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Counties in Kansas by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Coffey County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2014, at $1,102. Elk County had the lowest, at $448. The median was $645 and the figure for Kansas was $821. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,102Coffey County
Lowest448Elk County
Median645105 counties
Kansas821History

Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 593 USDAnderson County: 578 USDAtchison County: 673 USDBarber County: 608 USDBarton County: 724 USDBourbon County: 617 USDBrown County: 656 USDButler County: 660 USDChase County: 510 USDChautauqua County: 521 USDCherokee County: 671 USDCheyenne County: 564 USDClark County: 634 USDClay County: 566 USDCloud County: 529 USDCoffey County: 1,102 USDComanche County: 481 USDCowley County: 660 USDCrawford County: 608 USDDecatur County: 491 USDDickinson County: 587 USDDoniphan County: 624 USDDouglas County: 685 USDEdwards County: 648 USDElk County: 448 USDEllis County: 697 USDEllsworth County: 692 USDFinney County: 695 USDFord County: 658 USDFranklin County: 678 USDGeary County: 714 USDGove County: 555 USDGraham County: 691 USDGrant County: 815 USDGray County: 623 USDGreeley County: 577 USDGreenwood County: 549 USDHamilton County: 663 USDHarper County: 636 USDHarvey County: 672 USDHaskell County: 703 USDHodgeman County: 611 USDJackson County: 585 USDJefferson County: 653 USDJewell County: 511 USDJohnson County: 1,010 USDKearny County: 637 USDKingman County: 650 USDKiowa County: 534 USDLabette County: 633 USDLane County: 689 USDLeavenworth County: 818 USDLincoln County: 526 USDLinn County: 781 USDLogan County: 563 USDLyon County: 607 USDMcPherson County: 794 USDMarion County: 549 USDMarshall County: 671 USDMeade County: 707 USDMiami County: 645 USDMitchell County: 629 USDMontgomery County: 666 USDMorris County: 534 USDMorton County: 677 USDNemaha County: 692 USDNeosho County: 645 USDNess County: 738 USDNorton County: 644 USDOsage County: 497 USDOsborne County: 547 USDOttawa County: 531 USDPawnee County: 670 USDPhillips County: 629 USDPottawatomie County: 705 USDPratt County: 700 USDRawlins County: 615 USDReno County: 654 USDRepublic County: 511 USDRice County: 660 USDRiley County: 698 USDRooks County: 644 USDRush County: 625 USDRussell County: 675 USDSaline County: 675 USDScott County: 697 USDSedgwick County: 872 USDSeward County: 703 USDShawnee County: 800 USDSheridan County: 684 USDSherman County: 569 USDSmith County: 519 USDStafford County: 546 USDStanton County: 679 USDStevens County: 806 USDSumner County: 620 USDThomas County: 625 USDTrego County: 631 USDWabaunsee County: 517 USDWallace County: 637 USDWashington County: 492 USDWichita County: 656 USDWilson County: 659 USDWoodson County: 480 USDWyandotte County: 915 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

Coffey County: 1,102 USDCoffey County1,102Johnson County: 1,010 USDJohnson County1,010Wyandotte County: 915 USDWyandotte County915Sedgwick County: 872 USDSedgwick County872Leavenworth County: 818 USDLeavenworth County818Grant County: 815 USDGrant County815Stevens County: 806 USDStevens County806Shawnee County: 800 USDShawnee County800McPherson County: 794 USDMcPherson County794Linn County: 781 USDLinn County781Ness County: 738 USDNess County738Barton County: 724 USDBarton County724Geary County: 714 USDGeary County714Meade County: 707 USDMeade County707Pottawatomie County: 705 USDPottawatomie County705Haskell County: 703 USDHaskell County703Seward County: 703 USDSeward County703Pratt County: 700 USDPratt County700Riley County: 698 USDRiley County698Ellis County: 697 USDEllis County697Scott County: 697 USDScott County697Finney County: 695 USDFinney County695Ellsworth County: 692 USDEllsworth County692Nemaha County: 692 USDNemaha County692Graham County: 691 USDGraham County691Lane County: 689 USDLane County689Douglas County: 685 USDDouglas County685Sheridan County: 684 USDSheridan County684Stanton County: 679 USDStanton County679Franklin County: 678 USDFranklin County678Morton County: 677 USDMorton County677Russell County: 675 USDRussell County675Saline County: 675 USDSaline County675Atchison County: 673 USDAtchison County673Harvey County: 672 USDHarvey County672Cherokee County: 671 USDCherokee County671Marshall County: 671 USDMarshall County671Pawnee County: 670 USDPawnee County670Montgomery County: 666 USDMontgomery County666Hamilton County: 663 USDHamilton County663Coffey County: 1,102 USDCoffey County1,102Johnson County: 1,010 USDJohnson County1,010Wyandotte County: 915 USDWyandotte County915Sedgwick County: 872 USDSedgwick County872Leavenworth County: 818 USDLeavenworth County818Grant County: 815 USDGrant County815Stevens County: 806 USDStevens County806Shawnee County: 800 USDShawnee County800McPherson County: 794 USDMcPherson County794Linn County: 781 USDLinn County781Ness County: 738 USDNess County738Barton County: 724 USDBarton County724Geary County: 714 USDGeary County714Meade County: 707 USDMeade County707Pottawatomie County: 705 USDPottawatomie County705Haskell County: 703 USDHaskell County703Seward County: 703 USDSeward County703Pratt County: 700 USDPratt County700Riley County: 698 USDRiley County698Ellis County: 697 USDEllis County697Scott County: 697 USDScott County697Finney County: 695 USDFinney County695Ellsworth County: 692 USDEllsworth County692Nemaha County: 692 USDNemaha County692Graham County: 691 USDGraham County691Lane County: 689 USDLane County689Douglas County: 685 USDDouglas County685Sheridan County: 684 USDSheridan County684Stanton County: 679 USDStanton County679Franklin County: 678 USDFranklin County678Morton County: 677 USDMorton County677Russell County: 675 USDRussell County675Saline County: 675 USDSaline County675Atchison County: 673 USDAtchison County673Harvey County: 672 USDHarvey County672Cherokee County: 671 USDCherokee County671Marshall County: 671 USDMarshall County671Pawnee County: 670 USDPawnee County670Montgomery County: 666 USDMontgomery County666Hamilton County: 663 USDHamilton County663
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
1Coffey County1,102-2.4%
2Johnson County1,010+3%
3Wyandotte County915+4.6%
4Sedgwick County872+1.6%
5Leavenworth County818+1.1%
6Grant County815+3%
7Stevens County806-2.9%
8Shawnee County800+1.1%
9McPherson County794+5.7%
10Linn County781-0.9%
11Ness County738+3.5%
12Barton County724+5.8%
13Geary County714+1.6%
14Meade County707-0.3%
15Pottawatomie County705+5.9%
16Haskell County703+2.9%
16Seward County703+4.3%
18Pratt County700+3.4%
19Riley County698+3.9%
20Ellis County697+3.4%
20Scott County697+6.1%
22Finney County695+2.7%
23Ellsworth County692+8%
23Nemaha County692+11.4%
25Graham County691+9.9%
26Lane County689+3.8%
27Douglas County685+1.6%
28Sheridan County684+3.2%
29Stanton County679+4.8%
30Franklin County678+2.7%
31Morton County677+3.5%
32Russell County675+6.3%
32Saline County675+2.6%
34Atchison County673+7%
35Harvey County672+0.6%
36Cherokee County671+4.8%
36Marshall County671+2.6%
38Pawnee County670+5%
39Montgomery County666+2.8%
40Hamilton County663+8%
41Butler County660+1.5%
41Cowley County660+3.9%
41Rice County660+6.8%
44Wilson County659+3.1%
45Ford County658+0.2%
46Brown County656+4.5%
46Wichita County656-0.3%
48Reno County654+2.7%
49Jefferson County653+5%
50Kingman County650+1.7%
51Edwards County648+3.2%
52Miami County645+0.3%
52Neosho County645+3.5%
54Norton County644+5.6%
54Rooks County644+6.3%
56Kearny County637+1.8%
56Wallace County637+15.8%
58Harper County636-3.6%
59Clark County634+10.1%
60Labette County633+1.3%
61Trego County631+1.9%
62Mitchell County629+2.6%
62Phillips County629+4.1%
64Rush County625+5.9%
64Thomas County625+4.2%
66Doniphan County624+0.8%
67Gray County623+4.4%
68Sumner County620+2.5%
69Bourbon County617+3.2%
70Rawlins County615+2.8%
71Hodgeman County611+2.7%
72Barber County608+0.5%
72Crawford County608+1.3%
74Lyon County607+2.2%
75Allen County593+0.2%
76Dickinson County587+1.4%
77Jackson County585+2.6%
78Anderson County578+5.5%
79Greeley County577+5.3%
80Sherman County569+0.7%
81Clay County566+3.7%
82Cheyenne County564-0.4%
83Logan County563+0.9%
84Gove County555+3.4%
85Greenwood County5490%
85Marion County549+4.6%
87Osborne County547+4.2%
88Stafford County546+6.6%
89Kiowa County534+1.1%
89Morris County534+1.1%
91Ottawa County531+0.2%
92Cloud County529+1.5%
93Lincoln County526+1%
94Chautauqua County521+5%
95Smith County519+1.4%
96Wabaunsee County517+4%
97Jewell County511-4.3%
97Republic County511+3%
99Chase County510+5.8%
100Osage County497+1.6%
101Washington County492+1%
102Decatur County491+6.5%
103Comanche County481+0.2%
104Woodson County480-5.5%
105Elk County448+4.9%

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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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2014.

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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 Kansas by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coffey County, with $1,102 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $448 in 2014.

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