Counties in Kansas by wages and salaries paid

Johnson County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 105 counties in 2022, at $27.32 billion. Elk County had the lowest, at $23.52 million. The median was $121.01 million and the figure for Kansas was $85.87 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest27,315.9Johnson County
Lowest23.5Elk County
Median121105 counties
Kansas85,871.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 257.2 USD millionAnderson County: 101.4 USD millionAtchison County: 287.2 USD millionBarber County: 75.8 USD millionBarton County: 576.6 USD millionBourbon County: 257.5 USD millionBrown County: 230.6 USD millionButler County: 992.8 USD millionChase County: 40.8 USD millionChautauqua County: 30.3 USD millionCherokee County: 316.7 USD millionCheyenne County: 37.8 USD millionClark County: 38.5 USD millionClay County: 121 USD millionCloud County: 140.1 USD millionCoffey County: 244.3 USD millionComanche County: 25.3 USD millionCowley County: 677.5 USD millionCrawford County: 836.7 USD millionDecatur County: 33 USD millionDickinson County: 306.2 USD millionDoniphan County: 125.1 USD millionDouglas County: 2,632.8 USD millionEdwards County: 41.8 USD millionElk County: 23.5 USD millionEllis County: 766.6 USD millionEllsworth County: 107.9 USD millionFinney County: 1,029.6 USD millionFord County: 1,026.9 USD millionFranklin County: 517.8 USD millionGeary County: 1,756.9 USD millionGove County: 52.5 USD millionGraham County: 46.1 USD millionGrant County: 130.3 USD millionGray County: 138.6 USD millionGreeley County: 26.6 USD millionGreenwood County: 63.5 USD millionHamilton County: 53.5 USD millionHarper County: 122.4 USD millionHarvey County: 722.6 USD millionHaskell County: 82.7 USD millionHodgeman County: 26.6 USD millionJackson County: 182.2 USD millionJefferson County: 192.8 USD millionJewell County: 28.4 USD millionJohnson County: 27,315.9 USD millionKearny County: 61.2 USD millionKingman County: 114.3 USD millionKiowa County: 40 USD millionLabette County: 434.7 USD millionLane County: 27.5 USD millionLeavenworth County: 1,655.1 USD millionLincoln County: 46.8 USD millionLinn County: 108.6 USD millionLogan County: 57.9 USD millionLyon County: 753.7 USD millionMcPherson County: 923.1 USD millionMarion County: 151.2 USD millionMarshall County: 238.3 USD millionMeade County: 74.8 USD millionMiami County: 459.9 USD millionMitchell County: 148.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 694.1 USD millionMorris County: 64.1 USD millionMorton County: 48.1 USD millionNemaha County: 298.3 USD millionNeosho County: 292.1 USD millionNess County: 57.6 USD millionNorton County: 108.3 USD millionOsage County: 133.9 USD millionOsborne County: 61.5 USD millionOttawa County: 55 USD millionPawnee County: 127 USD millionPhillips County: 101.8 USD millionPottawatomie County: 518.4 USD millionPratt County: 221.7 USD millionRawlins County: 48.3 USD millionReno County: 1,295.4 USD millionRepublic County: 80.9 USD millionRice County: 183.2 USD millionRiley County: 1,556.6 USD millionRooks County: 80.5 USD millionRush County: 47.6 USD millionRussell County: 110.4 USD millionSaline County: 1,548 USD millionScott County: 101.9 USD millionSedgwick County: 15,845.5 USD millionSeward County: 644.2 USD millionShawnee County: 5,988.2 USD millionSheridan County: 51.5 USD millionSherman County: 110.3 USD millionSmith County: 59.9 USD millionStafford County: 53.2 USD millionStanton County: 53.2 USD millionStevens County: 112 USD millionSumner County: 301.7 USD millionThomas County: 192.3 USD millionTrego County: 55.9 USD millionWabaunsee County: 57.6 USD millionWallace County: 23.6 USD millionWashington County: 84.3 USD millionWichita County: 35.6 USD millionWilson County: 157.6 USD millionWoodson County: 27.8 USD millionWyandotte County: 6,039.3 USD million
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USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

Johnson County: 27,315.9 USD millionJohnson County27,315.9Sedgwick County: 15,845.5 USD millionSedgwick County15,845.5Wyandotte County: 6,039.3 USD millionWyandotte County6,039.3Shawnee County: 5,988.2 USD millionShawnee County5,988.2Douglas County: 2,632.8 USD millionDouglas County2,632.8Geary County: 1,756.9 USD millionGeary County1,756.9Leavenworth County: 1,655.1 USD millionLeavenworth County1,655.1Riley County: 1,556.6 USD millionRiley County1,556.6Saline County: 1,548 USD millionSaline County1,548Reno County: 1,295.4 USD millionReno County1,295.4Finney County: 1,029.6 USD millionFinney County1,029.6Ford County: 1,026.9 USD millionFord County1,026.9Butler County: 992.8 USD millionButler County992.8McPherson County: 923.1 USD millionMcPherson County923.1Crawford County: 836.7 USD millionCrawford County836.7Ellis County: 766.6 USD millionEllis County766.6Lyon County: 753.7 USD millionLyon County753.7Harvey County: 722.6 USD millionHarvey County722.6Montgomery County: 694.1 USD millionMontgomery County694.1Cowley County: 677.5 USD millionCowley County677.5Seward County: 644.2 USD millionSeward County644.2Barton County: 576.6 USD millionBarton County576.6Pottawatomie County: 518.4 USD millionPottawatomie County518.4Franklin County: 517.8 USD millionFranklin County517.8Miami County: 459.9 USD millionMiami County459.9Labette County: 434.7 USD millionLabette County434.7Cherokee County: 316.7 USD millionCherokee County316.7Dickinson County: 306.2 USD millionDickinson County306.2Sumner County: 301.7 USD millionSumner County301.7Nemaha County: 298.3 USD millionNemaha County298.3Neosho County: 292.1 USD millionNeosho County292.1Atchison County: 287.2 USD millionAtchison County287.2Bourbon County: 257.5 USD millionBourbon County257.5Allen County: 257.2 USD millionAllen County257.2Coffey County: 244.3 USD millionCoffey County244.3Marshall County: 238.3 USD millionMarshall County238.3Brown County: 230.6 USD millionBrown County230.6Pratt County: 221.7 USD millionPratt County221.7Jefferson County: 192.8 USD millionJefferson County192.8Thomas County: 192.3 USD millionThomas County192.3Johnson County: 27,315.9 USD millionJohnson County27,315.9Sedgwick County: 15,845.5 USD millionSedgwick County15,845.5Wyandotte County: 6,039.3 USD millionWyandotte County6,039.3Shawnee County: 5,988.2 USD millionShawnee County5,988.2Douglas County: 2,632.8 USD millionDouglas County2,632.8Geary County: 1,756.9 USD millionGeary County1,756.9Leavenworth County: 1,655.1 USD millionLeavenworth County1,655.1Riley County: 1,556.6 USD millionRiley County1,556.6Saline County: 1,548 USD millionSaline County1,548Reno County: 1,295.4 USD millionReno County1,295.4Finney County: 1,029.6 USD millionFinney County1,029.6Ford County: 1,026.9 USD millionFord County1,026.9Butler County: 992.8 USD millionButler County992.8McPherson County: 923.1 USD millionMcPherson County923.1Crawford County: 836.7 USD millionCrawford County836.7Ellis County: 766.6 USD millionEllis County766.6Lyon County: 753.7 USD millionLyon County753.7Harvey County: 722.6 USD millionHarvey County722.6Montgomery County: 694.1 USD millionMontgomery County694.1Cowley County: 677.5 USD millionCowley County677.5Seward County: 644.2 USD millionSeward County644.2Barton County: 576.6 USD millionBarton County576.6Pottawatomie County: 518.4 USD millionPottawatomie County518.4Franklin County: 517.8 USD millionFranklin County517.8Miami County: 459.9 USD millionMiami County459.9Labette County: 434.7 USD millionLabette County434.7Cherokee County: 316.7 USD millionCherokee County316.7Dickinson County: 306.2 USD millionDickinson County306.2Sumner County: 301.7 USD millionSumner County301.7Nemaha County: 298.3 USD millionNemaha County298.3Neosho County: 292.1 USD millionNeosho County292.1Atchison County: 287.2 USD millionAtchison County287.2Bourbon County: 257.5 USD millionBourbon County257.5Allen County: 257.2 USD millionAllen County257.2Coffey County: 244.3 USD millionCoffey County244.3Marshall County: 238.3 USD millionMarshall County238.3Brown County: 230.6 USD millionBrown County230.6Pratt County: 221.7 USD millionPratt County221.7Jefferson County: 192.8 USD millionJefferson County192.8Thomas County: 192.3 USD millionThomas County192.3
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

RankCounties2022
USD million
Change on 2021
1Johnson County27,315.9+6.7%
2Sedgwick County15,845.5+10.1%
3Wyandotte County6,039.3+8.9%
4Shawnee County5,988.2+8.7%
5Douglas County2,632.8+7.8%
6Geary County1,756.9+2.8%
7Leavenworth County1,655.1+4.5%
8Riley County1,556.6+9.7%
9Saline County1,548+10.5%
10Reno County1,295.4+6%
11Finney County1,029.6+7.4%
12Ford County1,026.9+6.2%
13Butler County992.8+9.1%
14McPherson County923.1+10.3%
15Crawford County836.7+7.8%
16Ellis County766.6+7.9%
17Lyon County753.7+9.6%
18Harvey County722.6+5.2%
19Montgomery County694.1+9.5%
20Cowley County677.5+3.8%
21Seward County644.2+7.7%
22Barton County576.6+7.6%
23Pottawatomie County518.4+9.7%
24Franklin County517.8+7.8%
25Miami County459.9+10.1%
26Labette County434.7+8.7%
27Cherokee County316.7+7.2%
28Dickinson County306.2+4.7%
29Sumner County301.7+6.4%
30Nemaha County298.3+11.9%
31Neosho County292.1+6.9%
32Atchison County287.2+5.2%
33Bourbon County257.5+3.7%
34Allen County257.2+1.8%
35Coffey County244.3-1%
36Marshall County238.3+5%
37Brown County230.6+8.6%
38Pratt County221.7+5.7%
39Jefferson County192.8+7.1%
40Thomas County192.3+8%
41Rice County183.2+8.4%
42Jackson County182.2+3.4%
43Wilson County157.6+7.2%
44Marion County151.2+5.9%
45Mitchell County148.1+5.7%
46Cloud County140.1+6%
47Gray County138.6+4.4%
48Osage County133.9+8.8%
49Grant County130.3+0.8%
50Pawnee County127+4.2%
51Doniphan County125.1+11.5%
52Harper County122.4+4.8%
53Clay County121+3.3%
54Kingman County114.3-9.4%
55Stevens County112+9%
56Russell County110.4+5.7%
57Sherman County110.3+3.4%
58Linn County108.6+6.2%
59Norton County108.3+5.4%
60Ellsworth County107.9+4.5%
61Scott County101.9+0.6%
62Phillips County101.8+7.4%
63Anderson County101.4-17.4%
64Washington County84.3+3.7%
65Haskell County82.7-2.9%
66Republic County80.9+10%
67Rooks County80.5+6.8%
68Barber County75.8+5.5%
69Meade County74.8+1.6%
70Morris County64.1+3.2%
71Greenwood County63.5+5.6%
72Osborne County61.5+3%
73Kearny County61.2-0.2%
74Smith County59.9+9.5%
75Logan County57.9+5.5%
76Ness County57.6+9.3%
77Wabaunsee County57.6+5.4%
78Trego County55.9+0.5%
79Ottawa County55+7.4%
80Hamilton County53.5+3.7%
81Stanton County53.2+0.3%
82Stafford County53.2+2.7%
83Gove County52.5-0.3%
84Sheridan County51.5+2.4%
85Rawlins County48.3-5.5%
86Morton County48.1-1.5%
87Rush County47.6+5.9%
88Lincoln County46.8+6.4%
89Graham County46.1+16.7%
90Edwards County41.8-0.5%
91Chase County40.8+8.4%
92Kiowa County40+2.9%
93Clark County38.5+2.6%
94Cheyenne County37.8+3.1%
95Wichita County35.6-4.8%
96Decatur County33+1.7%
97Chautauqua County30.3+4.1%
98Jewell County28.4+3.3%
99Woodson County27.8+6.7%
100Lane County27.5-5.4%
101Hodgeman County26.6+0.4%
102Greeley County26.6-2.3%
103Comanche County25.3+3.7%
104Wallace County23.6-2.6%
105Elk County23.5+9.1%

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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 $27.32 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Elk County, with $23.52 million in 2022.

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