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

All 133 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/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arlington County | 2,521 |
| 2 | Goochland County | 2,477 |
| 3 | Fairfax County | 2,212 |
| 4 | Surry County | 2,088 |
| 5 | King George County | 1,869 |
| 6 | Alexandria city | 1,801 |
| 7 | Manassas city | 1,707 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 1,680 |
| 9 | Loudoun County | 1,674 |
| 10 | Falls Church city | 1,588 |
| 11 | Campbell County | 1,448 |
| 12 | Norfolk city | 1,443 |
| 13 | Albemarle County | 1,440 |
| 14 | Charlottesville city | 1,437 |
| 15 | Henrico County | 1,409 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 1,365 |
| 17 | Manassas Park city | 1,349 |
| 18 | Portsmouth city | 1,347 |
| 19 | Fairfax city | 1,345 |
| 20 | Hopewell city | 1,325 |
| 21 | Fauquier County | 1,307 |
| 22 | Salem city | 1,278 |
| 23 | Greensville County | 1,276 |
| 24 | Prince William County | 1,269 |
| 25 | Fredericksburg city | 1,265 |
| 25 | Stafford County | 1,265 |
| 27 | Hampton city | 1,260 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 1,244 |
| 29 | Roanoke city | 1,242 |
| 29 | Winchester city | 1,242 |
| 31 | Isle of Wight County | 1,232 |
| 32 | Louisa County | 1,231 |
| 33 | Prince George County | 1,230 |
| 34 | Chesterfield County | 1,213 |
| 35 | Buchanan County | 1,208 |
| 36 | Frederick County | 1,206 |
| 37 | Bland County | 1,195 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 1,194 |
| 39 | Lynchburg city | 1,192 |
| 40 | King William County | 1,185 |
| 41 | Augusta County | 1,179 |
| 41 | King and Queen County | 1,179 |
| 43 | Suffolk city | 1,174 |
| 44 | Bath County | 1,165 |
| 44 | Covington city | 1,165 |
| 46 | Chesapeake city | 1,161 |
| 47 | Hanover County | 1,159 |
| 48 | Virginia Beach city | 1,155 |
| 49 | Rockingham County | 1,143 |
| 50 | Charles City County | 1,140 |
| 51 | Botetourt County | 1,139 |
| 52 | Fluvanna County | 1,113 |
| 53 | Culpeper County | 1,107 |
| 54 | Clarke County | 1,104 |
| 55 | Buena Vista city | 1,095 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 1,083 |
| 57 | Roanoke County | 1,082 |
| 58 | York County | 1,080 |
| 59 | Accomack County | 1,068 |
| 60 | Petersburg city | 1,062 |
| 61 | Warren County | 1,060 |
| 62 | Pulaski County | 1,053 |
| 63 | Dickenson County | 1,052 |
| 63 | Williamsburg city | 1,052 |
| 65 | Nottoway County | 1,051 |
| 66 | Radford city | 1,050 |
| 67 | Giles County | 1,048 |
| 68 | James City County | 1,047 |
| 69 | Mecklenburg County | 1,044 |
| 69 | Spotsylvania County | 1,044 |
| 71 | Sussex County | 1,040 |
| 72 | Lancaster County | 1,030 |
| 73 | Brunswick County | 1,029 |
| 74 | New Kent County | 1,028 |
| 75 | Halifax County | 1,026 |
| 75 | Harrisonburg city | 1,026 |
| 77 | Madison County | 1,021 |
| 78 | Craig County | 1,010 |
| 79 | Buckingham County | 1,008 |
| 80 | Danville city | 993 |
| 80 | Lexington city | 993 |
| 82 | Northumberland County | 992 |
| 83 | Orange County | 991 |
| 84 | Pittsylvania County | 989 |
| 84 | Southampton County | 989 |
| 86 | Shenandoah County | 984 |
| 87 | Nelson County | 982 |
| 88 | Prince Edward County | 980 |
| 89 | Rappahannock County | 978 |
| 90 | Russell County | 972 |
| 90 | Smyth County | 972 |
| 92 | Richmond County | 970 |
| 93 | Amelia County | 969 |
| 94 | Washington County | 967 |
| 95 | Bedford County | 964 |
| 96 | Caroline County | 957 |
| 97 | Highland County | 955 |
| 98 | Charlotte County | 953 |
| 99 | Staunton city | 951 |
| 100 | Amherst County | 950 |
| 101 | Franklin County | 943 |
| 102 | Gloucester County | 940 |
| 103 | Essex County | 937 |
| 103 | Waynesboro city | 937 |
| 105 | Norton city | 934 |
| 106 | Wise County | 931 |
| 107 | Middlesex County | 930 |
| 108 | Wythe County | 926 |
| 109 | Lunenburg County | 925 |
| 110 | Scott County | 917 |
| 111 | Alleghany County | 915 |
| 112 | Poquoson city | 914 |
| 113 | Lee County | 910 |
| 114 | Henry County | 900 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 896 |
| 116 | Bristol city | 895 |
| 117 | Cumberland County | 888 |
| 118 | Rockbridge County | 886 |
| 119 | Westmoreland County | 879 |
| 120 | Northampton County | 870 |
| 121 | Page County | 868 |
| 122 | Colonial Heights city | 864 |
| 123 | Greene County | 859 |
| 124 | Martinsville city | 852 |
| 125 | Appomattox County | 839 |
| 125 | Franklin city | 839 |
| 127 | Floyd County | 836 |
| 128 | Mathews County | 830 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 822 |
| 130 | Galax city | 813 |
| 131 | Emporia city | 809 |
| 132 | Patrick County | 799 |
| 133 | Grayson County | 780 |