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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 2015, at $1,106. Elk County had the lowest, at $476. The median was $652 and the figure for Kansas was $844. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,106Coffey County
Lowest476Elk County
Median652105 counties
Kansas844History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 614 USDAnderson County: 592 USDAtchison County: 683 USDBarber County: 609 USDBarton County: 684 USDBourbon County: 626 USDBrown County: 670 USDButler County: 689 USDChase County: 540 USDChautauqua County: 528 USDCherokee County: 695 USDCheyenne County: 568 USDClark County: 633 USDClay County: 584 USDCloud County: 548 USDCoffey County: 1,106 USDComanche County: 495 USDCowley County: 687 USDCrawford County: 628 USDDecatur County: 513 USDDickinson County: 601 USDDoniphan County: 649 USDDouglas County: 703 USDEdwards County: 755 USDElk County: 476 USDEllis County: 701 USDEllsworth County: 625 USDFinney County: 700 USDFord County: 683 USDFranklin County: 691 USDGeary County: 728 USDGove County: 579 USDGraham County: 649 USDGrant County: 846 USDGray County: 644 USDGreeley County: 590 USDGreenwood County: 544 USDHamilton County: 667 USDHarper County: 659 USDHarvey County: 686 USDHaskell County: 734 USDHodgeman County: 605 USDJackson County: 600 USDJefferson County: 686 USDJewell County: 530 USDJohnson County: 1,043 USDKearny County: 672 USDKingman County: 658 USDKiowa County: 645 USDLabette County: 652 USDLane County: 683 USDLeavenworth County: 835 USDLincoln County: 541 USDLinn County: 809 USDLogan County: 580 USDLyon County: 623 USDMcPherson County: 850 USDMarion County: 556 USDMarshall County: 683 USDMeade County: 717 USDMiami County: 669 USDMitchell County: 625 USDMontgomery County: 655 USDMorris County: 540 USDMorton County: 653 USDNemaha County: 687 USDNeosho County: 645 USDNess County: 694 USDNorton County: 663 USDOsage County: 509 USDOsborne County: 565 USDOttawa County: 540 USDPawnee County: 664 USDPhillips County: 635 USDPottawatomie County: 734 USDPratt County: 688 USDRawlins County: 639 USDReno County: 670 USDRepublic County: 527 USDRice County: 665 USDRiley County: 723 USDRooks County: 641 USDRush County: 592 USDRussell County: 662 USDSaline County: 697 USDScott County: 717 USDSedgwick County: 887 USDSeward County: 676 USDShawnee County: 813 USDSheridan County: 686 USDSherman County: 593 USDSmith County: 544 USDStafford County: 555 USDStanton County: 670 USDStevens County: 777 USDSumner County: 630 USDThomas County: 636 USDTrego County: 621 USDWabaunsee County: 539 USDWallace County: 635 USDWashington County: 508 USDWichita County: 672 USDWilson County: 652 USDWoodson County: 478 USDWyandotte County: 961 USD
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USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Coffey County: 1,106 USDCoffey County1,106Johnson County: 1,043 USDJohnson County1,043Wyandotte County: 961 USDWyandotte County961Sedgwick County: 887 USDSedgwick County887McPherson County: 850 USDMcPherson County850Grant County: 846 USDGrant County846Leavenworth County: 835 USDLeavenworth County835Shawnee County: 813 USDShawnee County813Linn County: 809 USDLinn County809Stevens County: 777 USDStevens County777Edwards County: 755 USDEdwards County755Haskell County: 734 USDHaskell County734Pottawatomie County: 734 USDPottawatomie County734Geary County: 728 USDGeary County728Riley County: 723 USDRiley County723Meade County: 717 USDMeade County717Scott County: 717 USDScott County717Douglas County: 703 USDDouglas County703Ellis County: 701 USDEllis County701Finney County: 700 USDFinney County700Saline County: 697 USDSaline County697Cherokee County: 695 USDCherokee County695Ness County: 694 USDNess County694Franklin County: 691 USDFranklin County691Butler County: 689 USDButler County689Pratt County: 688 USDPratt County688Cowley County: 687 USDCowley County687Nemaha County: 687 USDNemaha County687Harvey County: 686 USDHarvey County686Jefferson County: 686 USDJefferson County686Sheridan County: 686 USDSheridan County686Barton County: 684 USDBarton County684Atchison County: 683 USDAtchison County683Ford County: 683 USDFord County683Lane County: 683 USDLane County683Marshall County: 683 USDMarshall County683Seward County: 676 USDSeward County676Kearny County: 672 USDKearny County672Wichita County: 672 USDWichita County672Brown County: 670 USDBrown County670Coffey County: 1,106 USDCoffey County1,106Johnson County: 1,043 USDJohnson County1,043Wyandotte County: 961 USDWyandotte County961Sedgwick County: 887 USDSedgwick County887McPherson County: 850 USDMcPherson County850Grant County: 846 USDGrant County846Leavenworth County: 835 USDLeavenworth County835Shawnee County: 813 USDShawnee County813Linn County: 809 USDLinn County809Stevens County: 777 USDStevens County777Edwards County: 755 USDEdwards County755Haskell County: 734 USDHaskell County734Pottawatomie County: 734 USDPottawatomie County734Geary County: 728 USDGeary County728Riley County: 723 USDRiley County723Meade County: 717 USDMeade County717Scott County: 717 USDScott County717Douglas County: 703 USDDouglas County703Ellis County: 701 USDEllis County701Finney County: 700 USDFinney County700Saline County: 697 USDSaline County697Cherokee County: 695 USDCherokee County695Ness County: 694 USDNess County694Franklin County: 691 USDFranklin County691Butler County: 689 USDButler County689Pratt County: 688 USDPratt County688Cowley County: 687 USDCowley County687Nemaha County: 687 USDNemaha County687Harvey County: 686 USDHarvey County686Jefferson County: 686 USDJefferson County686Sheridan County: 686 USDSheridan County686Barton County: 684 USDBarton County684Atchison County: 683 USDAtchison County683Ford County: 683 USDFord County683Lane County: 683 USDLane County683Marshall County: 683 USDMarshall County683Seward County: 676 USDSeward County676Kearny County: 672 USDKearny County672Wichita County: 672 USDWichita County672Brown County: 670 USDBrown County670
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

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Coffey County1,106+0.4%
2Johnson County1,043+3.3%
3Wyandotte County961+5%
4Sedgwick County887+1.7%
5McPherson County850+7.1%
6Grant County846+3.8%
7Leavenworth County835+2.1%
8Shawnee County813+1.6%
9Linn County809+3.6%
10Stevens County777-3.6%
11Edwards County755+16.5%
12Haskell County734+4.4%
12Pottawatomie County734+4.1%
14Geary County728+2%
15Riley County723+3.6%
16Meade County717+1.4%
16Scott County717+2.9%
18Douglas County703+2.6%
19Ellis County701+0.6%
20Finney County700+0.7%
21Saline County697+3.3%
22Cherokee County695+3.6%
23Ness County694-6%
24Franklin County691+1.9%
25Butler County689+4.4%
26Pratt County688-1.7%
27Cowley County687+4.1%
27Nemaha County687-0.7%
29Harvey County686+2.1%
29Jefferson County686+5.1%
29Sheridan County686+0.3%
32Barton County684-5.5%
33Atchison County683+1.5%
33Ford County683+3.8%
33Lane County683-0.9%
33Marshall County683+1.8%
37Seward County676-3.8%
38Kearny County672+5.5%
38Wichita County672+2.4%
40Brown County670+2.1%
40Reno County670+2.4%
40Stanton County670-1.3%
43Miami County669+3.7%
44Hamilton County667+0.6%
45Rice County665+0.8%
46Pawnee County664-0.9%
47Norton County663+3%
48Russell County662-1.9%
49Harper County659+3.6%
50Kingman County658+1.2%
51Montgomery County655-1.7%
52Morton County653-3.5%
53Labette County652+3%
53Wilson County652-1.1%
55Doniphan County649+4%
55Graham County649-6.1%
57Kiowa County645+20.8%
57Neosho County6450%
59Gray County644+3.4%
60Rooks County641-0.5%
61Rawlins County639+3.9%
62Thomas County636+1.8%
63Phillips County635+1%
63Wallace County635-0.3%
65Clark County633-0.2%
66Sumner County630+1.6%
67Crawford County628+3.3%
68Bourbon County626+1.5%
69Ellsworth County625-9.7%
69Mitchell County625-0.6%
71Lyon County623+2.6%
72Trego County621-1.6%
73Allen County614+3.5%
74Barber County609+0.2%
75Hodgeman County605-1%
76Dickinson County601+2.4%
77Jackson County600+2.6%
78Sherman County593+4.2%
79Anderson County592+2.4%
79Rush County592-5.3%
81Greeley County590+2.3%
82Clay County584+3.2%
83Logan County580+3%
84Gove County579+4.3%
85Cheyenne County568+0.7%
86Osborne County565+3.3%
87Marion County556+1.3%
88Stafford County555+1.6%
89Cloud County548+3.6%
90Greenwood County544-0.9%
90Smith County544+4.8%
92Lincoln County541+2.9%
93Chase County540+5.9%
93Morris County540+1.1%
93Ottawa County540+1.7%
96Wabaunsee County539+4.3%
97Jewell County530+3.7%
98Chautauqua County528+1.3%
99Republic County527+3.1%
100Decatur County513+4.5%
101Osage County509+2.4%
102Washington County508+3.3%
103Comanche County495+2.9%
104Woodson County478-0.4%
105Elk County476+6.3%

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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/2015/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), 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Coffey County, with $1,106 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $476 in 2015.

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