Counties in Ohio by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Hamilton County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 88 counties in 2014, at $1,084. Meigs County had the lowest, at $565. The median was $728 and the figure for Ohio was $885. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,084Hamilton County
Lowest565Meigs County
Median72888 counties
Ohio885History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 666 USDAllen County: 779 USDAshland County: 681 USDAshtabula County: 669 USDAthens County: 747 USDAuglaize County: 751 USDBelmont County: 741 USDBrown County: 659 USDButler County: 848 USDCarroll County: 702 USDChampaign County: 750 USDClark County: 690 USDClermont County: 791 USDClinton County: 762 USDColumbiana County: 662 USDCoshocton County: 731 USDCrawford County: 669 USDCuyahoga County: 1,007 USDDarke County: 684 USDDefiance County: 806 USDDelaware County: 979 USDErie County: 675 USDFairfield County: 666 USDFayette County: 618 USDFranklin County: 979 USDFulton County: 708 USDGallia County: 692 USDGeauga County: 759 USDGreene County: 971 USDGuernsey County: 728 USDHamilton County: 1,084 USDHancock County: 872 USDHardin County: 663 USDHarrison County: 778 USDHenry County: 719 USDHighland County: 615 USDHocking County: 600 USDHolmes County: 650 USDHuron County: 730 USDJackson County: 665 USDJefferson County: 717 USDKnox County: 777 USDLake County: 812 USDLawrence County: 625 USDLicking County: 741 USDLogan County: 804 USDLorain County: 792 USDLucas County: 852 USDMadison County: 773 USDMahoning County: 692 USDMarion County: 728 USDMedina County: 754 USDMeigs County: 565 USDMercer County: 703 USDMiami County: 733 USDMonroe County: 671 USDMontgomery County: 841 USDMorgan County: 618 USDMorrow County: 656 USDMuskingum County: 696 USDNoble County: 708 USDOttawa County: 754 USDPaulding County: 642 USDPerry County: 654 USDPickaway County: 768 USDPike County: 899 USDPortage County: 785 USDPreble County: 674 USDPutnam County: 674 USDRichland County: 681 USDRoss County: 801 USDSandusky County: 725 USDScioto County: 665 USDSeneca County: 655 USDShelby County: 890 USDStark County: 752 USDSummit County: 879 USDTrumbull County: 744 USDTuscarawas County: 683 USDUnion County: 1,057 USDVan Wert County: 678 USDVinton County: 614 USDWarren County: 845 USDWashington County: 813 USDWayne County: 774 USDWilliams County: 701 USDWood County: 815 USDWyandot County: 717 USD
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USD, 2014. 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, 2014

Hamilton County: 1,084 USDHamilton County1,084Union County: 1,057 USDUnion County1,057Cuyahoga County: 1,007 USDCuyahoga County1,007Delaware County: 979 USDDelaware County979Franklin County: 979 USDFranklin County979Greene County: 971 USDGreene County971Pike County: 899 USDPike County899Shelby County: 890 USDShelby County890Summit County: 879 USDSummit County879Hancock County: 872 USDHancock County872Lucas County: 852 USDLucas County852Butler County: 848 USDButler County848Warren County: 845 USDWarren County845Montgomery County: 841 USDMontgomery County841Wood County: 815 USDWood County815Washington County: 813 USDWashington County813Lake County: 812 USDLake County812Defiance County: 806 USDDefiance County806Logan County: 804 USDLogan County804Ross County: 801 USDRoss County801Lorain County: 792 USDLorain County792Clermont County: 791 USDClermont County791Portage County: 785 USDPortage County785Allen County: 779 USDAllen County779Harrison County: 778 USDHarrison County778Knox County: 777 USDKnox County777Wayne County: 774 USDWayne County774Madison County: 773 USDMadison County773Pickaway County: 768 USDPickaway County768Clinton County: 762 USDClinton County762Geauga County: 759 USDGeauga County759Medina County: 754 USDMedina County754Ottawa County: 754 USDOttawa County754Stark County: 752 USDStark County752Auglaize County: 751 USDAuglaize County751Champaign County: 750 USDChampaign County750Athens County: 747 USDAthens County747Trumbull County: 744 USDTrumbull County744Belmont County: 741 USDBelmont County741Licking County: 741 USDLicking County741Hamilton County: 1,084 USDHamilton County1,084Union County: 1,057 USDUnion County1,057Cuyahoga County: 1,007 USDCuyahoga County1,007Delaware County: 979 USDDelaware County979Franklin County: 979 USDFranklin County979Greene County: 971 USDGreene County971Pike County: 899 USDPike County899Shelby County: 890 USDShelby County890Summit County: 879 USDSummit County879Hancock County: 872 USDHancock County872Lucas County: 852 USDLucas County852Butler County: 848 USDButler County848Warren County: 845 USDWarren County845Montgomery County: 841 USDMontgomery County841Wood County: 815 USDWood County815Washington County: 813 USDWashington County813Lake County: 812 USDLake County812Defiance County: 806 USDDefiance County806Logan County: 804 USDLogan County804Ross County: 801 USDRoss County801Lorain County: 792 USDLorain County792Clermont County: 791 USDClermont County791Portage County: 785 USDPortage County785Allen County: 779 USDAllen County779Harrison County: 778 USDHarrison County778Knox County: 777 USDKnox County777Wayne County: 774 USDWayne County774Madison County: 773 USDMadison County773Pickaway County: 768 USDPickaway County768Clinton County: 762 USDClinton County762Geauga County: 759 USDGeauga County759Medina County: 754 USDMedina County754Ottawa County: 754 USDOttawa County754Stark County: 752 USDStark County752Auglaize County: 751 USDAuglaize County751Champaign County: 750 USDChampaign County750Athens County: 747 USDAthens County747Trumbull County: 744 USDTrumbull County744Belmont County: 741 USDBelmont County741Licking County: 741 USDLicking County741
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

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Hamilton County1,084+3.3%
2Union County1,057+1.9%
3Cuyahoga County1,007+3%
4Delaware County979+2.2%
4Franklin County979+2.7%
6Greene County971+3.3%
7Pike County899+1.4%
8Shelby County890+5.2%
9Summit County879+2.9%
10Hancock County872+2.2%
11Lucas County852+3.3%
12Butler County848+2.9%
13Warren County845+3.9%
14Montgomery County841+1.8%
15Wood County815+4.6%
16Washington County813+6.7%
17Lake County812+3%
18Defiance County806+4.7%
19Logan County804+1.1%
20Ross County801+1.5%
21Lorain County792+1.8%
22Clermont County791+4.5%
23Portage County785+1.7%
24Allen County779+3%
25Harrison County778+3.5%
26Knox County777+1%
27Wayne County774+3.3%
28Madison County773+2.2%
29Pickaway County768+2.8%
30Clinton County762+2%
31Geauga County759+3.7%
32Medina County754+3.1%
32Ottawa County754+3.4%
34Stark County752+2.9%
35Auglaize County751+2.6%
36Champaign County750+1.6%
37Athens County747+2.9%
38Trumbull County744+2.9%
39Belmont County741+7.1%
39Licking County741+3.1%
41Miami County733+2.2%
42Coshocton County731+3%
43Huron County730+2.2%
44Guernsey County728+4.9%
44Marion County728+1%
46Sandusky County725+2.3%
47Henry County719+2.4%
48Jefferson County717+3.9%
48Wyandot County717+3.8%
50Fulton County708+2.9%
50Noble County708-13.3%
52Mercer County703+4.8%
53Carroll County702-1.8%
54Williams County701+1.9%
55Muskingum County696+4.7%
56Gallia County692-3.8%
56Mahoning County692+2.2%
58Clark County690+1.3%
59Darke County684+2.7%
60Tuscarawas County683+6.4%
61Ashland County681+2.7%
61Richland County681+2.9%
63Van Wert County678+1.8%
64Erie County675+2.1%
65Preble County674+6.3%
65Putnam County674+2.4%
67Monroe County671+2.8%
68Ashtabula County669+4.2%
68Crawford County669+3.2%
70Adams County666+1.5%
70Fairfield County666+2.5%
72Jackson County665+6.9%
72Scioto County665+1.5%
74Hardin County663+0.6%
75Columbiana County662+3.9%
76Brown County659+2.5%
77Morrow County656+1.9%
78Seneca County655+2.5%
79Perry County654+0.8%
80Holmes County650+6.2%
81Paulding County642+4.9%
82Lawrence County625+6.3%
83Fayette County618+3.7%
83Morgan County618+4.9%
85Highland County615+0.5%
86Vinton County614+3.5%
87Hocking County600+0.8%
88Meigs County565+6.6%

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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/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 Ohio by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/ohio-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Hamilton County, with $1,084 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Meigs County, with $565 in 2014.

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