Counties in Wyoming by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Sweetwater County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 23 counties in 2018, at $1,132. Niobrara County had the lowest, at $689. The median was $808 and the figure for Wyoming was $924. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,132Sweetwater County
Median80823 counties
Wyoming924History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 784 USDBig Horn County: 784 USDCampbell County: 1,111 USDCarbon County: 941 USDConverse County: 1,031 USDCrook County: 848 USDFremont County: 793 USDGoshen County: 721 USDHot Springs County: 721 USDJohnson County: 756 USDLaramie County: 907 USDLincoln County: 901 USDNatrona County: 966 USDNiobrara County: 689 USDPark County: 781 USDPlatte County: 902 USDSheridan County: 808 USDSublette County: 1,091 USDSweetwater County: 1,132 USDTeton County: 926 USDUinta County: 782 USDWashakie County: 785 USDWeston County: 787 USD
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  • 780 to 790
  • 790 to 900
  • 900 to 960
  • 960 and over
USD, 2018. 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.

All counties, 2018

Sweetwater County: 1,132 USDSweetwater County1,132Campbell County: 1,111 USDCampbell County1,111Sublette County: 1,091 USDSublette County1,091Converse County: 1,031 USDConverse County1,031Natrona County: 966 USDNatrona County966Carbon County: 941 USDCarbon County941Teton County: 926 USDTeton County926Laramie County: 907 USDLaramie County907Platte County: 902 USDPlatte County902Lincoln County: 901 USDLincoln County901Crook County: 848 USDCrook County848Sheridan County: 808 USDSheridan County808Fremont County: 793 USDFremont County793Weston County: 787 USDWeston County787Washakie County: 785 USDWashakie County785Albany County: 784 USDAlbany County784Big Horn County: 784 USDBig Horn County784Uinta County: 782 USDUinta County782Park County: 781 USDPark County781Johnson County: 756 USDJohnson County756Goshen County: 721 USDGoshen County721Hot Springs County: 721 USDHot Springs County721Niobrara County: 689 USDNiobrara County689Sweetwater County: 1,132 USDSweetwater County1,132Campbell County: 1,111 USDCampbell County1,111Sublette County: 1,091 USDSublette County1,091Converse County: 1,031 USDConverse County1,031Natrona County: 966 USDNatrona County966Carbon County: 941 USDCarbon County941Teton County: 926 USDTeton County926Laramie County: 907 USDLaramie County907Platte County: 902 USDPlatte County902Lincoln County: 901 USDLincoln County901Crook County: 848 USDCrook County848Sheridan County: 808 USDSheridan County808Fremont County: 793 USDFremont County793Weston County: 787 USDWeston County787Washakie County: 785 USDWashakie County785Albany County: 784 USDAlbany County784Big Horn County: 784 USDBig Horn County784Uinta County: 782 USDUinta County782Park County: 781 USDPark County781Johnson County: 756 USDJohnson County756Goshen County: 721 USDGoshen County721Hot Springs County: 721 USDHot Springs County721Niobrara County: 689 USDNiobrara County689
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

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Sweetwater County1,132+1.4%
2Campbell County1,111+4.1%
3Sublette County1,091-0.5%
4Converse County1,031+5.3%
5Natrona County966+5.1%
6Carbon County941+6.6%
7Teton County926+5.5%
8Laramie County907+3.8%
9Platte County902+5.1%
10Lincoln County901+3.1%
11Crook County848+5.7%
12Sheridan County808+4.3%
13Fremont County793+3.5%
14Weston County787+6.5%
15Washakie County785+0.3%
16Albany County784+1%
16Big Horn County784+1%
18Uinta County782+2.1%
19Park County781+2.4%
20Johnson County756+6.5%
21Goshen County721+2.6%
21Hot Springs County721+7.1%
23Niobrara County689+2.5%

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/2018/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 Wyoming by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/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 Wyoming by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/wyoming-counties?period=2018. 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 Wyoming by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/wyoming-counties?period=2018.

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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 Wyoming by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/wyoming-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sweetwater County, with $1,132 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Niobrara County, with $689 in 2018.

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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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