Counties in Kansas by wages and salaries paid

Johnson County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 105 counties in 2016, at $20.13 billion. Elk County had the lowest, at $17.47 million. The median was $97.46 million and the figure for Kansas was $67.25 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest20,128.5Johnson County
Lowest17.5Elk County
Median97.5105 counties
Kansas67,254.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Allen County: 200.6 USD millionAnderson County: 76.2 USD millionAtchison County: 229 USD millionBarber County: 62.9 USD millionBarton County: 474.3 USD millionBourbon County: 248.4 USD millionBrown County: 207.2 USD millionButler County: 757.6 USD millionChase County: 31.8 USD millionChautauqua County: 26.5 USD millionCherokee County: 244.1 USD millionCheyenne County: 31.9 USD millionClark County: 33 USD millionClay County: 102.8 USD millionCloud County: 115.8 USD millionCoffey County: 253.6 USD millionComanche County: 21.3 USD millionCowley County: 576.1 USD millionCrawford County: 641.7 USD millionDecatur County: 28.2 USD millionDickinson County: 237.6 USD millionDoniphan County: 92.6 USD millionDouglas County: 2,046.1 USD millionEdwards County: 49.2 USD millionElk County: 17.5 USD millionEllis County: 608.8 USD millionEllsworth County: 88.7 USD millionFinney County: 775.6 USD millionFord County: 728.7 USD millionFranklin County: 403.2 USD millionGeary County: 1,586.8 USD millionGove County: 43.5 USD millionGraham County: 34.3 USD millionGrant County: 161.1 USD millionGray County: 122.7 USD millionGreeley County: 26.9 USD millionGreenwood County: 61.5 USD millionHamilton County: 39.8 USD millionHarper County: 105.5 USD millionHarvey County: 587.7 USD millionHaskell County: 76.7 USD millionHodgeman County: 21.3 USD millionJackson County: 148.5 USD millionJefferson County: 151.9 USD millionJewell County: 25.9 USD millionJohnson County: 20,128.5 USD millionKearny County: 55.5 USD millionKingman County: 97.4 USD millionKiowa County: 47.4 USD millionLabette County: 376.6 USD millionLane County: 27.7 USD millionLeavenworth County: 1,411.2 USD millionLincoln County: 33.3 USD millionLinn County: 102.8 USD millionLogan County: 46.9 USD millionLyon County: 560.1 USD millionMcPherson County: 661.8 USD millionMarion County: 121 USD millionMarshall County: 198.3 USD millionMeade County: 70.8 USD millionMiami County: 350.7 USD millionMitchell County: 122.8 USD millionMontgomery County: 555.3 USD millionMorris County: 51.5 USD millionMorton County: 45.7 USD millionNemaha County: 201.8 USD millionNeosho County: 224.1 USD millionNess County: 45.1 USD millionNorton County: 97 USD millionOsage County: 91.2 USD millionOsborne County: 48.7 USD millionOttawa County: 47.2 USD millionPawnee County: 114.9 USD millionPhillips County: 93.1 USD millionPottawatomie County: 400.7 USD millionPratt County: 175.6 USD millionRawlins County: 36.7 USD millionReno County: 1,038.9 USD millionRepublic County: 65.9 USD millionRice County: 141.1 USD millionRiley County: 1,245.5 USD millionRooks County: 73 USD millionRush County: 40.5 USD millionRussell County: 97.5 USD millionSaline County: 1,243.1 USD millionScott County: 88.1 USD millionSedgwick County: 12,527.9 USD millionSeward County: 430.8 USD millionShawnee County: 4,755.7 USD millionSheridan County: 42.8 USD millionSherman County: 94.6 USD millionSmith County: 44.1 USD millionStafford County: 44.8 USD millionStanton County: 36.8 USD millionStevens County: 78 USD millionSumner County: 268.3 USD millionThomas County: 150.1 USD millionTrego County: 44.8 USD millionWabaunsee County: 46.9 USD millionWallace County: 21.6 USD millionWashington County: 64 USD millionWichita County: 32.6 USD millionWilson County: 137.1 USD millionWoodson County: 21.9 USD millionWyandotte County: 5,131.8 USD million
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USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Johnson County: 20,128.5 USD millionJohnson County20,128.5Sedgwick County: 12,527.9 USD millionSedgwick County12,527.9Wyandotte County: 5,131.8 USD millionWyandotte County5,131.8Shawnee County: 4,755.7 USD millionShawnee County4,755.7Douglas County: 2,046.1 USD millionDouglas County2,046.1Geary County: 1,586.8 USD millionGeary County1,586.8Leavenworth County: 1,411.2 USD millionLeavenworth County1,411.2Riley County: 1,245.5 USD millionRiley County1,245.5Saline County: 1,243.1 USD millionSaline County1,243.1Reno County: 1,038.9 USD millionReno County1,038.9Finney County: 775.6 USD millionFinney County775.6Butler County: 757.6 USD millionButler County757.6Ford County: 728.7 USD millionFord County728.7McPherson County: 661.8 USD millionMcPherson County661.8Crawford County: 641.7 USD millionCrawford County641.7Ellis County: 608.8 USD millionEllis County608.8Harvey County: 587.7 USD millionHarvey County587.7Cowley County: 576.1 USD millionCowley County576.1Lyon County: 560.1 USD millionLyon County560.1Montgomery County: 555.3 USD millionMontgomery County555.3Barton County: 474.3 USD millionBarton County474.3Seward County: 430.8 USD millionSeward County430.8Franklin County: 403.2 USD millionFranklin County403.2Pottawatomie County: 400.7 USD millionPottawatomie County400.7Labette County: 376.6 USD millionLabette County376.6Miami County: 350.7 USD millionMiami County350.7Sumner County: 268.3 USD millionSumner County268.3Coffey County: 253.6 USD millionCoffey County253.6Bourbon County: 248.4 USD millionBourbon County248.4Cherokee County: 244.1 USD millionCherokee County244.1Dickinson County: 237.6 USD millionDickinson County237.6Atchison County: 229 USD millionAtchison County229Neosho County: 224.1 USD millionNeosho County224.1Brown County: 207.2 USD millionBrown County207.2Nemaha County: 201.8 USD millionNemaha County201.8Allen County: 200.6 USD millionAllen County200.6Marshall County: 198.3 USD millionMarshall County198.3Pratt County: 175.6 USD millionPratt County175.6Grant County: 161.1 USD millionGrant County161.1Jefferson County: 151.9 USD millionJefferson County151.9Johnson County: 20,128.5 USD millionJohnson County20,128.5Sedgwick County: 12,527.9 USD millionSedgwick County12,527.9Wyandotte County: 5,131.8 USD millionWyandotte County5,131.8Shawnee County: 4,755.7 USD millionShawnee County4,755.7Douglas County: 2,046.1 USD millionDouglas County2,046.1Geary County: 1,586.8 USD millionGeary County1,586.8Leavenworth County: 1,411.2 USD millionLeavenworth County1,411.2Riley County: 1,245.5 USD millionRiley County1,245.5Saline County: 1,243.1 USD millionSaline County1,243.1Reno County: 1,038.9 USD millionReno County1,038.9Finney County: 775.6 USD millionFinney County775.6Butler County: 757.6 USD millionButler County757.6Ford County: 728.7 USD millionFord County728.7McPherson County: 661.8 USD millionMcPherson County661.8Crawford County: 641.7 USD millionCrawford County641.7Ellis County: 608.8 USD millionEllis County608.8Harvey County: 587.7 USD millionHarvey County587.7Cowley County: 576.1 USD millionCowley County576.1Lyon County: 560.1 USD millionLyon County560.1Montgomery County: 555.3 USD millionMontgomery County555.3Barton County: 474.3 USD millionBarton County474.3Seward County: 430.8 USD millionSeward County430.8Franklin County: 403.2 USD millionFranklin County403.2Pottawatomie County: 400.7 USD millionPottawatomie County400.7Labette County: 376.6 USD millionLabette County376.6Miami County: 350.7 USD millionMiami County350.7Sumner County: 268.3 USD millionSumner County268.3Coffey County: 253.6 USD millionCoffey County253.6Bourbon County: 248.4 USD millionBourbon County248.4Cherokee County: 244.1 USD millionCherokee County244.1Dickinson County: 237.6 USD millionDickinson County237.6Atchison County: 229 USD millionAtchison County229Neosho County: 224.1 USD millionNeosho County224.1Brown County: 207.2 USD millionBrown County207.2Nemaha County: 201.8 USD millionNemaha County201.8Allen County: 200.6 USD millionAllen County200.6Marshall County: 198.3 USD millionMarshall County198.3Pratt County: 175.6 USD millionPratt County175.6Grant County: 161.1 USD millionGrant County161.1Jefferson County: 151.9 USD millionJefferson County151.9
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Johnson County20,128.5+0.8%
2Sedgwick County12,527.9-0.3%
3Wyandotte County5,131.8+4.2%
4Shawnee County4,755.7+2.6%
5Douglas County2,046.1+3.5%
6Geary County1,586.8-2.7%
7Leavenworth County1,411.2+0.6%
8Riley County1,245.5+1.7%
9Saline County1,243.1+2.8%
10Reno County1,038.9-0.9%
11Finney County775.6+5.7%
12Butler County757.6-0.6%
13Ford County728.7+6.7%
14McPherson County661.8-9.8%
15Crawford County641.7+1.8%
16Ellis County608.8-2.7%
17Harvey County587.7+0.9%
18Cowley County576.1+2.3%
19Lyon County560.1+3.7%
20Montgomery County555.3-9%
21Barton County474.3-5.5%
22Seward County430.8-3.3%
23Franklin County403.2+2.8%
24Pottawatomie County400.7+2.8%
25Labette County376.6+0.9%
26Miami County350.7+9.2%
27Sumner County268.3+1.3%
28Coffey County253.6-3.9%
29Bourbon County248.4+0.3%
30Cherokee County244.1+0.2%
31Dickinson County237.6-0.4%
32Atchison County229-3%
33Neosho County224.1-0.7%
34Brown County207.2-1.8%
35Nemaha County201.8+4.7%
36Allen County200.6-2.8%
37Marshall County198.3-6.6%
38Pratt County175.6-4.1%
39Grant County161.1-0.2%
40Jefferson County151.9+2.8%
41Thomas County150.1+0.4%
42Jackson County148.5+2%
43Rice County141.1-5.2%
44Wilson County137.1+4.2%
45Mitchell County122.8-0.6%
46Gray County122.7+3.7%
47Marion County121+0.1%
48Cloud County115.8+1.9%
49Pawnee County114.9-0.9%
50Harper County105.5+6.1%
51Clay County102.8-2.6%
52Linn County102.8+5%
53Russell County97.5-8.6%
54Kingman County97.4+3%
55Norton County97+1%
56Sherman County94.6+1.6%
57Phillips County93.1+1.8%
58Doniphan County92.6+4.8%
59Osage County91.2-0.4%
60Ellsworth County88.7+0.2%
61Scott County88.1+5.8%
62Stevens County78-21.1%
63Haskell County76.7+5.3%
64Anderson County76.2+8.3%
65Rooks County73-4.3%
66Meade County70.8+5.3%
67Republic County65.9+2.8%
68Washington County64+3.4%
69Barber County62.9-2.6%
70Greenwood County61.5+7.1%
71Kearny County55.5-0.1%
72Morris County51.5+2.8%
73Edwards County49.2-5.7%
74Osborne County48.7+2.5%
75Kiowa County47.4+0.2%
76Ottawa County47.2+2.3%
77Wabaunsee County46.9+5%
78Logan County46.9+0.2%
79Morton County45.7-0.1%
80Ness County45.1-11.3%
81Stafford County44.8+1.6%
82Trego County44.8-6.1%
83Smith County44.1+5.2%
84Gove County43.5+1.9%
85Sheridan County42.8+5.5%
86Rush County40.5-2.1%
87Hamilton County39.8+2.6%
88Stanton County36.8+7.6%
89Rawlins County36.7-0.4%
90Graham County34.3-7.8%
91Lincoln County33.3+5.3%
92Clark County33+19.2%
93Wichita County32.6+5.3%
94Cheyenne County31.9+3.3%
95Chase County31.8+4%
96Decatur County28.2-2.4%
97Lane County27.7+0.3%
98Greeley County26.9+6.7%
99Chautauqua County26.5+2.2%
100Jewell County25.9+3%
101Woodson County21.9+2.2%
102Wallace County21.6-2%
103Comanche County21.3+1.7%
104Hodgeman County21.3+9.3%
105Elk County17.5-13.1%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Johnson County, with $20.13 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Elk County, with $17.47 million in 2016.

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