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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 2019, at $1,395. Perry County had the lowest, at $657. The median was $841 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,106. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,395Chester County
Lowest657Perry County
Median84167 counties
Pennsylvania1,106History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 834 USDAllegheny County: 1,205 USDArmstrong County: 813 USDBeaver County: 1,024 USDBedford County: 720 USDBerks County: 984 USDBlair County: 829 USDBradford County: 953 USDBucks County: 1,020 USDButler County: 1,021 USDCambria County: 783 USDCameron County: 760 USDCarbon County: 719 USDCentre County: 1,011 USDChester County: 1,395 USDClarion County: 722 USDClearfield County: 796 USDClinton County: 846 USDColumbia County: 801 USDCrawford County: 792 USDCumberland County: 1,012 USDDauphin County: 1,091 USDDelaware County: 1,169 USDElk County: 855 USDErie County: 835 USDFayette County: 804 USDForest County: 881 USDFranklin County: 859 USDFulton County: 929 USDGreene County: 1,109 USDHuntingdon County: 771 USDIndiana County: 914 USDJefferson County: 769 USDJuniata County: 706 USDLackawanna County: 829 USDLancaster County: 919 USDLawrence County: 828 USDLebanon County: 853 USDLehigh County: 1,087 USDLuzerne County: 867 USDLycoming County: 871 USDMcKean County: 802 USDMercer County: 837 USDMifflin County: 785 USDMonroe County: 852 USDMontgomery County: 1,378 USDMontour County: 1,346 USDNorthampton County: 938 USDNorthumberland County: 792 USDPerry County: 657 USDPhiladelphia County: 1,330 USDPike County: 670 USDPotter County: 828 USDSchuylkill County: 839 USDSnyder County: 700 USDSomerset County: 799 USDSullivan County: 721 USDSusquehanna County: 835 USDTioga County: 841 USDUnion County: 882 USDVenango County: 798 USDWarren County: 820 USDWashington County: 1,124 USDWayne County: 796 USDWestmoreland County: 898 USDWyoming County: 979 USDYork County: 960 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Chester County: 1,395 USDChester County1,395Montgomery County: 1,378 USDMontgomery County1,378Montour County: 1,346 USDMontour County1,346Philadelphia County: 1,330 USDPhiladelphia County1,330Allegheny County: 1,205 USDAllegheny County1,205Delaware County: 1,169 USDDelaware County1,169Washington County: 1,124 USDWashington County1,124Greene County: 1,109 USDGreene County1,109Dauphin County: 1,091 USDDauphin County1,091Lehigh County: 1,087 USDLehigh County1,087Beaver County: 1,024 USDBeaver County1,024Butler County: 1,021 USDButler County1,021Bucks County: 1,020 USDBucks County1,020Cumberland County: 1,012 USDCumberland County1,012Centre County: 1,011 USDCentre County1,011Berks County: 984 USDBerks County984Wyoming County: 979 USDWyoming County979York County: 960 USDYork County960Bradford County: 953 USDBradford County953Northampton County: 938 USDNorthampton County938Fulton County: 929 USDFulton County929Lancaster County: 919 USDLancaster County919Indiana County: 914 USDIndiana County914Westmoreland County: 898 USDWestmoreland County898Union County: 882 USDUnion County882Forest County: 881 USDForest County881Lycoming County: 871 USDLycoming County871Luzerne County: 867 USDLuzerne County867Franklin County: 859 USDFranklin County859Elk County: 855 USDElk County855Lebanon County: 853 USDLebanon County853Monroe County: 852 USDMonroe County852Clinton County: 846 USDClinton County846Tioga County: 841 USDTioga County841Schuylkill County: 839 USDSchuylkill County839Mercer County: 837 USDMercer County837Erie County: 835 USDErie County835Susquehanna County: 835 USDSusquehanna County835Adams County: 834 USDAdams County834Blair County: 829 USDBlair County829Chester County: 1,395 USDChester County1,395Montgomery County: 1,378 USDMontgomery County1,378Montour County: 1,346 USDMontour County1,346Philadelphia County: 1,330 USDPhiladelphia County1,330Allegheny County: 1,205 USDAllegheny County1,205Delaware County: 1,169 USDDelaware County1,169Washington County: 1,124 USDWashington County1,124Greene County: 1,109 USDGreene County1,109Dauphin County: 1,091 USDDauphin County1,091Lehigh County: 1,087 USDLehigh County1,087Beaver County: 1,024 USDBeaver County1,024Butler County: 1,021 USDButler County1,021Bucks County: 1,020 USDBucks County1,020Cumberland County: 1,012 USDCumberland County1,012Centre County: 1,011 USDCentre County1,011Berks County: 984 USDBerks County984Wyoming County: 979 USDWyoming County979York County: 960 USDYork County960Bradford County: 953 USDBradford County953Northampton County: 938 USDNorthampton County938Fulton County: 929 USDFulton County929Lancaster County: 919 USDLancaster County919Indiana County: 914 USDIndiana County914Westmoreland County: 898 USDWestmoreland County898Union County: 882 USDUnion County882Forest County: 881 USDForest County881Lycoming County: 871 USDLycoming County871Luzerne County: 867 USDLuzerne County867Franklin County: 859 USDFranklin County859Elk County: 855 USDElk County855Lebanon County: 853 USDLebanon County853Monroe County: 852 USDMonroe County852Clinton County: 846 USDClinton County846Tioga County: 841 USDTioga County841Schuylkill County: 839 USDSchuylkill County839Mercer County: 837 USDMercer County837Erie County: 835 USDErie County835Susquehanna County: 835 USDSusquehanna County835Adams County: 834 USDAdams County834Blair County: 829 USDBlair County829
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Chester County1,395+2.1%
2Montgomery County1,378+3.1%
3Montour County1,346+2.4%
4Philadelphia County1,330+5.1%
5Allegheny County1,205+3.1%
6Delaware County1,169+1.6%
7Washington County1,124+2.9%
8Greene County1,109+4.1%
9Dauphin County1,091+3.5%
10Lehigh County1,087+4.8%
11Beaver County1,024+11.2%
12Butler County1,021+3.4%
13Bucks County1,020+2.2%
14Cumberland County1,012+3.1%
15Centre County1,011+4.2%
16Berks County984+1.7%
17Wyoming County979+2.6%
18York County960+2.2%
19Bradford County953+5%
20Northampton County938+2.4%
21Fulton County929+1.2%
22Lancaster County919+3.1%
23Indiana County914+3.2%
24Westmoreland County898+2.5%
25Union County882+3.5%
26Forest County881+1.6%
27Lycoming County871+2.4%
28Luzerne County867+2.6%
29Franklin County859+2.5%
30Elk County855+1.4%
31Lebanon County853+4.2%
32Monroe County852+3.6%
33Clinton County846+4.1%
34Tioga County841+4%
35Schuylkill County839+2.2%
36Mercer County837+2.7%
37Erie County835+2.8%
37Susquehanna County835+4.9%
39Adams County834+4%
40Blair County829+3.5%
40Lackawanna County829+1.7%
42Lawrence County828+4.5%
42Potter County828+1.8%
44Warren County820+2.4%
45Armstrong County813+3.6%
46Fayette County804+4.6%
47McKean County802-0.6%
48Columbia County801+2.8%
49Somerset County799+3.4%
50Venango County798+4.9%
51Clearfield County796+2.8%
51Wayne County796+3.6%
53Crawford County792+0.9%
53Northumberland County792+3%
55Mifflin County785+2.7%
56Cambria County783+3.3%
57Huntingdon County771+0.9%
58Jefferson County769+1.6%
59Cameron County760-0.5%
60Clarion County722+2.7%
61Sullivan County721+0.3%
62Bedford County720+1.4%
63Carbon County719+1.7%
64Juniata County706+2.8%
65Snyder County700-0.6%
66Pike County670+3.2%
67Perry County657+3.6%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Chester County, with $1,395 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Perry County, with $657 in 2019.

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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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