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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 2023, at $1,373. Elk County had the lowest, at $632. The median was $879 and the figure for Kansas was $1,123. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,373Johnson County
Lowest632Elk County
Median879105 counties
Kansas1,123History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 854 USDAnderson County: 863 USDAtchison County: 952 USDBarber County: 841 USDBarton County: 912 USDBourbon County: 811 USDBrown County: 932 USDButler County: 950 USDChase County: 864 USDChautauqua County: 694 USDCherokee County: 1,033 USDCheyenne County: 794 USDClark County: 949 USDClay County: 735 USDCloud County: 762 USDCoffey County: 1,226 USDComanche County: 753 USDCowley County: 897 USDCrawford County: 842 USDDecatur County: 700 USDDickinson County: 830 USDDoniphan County: 932 USDDouglas County: 977 USDEdwards County: 863 USDElk County: 632 USDEllis County: 899 USDEllsworth County: 910 USDFinney County: 957 USDFord County: 1,028 USDFranklin County: 918 USDGeary County: 950 USDGove County: 819 USDGraham County: 868 USDGrant County: 935 USDGray County: 959 USDGreeley County: 795 USDGreenwood County: 661 USDHamilton County: 909 USDHarper County: 873 USDHarvey County: 904 USDHaskell County: 947 USDHodgeman County: 779 USDJackson County: 852 USDJefferson County: 936 USDJewell County: 684 USDJohnson County: 1,373 USDKearny County: 897 USDKingman County: 927 USDKiowa County: 713 USDLabette County: 879 USDLane County: 837 USDLeavenworth County: 1,101 USDLincoln County: 877 USDLinn County: 945 USDLogan County: 781 USDLyon County: 893 USDMcPherson County: 1,111 USDMarion County: 754 USDMarshall County: 926 USDMeade County: 974 USDMiami County: 999 USDMitchell County: 881 USDMontgomery County: 857 USDMorris County: 759 USDMorton County: 831 USDNemaha County: 1,020 USDNeosho County: 851 USDNess County: 913 USDNorton County: 868 USDOsage County: 641 USDOsborne County: 802 USDOttawa County: 756 USDPawnee County: 925 USDPhillips County: 849 USDPottawatomie County: 944 USDPratt County: 909 USDRawlins County: 877 USDReno County: 920 USDRepublic County: 728 USDRice County: 915 USDRiley County: 962 USDRooks County: 868 USDRush County: 780 USDRussell County: 828 USDSaline County: 943 USDScott County: 984 USDSedgwick County: 1,132 USDSeward County: 1,020 USDShawnee County: 1,104 USDSheridan County: 918 USDSherman County: 817 USDSmith County: 824 USDStafford County: 824 USDStanton County: 952 USDStevens County: 979 USDSumner County: 826 USDThomas County: 900 USDTrego County: 815 USDWabaunsee County: 767 USDWallace County: 735 USDWashington County: 733 USDWichita County: 928 USDWilson County: 866 USDWoodson County: 695 USDWyandotte County: 1,244 USD
  • Under 770
  • 770 to 840
  • 840 to 880
  • 880 to 930
  • 930 to 960
  • 960 and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Johnson County: 1,373 USDJohnson County1,373Wyandotte County: 1,244 USDWyandotte County1,244Coffey County: 1,226 USDCoffey County1,226Sedgwick County: 1,132 USDSedgwick County1,132McPherson County: 1,111 USDMcPherson County1,111Shawnee County: 1,104 USDShawnee County1,104Leavenworth County: 1,101 USDLeavenworth County1,101Cherokee County: 1,033 USDCherokee County1,033Ford County: 1,028 USDFord County1,028Nemaha County: 1,020 USDNemaha County1,020Seward County: 1,020 USDSeward County1,020Miami County: 999 USDMiami County999Scott County: 984 USDScott County984Stevens County: 979 USDStevens County979Douglas County: 977 USDDouglas County977Meade County: 974 USDMeade County974Riley County: 962 USDRiley County962Gray County: 959 USDGray County959Finney County: 957 USDFinney County957Atchison County: 952 USDAtchison County952Stanton County: 952 USDStanton County952Butler County: 950 USDButler County950Geary County: 950 USDGeary County950Clark County: 949 USDClark County949Haskell County: 947 USDHaskell County947Linn County: 945 USDLinn County945Pottawatomie County: 944 USDPottawatomie County944Saline County: 943 USDSaline County943Jefferson County: 936 USDJefferson County936Grant County: 935 USDGrant County935Brown County: 932 USDBrown County932Doniphan County: 932 USDDoniphan County932Wichita County: 928 USDWichita County928Kingman County: 927 USDKingman County927Marshall County: 926 USDMarshall County926Pawnee County: 925 USDPawnee County925Reno County: 920 USDReno County920Franklin County: 918 USDFranklin County918Sheridan County: 918 USDSheridan County918Rice County: 915 USDRice County915Johnson County: 1,373 USDJohnson County1,373Wyandotte County: 1,244 USDWyandotte County1,244Coffey County: 1,226 USDCoffey County1,226Sedgwick County: 1,132 USDSedgwick County1,132McPherson County: 1,111 USDMcPherson County1,111Shawnee County: 1,104 USDShawnee County1,104Leavenworth County: 1,101 USDLeavenworth County1,101Cherokee County: 1,033 USDCherokee County1,033Ford County: 1,028 USDFord County1,028Nemaha County: 1,020 USDNemaha County1,020Seward County: 1,020 USDSeward County1,020Miami County: 999 USDMiami County999Scott County: 984 USDScott County984Stevens County: 979 USDStevens County979Douglas County: 977 USDDouglas County977Meade County: 974 USDMeade County974Riley County: 962 USDRiley County962Gray County: 959 USDGray County959Finney County: 957 USDFinney County957Atchison County: 952 USDAtchison County952Stanton County: 952 USDStanton County952Butler County: 950 USDButler County950Geary County: 950 USDGeary County950Clark County: 949 USDClark County949Haskell County: 947 USDHaskell County947Linn County: 945 USDLinn County945Pottawatomie County: 944 USDPottawatomie County944Saline County: 943 USDSaline County943Jefferson County: 936 USDJefferson County936Grant County: 935 USDGrant County935Brown County: 932 USDBrown County932Doniphan County: 932 USDDoniphan County932Wichita County: 928 USDWichita County928Kingman County: 927 USDKingman County927Marshall County: 926 USDMarshall County926Pawnee County: 925 USDPawnee County925Reno County: 920 USDReno County920Franklin County: 918 USDFranklin County918Sheridan County: 918 USDSheridan County918Rice County: 915 USDRice County915
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

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Johnson County1,373+3.2%
2Wyandotte County1,244+6%
3Coffey County1,226-2.9%
4Sedgwick County1,132+4.6%
5McPherson County1,111+5.9%
6Shawnee County1,104+5.4%
7Leavenworth County1,101+6.7%
8Cherokee County1,033+4.9%
9Ford County1,028-2.2%
10Nemaha County1,020+9.7%
10Seward County1,020-3.6%
12Miami County999+8.7%
13Scott County984+5.2%
14Stevens County979+4.9%
15Douglas County977+5.1%
16Meade County974+5%
17Riley County962+5.3%
18Gray County959+6.1%
19Finney County957-0.2%
20Atchison County952+7.3%
20Stanton County952+0.7%
22Butler County950+6.1%
22Geary County950+4.5%
24Clark County949+5.9%
25Haskell County947+1.9%
26Linn County945+4.4%
27Pottawatomie County944+3.9%
28Saline County943+2.5%
29Jefferson County936+9%
30Grant County935+2%
31Brown County932+2.5%
31Doniphan County932+11%
33Wichita County928+7.8%
34Kingman County927+14%
35Marshall County926+6.7%
36Pawnee County925+5.5%
37Reno County920+5.4%
38Franklin County918+5.2%
38Sheridan County918+5.4%
40Rice County915+13.8%
41Ness County913+3%
42Barton County912+5.2%
43Ellsworth County910+7.6%
44Hamilton County909+4%
44Pratt County909+1.7%
46Harvey County904+2.4%
47Thomas County900+3.9%
48Ellis County899+3.8%
49Cowley County897+3.1%
49Kearny County897+4.2%
51Lyon County893+5.2%
52Mitchell County881+5.4%
53Labette County879+4.5%
54Lincoln County877+1.3%
54Rawlins County877+4.9%
56Harper County8730%
57Graham County868+3.1%
57Norton County868+4.2%
57Rooks County868+11.3%
60Wilson County866+4.7%
61Chase County864+8.7%
62Anderson County863+11.2%
62Edwards County863+8.1%
64Montgomery County857+1.5%
65Allen County854+6.2%
66Jackson County852+8.3%
67Neosho County851+4%
68Phillips County849+7.2%
69Crawford County842+3.1%
70Barber County841+2.4%
71Lane County837+2.6%
72Morton County831+7.9%
73Dickinson County830+3.4%
74Russell County828+5.1%
75Sumner County826+4%
76Smith County824+8.1%
76Stafford County824+11.1%
78Gove County819+3.3%
79Sherman County817+4.7%
80Trego County815+1.9%
81Bourbon County811+4.6%
82Osborne County802+3.5%
83Greeley County795+5.9%
84Cheyenne County794+7.9%
85Logan County781+2%
86Rush County780+3.9%
87Hodgeman County779+1.6%
88Wabaunsee County767+5.6%
89Cloud County762+5.5%
90Morris County759+6.8%
91Ottawa County756+7.7%
92Marion County754+5.2%
93Comanche County753+13.9%
94Clay County735+2.5%
94Wallace County735+3.5%
96Washington County733+6.1%
97Republic County728+3.3%
98Kiowa County713+6.9%
99Decatur County700+5.4%
100Woodson County695+6.3%
101Chautauqua County694+6.6%
102Jewell County684+7.9%
103Greenwood County661-0.3%
104Osage County641-2.7%
105Elk County632+3.6%

Other periods

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/2023/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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/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), 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/kansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Johnson County, with $1,373 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Elk County, with $632 in 2023.

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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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