Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Palm Beach County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at $959. Holmes County had the lowest, at $559. The median was $674 and the figure for Florida was $862. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lowest559Holmes County
Median67467 counties
Florida862History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 821 USDBaker County: 607 USDBay County: 708 USDBradford County: 658 USDBrevard County: 855 USDBroward County: 904 USDCalhoun County: 575 USDCharlotte County: 665 USDCitrus County: 676 USDClay County: 674 USDCollier County: 845 USDColumbia County: 671 USDDeSoto County: 654 USDDixie County: 617 USDDuval County: 939 USDEscambia County: 757 USDFlagler County: 605 USDFranklin County: 565 USDGadsden County: 635 USDGilchrist County: 613 USDGlades County: 713 USDGulf County: 657 USDHamilton County: 804 USDHardee County: 592 USDHendry County: 684 USDHernando County: 637 USDHighlands County: 602 USDHillsborough County: 931 USDHolmes County: 559 USDIndian River County: 745 USDJackson County: 630 USDJefferson County: 600 USDLafayette County: 570 USDLake County: 658 USDLee County: 762 USDLeon County: 791 USDLevy County: 563 USDLiberty County: 645 USDMadison County: 605 USDManatee County: 729 USDMarion County: 669 USDMartin County: 750 USDMiami-Dade County: 940 USDMonroe County: 723 USDNassau County: 771 USDOkaloosa County: 791 USDOkeechobee County: 654 USDOrange County: 854 USDOsceola County: 673 USDPalm Beach County: 959 USDPasco County: 679 USDPinellas County: 861 USDPolk County: 740 USDPutnam County: 668 USDSt. Johns County: 746 USDSt. Lucie County: 706 USDSanta Rosa County: 652 USDSarasota County: 800 USDSeminole County: 806 USDSumter County: 710 USDSuwannee County: 585 USDTaylor County: 716 USDUnion County: 659 USDVolusia County: 693 USDWakulla County: 626 USDWalton County: 631 USDWashington County: 620 USD
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  • 800 and over
USD, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Palm Beach County: 959 USDPalm Beach County959Miami-Dade County: 940 USDMiami-Dade County940Duval County: 939 USDDuval County939Hillsborough County: 931 USDHillsborough County931Broward County: 904 USDBroward County904Pinellas County: 861 USDPinellas County861Brevard County: 855 USDBrevard County855Orange County: 854 USDOrange County854Collier County: 845 USDCollier County845Alachua County: 821 USDAlachua County821Seminole County: 806 USDSeminole County806Hamilton County: 804 USDHamilton County804Sarasota County: 800 USDSarasota County800Leon County: 791 USDLeon County791Okaloosa County: 791 USDOkaloosa County791Nassau County: 771 USDNassau County771Lee County: 762 USDLee County762Escambia County: 757 USDEscambia County757Martin County: 750 USDMartin County750St. Johns County: 746 USDSt. Johns County746Indian River County: 745 USDIndian River County745Polk County: 740 USDPolk County740Manatee County: 729 USDManatee County729Monroe County: 723 USDMonroe County723Taylor County: 716 USDTaylor County716Glades County: 713 USDGlades County713Sumter County: 710 USDSumter County710Bay County: 708 USDBay County708St. Lucie County: 706 USDSt. Lucie County706Volusia County: 693 USDVolusia County693Hendry County: 684 USDHendry County684Pasco County: 679 USDPasco County679Citrus County: 676 USDCitrus County676Clay County: 674 USDClay County674Osceola County: 673 USDOsceola County673Columbia County: 671 USDColumbia County671Marion County: 669 USDMarion County669Putnam County: 668 USDPutnam County668Charlotte County: 665 USDCharlotte County665Union County: 659 USDUnion County659Palm Beach County: 959 USDPalm Beach County959Miami-Dade County: 940 USDMiami-Dade County940Duval County: 939 USDDuval County939Hillsborough County: 931 USDHillsborough County931Broward County: 904 USDBroward County904Pinellas County: 861 USDPinellas County861Brevard County: 855 USDBrevard County855Orange County: 854 USDOrange County854Collier County: 845 USDCollier County845Alachua County: 821 USDAlachua County821Seminole County: 806 USDSeminole County806Hamilton County: 804 USDHamilton County804Sarasota County: 800 USDSarasota County800Leon County: 791 USDLeon County791Okaloosa County: 791 USDOkaloosa County791Nassau County: 771 USDNassau County771Lee County: 762 USDLee County762Escambia County: 757 USDEscambia County757Martin County: 750 USDMartin County750St. Johns County: 746 USDSt. Johns County746Indian River County: 745 USDIndian River County745Polk County: 740 USDPolk County740Manatee County: 729 USDManatee County729Monroe County: 723 USDMonroe County723Taylor County: 716 USDTaylor County716Glades County: 713 USDGlades County713Sumter County: 710 USDSumter County710Bay County: 708 USDBay County708St. Lucie County: 706 USDSt. Lucie County706Volusia County: 693 USDVolusia County693Hendry County: 684 USDHendry County684Pasco County: 679 USDPasco County679Citrus County: 676 USDCitrus County676Clay County: 674 USDClay County674Osceola County: 673 USDOsceola County673Columbia County: 671 USDColumbia County671Marion County: 669 USDMarion County669Putnam County: 668 USDPutnam County668Charlotte County: 665 USDCharlotte County665Union County: 659 USDUnion County659
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

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Palm Beach County959+3.5%
2Miami-Dade County940+3%
3Duval County939+2.8%
4Hillsborough County931+2.1%
5Broward County904+3.1%
6Pinellas County861+3%
7Brevard County855+0.2%
8Orange County854+2.9%
9Collier County845+1.7%
10Alachua County821+2.6%
11Seminole County806+2.4%
12Hamilton County804+2.9%
13Sarasota County800+2.6%
14Leon County791+2.2%
14Okaloosa County791+2.3%
16Nassau County771+3.8%
17Lee County762+1.9%
18Escambia County757+3.1%
19Martin County750+2.2%
20St. Johns County746+3.9%
21Indian River County745+4.5%
22Polk County740+2.6%
23Manatee County729+1.5%
24Monroe County723+2.3%
25Taylor County716-1%
26Glades County713+3.6%
27Sumter County710-1.8%
28Bay County708+2.9%
29St. Lucie County706+1.4%
30Volusia County693+3.1%
31Hendry County684+0.6%
32Pasco County679+2.3%
33Citrus County676-1.2%
34Clay County674+3.7%
35Osceola County673+2.4%
36Columbia County671+2.4%
37Marion County669+1.1%
38Putnam County668+1.7%
39Charlotte County665+1.5%
40Union County659+0.6%
41Bradford County658+4.8%
41Lake County658+2.5%
43Gulf County657+2.7%
44DeSoto County654+1.7%
44Okeechobee County654+2%
46Santa Rosa County652+2.4%
47Liberty County645+4.4%
48Hernando County637+3.1%
49Gadsden County635+3.3%
50Walton County631+2.1%
51Jackson County630+1.9%
52Wakulla County626+1.6%
53Washington County620+1.6%
54Dixie County617+9%
55Gilchrist County613+2.5%
56Baker County607+2%
57Flagler County605+0.2%
57Madison County605+5.4%
59Highlands County602+1.5%
60Jefferson County600+2%
61Hardee County592+3.9%
62Suwannee County585+2.3%
63Calhoun County575+1.4%
64Lafayette County570+2.7%
65Franklin County565+1.1%
66Levy County563+1.4%
67Holmes County559+3.9%

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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/2014/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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/florida-counties?period=2014. 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. Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/florida-counties?period=2014.

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Which county has the highest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Palm Beach County, with $959 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Holmes County, with $559 in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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