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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 2016, at $1,164. Elk County had the lowest, at $431. The median was $663 and the figure for Kansas was $849. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,164Coffey County
Lowest431Elk County
Median663105 counties
Kansas849History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 628 USDAnderson County: 611 USDAtchison County: 697 USDBarber County: 622 USDBarton County: 672 USDBourbon County: 632 USDBrown County: 666 USDButler County: 693 USDChase County: 598 USDChautauqua County: 537 USDCherokee County: 704 USDCheyenne County: 577 USDClark County: 745 USDClay County: 575 USDCloud County: 568 USDCoffey County: 1,164 USDComanche County: 515 USDCowley County: 702 USDCrawford County: 636 USDDecatur County: 501 USDDickinson County: 613 USDDoniphan County: 664 USDDouglas County: 715 USDEdwards County: 753 USDElk County: 431 USDEllis County: 696 USDEllsworth County: 651 USDFinney County: 722 USDFord County: 725 USDFranklin County: 704 USDGeary County: 732 USDGove County: 582 USDGraham County: 625 USDGrant County: 847 USDGray County: 691 USDGreeley County: 629 USDGreenwood County: 575 USDHamilton County: 663 USDHarper County: 675 USDHarvey County: 694 USDHaskell County: 758 USDHodgeman County: 601 USDJackson County: 604 USDJefferson County: 691 USDJewell County: 538 USDJohnson County: 1,039 USDKearny County: 695 USDKingman County: 682 USDKiowa County: 641 USDLabette County: 654 USDLane County: 693 USDLeavenworth County: 842 USDLincoln County: 585 USDLinn County: 827 USDLogan County: 591 USDLyon County: 631 USDMcPherson County: 809 USDMarion County: 567 USDMarshall County: 663 USDMeade County: 741 USDMiami County: 703 USDMitchell County: 636 USDMontgomery County: 636 USDMorris County: 556 USDMorton County: 639 USDNemaha County: 704 USDNeosho County: 654 USDNess County: 671 USDNorton County: 675 USDOsage County: 509 USDOsborne County: 572 USDOttawa County: 550 USDPawnee County: 666 USDPhillips County: 659 USDPottawatomie County: 754 USDPratt County: 686 USDRawlins County: 626 USDReno County: 681 USDRepublic County: 532 USDRice County: 647 USDRiley County: 738 USDRooks County: 635 USDRush County: 595 USDRussell County: 630 USDSaline County: 721 USDScott County: 692 USDSedgwick County: 879 USDSeward County: 675 USDShawnee County: 832 USDSheridan County: 715 USDSherman County: 631 USDSmith County: 546 USDStafford County: 572 USDStanton County: 694 USDStevens County: 667 USDSumner County: 646 USDThomas County: 665 USDTrego County: 587 USDWabaunsee County: 560 USDWallace County: 594 USDWashington County: 520 USDWichita County: 686 USDWilson County: 665 USDWoodson County: 487 USDWyandotte County: 982 USD
  • Under 580
  • 580 to 630
  • 630 to 660
  • 660 to 690
  • 690 to 720
  • 720 and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Coffey County: 1,164 USDCoffey County1,164Johnson County: 1,039 USDJohnson County1,039Wyandotte County: 982 USDWyandotte County982Sedgwick County: 879 USDSedgwick County879Grant County: 847 USDGrant County847Leavenworth County: 842 USDLeavenworth County842Shawnee County: 832 USDShawnee County832Linn County: 827 USDLinn County827McPherson County: 809 USDMcPherson County809Haskell County: 758 USDHaskell County758Pottawatomie County: 754 USDPottawatomie County754Edwards County: 753 USDEdwards County753Clark County: 745 USDClark County745Meade County: 741 USDMeade County741Riley County: 738 USDRiley County738Geary County: 732 USDGeary County732Ford County: 725 USDFord County725Finney County: 722 USDFinney County722Saline County: 721 USDSaline County721Douglas County: 715 USDDouglas County715Sheridan County: 715 USDSheridan County715Cherokee County: 704 USDCherokee County704Franklin County: 704 USDFranklin County704Nemaha County: 704 USDNemaha County704Miami County: 703 USDMiami County703Cowley County: 702 USDCowley County702Atchison County: 697 USDAtchison County697Ellis County: 696 USDEllis County696Kearny County: 695 USDKearny County695Harvey County: 694 USDHarvey County694Stanton County: 694 USDStanton County694Butler County: 693 USDButler County693Lane County: 693 USDLane County693Scott County: 692 USDScott County692Gray County: 691 USDGray County691Jefferson County: 691 USDJefferson County691Pratt County: 686 USDPratt County686Wichita County: 686 USDWichita County686Kingman County: 682 USDKingman County682Reno County: 681 USDReno County681Coffey County: 1,164 USDCoffey County1,164Johnson County: 1,039 USDJohnson County1,039Wyandotte County: 982 USDWyandotte County982Sedgwick County: 879 USDSedgwick County879Grant County: 847 USDGrant County847Leavenworth County: 842 USDLeavenworth County842Shawnee County: 832 USDShawnee County832Linn County: 827 USDLinn County827McPherson County: 809 USDMcPherson County809Haskell County: 758 USDHaskell County758Pottawatomie County: 754 USDPottawatomie County754Edwards County: 753 USDEdwards County753Clark County: 745 USDClark County745Meade County: 741 USDMeade County741Riley County: 738 USDRiley County738Geary County: 732 USDGeary County732Ford County: 725 USDFord County725Finney County: 722 USDFinney County722Saline County: 721 USDSaline County721Douglas County: 715 USDDouglas County715Sheridan County: 715 USDSheridan County715Cherokee County: 704 USDCherokee County704Franklin County: 704 USDFranklin County704Nemaha County: 704 USDNemaha County704Miami County: 703 USDMiami County703Cowley County: 702 USDCowley County702Atchison County: 697 USDAtchison County697Ellis County: 696 USDEllis County696Kearny County: 695 USDKearny County695Harvey County: 694 USDHarvey County694Stanton County: 694 USDStanton County694Butler County: 693 USDButler County693Lane County: 693 USDLane County693Scott County: 692 USDScott County692Gray County: 691 USDGray County691Jefferson County: 691 USDJefferson County691Pratt County: 686 USDPratt County686Wichita County: 686 USDWichita County686Kingman County: 682 USDKingman County682Reno County: 681 USDReno County681
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

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Coffey County1,164+5.2%
2Johnson County1,039-0.4%
3Wyandotte County982+2.2%
4Sedgwick County879-0.9%
5Grant County847+0.1%
6Leavenworth County842+0.8%
7Shawnee County832+2.3%
8Linn County827+2.2%
9McPherson County809-4.8%
10Haskell County758+3.3%
11Pottawatomie County754+2.7%
12Edwards County753-0.3%
13Clark County745+17.7%
14Meade County741+3.3%
15Riley County738+2.1%
16Geary County732+0.5%
17Ford County725+6.1%
18Finney County722+3.1%
19Saline County721+3.4%
20Douglas County715+1.7%
20Sheridan County715+4.2%
22Cherokee County704+1.3%
22Franklin County704+1.9%
22Nemaha County704+2.5%
25Miami County703+5.1%
26Cowley County702+2.2%
27Atchison County697+2%
28Ellis County696-0.7%
29Kearny County695+3.4%
30Harvey County694+1.2%
30Stanton County694+3.6%
32Butler County693+0.6%
32Lane County693+1.5%
34Scott County692-3.5%
35Gray County691+7.3%
35Jefferson County691+0.7%
37Pratt County686-0.3%
37Wichita County686+2.1%
39Kingman County682+3.6%
40Reno County681+1.6%
41Harper County675+2.4%
41Norton County675+1.8%
41Seward County675-0.1%
44Barton County672-1.8%
45Ness County671-3.3%
46Stevens County667-14.2%
47Brown County666-0.6%
47Pawnee County666+0.3%
49Thomas County665+4.6%
49Wilson County665+2%
51Doniphan County664+2.3%
52Hamilton County663-0.6%
52Marshall County663-2.9%
54Phillips County659+3.8%
55Labette County654+0.3%
55Neosho County654+1.4%
57Ellsworth County651+4.2%
58Rice County647-2.7%
59Sumner County646+2.5%
60Kiowa County641-0.6%
61Morton County639-2.1%
62Crawford County636+1.3%
62Mitchell County636+1.8%
62Montgomery County636-2.9%
65Rooks County635-0.9%
66Bourbon County632+1%
67Lyon County631+1.3%
67Sherman County631+6.4%
69Russell County630-4.8%
70Greeley County629+6.6%
71Allen County628+2.3%
72Rawlins County626-2%
73Graham County625-3.7%
74Barber County622+2.1%
75Dickinson County613+2%
76Anderson County611+3.2%
77Jackson County604+0.7%
78Hodgeman County601-0.7%
79Chase County598+10.7%
80Rush County595+0.5%
81Wallace County594-6.5%
82Logan County591+1.9%
83Trego County587-5.5%
84Lincoln County585+8.1%
85Gove County582+0.5%
86Cheyenne County577+1.6%
87Clay County575-1.5%
87Greenwood County575+5.7%
89Osborne County572+1.2%
89Stafford County572+3.1%
91Cloud County568+3.6%
92Marion County567+2%
93Wabaunsee County560+3.9%
94Morris County556+3%
95Ottawa County550+1.9%
96Smith County546+0.4%
97Jewell County538+1.5%
98Chautauqua County537+1.7%
99Republic County532+0.9%
100Washington County520+2.4%
101Comanche County515+4%
102Osage County5090%
103Decatur County501-2.3%
104Woodson County487+1.9%
105Elk County431-9.5%

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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/2016/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), 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2016.

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

Coffey County, with $1,164 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $431 in 2016.

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