# Counties in Michigan by wages and salaries paid, 2024

All 83 values come from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `wages_and_salaries`
- Unit: USD million
- Definition: 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.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-economic-analysis
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | USD million |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oakland County | 63,340.1 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 61,090.4 |
| 3 | Kent County | 28,656.3 |
| 4 | Macomb County | 26,293 |
| 5 | Washtenaw County | 16,221.7 |
| 6 | Ingham County | 10,836.7 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo County | 8,768.3 |
| 8 | Ottawa County | 8,639 |
| 9 | Genesee County | 8,309.4 |
| 10 | Saginaw County | 5,041 |
| 11 | Livingston County | 4,074.9 |
| 12 | Berrien County | 3,868.7 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | 3,836.8 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 3,762 |
| 15 | Muskegon County | 3,681 |
| 16 | Grand Traverse County | 3,403.6 |
| 17 | Midland County | 3,044.1 |
| 18 | Eaton County | 2,992.5 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 2,755.9 |
| 20 | Allegan County | 2,732.9 |
| 21 | St. Clair County | 2,667.4 |
| 22 | Bay County | 2,093.2 |
| 23 | Marquette County | 1,570.5 |
| 24 | Lenawee County | 1,543.8 |
| 25 | Isabella County | 1,492.2 |
| 26 | Lapeer County | 1,265.8 |
| 27 | Van Buren County | 1,263.3 |
| 28 | St. Joseph County | 1,223.5 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 1,153.1 |
| 30 | Emmet County | 1,090.5 |
| 31 | Ionia County | 963.2 |
| 32 | Shiawassee County | 917.1 |
| 33 | Branch County | 898.7 |
| 34 | Montcalm County | 860.8 |
| 35 | Dickinson County | 858.8 |
| 36 | Barry County | 769.6 |
| 37 | Houghton County | 754.2 |
| 38 | Hillsdale County | 754.2 |
| 39 | Delta County | 751.8 |
| 40 | Wexford County | 748.6 |
| 41 | Chippewa County | 724 |
| 42 | Gratiot County | 722.9 |
| 43 | Charlevoix County | 706 |
| 44 | Tuscola County | 694.4 |
| 45 | Alpena County | 687.8 |
| 46 | Newaygo County | 672.3 |
| 47 | Mecosta County | 644.8 |
| 48 | Otsego County | 623.6 |
| 49 | Huron County | 621.7 |
| 50 | Sanilac County | 585.4 |
| 51 | Cass County | 564.5 |
| 52 | Mason County | 548.3 |
| 53 | Osceola County | 509.7 |
| 54 | Iosco County | 508.9 |
| 55 | Clare County | 417 |
| 56 | Manistee County | 407.6 |
| 57 | Menominee County | 383.3 |
| 58 | Leelanau County | 377.1 |
| 59 | Oceana County | 344.4 |
| 60 | Cheboygan County | 340 |
| 61 | Kalkaska County | 325.9 |
| 62 | Roscommon County | 298.5 |
| 63 | Ogemaw County | 285.3 |
| 64 | Gogebic County | 278.5 |
| 65 | Mackinac County | 261.4 |
| 66 | Antrim County | 258 |
| 67 | Gladwin County | 253.5 |
| 68 | Benzie County | 249.2 |
| 69 | Crawford County | 230.5 |
| 70 | Arenac County | 212.3 |
| 71 | Missaukee County | 208.6 |
| 72 | Iron County | 168.3 |
| 73 | Baraga County | 157.2 |
| 74 | Schoolcraft County | 147.5 |
| 75 | Presque Isle County | 142.3 |
| 76 | Alger County | 136.2 |
| 77 | Montmorency County | 93.2 |
| 78 | Luce County | 91.5 |
| 79 | Lake County | 80.4 |
| 80 | Alcona County | 74.3 |
| 81 | Oscoda County | 65.1 |
| 82 | Ontonagon County | 53.9 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 20.8 |