6 USD millionGuilford County: 20,526.3 USD millionHalifax County: 820.6 USD millionHarnett County: 1,540.8 USD millionHaywood County: 944.4 USD millionHenderson County: 2,718.4 USD millionHertford County: 470.1 USD millionHoke County: 498.1 USD millionHyde County: 98.5 USD millionIredell County: 5,883.2 USD millionJackson County: 1,021.2 USD millionJohnston County: 3,899.5 USD millionJones County: 99.3 USD millionLee County: 1,816.7 USD millionLenoir County: 1,663.3 USD millionLincoln County: 1,811.9 USD millionMcDowell County: 819.8 USD millionMacon County: 679.4 USD millionMadison County: 239.4 USD millionMartin County: 324.5 USD millionMecklenburg County: 81,374.4 USD millionMitchell County: 282 USD millionMontgomery County: 506.2 USD millionMoore County: 2,504.8 USD millionNash County: 2,460.6 USD millionNew Hanover County: 9,271.8 USD millionNorthampton County: 276.1 USD millionOnslow County: 5,814.5 USD millionOrange County: 6,969.8 USD millionPamlico County: 154.1 USD millionPasquotank County: 989.1 USD millionPender County: 812.5 USD millionPerquimans County: 126 USD millionPerson County: 534.7 USD millionPitt County: 5,509.2 USD millionPolk County: 291.3 USD millionRandolph County: 2,599 USD millionRichmond County: 771.4 USD millionRobeson County: 2,022.2 USD millionRockingham County: 1,301.3 USD millionRowan County: 3,342.3 USD millionRutherford County: 996 USD millionSampson County: 971.4 USD millionScotland County: 670.2 USD millionStanly County: 1,177.9 USD millionStokes County: 380.9 USD millionSurry County: 1,632.8 USD millionSwain County: 371.4 USD millionTransylvania County: 569.4 USD millionTyrrell County: 50.7 USD millionUnion County: 5,256.9 USD millionVance County: 756.5 USD millionWake County: 59,179.4 USD millionWarren County: 143.5 USD millionWashington County: 137.2 USD millionWatauga County: 1,395.1 USD millionWayne County: 2,695.5 USD millionWilkes County: 1,047.1 USD millionWilson County: 2,210.3 USD millionYadkin County: 523.9 USD millionYancey County: 253.1 USD million
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  • 500 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Wages and salaries paid, 2024, USD million. Avery County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Wages and salaries paid, Avery County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Wages and salaries paid, Avery County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wages-and-salaries/avery-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Wages and salaries paid, Avery County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wages-and-salaries/avery-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the wages and salaries paid in Avery County?

Wages and salaries paid in Avery County was $372.64 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.4% from 2023. That is the 76th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest wages and salaries paid in Avery County?

$372.64 million in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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