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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 2020, at $1,322. Elk County had the lowest, at $521. The median was $765 and the figure for Kansas was $990. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,322Coffey County
Lowest521Elk County
Median765105 counties
Kansas990History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 726 USDAnderson County: 728 USDAtchison County: 820 USDBarber County: 738 USDBarton County: 775 USDBourbon County: 701 USDBrown County: 821 USDButler County: 805 USDChase County: 687 USDChautauqua County: 586 USDCherokee County: 886 USDCheyenne County: 654 USDClark County: 820 USDClay County: 665 USDCloud County: 654 USDCoffey County: 1,322 USDComanche County: 615 USDCowley County: 810 USDCrawford County: 750 USDDecatur County: 604 USDDickinson County: 729 USDDoniphan County: 771 USDDouglas County: 859 USDEdwards County: 758 USDElk County: 521 USDEllis County: 782 USDEllsworth County: 775 USDFinney County: 859 USDFord County: 949 USDFranklin County: 817 USDGeary County: 852 USDGove County: 730 USDGraham County: 717 USDGrant County: 830 USDGray County: 816 USDGreeley County: 683 USDGreenwood County: 633 USDHamilton County: 788 USDHarper County: 798 USDHarvey County: 809 USDHaskell County: 846 USDHodgeman County: 688 USDJackson County: 712 USDJefferson County: 775 USDJewell County: 561 USDJohnson County: 1,226 USDKearny County: 797 USDKingman County: 915 USDKiowa County: 656 USDLabette County: 752 USDLane County: 788 USDLeavenworth County: 955 USDLincoln County: 826 USDLinn County: 1,007 USDLogan County: 702 USDLyon County: 777 USDMcPherson County: 952 USDMarion County: 663 USDMarshall County: 773 USDMeade County: 862 USDMiami County: 803 USDMitchell County: 743 USDMontgomery County: 740 USDMorris County: 683 USDMorton County: 716 USDNemaha County: 792 USDNeosho County: 750 USDNess County: 763 USDNorton County: 781 USDOsage County: 613 USDOsborne County: 693 USDOttawa County: 622 USDPawnee County: 809 USDPhillips County: 739 USDPottawatomie County: 810 USDPratt County: 800 USDRawlins County: 709 USDReno County: 794 USDRepublic County: 615 USDRice County: 765 USDRiley County: 839 USDRooks County: 702 USDRush County: 672 USDRussell County: 691 USDSaline County: 828 USDScott County: 854 USDSedgwick County: 995 USDSeward County: 945 USDShawnee County: 957 USDSheridan County: 784 USDSherman County: 687 USDSmith County: 647 USDStafford County: 670 USDStanton County: 857 USDStevens County: 859 USDSumner County: 733 USDThomas County: 760 USDTrego County: 695 USDWabaunsee County: 650 USDWallace County: 676 USDWashington County: 629 USDWichita County: 848 USDWilson County: 732 USDWoodson County: 587 USDWyandotte County: 1,099 USD
  • Under 670
  • 670 to 720
  • 720 to 770
  • 770 to 800
  • 800 to 850
  • 850 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Coffey County: 1,322 USDCoffey County1,322Johnson County: 1,226 USDJohnson County1,226Wyandotte County: 1,099 USDWyandotte County1,099Linn County: 1,007 USDLinn County1,007Sedgwick County: 995 USDSedgwick County995Shawnee County: 957 USDShawnee County957Leavenworth County: 955 USDLeavenworth County955McPherson County: 952 USDMcPherson County952Ford County: 949 USDFord County949Seward County: 945 USDSeward County945Kingman County: 915 USDKingman County915Cherokee County: 886 USDCherokee County886Meade County: 862 USDMeade County862Douglas County: 859 USDDouglas County859Finney County: 859 USDFinney County859Stevens County: 859 USDStevens County859Stanton County: 857 USDStanton County857Scott County: 854 USDScott County854Geary County: 852 USDGeary County852Wichita County: 848 USDWichita County848Haskell County: 846 USDHaskell County846Riley County: 839 USDRiley County839Grant County: 830 USDGrant County830Saline County: 828 USDSaline County828Lincoln County: 826 USDLincoln County826Brown County: 821 USDBrown County821Atchison County: 820 USDAtchison County820Clark County: 820 USDClark County820Franklin County: 817 USDFranklin County817Gray County: 816 USDGray County816Cowley County: 810 USDCowley County810Pottawatomie County: 810 USDPottawatomie County810Harvey County: 809 USDHarvey County809Pawnee County: 809 USDPawnee County809Butler County: 805 USDButler County805Miami County: 803 USDMiami County803Pratt County: 800 USDPratt County800Harper County: 798 USDHarper County798Kearny County: 797 USDKearny County797Reno County: 794 USDReno County794Coffey County: 1,322 USDCoffey County1,322Johnson County: 1,226 USDJohnson County1,226Wyandotte County: 1,099 USDWyandotte County1,099Linn County: 1,007 USDLinn County1,007Sedgwick County: 995 USDSedgwick County995Shawnee County: 957 USDShawnee County957Leavenworth County: 955 USDLeavenworth County955McPherson County: 952 USDMcPherson County952Ford County: 949 USDFord County949Seward County: 945 USDSeward County945Kingman County: 915 USDKingman County915Cherokee County: 886 USDCherokee County886Meade County: 862 USDMeade County862Douglas County: 859 USDDouglas County859Finney County: 859 USDFinney County859Stevens County: 859 USDStevens County859Stanton County: 857 USDStanton County857Scott County: 854 USDScott County854Geary County: 852 USDGeary County852Wichita County: 848 USDWichita County848Haskell County: 846 USDHaskell County846Riley County: 839 USDRiley County839Grant County: 830 USDGrant County830Saline County: 828 USDSaline County828Lincoln County: 826 USDLincoln County826Brown County: 821 USDBrown County821Atchison County: 820 USDAtchison County820Clark County: 820 USDClark County820Franklin County: 817 USDFranklin County817Gray County: 816 USDGray County816Cowley County: 810 USDCowley County810Pottawatomie County: 810 USDPottawatomie County810Harvey County: 809 USDHarvey County809Pawnee County: 809 USDPawnee County809Butler County: 805 USDButler County805Miami County: 803 USDMiami County803Pratt County: 800 USDPratt County800Harper County: 798 USDHarper County798Kearny County: 797 USDKearny County797Reno County: 794 USDReno County794
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Coffey County1,322+11.4%
2Johnson County1,226+8.8%
3Wyandotte County1,099+2.9%
4Linn County1,007+17.2%
5Sedgwick County995+5.7%
6Shawnee County957+7%
7Leavenworth County955+5.6%
8McPherson County952+1.9%
9Ford County949+14.2%
10Seward County945+14.7%
11Kingman County915+33.2%
12Cherokee County886+13.3%
13Meade County862+4.4%
14Douglas County859+9.1%
14Finney County859+8.2%
14Stevens County859+14.1%
17Stanton County857+3%
18Scott County854+10.6%
19Geary County852+6%
20Wichita County848-4.5%
21Haskell County846+3.3%
22Riley County839+9.4%
23Grant County830-4.7%
24Saline County828+8.1%
25Lincoln County826+26.7%
26Brown County821+4.6%
27Atchison County820-0.5%
27Clark County820+12.3%
29Franklin County817+7.4%
30Gray County816+5.8%
31Cowley County810+5.7%
31Pottawatomie County810+4.8%
33Harvey County809+6.6%
33Pawnee County809+10.5%
35Butler County805+4.7%
36Miami County803+7.4%
37Pratt County800+2.6%
38Harper County798+1.7%
39Kearny County797+8.9%
40Reno County794+6.9%
41Nemaha County792+8.3%
42Hamilton County788+6.3%
42Lane County788+2.9%
44Sheridan County784+5.4%
45Ellis County782+5.8%
46Norton County781+6.1%
47Lyon County777+11.2%
48Barton County775+3.3%
48Ellsworth County775+7.2%
48Jefferson County775+8.1%
51Marshall County773+5%
52Doniphan County771+7.4%
53Rice County765-4.5%
54Ness County763+4.1%
55Thomas County760+6%
56Edwards County758+7.4%
57Labette County752+3.9%
58Crawford County750+8.4%
58Neosho County750+3.9%
60Mitchell County743+7.5%
61Montgomery County740+5.7%
62Phillips County739+2.8%
63Barber County738+9.2%
64Sumner County733+4.3%
65Wilson County732+3%
66Gove County730+10.3%
67Dickinson County729+7.2%
68Anderson County728+11.1%
69Allen County726+4.3%
70Graham County717+4.2%
71Morton County716+3%
72Jackson County712+8.5%
73Rawlins County709+3.5%
74Logan County702+6.4%
74Rooks County702+7.7%
76Bourbon County701+3.5%
77Trego County695+4.7%
78Osborne County693+2.8%
79Russell County691+2.2%
80Hodgeman County688+10.6%
81Chase County687+0.6%
81Sherman County687+0.9%
83Greeley County683+6.2%
83Morris County683+10.9%
85Wallace County676+5.6%
86Rush County672+1.1%
87Stafford County670+5.2%
88Clay County665+9.6%
89Marion County663+7.8%
90Kiowa County656+10.1%
91Cheyenne County654-4.1%
91Cloud County654+8.6%
93Wabaunsee County650+1.9%
94Smith County647+6.8%
95Greenwood County633+1%
96Washington County629+8.6%
97Ottawa County622+4.9%
98Comanche County615+8.1%
98Republic County615+4.9%
100Osage County613+7.2%
101Decatur County604+7.5%
102Woodson County587+8.3%
103Chautauqua County586+3.7%
104Jewell County561-3.6%
105Elk County521+10.1%

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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/2020/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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coffey County, with $1,322 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $521 in 2020.

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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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