Counties in Indiana by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Martin County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2014, at $1,256. Ohio County had the lowest, at $471. The median was $698 and the figure for Indiana was $818. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,256Martin County
Lowest471Ohio County
Median69892 counties
Indiana818History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 648 USDAllen County: 788 USDBartholomew County: 938 USDBenton County: 658 USDBlackford County: 611 USDBoone County: 720 USDBrown County: 474 USDCarroll County: 637 USDCass County: 646 USDClark County: 702 USDClay County: 580 USDClinton County: 711 USDCrawford County: 537 USDDaviess County: 628 USDDearborn County: 670 USDDecatur County: 764 USDDeKalb County: 817 USDDelaware County: 700 USDDubois County: 754 USDElkhart County: 805 USDFayette County: 643 USDFloyd County: 724 USDFountain County: 607 USDFranklin County: 560 USDFulton County: 678 USDGibson County: 935 USDGrant County: 692 USDGreene County: 590 USDHamilton County: 940 USDHancock County: 764 USDHarrison County: 623 USDHendricks County: 657 USDHenry County: 614 USDHoward County: 872 USDHuntington County: 659 USDJackson County: 763 USDJasper County: 701 USDJay County: 634 USDJefferson County: 708 USDJennings County: 669 USDJohnson County: 663 USDKnox County: 703 USDKosciusko County: 899 USDLaGrange County: 718 USDLake County: 860 USDLaPorte County: 714 USDLawrence County: 654 USDMadison County: 669 USDMarion County: 984 USDMarshall County: 673 USDMartin County: 1,256 USDMiami County: 653 USDMonroe County: 737 USDMontgomery County: 753 USDMorgan County: 652 USDNewton County: 645 USDNoble County: 695 USDOhio County: 471 USDOrange County: 586 USDOwen County: 704 USDParke County: 548 USDPerry County: 722 USDPike County: 973 USDPorter County: 797 USDPosey County: 994 USDPulaski County: 700 USDPutnam County: 637 USDRandolph County: 653 USDRipley County: 827 USDRush County: 689 USDSt. Joseph County: 779 USDScott County: 620 USDShelby County: 741 USDSpencer County: 678 USDStarke County: 548 USDSteuben County: 606 USDSullivan County: 753 USDSwitzerland County: 581 USDTippecanoe County: 819 USDTipton County: 736 USDUnion County: 570 USDVanderburgh County: 793 USDVermillion County: 861 USDVigo County: 711 USDWabash County: 643 USDWarren County: 700 USDWarrick County: 818 USDWashington County: 613 USDWayne County: 675 USDWells County: 761 USDWhite County: 669 USDWhitley County: 729 USD
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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

Martin County: 1,256 USDMartin County1,256Posey County: 994 USDPosey County994Marion County: 984 USDMarion County984Pike County: 973 USDPike County973Hamilton County: 940 USDHamilton County940Bartholomew County: 938 USDBartholomew County938Gibson County: 935 USDGibson County935Kosciusko County: 899 USDKosciusko County899Howard County: 872 USDHoward County872Vermillion County: 861 USDVermillion County861Lake County: 860 USDLake County860Ripley County: 827 USDRipley County827Tippecanoe County: 819 USDTippecanoe County819Warrick County: 818 USDWarrick County818DeKalb County: 817 USDDeKalb County817Elkhart County: 805 USDElkhart County805Porter County: 797 USDPorter County797Vanderburgh County: 793 USDVanderburgh County793Allen County: 788 USDAllen County788St. Joseph County: 779 USDSt. Joseph County779Decatur County: 764 USDDecatur County764Hancock County: 764 USDHancock County764Jackson County: 763 USDJackson County763Wells County: 761 USDWells County761Dubois County: 754 USDDubois County754Montgomery County: 753 USDMontgomery County753Sullivan County: 753 USDSullivan County753Shelby County: 741 USDShelby County741Monroe County: 737 USDMonroe County737Tipton County: 736 USDTipton County736Whitley County: 729 USDWhitley County729Floyd County: 724 USDFloyd County724Perry County: 722 USDPerry County722Boone County: 720 USDBoone County720LaGrange County: 718 USDLaGrange County718LaPorte County: 714 USDLaPorte County714Clinton County: 711 USDClinton County711Vigo County: 711 USDVigo County711Jefferson County: 708 USDJefferson County708Owen County: 704 USDOwen County704Martin County: 1,256 USDMartin County1,256Posey County: 994 USDPosey County994Marion County: 984 USDMarion County984Pike County: 973 USDPike County973Hamilton County: 940 USDHamilton County940Bartholomew County: 938 USDBartholomew County938Gibson County: 935 USDGibson County935Kosciusko County: 899 USDKosciusko County899Howard County: 872 USDHoward County872Vermillion County: 861 USDVermillion County861Lake County: 860 USDLake County860Ripley County: 827 USDRipley County827Tippecanoe County: 819 USDTippecanoe County819Warrick County: 818 USDWarrick County818DeKalb County: 817 USDDeKalb County817Elkhart County: 805 USDElkhart County805Porter County: 797 USDPorter County797Vanderburgh County: 793 USDVanderburgh County793Allen County: 788 USDAllen County788St. Joseph County: 779 USDSt. Joseph County779Decatur County: 764 USDDecatur County764Hancock County: 764 USDHancock County764Jackson County: 763 USDJackson County763Wells County: 761 USDWells County761Dubois County: 754 USDDubois County754Montgomery County: 753 USDMontgomery County753Sullivan County: 753 USDSullivan County753Shelby County: 741 USDShelby County741Monroe County: 737 USDMonroe County737Tipton County: 736 USDTipton County736Whitley County: 729 USDWhitley County729Floyd County: 724 USDFloyd County724Perry County: 722 USDPerry County722Boone County: 720 USDBoone County720LaGrange County: 718 USDLaGrange County718LaPorte County: 714 USDLaPorte County714Clinton County: 711 USDClinton County711Vigo County: 711 USDVigo County711Jefferson County: 708 USDJefferson County708Owen County: 704 USDOwen County704
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
1Martin County1,256+5.7%
2Posey County994+3.1%
3Marion County984+1.1%
4Pike County973+4%
5Hamilton County940+2.4%
6Bartholomew County938+2.7%
7Gibson County935+4.2%
8Kosciusko County899+3%
9Howard County872+2.2%
10Vermillion County861+1.7%
11Lake County860+0.4%
12Ripley County827+3%
13Tippecanoe County819+2.9%
14Warrick County818+5.4%
15DeKalb County817+3.9%
16Elkhart County805+5%
17Porter County797+2.2%
18Vanderburgh County793+3.4%
19Allen County788+2.2%
20St. Joseph County779+2.1%
21Decatur County764+3.5%
21Hancock County764-0.5%
23Jackson County763+5.2%
24Wells County761+11.9%
25Dubois County754+5.2%
26Montgomery County753+2.7%
26Sullivan County753+1.8%
28Shelby County741+1.9%
29Monroe County737+2.6%
30Tipton County736+3.7%
31Whitley County729+2.8%
32Floyd County724+3.7%
33Perry County722+3.7%
34Boone County720+2.3%
35LaGrange County718+2.6%
36LaPorte County714+1.7%
37Clinton County711+2.2%
37Vigo County711+1.1%
39Jefferson County708+3.4%
40Owen County704+4%
41Knox County703+2.9%
42Clark County702+2.2%
43Jasper County701-2.1%
44Delaware County700+3.2%
44Pulaski County700+4.2%
44Warren County700+1.7%
47Noble County695+4.2%
48Grant County692+0.3%
49Rush County689+3.9%
50Fulton County678+3.8%
50Spencer County678+3.5%
52Wayne County675+1.7%
53Marshall County673+2.1%
54Dearborn County670-0.6%
55Jennings County669+0.6%
55Madison County669+2.8%
55White County669+6.7%
58Johnson County663+2.3%
59Huntington County659+2.5%
60Benton County658+4.6%
61Hendricks County657+1.5%
62Lawrence County654+4%
63Miami County653+1.4%
63Randolph County653+2.4%
65Morgan County652+3.7%
66Adams County648+2.2%
67Cass County646+3.5%
68Newton County645+1.7%
69Fayette County643+1.3%
69Wabash County643+3.7%
71Carroll County637+4.4%
71Putnam County637+4.6%
73Jay County634+3.6%
74Daviess County628+1.5%
75Harrison County623+5.1%
76Scott County620+4.7%
77Henry County614+2.3%
78Washington County613+2.5%
79Blackford County611+1%
80Fountain County607-0.7%
81Steuben County606+2.2%
82Greene County590+5.5%
83Orange County586+3.5%
84Switzerland County581+2.5%
85Clay County580+2.3%
86Union County570+3.4%
87Franklin County560+2.9%
88Parke County548+1.5%
88Starke County548+2.6%
90Crawford County537+7.6%
91Brown County474+1.5%
92Ohio County471+8%

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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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Martin County, with $1,256 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ohio County, with $471 in 2014.

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