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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 2019, at $1,187. Elk County had the lowest, at $473. The median was $718 and the figure for Kansas was $924. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,187Coffey County
Lowest473Elk County
Median718105 counties
Kansas924History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 696 USDAnderson County: 655 USDAtchison County: 824 USDBarber County: 676 USDBarton County: 750 USDBourbon County: 677 USDBrown County: 785 USDButler County: 769 USDChase County: 683 USDChautauqua County: 565 USDCherokee County: 782 USDCheyenne County: 682 USDClark County: 730 USDClay County: 607 USDCloud County: 602 USDCoffey County: 1,187 USDComanche County: 569 USDCowley County: 766 USDCrawford County: 692 USDDecatur County: 562 USDDickinson County: 680 USDDoniphan County: 718 USDDouglas County: 787 USDEdwards County: 706 USDElk County: 473 USDEllis County: 739 USDEllsworth County: 723 USDFinney County: 794 USDFord County: 831 USDFranklin County: 761 USDGeary County: 804 USDGove County: 662 USDGraham County: 688 USDGrant County: 871 USDGray County: 771 USDGreeley County: 643 USDGreenwood County: 627 USDHamilton County: 741 USDHarper County: 785 USDHarvey County: 759 USDHaskell County: 819 USDHodgeman County: 622 USDJackson County: 656 USDJefferson County: 717 USDJewell County: 582 USDJohnson County: 1,127 USDKearny County: 732 USDKingman County: 687 USDKiowa County: 596 USDLabette County: 724 USDLane County: 766 USDLeavenworth County: 904 USDLincoln County: 652 USDLinn County: 859 USDLogan County: 660 USDLyon County: 699 USDMcPherson County: 934 USDMarion County: 615 USDMarshall County: 736 USDMeade County: 826 USDMiami County: 748 USDMitchell County: 691 USDMontgomery County: 700 USDMorris County: 616 USDMorton County: 695 USDNemaha County: 731 USDNeosho County: 722 USDNess County: 733 USDNorton County: 736 USDOsage County: 572 USDOsborne County: 674 USDOttawa County: 593 USDPawnee County: 732 USDPhillips County: 719 USDPottawatomie County: 773 USDPratt County: 780 USDRawlins County: 685 USDReno County: 743 USDRepublic County: 586 USDRice County: 801 USDRiley County: 767 USDRooks County: 652 USDRush County: 665 USDRussell County: 676 USDSaline County: 766 USDScott County: 772 USDSedgwick County: 941 USDSeward County: 824 USDShawnee County: 894 USDSheridan County: 744 USDSherman County: 681 USDSmith County: 606 USDStafford County: 637 USDStanton County: 832 USDStevens County: 753 USDSumner County: 703 USDThomas County: 717 USDTrego County: 664 USDWabaunsee County: 638 USDWallace County: 640 USDWashington County: 579 USDWichita County: 888 USDWilson County: 711 USDWoodson County: 542 USDWyandotte County: 1,068 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Coffey County: 1,187 USDCoffey County1,187Johnson County: 1,127 USDJohnson County1,127Wyandotte County: 1,068 USDWyandotte County1,068Sedgwick County: 941 USDSedgwick County941McPherson County: 934 USDMcPherson County934Leavenworth County: 904 USDLeavenworth County904Shawnee County: 894 USDShawnee County894Wichita County: 888 USDWichita County888Grant County: 871 USDGrant County871Linn County: 859 USDLinn County859Stanton County: 832 USDStanton County832Ford County: 831 USDFord County831Meade County: 826 USDMeade County826Atchison County: 824 USDAtchison County824Seward County: 824 USDSeward County824Haskell County: 819 USDHaskell County819Geary County: 804 USDGeary County804Rice County: 801 USDRice County801Finney County: 794 USDFinney County794Douglas County: 787 USDDouglas County787Brown County: 785 USDBrown County785Harper County: 785 USDHarper County785Cherokee County: 782 USDCherokee County782Pratt County: 780 USDPratt County780Pottawatomie County: 773 USDPottawatomie County773Scott County: 772 USDScott County772Gray County: 771 USDGray County771Butler County: 769 USDButler County769Riley County: 767 USDRiley County767Cowley County: 766 USDCowley County766Lane County: 766 USDLane County766Saline County: 766 USDSaline County766Franklin County: 761 USDFranklin County761Harvey County: 759 USDHarvey County759Stevens County: 753 USDStevens County753Barton County: 750 USDBarton County750Miami County: 748 USDMiami County748Sheridan County: 744 USDSheridan County744Reno County: 743 USDReno County743Hamilton County: 741 USDHamilton County741Coffey County: 1,187 USDCoffey County1,187Johnson County: 1,127 USDJohnson County1,127Wyandotte County: 1,068 USDWyandotte County1,068Sedgwick County: 941 USDSedgwick County941McPherson County: 934 USDMcPherson County934Leavenworth County: 904 USDLeavenworth County904Shawnee County: 894 USDShawnee County894Wichita County: 888 USDWichita County888Grant County: 871 USDGrant County871Linn County: 859 USDLinn County859Stanton County: 832 USDStanton County832Ford County: 831 USDFord County831Meade County: 826 USDMeade County826Atchison County: 824 USDAtchison County824Seward County: 824 USDSeward County824Haskell County: 819 USDHaskell County819Geary County: 804 USDGeary County804Rice County: 801 USDRice County801Finney County: 794 USDFinney County794Douglas County: 787 USDDouglas County787Brown County: 785 USDBrown County785Harper County: 785 USDHarper County785Cherokee County: 782 USDCherokee County782Pratt County: 780 USDPratt County780Pottawatomie County: 773 USDPottawatomie County773Scott County: 772 USDScott County772Gray County: 771 USDGray County771Butler County: 769 USDButler County769Riley County: 767 USDRiley County767Cowley County: 766 USDCowley County766Lane County: 766 USDLane County766Saline County: 766 USDSaline County766Franklin County: 761 USDFranklin County761Harvey County: 759 USDHarvey County759Stevens County: 753 USDStevens County753Barton County: 750 USDBarton County750Miami County: 748 USDMiami County748Sheridan County: 744 USDSheridan County744Reno County: 743 USDReno County743Hamilton County: 741 USDHamilton County741
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Coffey County1,187-5.5%
2Johnson County1,127+3.2%
3Wyandotte County1,068+3.9%
4Sedgwick County941+2.4%
5McPherson County934+9%
6Leavenworth County904+3.6%
7Shawnee County894+0.8%
8Wichita County888+7.6%
9Grant County871-0.9%
10Linn County859+4%
11Stanton County832+8.3%
12Ford County831+5.6%
13Meade County826+3.6%
14Atchison County824+4.3%
14Seward County824+4.7%
16Haskell County819+2.1%
17Geary County804+4.4%
18Rice County801+5.1%
19Finney County794+2.5%
20Douglas County787+4.5%
21Brown County785+2.7%
21Harper County785+9.6%
23Cherokee County782+1.8%
24Pratt County780+3.2%
25Pottawatomie County773-0.6%
26Scott County772+4.9%
27Gray County771+9.5%
28Butler County769+3.9%
29Riley County767+3.5%
30Cowley County766+3.7%
30Lane County766+2.8%
30Saline County766+1.9%
33Franklin County761+4.5%
34Harvey County759+3.8%
35Stevens County753+8.5%
36Barton County750+4.6%
37Miami County748+3%
38Sheridan County744+3.3%
39Reno County743+2.2%
40Hamilton County741+4.4%
41Ellis County739+1.9%
42Marshall County736+3.4%
42Norton County736+3.5%
44Ness County733+2.5%
45Kearny County732+6.1%
45Pawnee County732+4.7%
47Nemaha County731-0.8%
48Clark County730-0.8%
49Labette County724+2.7%
50Ellsworth County723+4.2%
51Neosho County722+3.9%
52Phillips County719+5.4%
53Doniphan County718+5.9%
54Jefferson County717+3.3%
54Thomas County717+3.2%
56Wilson County711+3.2%
57Edwards County706+2.3%
58Sumner County703+4%
59Montgomery County700-0.1%
60Lyon County699+2.3%
61Allen County696+4.8%
62Morton County695+2.8%
63Crawford County692+2.4%
64Mitchell County691+3.1%
65Graham County688+3%
66Kingman County687+1.8%
67Rawlins County685+4.9%
68Chase County683+2.9%
69Cheyenne County682+8.8%
70Sherman County681-1.2%
71Dickinson County680+6.6%
72Bourbon County677+2.4%
73Barber County676+3.4%
73Russell County676+3.8%
75Osborne County674+5.5%
76Rush County665+2.3%
77Trego County664-0.7%
78Gove County662+3.4%
79Logan County660+7.1%
80Jackson County656+2.3%
81Anderson County655+2.8%
82Lincoln County652+1.7%
82Rooks County652-1.1%
84Greeley County643+4.7%
85Wallace County640+2.6%
86Wabaunsee County6380%
87Stafford County637+2.6%
88Greenwood County627+3.5%
89Hodgeman County6220%
90Morris County616+4.9%
91Marion County6150%
92Clay County607+1.2%
93Smith County606+2.5%
94Cloud County602+5.6%
95Kiowa County596+7%
96Ottawa County593+1.4%
97Republic County586+2.8%
98Jewell County582+1.6%
99Washington County579+5.3%
100Osage County572+5.1%
101Comanche County569+5.2%
102Chautauqua County565-0.9%
103Decatur County562+5.4%
104Woodson County542+0.9%
105Elk County473-1.7%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coffey County, with $1,187 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $473 in 2019.

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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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