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Counties in Pennsylvania by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Chester County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at $1,285. Perry County had the lowest, at $587. The median was $757 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $972. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,285Chester County
Lowest587Perry County
Median75767 counties
Pennsylvania972History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 725 USDAllegheny County: 1,062 USDArmstrong County: 757 USDBeaver County: 788 USDBedford County: 648 USDBerks County: 876 USDBlair County: 720 USDBradford County: 841 USDBucks County: 930 USDButler County: 900 USDCambria County: 694 USDCameron County: 714 USDCarbon County: 633 USDCentre County: 872 USDChester County: 1,285 USDClarion County: 652 USDClearfield County: 695 USDClinton County: 749 USDColumbia County: 709 USDCrawford County: 692 USDCumberland County: 905 USDDauphin County: 972 USDDelaware County: 1,047 USDElk County: 783 USDErie County: 764 USDFayette County: 676 USDForest County: 814 USDFranklin County: 758 USDFulton County: 818 USDGreene County: 1,102 USDHuntingdon County: 676 USDIndiana County: 835 USDJefferson County: 704 USDJuniata County: 631 USDLackawanna County: 740 USDLancaster County: 806 USDLawrence County: 732 USDLebanon County: 733 USDLehigh County: 970 USDLuzerne County: 759 USDLycoming County: 793 USDMcKean County: 774 USDMercer County: 735 USDMifflin County: 685 USDMonroe County: 761 USDMontgomery County: 1,226 USDMontour County: 1,167 USDNorthampton County: 849 USDNorthumberland County: 691 USDPerry County: 587 USDPhiladelphia County: 1,157 USDPike County: 607 USDPotter County: 735 USDSchuylkill County: 721 USDSnyder County: 623 USDSomerset County: 697 USDSullivan County: 644 USDSusquehanna County: 715 USDTioga County: 741 USDUnion County: 771 USDVenango County: 699 USDWarren County: 728 USDWashington County: 1,014 USDWayne County: 685 USDWestmoreland County: 783 USDWyoming County: 862 USDYork County: 839 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

Chester County: 1,285 USDChester County1,285Montgomery County: 1,226 USDMontgomery County1,226Montour County: 1,167 USDMontour County1,167Philadelphia County: 1,157 USDPhiladelphia County1,157Greene County: 1,102 USDGreene County1,102Allegheny County: 1,062 USDAllegheny County1,062Delaware County: 1,047 USDDelaware County1,047Washington County: 1,014 USDWashington County1,014Dauphin County: 972 USDDauphin County972Lehigh County: 970 USDLehigh County970Bucks County: 930 USDBucks County930Cumberland County: 905 USDCumberland County905Butler County: 900 USDButler County900Berks County: 876 USDBerks County876Centre County: 872 USDCentre County872Wyoming County: 862 USDWyoming County862Northampton County: 849 USDNorthampton County849Bradford County: 841 USDBradford County841York County: 839 USDYork County839Indiana County: 835 USDIndiana County835Fulton County: 818 USDFulton County818Forest County: 814 USDForest County814Lancaster County: 806 USDLancaster County806Lycoming County: 793 USDLycoming County793Beaver County: 788 USDBeaver County788Elk County: 783 USDElk County783Westmoreland County: 783 USDWestmoreland County783McKean County: 774 USDMcKean County774Union County: 771 USDUnion County771Erie County: 764 USDErie County764Monroe County: 761 USDMonroe County761Luzerne County: 759 USDLuzerne County759Franklin County: 758 USDFranklin County758Armstrong County: 757 USDArmstrong County757Clinton County: 749 USDClinton County749Tioga County: 741 USDTioga County741Lackawanna County: 740 USDLackawanna County740Mercer County: 735 USDMercer County735Potter County: 735 USDPotter County735Lebanon County: 733 USDLebanon County733Chester County: 1,285 USDChester County1,285Montgomery County: 1,226 USDMontgomery County1,226Montour County: 1,167 USDMontour County1,167Philadelphia County: 1,157 USDPhiladelphia County1,157Greene County: 1,102 USDGreene County1,102Allegheny County: 1,062 USDAllegheny County1,062Delaware County: 1,047 USDDelaware County1,047Washington County: 1,014 USDWashington County1,014Dauphin County: 972 USDDauphin County972Lehigh County: 970 USDLehigh County970Bucks County: 930 USDBucks County930Cumberland County: 905 USDCumberland County905Butler County: 900 USDButler County900Berks County: 876 USDBerks County876Centre County: 872 USDCentre County872Wyoming County: 862 USDWyoming County862Northampton County: 849 USDNorthampton County849Bradford County: 841 USDBradford County841York County: 839 USDYork County839Indiana County: 835 USDIndiana County835Fulton County: 818 USDFulton County818Forest County: 814 USDForest County814Lancaster County: 806 USDLancaster County806Lycoming County: 793 USDLycoming County793Beaver County: 788 USDBeaver County788Elk County: 783 USDElk County783Westmoreland County: 783 USDWestmoreland County783McKean County: 774 USDMcKean County774Union County: 771 USDUnion County771Erie County: 764 USDErie County764Monroe County: 761 USDMonroe County761Luzerne County: 759 USDLuzerne County759Franklin County: 758 USDFranklin County758Armstrong County: 757 USDArmstrong County757Clinton County: 749 USDClinton County749Tioga County: 741 USDTioga County741Lackawanna County: 740 USDLackawanna County740Mercer County: 735 USDMercer County735Potter County: 735 USDPotter County735Lebanon County: 733 USDLebanon County733
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
1Chester County1,285+5.2%
2Montgomery County1,226+3%
3Montour County1,167+3.6%
4Philadelphia County1,157+1.8%
5Greene County1,102+1.9%
6Allegheny County1,062+2.2%
7Delaware County1,047+2.6%
8Washington County1,014+7.6%
9Dauphin County972+3.1%
10Lehigh County970+4.2%
11Bucks County930+2.5%
12Cumberland County905+3%
13Butler County900+0.9%
14Berks County876+3.5%
15Centre County872+4.7%
16Wyoming County862+3.6%
17Northampton County849+2.5%
18Bradford County841+3.6%
19York County839+1.9%
20Indiana County835+2.5%
21Fulton County818+3.9%
22Forest County814+2.3%
23Lancaster County806+2.7%
24Lycoming County793+4.3%
25Beaver County788+3.5%
26Elk County783+8.4%
26Westmoreland County783+3%
28McKean County774+2.1%
29Union County771+2%
30Erie County764+1.7%
31Monroe County761+1.2%
32Luzerne County759+3%
33Franklin County758+2.8%
34Armstrong County757+3.1%
35Clinton County749+3%
36Tioga County741+4.5%
37Lackawanna County740+3.4%
38Mercer County735+2.9%
38Potter County735+1.4%
40Lebanon County733+3.1%
41Lawrence County732+1.2%
42Warren County728+4.3%
43Adams County725+3.1%
44Schuylkill County721+3.4%
45Blair County720+3%
46Susquehanna County715-0.6%
47Cameron County714+2.4%
48Columbia County709+4.6%
49Jefferson County704+3.4%
50Venango County699+2.3%
51Somerset County697+3.3%
52Clearfield County695+3.3%
53Cambria County694+2.2%
54Crawford County692+2.8%
55Northumberland County691+2.8%
56Mifflin County685+2.5%
56Wayne County685+2.9%
58Fayette County676+3.2%
58Huntingdon County676+2.3%
60Clarion County652+1.4%
61Bedford County648+1.1%
62Sullivan County644+8.2%
63Carbon County633+2.6%
64Juniata County631+2.6%
65Snyder County623+1.6%
66Pike County607+2.9%
67Perry County587+2.1%

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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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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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Chester County, with $1,285 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Perry County, with $587 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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