# Counties in Michigan by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025

All 83 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_weekly_wage`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2025/a/industry/10.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oakland County | 1,543 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 1,527 |
| 3 | Washtenaw County | 1,476 |
| 4 | Macomb County | 1,385 |
| 5 | Ingham County | 1,366 |
| 6 | Midland County | 1,365 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo County | 1,313 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | 1,308 |
| 9 | Kalkaska County | 1,251 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 1,246 |
| 10 | Kent County | 1,246 |
| 12 | Eaton County | 1,228 |
| 13 | Allegan County | 1,213 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 1,198 |
| 15 | Ottawa County | 1,184 |
| 16 | Grand Traverse County | 1,180 |
| 17 | Iosco County | 1,174 |
| 18 | Saginaw County | 1,173 |
| 19 | Dickinson County | 1,158 |
| 20 | Charlevoix County | 1,145 |
| 20 | Livingston County | 1,145 |
| 22 | Muskegon County | 1,130 |
| 23 | Emmet County | 1,128 |
| 24 | Osceola County | 1,127 |
| 25 | Berrien County | 1,119 |
| 26 | St. Clair County | 1,117 |
| 27 | Genesee County | 1,109 |
| 27 | Gratiot County | 1,109 |
| 27 | Houghton County | 1,109 |
| 30 | Bay County | 1,103 |
| 31 | Crawford County | 1,102 |
| 32 | Marquette County | 1,101 |
| 33 | Branch County | 1,093 |
| 34 | Chippewa County | 1,092 |
| 35 | Otsego County | 1,073 |
| 36 | Lenawee County | 1,072 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 1,071 |
| 37 | St. Joseph County | 1,071 |
| 39 | Wexford County | 1,060 |
| 40 | Shiawassee County | 1,047 |
| 41 | Manistee County | 1,045 |
| 42 | Baraga County | 1,042 |
| 43 | Van Buren County | 1,038 |
| 44 | Cass County | 1,036 |
| 45 | Hillsdale County | 1,035 |
| 46 | Alpena County | 1,030 |
| 47 | Lapeer County | 1,029 |
| 48 | Barry County | 1,013 |
| 49 | Huron County | 1,010 |
| 50 | Mackinac County | 1,009 |
| 51 | Isabella County | 1,005 |
| 52 | Schoolcraft County | 1,002 |
| 52 | Tuscola County | 1,002 |
| 54 | Presque Isle County | 996 |
| 55 | Alger County | 989 |
| 56 | Cheboygan County | 982 |
| 57 | Sanilac County | 980 |
| 58 | Leelanau County | 976 |
| 59 | Newaygo County | 973 |
| 60 | Delta County | 969 |
| 61 | Clare County | 968 |
| 62 | Montcalm County | 965 |
| 63 | Mason County | 963 |
| 64 | Menominee County | 957 |
| 65 | Ionia County | 956 |
| 66 | Gladwin County | 952 |
| 67 | Arenac County | 936 |
| 67 | Missaukee County | 936 |
| 69 | Gogebic County | 931 |
| 70 | Oceana County | 923 |
| 71 | Luce County | 914 |
| 72 | Iron County | 903 |
| 73 | Ogemaw County | 900 |
| 74 | Benzie County | 891 |
| 75 | Mecosta County | 881 |
| 76 | Antrim County | 853 |
| 77 | Lake County | 824 |
| 78 | Montmorency County | 822 |
| 79 | Roscommon County | 814 |
| 80 | Oscoda County | 786 |
| 81 | Alcona County | 774 |
| 82 | Keweenaw County | 728 |
| 83 | Ontonagon County | 725 |