Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025

Palm Beach County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2025, at $1,579. Bradford County had the lowest, at $744. The median was $1,061 and the figure for Florida was $1,399. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,579Palm Beach County
Median1,06167 counties
Florida1,399History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Palm Beach County: 1,579 USDPalm Beach County1,579Miami-Dade County: 1,573 USDMiami-Dade County1,573Hillsborough County: 1,500 USDHillsborough County1,500Duval County: 1,449 USDDuval County1,449Broward County: 1,435 USDBroward County1,435Pinellas County: 1,363 USDPinellas County1,363Brevard County: 1,362 USDBrevard County1,362Orange County: 1,358 USDOrange County1,358Collier County: 1,350 USDCollier County1,350Seminole County: 1,308 USDSeminole County1,308Sarasota County: 1,300 USDSarasota County1,300Alachua County: 1,270 USDAlachua County1,270Leon County: 1,249 USDLeon County1,249Okaloosa County: 1,230 USDOkaloosa County1,230Lee County: 1,225 USDLee County1,225Manatee County: 1,221 USDManatee County1,221Indian River County: 1,218 USDIndian River County1,218Escambia County: 1,206 USDEscambia County1,206Martin County: 1,197 USDMartin County1,197Monroe County: 1,196 USDMonroe County1,196St. Johns County: 1,196 USDSt. Johns County1,196Clay County: 1,177 USDClay County1,177Sumter County: 1,168 USDSumter County1,168Glades County: 1,165 USDGlades County1,165Walton County: 1,140 USDWalton County1,140Nassau County: 1,138 USDNassau County1,138Hamilton County: 1,123 USDHamilton County1,123Pasco County: 1,120 USDPasco County1,120Polk County: 1,111 USDPolk County1,111Hendry County: 1,104 USDHendry County1,104Gulf County: 1,083 USDGulf County1,083Volusia County: 1,080 USDVolusia County1,080Bay County: 1,068 USDBay County1,068Charlotte County: 1,061 USDCharlotte County1,061Osceola County: 1,057 USDOsceola County1,057St. Lucie County: 1,055 USDSt. Lucie County1,055Marion County: 1,049 USDMarion County1,049Lake County: 1,040 USDLake County1,040Putnam County: 1,036 USDPutnam County1,036Union County: 1,027 USDUnion County1,027
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD
Change on 2024
1Palm Beach County1,579+6.3%
2Miami-Dade County1,573+5.4%
3Hillsborough County1,500+3.7%
4Duval County1,449+5.2%
5Broward County1,435+4.4%
6Pinellas County1,363+5%
7Brevard County1,362+4%
8Orange County1,358+4.1%
9Collier County1,350+3.2%
10Seminole County1,308+3.9%
11Sarasota County1,300+3.8%
12Alachua County1,270+3.5%
13Leon County1,249+4.9%
14Okaloosa County1,230+3.8%
15Lee County1,225+3.5%
16Manatee County1,221+4.4%
17Indian River County1,218+9.2%
18Escambia County1,206+4.1%
19Martin County1,197+4.7%
20Monroe County1,196+5.9%
20St. Johns County1,196+3.6%
22Clay County1,177+11.9%
23Sumter County1,168+4.9%
24Glades County1,165+8%
25Walton County1,140+5.6%
26Nassau County1,138+4.2%
27Hamilton County1,123+1.4%
28Pasco County1,120+4.2%
29Polk County1,111+3.7%
30Hendry County1,104+4.2%
31Gulf County1,083+10.2%
32Volusia County1,080+3.7%
33Bay County1,068+4%
34Charlotte County1,061+2%
35Osceola County1,057+4.7%
36St. Lucie County1,055+3%
37Marion County1,049+3.9%
38Lake County1,040+1.9%
39Putnam County1,036+4.4%
40Union County1,027+1%
41Santa Rosa County1,025+4.1%
42Columbia County1,024+3.9%
43Flagler County1,013+4.8%
44Liberty County1,010+5.4%
45DeSoto County998+5.2%
45Hernando County998+2.8%
47Jackson County974+7%
48Citrus County970+3.1%
48Wakulla County970+3.9%
50Highlands County967+4.9%
51Okeechobee County963+3.4%
52Gadsden County962-3.4%
53Jefferson County952+3.1%
54Taylor County949+5.1%
55Gilchrist County947+5.1%
56Suwannee County936+2.2%
57Hardee County931+2.5%
58Dixie County923+5.1%
59Baker County915+6.6%
60Washington County912+4.1%
61Lafayette County9090%
62Levy County893+6.4%
63Franklin County882+4.5%
64Madison County877+3.1%
65Calhoun County851+6.1%
66Holmes County844+4.8%
67Bradford County744-20.9%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW), 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/rankings/average-weekly-wage/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Palm Beach County, with $1,579 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Bradford County, with $744 in 2025.

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