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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 2018, at $1,256. Elk County had the lowest, at $481. The median was $694 and the figure for Kansas was $896. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,256Coffey County
Lowest481Elk County
Median694105 counties
Kansas896History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 664 USDAnderson County: 637 USDAtchison County: 790 USDBarber County: 654 USDBarton County: 717 USDBourbon County: 661 USDBrown County: 764 USDButler County: 740 USDChase County: 664 USDChautauqua County: 570 USDCherokee County: 768 USDCheyenne County: 627 USDClark County: 736 USDClay County: 600 USDCloud County: 570 USDCoffey County: 1,256 USDComanche County: 541 USDCowley County: 739 USDCrawford County: 676 USDDecatur County: 533 USDDickinson County: 638 USDDoniphan County: 678 USDDouglas County: 753 USDEdwards County: 690 USDElk County: 481 USDEllis County: 725 USDEllsworth County: 694 USDFinney County: 775 USDFord County: 787 USDFranklin County: 728 USDGeary County: 770 USDGove County: 640 USDGraham County: 668 USDGrant County: 879 USDGray County: 704 USDGreeley County: 614 USDGreenwood County: 606 USDHamilton County: 710 USDHarper County: 716 USDHarvey County: 731 USDHaskell County: 802 USDHodgeman County: 622 USDJackson County: 641 USDJefferson County: 694 USDJewell County: 573 USDJohnson County: 1,092 USDKearny County: 690 USDKingman County: 675 USDKiowa County: 557 USDLabette County: 705 USDLane County: 745 USDLeavenworth County: 873 USDLincoln County: 641 USDLinn County: 826 USDLogan County: 616 USDLyon County: 683 USDMcPherson County: 857 USDMarion County: 615 USDMarshall County: 712 USDMeade County: 797 USDMiami County: 726 USDMitchell County: 670 USDMontgomery County: 701 USDMorris County: 587 USDMorton County: 676 USDNemaha County: 737 USDNeosho County: 695 USDNess County: 715 USDNorton County: 711 USDOsage County: 544 USDOsborne County: 639 USDOttawa County: 585 USDPawnee County: 699 USDPhillips County: 682 USDPottawatomie County: 778 USDPratt County: 756 USDRawlins County: 653 USDReno County: 727 USDRepublic County: 570 USDRice County: 762 USDRiley County: 741 USDRooks County: 659 USDRush County: 650 USDRussell County: 651 USDSaline County: 752 USDScott County: 736 USDSedgwick County: 919 USDSeward County: 787 USDShawnee County: 887 USDSheridan County: 720 USDSherman County: 689 USDSmith County: 591 USDStafford County: 621 USDStanton County: 768 USDStevens County: 694 USDSumner County: 676 USDThomas County: 695 USDTrego County: 669 USDWabaunsee County: 638 USDWallace County: 624 USDWashington County: 550 USDWichita County: 825 USDWilson County: 689 USDWoodson County: 537 USDWyandotte County: 1,028 USD
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  • 620 to 660
  • 660 to 690
  • 690 to 730
  • 730 to 770
  • 770 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Coffey County: 1,256 USDCoffey County1,256Johnson County: 1,092 USDJohnson County1,092Wyandotte County: 1,028 USDWyandotte County1,028Sedgwick County: 919 USDSedgwick County919Shawnee County: 887 USDShawnee County887Grant County: 879 USDGrant County879Leavenworth County: 873 USDLeavenworth County873McPherson County: 857 USDMcPherson County857Linn County: 826 USDLinn County826Wichita County: 825 USDWichita County825Haskell County: 802 USDHaskell County802Meade County: 797 USDMeade County797Atchison County: 790 USDAtchison County790Ford County: 787 USDFord County787Seward County: 787 USDSeward County787Pottawatomie County: 778 USDPottawatomie County778Finney County: 775 USDFinney County775Geary County: 770 USDGeary County770Cherokee County: 768 USDCherokee County768Stanton County: 768 USDStanton County768Brown County: 764 USDBrown County764Rice County: 762 USDRice County762Pratt County: 756 USDPratt County756Douglas County: 753 USDDouglas County753Saline County: 752 USDSaline County752Lane County: 745 USDLane County745Riley County: 741 USDRiley County741Butler County: 740 USDButler County740Cowley County: 739 USDCowley County739Nemaha County: 737 USDNemaha County737Clark County: 736 USDClark County736Scott County: 736 USDScott County736Harvey County: 731 USDHarvey County731Franklin County: 728 USDFranklin County728Reno County: 727 USDReno County727Miami County: 726 USDMiami County726Ellis County: 725 USDEllis County725Sheridan County: 720 USDSheridan County720Barton County: 717 USDBarton County717Harper County: 716 USDHarper County716Coffey County: 1,256 USDCoffey County1,256Johnson County: 1,092 USDJohnson County1,092Wyandotte County: 1,028 USDWyandotte County1,028Sedgwick County: 919 USDSedgwick County919Shawnee County: 887 USDShawnee County887Grant County: 879 USDGrant County879Leavenworth County: 873 USDLeavenworth County873McPherson County: 857 USDMcPherson County857Linn County: 826 USDLinn County826Wichita County: 825 USDWichita County825Haskell County: 802 USDHaskell County802Meade County: 797 USDMeade County797Atchison County: 790 USDAtchison County790Ford County: 787 USDFord County787Seward County: 787 USDSeward County787Pottawatomie County: 778 USDPottawatomie County778Finney County: 775 USDFinney County775Geary County: 770 USDGeary County770Cherokee County: 768 USDCherokee County768Stanton County: 768 USDStanton County768Brown County: 764 USDBrown County764Rice County: 762 USDRice County762Pratt County: 756 USDPratt County756Douglas County: 753 USDDouglas County753Saline County: 752 USDSaline County752Lane County: 745 USDLane County745Riley County: 741 USDRiley County741Butler County: 740 USDButler County740Cowley County: 739 USDCowley County739Nemaha County: 737 USDNemaha County737Clark County: 736 USDClark County736Scott County: 736 USDScott County736Harvey County: 731 USDHarvey County731Franklin County: 728 USDFranklin County728Reno County: 727 USDReno County727Miami County: 726 USDMiami County726Ellis County: 725 USDEllis County725Sheridan County: 720 USDSheridan County720Barton County: 717 USDBarton County717Harper County: 716 USDHarper County716
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Coffey County1,256+12.4%
2Johnson County1,092+3%
3Wyandotte County1,028+3.4%
4Sedgwick County919+3%
5Shawnee County887+4.4%
6Grant County879+6.7%
7Leavenworth County873+2.1%
8McPherson County857+4.8%
9Linn County826-5.1%
10Wichita County825+15.7%
11Haskell County802+3.9%
12Meade County797+11.9%
13Atchison County790+2.5%
14Ford County787+4.9%
14Seward County787+6.8%
16Pottawatomie County778+2.5%
17Finney County775+2.4%
18Geary County770+2.3%
19Cherokee County768+5.5%
19Stanton County768+8.8%
21Brown County764+3%
22Rice County762+6.3%
23Pratt County756+4.4%
24Douglas County753+2.7%
25Saline County752+2.9%
26Lane County745+0.9%
27Riley County741+2.9%
28Butler County740+4.5%
29Cowley County739+0.7%
30Nemaha County737+6.8%
31Clark County736-0.1%
31Scott County736+3.8%
33Harvey County731+3%
34Franklin County728+1.4%
35Reno County727+2.5%
36Miami County726+2.1%
37Ellis County725+3.3%
38Sheridan County720+1%
39Barton County717+2.1%
40Harper County716+8.3%
41Ness County715+3.5%
42Marshall County712+5.2%
43Norton County711+3.8%
44Hamilton County710+5.8%
45Labette County705+4%
46Gray County704+1.3%
47Montgomery County701+4.2%
48Pawnee County699+4.2%
49Neosho County695+4.2%
49Thomas County695+0.1%
51Ellsworth County694+4.8%
51Jefferson County694+0.1%
51Stevens County694+3%
54Edwards County690+1%
54Kearny County690-1.8%
56Sherman County689+6.5%
56Wilson County689-6.4%
58Lyon County683+5.7%
59Phillips County682+1.3%
60Doniphan County678+2.7%
61Crawford County676+4%
61Morton County676-0.7%
61Sumner County676+2.7%
64Kingman County675+4.3%
65Mitchell County670+0.1%
66Trego County669+1.8%
67Graham County668-1%
68Allen County664+1.4%
68Chase County664+2.5%
70Bourbon County661+3.9%
71Rooks County659+4.4%
72Barber County654+2.2%
73Rawlins County653+1.6%
74Russell County651+1.2%
75Rush County650+4.5%
76Jackson County641+1.3%
76Lincoln County641+7.2%
78Gove County640+5.4%
79Osborne County639+10.7%
80Dickinson County638+2.6%
80Wabaunsee County638+4.2%
82Anderson County637-2%
83Cheyenne County627+7%
84Wallace County624+3.3%
85Hodgeman County622-1%
86Stafford County621+4%
87Logan County616+2.3%
88Marion County615-12%
89Greeley County614-0.3%
90Greenwood County606+2%
91Clay County600+3.4%
92Smith County591+4.2%
93Morris County587+4.1%
94Ottawa County585+5.6%
95Jewell County573+2.7%
96Chautauqua County570+4%
96Cloud County570+4.8%
96Republic County570+2.5%
99Kiowa County557-13.1%
100Washington County550+4.4%
101Osage County544+2.4%
102Comanche County541+3.8%
103Woodson County537+4.9%
104Decatur County533+4.3%
105Elk County481+7.8%

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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/2018/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), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coffey County, with $1,256 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $481 in 2018.

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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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