Counties in Kansas by wages and salaries paid

Johnson County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 105 counties in 2019, at $22.95 billion. Elk County had the lowest, at $18.64 million. The median was $101.4 million and the figure for Kansas was $74.39 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest22,946Johnson County
Lowest18.6Elk County
Median101.4105 counties
Kansas74,393.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 233.2 USD millionAnderson County: 83.6 USD millionAtchison County: 273.9 USD millionBarber County: 65.5 USD millionBarton County: 529.7 USD millionBourbon County: 249.6 USD millionBrown County: 214.3 USD millionButler County: 857.6 USD millionChase County: 41.5 USD millionChautauqua County: 27.3 USD millionCherokee County: 272.1 USD millionCheyenne County: 37.6 USD millionClark County: 31.2 USD millionClay County: 108.1 USD millionCloud County: 119.2 USD millionCoffey County: 242.4 USD millionComanche County: 22.1 USD millionCowley County: 604.4 USD millionCrawford County: 709.5 USD millionDecatur County: 30.6 USD millionDickinson County: 257.5 USD millionDoniphan County: 100.2 USD millionDouglas County: 2,294.7 USD millionEdwards County: 41.3 USD millionElk County: 18.6 USD millionEllis County: 664.2 USD millionEllsworth County: 100.1 USD millionFinney County: 877.6 USD millionFord County: 801 USD millionFranklin County: 423.5 USD millionGeary County: 1,606.3 USD millionGove County: 51.1 USD millionGraham County: 35.6 USD millionGrant County: 147.1 USD millionGray County: 132 USD millionGreeley County: 25.7 USD millionGreenwood County: 67.5 USD millionHamilton County: 44.8 USD millionHarper County: 117.1 USD millionHarvey County: 639.7 USD millionHaskell County: 82.5 USD millionHodgeman County: 22.7 USD millionJackson County: 161.3 USD millionJefferson County: 157.6 USD millionJewell County: 28.6 USD millionJohnson County: 22,946 USD millionKearny County: 55.8 USD millionKingman County: 90.5 USD millionKiowa County: 40.3 USD millionLabette County: 403.3 USD millionLane County: 31 USD millionLeavenworth County: 1,489.1 USD millionLincoln County: 36.7 USD millionLinn County: 99.5 USD millionLogan County: 50.8 USD millionLyon County: 620.8 USD millionMcPherson County: 825.5 USD millionMarion County: 134.4 USD millionMarshall County: 216 USD millionMeade County: 72.2 USD millionMiami County: 381.6 USD millionMitchell County: 125.3 USD millionMontgomery County: 594.3 USD millionMorris County: 57 USD millionMorton County: 46.6 USD millionNemaha County: 229.7 USD millionNeosho County: 262.6 USD millionNess County: 49.4 USD millionNorton County: 100.9 USD millionOsage County: 115.4 USD millionOsborne County: 60.3 USD millionOttawa County: 48.5 USD millionPawnee County: 115.7 USD millionPhillips County: 94 USD millionPottawatomie County: 431.3 USD millionPratt County: 199.9 USD millionRawlins County: 40.2 USD millionReno County: 1,147 USD millionRepublic County: 64.7 USD millionRice County: 177 USD millionRiley County: 1,341.1 USD millionRooks County: 72.9 USD millionRush County: 43.7 USD millionRussell County: 96 USD millionSaline County: 1,317.9 USD millionScott County: 97 USD millionSedgwick County: 13,907.3 USD millionSeward County: 502 USD millionShawnee County: 5,080.6 USD millionSheridan County: 46 USD millionSherman County: 101.4 USD millionSmith County: 49.9 USD millionStafford County: 49.5 USD millionStanton County: 42.5 USD millionStevens County: 82.4 USD millionSumner County: 295.5 USD millionThomas County: 169.1 USD millionTrego County: 48.8 USD millionWabaunsee County: 52.9 USD millionWallace County: 23 USD millionWashington County: 70.9 USD millionWichita County: 51.7 USD millionWilson County: 146.4 USD millionWoodson County: 25.4 USD millionWyandotte County: 5,574.9 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Johnson County: 22,946 USD millionJohnson County22,946Sedgwick County: 13,907.3 USD millionSedgwick County13,907.3Wyandotte County: 5,574.9 USD millionWyandotte County5,574.9Shawnee County: 5,080.6 USD millionShawnee County5,080.6Douglas County: 2,294.7 USD millionDouglas County2,294.7Geary County: 1,606.3 USD millionGeary County1,606.3Leavenworth County: 1,489.1 USD millionLeavenworth County1,489.1Riley County: 1,341.1 USD millionRiley County1,341.1Saline County: 1,317.9 USD millionSaline County1,317.9Reno County: 1,147 USD millionReno County1,147Finney County: 877.6 USD millionFinney County877.6Butler County: 857.6 USD millionButler County857.6McPherson County: 825.5 USD millionMcPherson County825.5Ford County: 801 USD millionFord County801Crawford County: 709.5 USD millionCrawford County709.5Ellis County: 664.2 USD millionEllis County664.2Harvey County: 639.7 USD millionHarvey County639.7Lyon County: 620.8 USD millionLyon County620.8Cowley County: 604.4 USD millionCowley County604.4Montgomery County: 594.3 USD millionMontgomery County594.3Barton County: 529.7 USD millionBarton County529.7Seward County: 502 USD millionSeward County502Pottawatomie County: 431.3 USD millionPottawatomie County431.3Franklin County: 423.5 USD millionFranklin County423.5Labette County: 403.3 USD millionLabette County403.3Miami County: 381.6 USD millionMiami County381.6Sumner County: 295.5 USD millionSumner County295.5Atchison County: 273.9 USD millionAtchison County273.9Cherokee County: 272.1 USD millionCherokee County272.1Neosho County: 262.6 USD millionNeosho County262.6Dickinson County: 257.5 USD millionDickinson County257.5Bourbon County: 249.6 USD millionBourbon County249.6Coffey County: 242.4 USD millionCoffey County242.4Allen County: 233.2 USD millionAllen County233.2Nemaha County: 229.7 USD millionNemaha County229.7Marshall County: 216 USD millionMarshall County216Brown County: 214.3 USD millionBrown County214.3Pratt County: 199.9 USD millionPratt County199.9Rice County: 177 USD millionRice County177Thomas County: 169.1 USD millionThomas County169.1Johnson County: 22,946 USD millionJohnson County22,946Sedgwick County: 13,907.3 USD millionSedgwick County13,907.3Wyandotte County: 5,574.9 USD millionWyandotte County5,574.9Shawnee County: 5,080.6 USD millionShawnee County5,080.6Douglas County: 2,294.7 USD millionDouglas County2,294.7Geary County: 1,606.3 USD millionGeary County1,606.3Leavenworth County: 1,489.1 USD millionLeavenworth County1,489.1Riley County: 1,341.1 USD millionRiley County1,341.1Saline County: 1,317.9 USD millionSaline County1,317.9Reno County: 1,147 USD millionReno County1,147Finney County: 877.6 USD millionFinney County877.6Butler County: 857.6 USD millionButler County857.6McPherson County: 825.5 USD millionMcPherson County825.5Ford County: 801 USD millionFord County801Crawford County: 709.5 USD millionCrawford County709.5Ellis County: 664.2 USD millionEllis County664.2Harvey County: 639.7 USD millionHarvey County639.7Lyon County: 620.8 USD millionLyon County620.8Cowley County: 604.4 USD millionCowley County604.4Montgomery County: 594.3 USD millionMontgomery County594.3Barton County: 529.7 USD millionBarton County529.7Seward County: 502 USD millionSeward County502Pottawatomie County: 431.3 USD millionPottawatomie County431.3Franklin County: 423.5 USD millionFranklin County423.5Labette County: 403.3 USD millionLabette County403.3Miami County: 381.6 USD millionMiami County381.6Sumner County: 295.5 USD millionSumner County295.5Atchison County: 273.9 USD millionAtchison County273.9Cherokee County: 272.1 USD millionCherokee County272.1Neosho County: 262.6 USD millionNeosho County262.6Dickinson County: 257.5 USD millionDickinson County257.5Bourbon County: 249.6 USD millionBourbon County249.6Coffey County: 242.4 USD millionCoffey County242.4Allen County: 233.2 USD millionAllen County233.2Nemaha County: 229.7 USD millionNemaha County229.7Marshall County: 216 USD millionMarshall County216Brown County: 214.3 USD millionBrown County214.3Pratt County: 199.9 USD millionPratt County199.9Rice County: 177 USD millionRice County177Thomas County: 169.1 USD millionThomas County169.1
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Johnson County22,946+4.7%
2Sedgwick County13,907.3+5.2%
3Wyandotte County5,574.9+3.5%
4Shawnee County5,080.6+0.4%
5Douglas County2,294.7+5.5%
6Geary County1,606.3-0.8%
7Leavenworth County1,489.1+2.1%
8Riley County1,341.1+4.5%
9Saline County1,317.9+1.9%
10Reno County1,147+3.1%
11Finney County877.6+3.4%
12Butler County857.6+5.9%
13McPherson County825.5+14.2%
14Ford County801+4.5%
15Crawford County709.5+2.9%
16Ellis County664.2+3.2%
17Harvey County639.7+4.8%
18Lyon County620.8+3.5%
19Cowley County604.4-0.6%
20Montgomery County594.3+0.6%
21Barton County529.7+5.7%
22Seward County502+4.7%
23Pottawatomie County431.3-0.5%
24Franklin County423.5+3.8%
25Labette County403.3+1.8%
26Miami County381.6+4.1%
27Sumner County295.5+5.3%
28Atchison County273.9+3.4%
29Cherokee County272.1+4.2%
30Neosho County262.6+7%
31Dickinson County257.5+2.2%
32Bourbon County249.6-5.6%
33Coffey County242.4-6.8%
34Allen County233.2+7.4%
35Nemaha County229.7+7.3%
36Marshall County216+3.5%
37Brown County214.3-6.1%
38Pratt County199.9+3.1%
39Rice County177+5.1%
40Thomas County169.1+5.5%
41Jackson County161.3+2.7%
42Jefferson County157.6+4.4%
43Grant County147.1-3%
44Wilson County146.4-0.2%
45Marion County134.4+1.3%
46Gray County132+3.6%
47Mitchell County125.3+1%
48Cloud County119.2+5.8%
49Harper County117.1+15.6%
50Pawnee County115.7+5%
51Osage County115.4+19.6%
52Clay County108.1+2.1%
53Sherman County101.4-1%
54Norton County100.9+2.6%
55Doniphan County100.2+10.2%
56Ellsworth County100.1+7.3%
57Linn County99.5+3.3%
58Scott County97+6.7%
59Russell County96+1%
60Phillips County94+0.6%
61Kingman County90.5-3.3%
62Anderson County83.6+6.4%
63Haskell County82.5+9%
64Stevens County82.4+10.2%
65Rooks County72.9+0.6%
66Meade County72.2-0.2%
67Washington County70.9+7.3%
68Greenwood County67.5+4.1%
69Barber County65.5+0.7%
70Republic County64.7-2%
71Osborne County60.3+0.2%
72Morris County57+3.8%
73Kearny County55.8+3.6%
74Wabaunsee County52.9+0.4%
75Wichita County51.7+15.1%
76Gove County51.1+11.1%
77Logan County50.8+2.9%
78Smith County49.9+5.6%
79Stafford County49.5+7.6%
80Ness County49.4+5.7%
81Trego County48.8+3.6%
82Ottawa County48.5+4.1%
83Morton County46.6+4%
84Sheridan County46+4.5%
85Hamilton County44.8+8.6%
86Rush County43.7+1.3%
87Stanton County42.5+8.1%
88Chase County41.5+9.9%
89Edwards County41.3+3.3%
90Kiowa County40.3+6.7%
91Rawlins County40.2+6.3%
92Cheyenne County37.6+10.2%
93Lincoln County36.7+1%
94Graham County35.6+0.7%
95Clark County31.2+2.6%
96Lane County31+4.4%
97Decatur County30.6+5.3%
98Jewell County28.6+4.6%
99Chautauqua County27.3+2.9%
100Greeley County25.7-1.1%
101Woodson County25.4+4.2%
102Wallace County23+2.5%
103Hodgeman County22.7+6.8%
104Comanche County22.1+4.3%
105Elk County18.6-2.3%

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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 $22.95 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Elk County, with $18.64 million in 2019.

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