Counties in Georgia by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Fulton County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 159 counties in 2014, at $1,322. Glascock County had the lowest, at $470. The median was $622 and the figure for Georgia was $926. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,322Fulton County
Median622159 counties
Georgia926History

Top 40 counties, 2014

Fulton County: 1,322 USDFulton County1,322Cobb County: 1,040 USDCobb County1,040Burke County: 1,021 USDBurke County1,021DeKalb County: 997 USDDeKalb County997Gwinnett County: 956 USDGwinnett County956Chattahoochee County: 946 USDChattahoochee County946Wilkinson County: 945 USDWilkinson County945Clayton County: 931 USDClayton County931Forsyth County: 902 USDForsyth County902Rockdale County: 850 USDRockdale County850Houston County: 836 USDHouston County836Chatham County: 829 USDChatham County829Camden County: 821 USDCamden County821Heard County: 814 USDHeard County814Hall County: 809 USDHall County809Richmond County: 807 USDRichmond County807Early County: 792 USDEarly County792Clarke County: 779 USDClarke County779Whitfield County: 779 USDWhitfield County779Troup County: 776 USDTroup County776Bartow County: 773 USDBartow County773Muscogee County: 773 USDMuscogee County773Appling County: 762 USDAppling County762Bibb County: 761 USDBibb County761Stewart County: 761 USDStewart County761Thomas County: 757 USDThomas County757Dougherty County: 750 USDDougherty County750Floyd County: 750 USDFloyd County750Pickens County: 750 USDPickens County750Fayette County: 747 USDFayette County747Glynn County: 740 USDGlynn County740Newton County: 739 USDNewton County739Carroll County: 738 USDCarroll County738Effingham County: 737 USDEffingham County737Liberty County: 736 USDLiberty County736Haralson County: 722 USDHaralson County722Coweta County: 720 USDCoweta County720Peach County: 719 USDPeach County719Cherokee County: 717 USDCherokee County717Gordon County: 708 USDGordon County708
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
1Fulton County1,322+3.5%
2Cobb County1,040+2%
3Burke County1,021+5.6%
4DeKalb County997+2.5%
5Gwinnett County956+3%
6Chattahoochee County946+4.5%
7Wilkinson County945+4.9%
8Clayton County931+3.8%
9Forsyth County902+2.3%
10Rockdale County850+3.2%
11Houston County836+1.8%
12Chatham County829+3.9%
13Camden County821+7.3%
14Heard County814+3.4%
15Hall County809+3.9%
16Richmond County807+1.1%
17Early County792+2.3%
18Clarke County779+3.5%
18Whitfield County779+3.5%
20Troup County776+2.5%
21Bartow County773+2.5%
21Muscogee County773+2%
23Appling County762+0.7%
24Bibb County761+2.1%
24Stewart County761+16.2%
26Thomas County757+4.3%
27Dougherty County750+0.9%
27Floyd County750+1.2%
27Pickens County750+10.9%
30Fayette County747-1.8%
31Glynn County740+1%
32Newton County739+2.5%
33Carroll County738+0.3%
34Effingham County737+1.4%
35Liberty County736+2.9%
36Haralson County722+3%
37Coweta County720+3.2%
38Peach County719+6.5%
39Cherokee County717+2.9%
40Gordon County708+1%
41Jackson County707+3.2%
41Warren County707+7.9%
41Wayne County707-1.9%
44Oconee County704+3.2%
45Lee County698+5%
46Tift County691+9.9%
47Macon County689+6%
47Walton County689+2.2%
49Stephens County686+5.4%
50Columbia County679+2%
50Laurens County679+0.9%
52Hart County678+3.2%
53Henry County673+2.7%
54Douglas County672+2.4%
54Washington County672+3.5%
56Monroe County668-0.1%
57Twiggs County667+6.9%
58Schley County664-4.3%
59Pulaski County660+3.8%
59Webster County660+9.3%
61Sumter County659+15.8%
62Barrow County658+2.2%
63Baker County652+9.9%
64Spalding County649+2.4%
65Jefferson County646+7.5%
65Polk County646+2.1%
67McDuffie County640+7.9%
68Baldwin County638+2.9%
68Charlton County638+3.1%
70Butts County636+1.8%
70Murray County6360%
72Lowndes County632+2.8%
73Greene County630+2.6%
73Upson County630+2.9%
75Franklin County627+2.3%
75Ware County627+3%
77Toombs County626+1%
78Catoosa County625+0.6%
79Paulding County623+3.3%
80Crisp County622+6.3%
80Lamar County622+3%
82Atkinson County621+5.3%
82Morgan County621+1.6%
84Meriwether County620+3.7%
85Habersham County617+1.5%
86Seminole County615+1.3%
87Coffee County613+3.7%
87Dade County613+2.3%
87Jones County613+2.2%
90Bryan County612+1.3%
91Brooks County611+3.7%
92Hancock County610+3.4%
93Lumpkin County6090%
93Walker County609+1.5%
93Wheeler County609+2%
96Bulloch County608-0.3%
96Jeff Davis County608+1.8%
98Pierce County607+4.3%
99Taylor County606+16.5%
100Elbert County603+2.2%
100Putnam County6030%
100Worth County603+1.3%
103Tattnall County600+4%
104Screven County599+2.4%
104Union County599+1.2%
106Evans County597+5.1%
107Decatur County596+4.4%
108Grady County593+2.8%
109White County592+3.9%
110Pike County591+4.2%
110Terrell County591+6.5%
112Talbot County589+7.5%
113Chattooga County585+3.2%
114Crawford County583+4.3%
115Randolph County582+2.8%
116Berrien County580+1.2%
117Johnson County579+2.5%
118Ben Hill County578+3.4%
118Clinch County578+5.9%
118Emanuel County578+5.1%
121Banks County577+4.9%
122Miller County575+4%
123Madison County572+1.1%
123Turner County572+3.6%
125Colquitt County570+1.6%
126Dooly County569-1.6%
126Wilkes County569+2%
128Candler County566+5.6%
129Montgomery County562+0.7%
130Mitchell County560+2.2%
131Bacon County555+2.2%
132Dodge County553+3.6%
132Rabun County553-1.8%
134Fannin County552+0.2%
134Irwin County552+2%
136Gilmer County549+1.7%
137Lincoln County546+5%
138Jasper County543+3.4%
139Clay County539+4.9%
140Jenkins County537-0.6%
140Marion County537+1.3%
142Oglethorpe County535+5.5%
143Calhoun County534+1.7%
144Long County533+3.7%
145Cook County530+1.5%
146Brantley County529+2.5%
147Towns County526+1.7%
148McIntosh County524-1.9%
149Quitman County521+2%
150Harris County520+2.6%
151Lanier County514+3.6%
152Bleckley County513-2.7%
153Wilcox County512+2.6%
154Dawson County503+2.9%
155Echols County496+16.2%
156Treutlen County495+2.9%
157Taliaferro County493+4.4%
158Telfair County488+3.2%
159Glascock County470+4%

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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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Fulton County, with $1,322 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Glascock County, with $470 in 2014.

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