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

All 115 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/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 1,591 |
| 2 | St. Louis County | 1,514 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 1,432 |
| 4 | Clay County | 1,247 |
| 5 | St. Charles County | 1,205 |
| 6 | Boone County | 1,196 |
| 7 | Buchanan County | 1,193 |
| 8 | Callaway County | 1,179 |
| 9 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1,169 |
| 10 | Platte County | 1,157 |
| 11 | Cole County | 1,144 |
| 12 | Greene County | 1,117 |
| 13 | Newton County | 1,060 |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 1,059 |
| 14 | Ralls County | 1,059 |
| 16 | Osage County | 1,041 |
| 17 | Cape Girardeau County | 1,040 |
| 18 | Perry County | 1,038 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 1,031 |
| 20 | Marion County | 1,028 |
| 21 | Phelps County | 1,027 |
| 22 | Warren County | 1,021 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 1,006 |
| 24 | Jasper County | 1,003 |
| 25 | Sullivan County | 999 |
| 26 | Scott County | 996 |
| 27 | Pettis County | 985 |
| 28 | Montgomery County | 981 |
| 29 | Henry County | 978 |
| 30 | Cass County | 965 |
| 30 | Crawford County | 965 |
| 32 | Audrain County | 964 |
| 32 | Iron County | 964 |
| 34 | Randolph County | 961 |
| 35 | Reynolds County | 956 |
| 36 | Clinton County | 952 |
| 37 | Pike County | 950 |
| 38 | Moniteau County | 945 |
| 39 | Butler County | 943 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 943 |
| 41 | Pulaski County | 941 |
| 42 | Laclede County | 937 |
| 43 | Johnson County | 933 |
| 43 | Ray County | 933 |
| 45 | Barry County | 930 |
| 46 | Camden County | 928 |
| 47 | Polk County | 924 |
| 48 | Vernon County | 921 |
| 49 | Stoddard County | 919 |
| 49 | Webster County | 919 |
| 51 | Saline County | 916 |
| 52 | Atchison County | 906 |
| 53 | Lafayette County | 903 |
| 54 | DeKalb County | 902 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 901 |
| 56 | Holt County | 899 |
| 57 | Lewis County | 898 |
| 57 | Mercer County | 898 |
| 59 | Howell County | 897 |
| 60 | Miller County | 896 |
| 61 | Linn County | 891 |
| 61 | Mississippi County | 891 |
| 63 | Livingston County | 890 |
| 64 | Christian County | 888 |
| 65 | McDonald County | 887 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 887 |
| 67 | St. Francois County | 886 |
| 68 | Adair County | 884 |
| 69 | New Madrid County | 883 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 878 |
| 71 | Macon County | 876 |
| 72 | Barton County | 875 |
| 73 | Nodaway County | 874 |
| 74 | Putnam County | 865 |
| 75 | Bates County | 858 |
| 75 | Chariton County | 858 |
| 77 | Dent County | 857 |
| 77 | Howard County | 857 |
| 79 | Cooper County | 853 |
| 80 | Monroe County | 850 |
| 81 | Gentry County | 847 |
| 82 | Bollinger County | 839 |
| 83 | Taney County | 838 |
| 84 | Knox County | 836 |
| 84 | Schuyler County | 836 |
| 84 | Texas County | 836 |
| 87 | Caldwell County | 829 |
| 88 | Grundy County | 827 |
| 89 | Madison County | 825 |
| 90 | Daviess County | 822 |
| 91 | Harrison County | 821 |
| 92 | Maries County | 815 |
| 93 | Andrew County | 805 |
| 94 | Stone County | 800 |
| 95 | Cedar County | 796 |
| 95 | Wright County | 796 |
| 97 | Gasconade County | 795 |
| 98 | Washington County | 794 |
| 99 | Dade County | 793 |
| 99 | St. Clair County | 793 |
| 101 | Morgan County | 788 |
| 102 | Pemiscot County | 779 |
| 103 | Benton County | 770 |
| 104 | Douglas County | 766 |
| 104 | Wayne County | 766 |
| 106 | Oregon County | 733 |
| 107 | Dunklin County | 730 |
| 108 | Dallas County | 727 |
| 109 | Hickory County | 726 |
| 110 | Clark County | 724 |
| 111 | Carter County | 723 |
| 112 | Shannon County | 702 |
| 113 | Ozark County | 671 |
| 114 | Ripley County | 651 |
| 114 | Worth County | 651 |