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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 2017, at $1,117. Elk County had the lowest, at $446. The median was $674 and the figure for Kansas was $868. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,117Coffey County
Lowest446Elk County
Median674105 counties
Kansas868History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 655 USDAnderson County: 650 USDAtchison County: 771 USDBarber County: 640 USDBarton County: 702 USDBourbon County: 636 USDBrown County: 742 USDButler County: 708 USDChase County: 648 USDChautauqua County: 548 USDCherokee County: 728 USDCheyenne County: 586 USDClark County: 737 USDClay County: 580 USDCloud County: 544 USDCoffey County: 1,117 USDComanche County: 521 USDCowley County: 734 USDCrawford County: 650 USDDecatur County: 511 USDDickinson County: 622 USDDoniphan County: 660 USDDouglas County: 733 USDEdwards County: 683 USDElk County: 446 USDEllis County: 702 USDEllsworth County: 662 USDFinney County: 757 USDFord County: 750 USDFranklin County: 718 USDGeary County: 753 USDGove County: 607 USDGraham County: 675 USDGrant County: 824 USDGray County: 695 USDGreeley County: 616 USDGreenwood County: 594 USDHamilton County: 671 USDHarper County: 661 USDHarvey County: 710 USDHaskell County: 772 USDHodgeman County: 628 USDJackson County: 633 USDJefferson County: 693 USDJewell County: 558 USDJohnson County: 1,060 USDKearny County: 703 USDKingman County: 647 USDKiowa County: 641 USDLabette County: 678 USDLane County: 738 USDLeavenworth County: 855 USDLincoln County: 598 USDLinn County: 870 USDLogan County: 602 USDLyon County: 646 USDMcPherson County: 818 USDMarion County: 699 USDMarshall County: 677 USDMeade County: 712 USDMiami County: 711 USDMitchell County: 669 USDMontgomery County: 673 USDMorris County: 564 USDMorton County: 681 USDNemaha County: 690 USDNeosho County: 667 USDNess County: 691 USDNorton County: 685 USDOsage County: 531 USDOsborne County: 577 USDOttawa County: 554 USDPawnee County: 671 USDPhillips County: 673 USDPottawatomie County: 759 USDPratt County: 724 USDRawlins County: 643 USDReno County: 709 USDRepublic County: 556 USDRice County: 717 USDRiley County: 720 USDRooks County: 631 USDRush County: 622 USDRussell County: 643 USDSaline County: 731 USDScott County: 709 USDSedgwick County: 892 USDSeward County: 737 USDShawnee County: 850 USDSheridan County: 713 USDSherman County: 647 USDSmith County: 567 USDStafford County: 597 USDStanton County: 706 USDStevens County: 674 USDSumner County: 658 USDThomas County: 694 USDTrego County: 657 USDWabaunsee County: 612 USDWallace County: 604 USDWashington County: 527 USDWichita County: 713 USDWilson County: 736 USDWoodson County: 512 USDWyandotte County: 994 USD
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  • 740 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Coffey County: 1,117 USDCoffey County1,117Johnson County: 1,060 USDJohnson County1,060Wyandotte County: 994 USDWyandotte County994Sedgwick County: 892 USDSedgwick County892Linn County: 870 USDLinn County870Leavenworth County: 855 USDLeavenworth County855Shawnee County: 850 USDShawnee County850Grant County: 824 USDGrant County824McPherson County: 818 USDMcPherson County818Haskell County: 772 USDHaskell County772Atchison County: 771 USDAtchison County771Pottawatomie County: 759 USDPottawatomie County759Finney County: 757 USDFinney County757Geary County: 753 USDGeary County753Ford County: 750 USDFord County750Brown County: 742 USDBrown County742Lane County: 738 USDLane County738Clark County: 737 USDClark County737Seward County: 737 USDSeward County737Wilson County: 736 USDWilson County736Cowley County: 734 USDCowley County734Douglas County: 733 USDDouglas County733Saline County: 731 USDSaline County731Cherokee County: 728 USDCherokee County728Pratt County: 724 USDPratt County724Riley County: 720 USDRiley County720Franklin County: 718 USDFranklin County718Rice County: 717 USDRice County717Sheridan County: 713 USDSheridan County713Wichita County: 713 USDWichita County713Meade County: 712 USDMeade County712Miami County: 711 USDMiami County711Harvey County: 710 USDHarvey County710Reno County: 709 USDReno County709Scott County: 709 USDScott County709Butler County: 708 USDButler County708Stanton County: 706 USDStanton County706Kearny County: 703 USDKearny County703Barton County: 702 USDBarton County702Ellis County: 702 USDEllis County702Coffey County: 1,117 USDCoffey County1,117Johnson County: 1,060 USDJohnson County1,060Wyandotte County: 994 USDWyandotte County994Sedgwick County: 892 USDSedgwick County892Linn County: 870 USDLinn County870Leavenworth County: 855 USDLeavenworth County855Shawnee County: 850 USDShawnee County850Grant County: 824 USDGrant County824McPherson County: 818 USDMcPherson County818Haskell County: 772 USDHaskell County772Atchison County: 771 USDAtchison County771Pottawatomie County: 759 USDPottawatomie County759Finney County: 757 USDFinney County757Geary County: 753 USDGeary County753Ford County: 750 USDFord County750Brown County: 742 USDBrown County742Lane County: 738 USDLane County738Clark County: 737 USDClark County737Seward County: 737 USDSeward County737Wilson County: 736 USDWilson County736Cowley County: 734 USDCowley County734Douglas County: 733 USDDouglas County733Saline County: 731 USDSaline County731Cherokee County: 728 USDCherokee County728Pratt County: 724 USDPratt County724Riley County: 720 USDRiley County720Franklin County: 718 USDFranklin County718Rice County: 717 USDRice County717Sheridan County: 713 USDSheridan County713Wichita County: 713 USDWichita County713Meade County: 712 USDMeade County712Miami County: 711 USDMiami County711Harvey County: 710 USDHarvey County710Reno County: 709 USDReno County709Scott County: 709 USDScott County709Butler County: 708 USDButler County708Stanton County: 706 USDStanton County706Kearny County: 703 USDKearny County703Barton County: 702 USDBarton County702Ellis County: 702 USDEllis County702
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

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Coffey County1,117-4%
2Johnson County1,060+2%
3Wyandotte County994+1.2%
4Sedgwick County892+1.5%
5Linn County870+5.2%
6Leavenworth County855+1.5%
7Shawnee County850+2.2%
8Grant County824-2.7%
9McPherson County818+1.1%
10Haskell County772+1.8%
11Atchison County771+10.6%
12Pottawatomie County759+0.7%
13Finney County757+4.8%
14Geary County753+2.9%
15Ford County750+3.4%
16Brown County742+11.4%
17Lane County738+6.5%
18Clark County737-1.1%
18Seward County737+9.2%
20Wilson County736+10.7%
21Cowley County734+4.6%
22Douglas County733+2.5%
23Saline County731+1.4%
24Cherokee County728+3.4%
25Pratt County724+5.5%
26Riley County720-2.4%
27Franklin County718+2%
28Rice County717+10.8%
29Sheridan County713-0.3%
29Wichita County713+3.9%
31Meade County712-3.9%
32Miami County711+1.1%
33Harvey County710+2.3%
34Reno County709+4.1%
34Scott County709+2.5%
36Butler County708+2.2%
37Stanton County706+1.7%
38Kearny County703+1.2%
39Barton County702+4.5%
39Ellis County702+0.9%
41Marion County699+23.3%
42Gray County695+0.6%
43Thomas County694+4.4%
44Jefferson County693+0.3%
45Ness County691+3%
46Nemaha County690-2%
47Norton County685+1.5%
48Edwards County683-9.3%
49Morton County681+6.6%
50Labette County678+3.7%
51Marshall County677+2.1%
52Graham County675+8%
53Stevens County674+1%
54Montgomery County673+5.8%
54Phillips County673+2.1%
56Hamilton County671+1.2%
56Pawnee County671+0.8%
58Mitchell County669+5.2%
59Neosho County667+2%
60Ellsworth County662+1.7%
61Harper County661-2.1%
62Doniphan County660-0.6%
63Sumner County658+1.9%
64Trego County657+11.9%
65Allen County655+4.3%
66Anderson County650+6.4%
66Crawford County650+2.2%
68Chase County648+8.4%
69Kingman County647-5.1%
69Sherman County647+2.5%
71Lyon County646+2.4%
72Rawlins County643+2.7%
72Russell County643+2.1%
74Kiowa County6410%
75Barber County640+2.9%
76Bourbon County636+0.6%
77Jackson County633+4.8%
78Rooks County631-0.6%
79Hodgeman County628+4.5%
80Dickinson County622+1.5%
80Rush County622+4.5%
82Greeley County616-2.1%
83Wabaunsee County612+9.3%
84Gove County607+4.3%
85Wallace County604+1.7%
86Logan County602+1.9%
87Lincoln County598+2.2%
88Stafford County597+4.4%
89Greenwood County594+3.3%
90Cheyenne County586+1.6%
91Clay County580+0.9%
92Osborne County577+0.9%
93Smith County567+3.8%
94Morris County564+1.4%
95Jewell County558+3.7%
96Republic County556+4.5%
97Ottawa County554+0.7%
98Chautauqua County548+2%
99Cloud County544-4.2%
100Osage County531+4.3%
101Washington County527+1.3%
102Comanche County521+1.2%
103Woodson County512+5.1%
104Decatur County511+2%
105Elk County446+3.5%

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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/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv

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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), 2017. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coffey County, with $1,117 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $446 in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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