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Counties in Pennsylvania by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025

Montgomery County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2025, at $1,748. Sullivan County had the lowest, at $842. The median was $1,066 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,429. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,748Montgomery County
Lowest842Sullivan County
Median1,06667 counties
Pennsylvania1,429History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Montgomery County: 1,748 USDMontgomery County1,748Chester County: 1,746 USDChester County1,746Montour County: 1,685 USDMontour County1,685Philadelphia County: 1,651 USDPhiladelphia County1,651Allegheny County: 1,563 USDAllegheny County1,563Delaware County: 1,439 USDDelaware County1,439Washington County: 1,415 USDWashington County1,415Lehigh County: 1,397 USDLehigh County1,397Greene County: 1,349 USDGreene County1,349Dauphin County: 1,338 USDDauphin County1,338Butler County: 1,305 USDButler County1,305Bucks County: 1,278 USDBucks County1,278Berks County: 1,269 USDBerks County1,269Cumberland County: 1,268 USDCumberland County1,268Centre County: 1,261 USDCentre County1,261York County: 1,251 USDYork County1,251Bradford County: 1,216 USDBradford County1,216Northampton County: 1,211 USDNorthampton County1,211Wyoming County: 1,209 USDWyoming County1,209Lancaster County: 1,201 USDLancaster County1,201Union County: 1,174 USDUnion County1,174Beaver County: 1,170 USDBeaver County1,170Forest County: 1,133 USDForest County1,133Westmoreland County: 1,128 USDWestmoreland County1,128Luzerne County: 1,120 USDLuzerne County1,120Fulton County: 1,115 USDFulton County1,115Indiana County: 1,110 USDIndiana County1,110Lebanon County: 1,110 USDLebanon County1,110Franklin County: 1,097 USDFranklin County1,097Adams County: 1,096 USDAdams County1,096Lycoming County: 1,095 USDLycoming County1,095Erie County: 1,078 USDErie County1,078Schuylkill County: 1,074 USDSchuylkill County1,074Lackawanna County: 1,066 USDLackawanna County1,066Monroe County: 1,066 USDMonroe County1,066Lawrence County: 1,062 USDLawrence County1,062Wayne County: 1,059 USDWayne County1,059Mercer County: 1,058 USDMercer County1,058Blair County: 1,056 USDBlair County1,056Elk County: 1,050 USDElk County1,050
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

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Montgomery County1,748+2.8%
2Chester County1,746+3.3%
3Montour County1,685+4.3%
4Philadelphia County1,651+3.2%
5Allegheny County1,563+3.8%
6Delaware County1,439+2.3%
7Washington County1,415+1.7%
8Lehigh County1,397+3.3%
9Greene County1,349+4%
10Dauphin County1,338+2.3%
11Butler County1,305+3.5%
12Bucks County1,278+2.3%
13Berks County1,269+3.8%
14Cumberland County1,268+1.2%
15Centre County1,261+4.4%
16York County1,251+4.2%
17Bradford County1,216+5.2%
18Northampton County1,211+4.4%
19Wyoming County1,209+2.5%
20Lancaster County1,201+4.2%
21Union County1,174+3.8%
22Beaver County1,170+3.4%
23Forest County1,133+2.1%
24Westmoreland County1,128+3.8%
25Luzerne County1,120+4.2%
26Fulton County1,1150%
27Indiana County1,110+3.5%
27Lebanon County1,110+4.1%
29Franklin County1,097+2.7%
30Adams County1,096+4.5%
31Lycoming County1,095+2.5%
32Erie County1,078+4.8%
33Schuylkill County1,074+3.2%
34Lackawanna County1,066+3.2%
34Monroe County1,066+3.5%
36Lawrence County1,062+4.3%
37Wayne County1,059+4.1%
38Mercer County1,058+1.6%
39Blair County1,056+3.1%
40Elk County1,050+4%
41Clinton County1,049+4%
42Mifflin County1,044+3.9%
43Northumberland County1,043+2.3%
44Potter County1,032+5.1%
45Clearfield County1,031+3.9%
46Armstrong County1,024+2.8%
46Warren County1,024+2.4%
48Fayette County1,023+4.2%
49Susquehanna County1,011+3.6%
50Crawford County1,009+3.8%
51Tioga County1,006+2.8%
52Columbia County1,005+3.4%
53Cambria County1,004+4.8%
54Somerset County1,002+2.3%
55McKean County999+3.4%
56Jefferson County987+4.1%
56Venango County987+4.1%
58Bedford County972+1.6%
58Huntingdon County972+4.1%
60Clarion County948+4.8%
61Juniata County936+3.2%
62Snyder County909+2.7%
63Carbon County888+3.3%
64Pike County885+3%
65Cameron County883-12.7%
66Perry County842+2.6%
66Sullivan County842+6.2%

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/2025/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 Pennsylvania by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties.

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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 Pennsylvania by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Montgomery County, with $1,748 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Sullivan County, with $842 in 2025.

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