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Counties in Kansas by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Johnson County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 105 counties in 2021, at $1,285. Elk County had the lowest, at $565. The median was $801 and the figure for Kansas was $1,027. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,285Johnson County
Lowest565Elk County
Median801105 counties
Kansas1,027History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 774 USDAnderson County: 859 USDAtchison County: 864 USDBarber County: 776 USDBarton County: 804 USDBourbon County: 725 USDBrown County: 849 USDButler County: 829 USDChase County: 745 USDChautauqua County: 608 USDCherokee County: 929 USDCheyenne County: 691 USDClark County: 858 USDClay County: 690 USDCloud County: 670 USDCoffey County: 1,242 USDComanche County: 626 USDCowley County: 834 USDCrawford County: 775 USDDecatur County: 646 USDDickinson County: 773 USDDoniphan County: 799 USDDouglas County: 895 USDEdwards County: 765 USDElk County: 565 USDEllis County: 806 USDEllsworth County: 801 USDFinney County: 916 USDFord County: 1,008 USDFranklin County: 846 USDGeary County: 874 USDGove County: 727 USDGraham County: 772 USDGrant County: 871 USDGray County: 835 USDGreeley County: 717 USDGreenwood County: 632 USDHamilton County: 832 USDHarper County: 852 USDHarvey County: 848 USDHaskell County: 883 USDHodgeman County: 734 USDJackson County: 746 USDJefferson County: 826 USDJewell County: 578 USDJohnson County: 1,285 USDKearny County: 822 USDKingman County: 819 USDKiowa County: 643 USDLabette County: 785 USDLane County: 804 USDLeavenworth County: 987 USDLincoln County: 812 USDLinn County: 886 USDLogan County: 738 USDLyon County: 787 USDMcPherson County: 982 USDMarion County: 677 USDMarshall County: 819 USDMeade County: 875 USDMiami County: 840 USDMitchell County: 778 USDMontgomery County: 778 USDMorris County: 671 USDMorton County: 757 USDNemaha County: 828 USDNeosho County: 777 USDNess County: 833 USDNorton County: 779 USDOsage County: 646 USDOsborne County: 726 USDOttawa County: 668 USDPawnee County: 802 USDPhillips County: 746 USDPottawatomie County: 849 USDPratt County: 843 USDRawlins County: 813 USDReno County: 819 USDRepublic County: 655 USDRice County: 768 USDRiley County: 864 USDRooks County: 721 USDRush County: 690 USDRussell County: 746 USDSaline County: 864 USDScott County: 856 USDSedgwick County: 1,013 USDSeward County: 981 USDShawnee County: 993 USDSheridan County: 818 USDSherman County: 740 USDSmith County: 680 USDStafford County: 701 USDStanton County: 934 USDStevens County: 878 USDSumner County: 753 USDThomas County: 802 USDTrego County: 767 USDWabaunsee County: 676 USDWallace County: 669 USDWashington County: 647 USDWichita County: 829 USDWilson County: 765 USDWoodson County: 624 USDWyandotte County: 1,119 USD
  • Under 680
  • 680 to 760
  • 760 to 800
  • 800 to 830
  • 830 to 870
  • 870 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Johnson County: 1,285 USDJohnson County1,285Coffey County: 1,242 USDCoffey County1,242Wyandotte County: 1,119 USDWyandotte County1,119Sedgwick County: 1,013 USDSedgwick County1,013Ford County: 1,008 USDFord County1,008Shawnee County: 993 USDShawnee County993Leavenworth County: 987 USDLeavenworth County987McPherson County: 982 USDMcPherson County982Seward County: 981 USDSeward County981Stanton County: 934 USDStanton County934Cherokee County: 929 USDCherokee County929Finney County: 916 USDFinney County916Douglas County: 895 USDDouglas County895Linn County: 886 USDLinn County886Haskell County: 883 USDHaskell County883Stevens County: 878 USDStevens County878Meade County: 875 USDMeade County875Geary County: 874 USDGeary County874Grant County: 871 USDGrant County871Atchison County: 864 USDAtchison County864Riley County: 864 USDRiley County864Saline County: 864 USDSaline County864Anderson County: 859 USDAnderson County859Clark County: 858 USDClark County858Scott County: 856 USDScott County856Harper County: 852 USDHarper County852Brown County: 849 USDBrown County849Pottawatomie County: 849 USDPottawatomie County849Harvey County: 848 USDHarvey County848Franklin County: 846 USDFranklin County846Pratt County: 843 USDPratt County843Miami County: 840 USDMiami County840Gray County: 835 USDGray County835Cowley County: 834 USDCowley County834Ness County: 833 USDNess County833Hamilton County: 832 USDHamilton County832Butler County: 829 USDButler County829Wichita County: 829 USDWichita County829Nemaha County: 828 USDNemaha County828Jefferson County: 826 USDJefferson County826Johnson County: 1,285 USDJohnson County1,285Coffey County: 1,242 USDCoffey County1,242Wyandotte County: 1,119 USDWyandotte County1,119Sedgwick County: 1,013 USDSedgwick County1,013Ford County: 1,008 USDFord County1,008Shawnee County: 993 USDShawnee County993Leavenworth County: 987 USDLeavenworth County987McPherson County: 982 USDMcPherson County982Seward County: 981 USDSeward County981Stanton County: 934 USDStanton County934Cherokee County: 929 USDCherokee County929Finney County: 916 USDFinney County916Douglas County: 895 USDDouglas County895Linn County: 886 USDLinn County886Haskell County: 883 USDHaskell County883Stevens County: 878 USDStevens County878Meade County: 875 USDMeade County875Geary County: 874 USDGeary County874Grant County: 871 USDGrant County871Atchison County: 864 USDAtchison County864Riley County: 864 USDRiley County864Saline County: 864 USDSaline County864Anderson County: 859 USDAnderson County859Clark County: 858 USDClark County858Scott County: 856 USDScott County856Harper County: 852 USDHarper County852Brown County: 849 USDBrown County849Pottawatomie County: 849 USDPottawatomie County849Harvey County: 848 USDHarvey County848Franklin County: 846 USDFranklin County846Pratt County: 843 USDPratt County843Miami County: 840 USDMiami County840Gray County: 835 USDGray County835Cowley County: 834 USDCowley County834Ness County: 833 USDNess County833Hamilton County: 832 USDHamilton County832Butler County: 829 USDButler County829Wichita County: 829 USDWichita County829Nemaha County: 828 USDNemaha County828Jefferson County: 826 USDJefferson County826
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Johnson County1,285+4.8%
2Coffey County1,242-6.1%
3Wyandotte County1,119+1.8%
4Sedgwick County1,013+1.8%
5Ford County1,008+6.2%
6Shawnee County993+3.8%
7Leavenworth County987+3.4%
8McPherson County982+3.2%
9Seward County981+3.8%
10Stanton County934+9%
11Cherokee County929+4.9%
12Finney County916+6.6%
13Douglas County895+4.2%
14Linn County886-12%
15Haskell County883+4.4%
16Stevens County878+2.2%
17Meade County875+1.5%
18Geary County874+2.6%
19Grant County871+4.9%
20Atchison County864+5.4%
20Riley County864+3%
20Saline County864+4.3%
23Anderson County859+18%
24Clark County858+4.6%
25Scott County856+0.2%
26Harper County852+6.8%
27Brown County849+3.4%
27Pottawatomie County849+4.8%
29Harvey County848+4.8%
30Franklin County846+3.5%
31Pratt County843+5.4%
32Miami County840+4.6%
33Gray County835+2.3%
34Cowley County834+3%
35Ness County833+9.2%
36Hamilton County832+5.6%
37Butler County829+3%
37Wichita County829-2.2%
39Nemaha County828+4.5%
40Jefferson County826+6.6%
41Kearny County822+3.1%
42Kingman County819-10.5%
42Marshall County819+6%
42Reno County819+3.1%
45Sheridan County818+4.3%
46Rawlins County813+14.7%
47Lincoln County812-1.7%
48Ellis County806+3.1%
49Barton County804+3.7%
49Lane County804+2%
51Pawnee County802-0.9%
51Thomas County802+5.5%
53Ellsworth County801+3.4%
54Doniphan County799+3.6%
55Lyon County787+1.3%
56Labette County785+4.4%
57Norton County779-0.3%
58Mitchell County778+4.7%
58Montgomery County778+5.1%
60Neosho County777+3.6%
61Barber County776+5.1%
62Crawford County775+3.3%
63Allen County774+6.6%
64Dickinson County773+6%
65Graham County772+7.7%
66Rice County768+0.4%
67Trego County767+10.4%
68Edwards County765+0.9%
68Wilson County765+4.5%
70Morton County757+5.7%
71Sumner County753+2.7%
72Jackson County746+4.8%
72Phillips County746+0.9%
72Russell County746+8%
75Chase County745+8.4%
76Sherman County740+7.7%
77Logan County738+5.1%
78Hodgeman County734+6.7%
79Gove County727-0.4%
80Osborne County726+4.8%
81Bourbon County725+3.4%
82Rooks County721+2.7%
83Greeley County717+5%
84Stafford County701+4.6%
85Cheyenne County691+5.7%
86Clay County690+3.8%
86Rush County690+2.7%
88Smith County680+5.1%
89Marion County677+2.1%
90Wabaunsee County676+4%
91Morris County671-1.8%
92Cloud County670+2.4%
93Wallace County669-1%
94Ottawa County668+7.4%
95Republic County655+6.5%
96Washington County647+2.9%
97Decatur County646+7%
97Osage County646+5.4%
99Kiowa County643-2%
100Greenwood County632-0.2%
101Comanche County626+1.8%
102Woodson County624+6.3%
103Chautauqua County608+3.8%
104Jewell County578+3%
105Elk County565+8.4%

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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/2021/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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/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), 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Johnson County, with $1,285 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $565 in 2021.

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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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