Counties in Nebraska by wages and salaries paid

Douglas County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 93 counties in 2014, at $17.44 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $3.35 million. The median was $82.05 million and the figure for Nebraska was $43.43 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest17,440.7Douglas County
Median8293 counties
Nebraska43,428History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 603 USD millionAntelope County: 82 USD millionArthur County: 5.1 USD millionBanner County: 8.8 USD millionBlaine County: 5.3 USD millionBoone County: 83.9 USD millionBox Butte County: 278.5 USD millionBoyd County: 16.7 USD millionBrown County: 42.3 USD millionBuffalo County: 1,051.5 USD millionBurt County: 71.1 USD millionButler County: 111.6 USD millionCass County: 210.5 USD millionCedar County: 101.7 USD millionChase County: 71 USD millionCherry County: 78.4 USD millionCheyenne County: 333.3 USD millionClay County: 108.2 USD millionColfax County: 192.9 USD millionCuming County: 147.8 USD millionCuster County: 157.9 USD millionDakota County: 509.2 USD millionDawes County: 113.2 USD millionDawson County: 426.7 USD millionDeuel County: 19.3 USD millionDixon County: 68.6 USD millionDodge County: 641.7 USD millionDouglas County: 17,440.7 USD millionDundy County: 26.5 USD millionFillmore County: 91.3 USD millionFranklin County: 26.5 USD millionFrontier County: 30 USD millionFurnas County: 72.1 USD millionGage County: 329.4 USD millionGarden County: 21 USD millionGarfield County: 26.8 USD millionGosper County: 20.2 USD millionGrant County: 6 USD millionGreeley County: 22.5 USD millionHall County: 1,403.3 USD millionHamilton County: 139.6 USD millionHarlan County: 29.3 USD millionHayes County: 8.1 USD millionHitchcock County: 32.6 USD millionHolt County: 172.2 USD millionHooker County: 10.2 USD millionHoward County: 55 USD millionJefferson County: 119.8 USD millionJohnson County: 61.9 USD millionKearney County: 85.8 USD millionKeith County: 115 USD millionKeya Paha County: 5.8 USD millionKimball County: 73.9 USD millionKnox County: 97.2 USD millionLancaster County: 7,427 USD millionLincoln County: 760.5 USD millionLogan County: 6.6 USD millionLoup County: 3.6 USD millionMcPherson County: 3.3 USD millionMadison County: 850.5 USD millionMerrick County: 94 USD millionMorrill County: 61.8 USD millionNance County: 43.8 USD millionNemaha County: 158.4 USD millionNuckolls County: 50.9 USD millionOtoe County: 234.8 USD millionPawnee County: 33.4 USD millionPerkins County: 52.9 USD millionPhelps County: 198.5 USD millionPierce County: 78.5 USD millionPlatte County: 771.1 USD millionPolk County: 52.3 USD millionRed Willow County: 210.5 USD millionRichardson County: 88.8 USD millionRock County: 18.2 USD millionSaline County: 283.2 USD millionSarpy County: 3,321.7 USD millionSaunders County: 197.5 USD millionScotts Bluff County: 705.8 USD millionSeward County: 259.4 USD millionSheridan County: 57.4 USD millionSherman County: 26.1 USD millionSioux County: 8.5 USD millionStanton County: 79.6 USD millionThayer County: 101.5 USD millionThomas County: 10.2 USD millionThurston County: 125.8 USD millionValley County: 63.5 USD millionWashington County: 428.8 USD millionWayne County: 144.4 USD millionWebster County: 34.3 USD millionWheeler County: 9.4 USD millionYork County: 308.6 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Douglas County: 17,440.7 USD millionDouglas County17,440.7Lancaster County: 7,427 USD millionLancaster County7,427Sarpy County: 3,321.7 USD millionSarpy County3,321.7Hall County: 1,403.3 USD millionHall County1,403.3Buffalo County: 1,051.5 USD millionBuffalo County1,051.5Madison County: 850.5 USD millionMadison County850.5Platte County: 771.1 USD millionPlatte County771.1Lincoln County: 760.5 USD millionLincoln County760.5Scotts Bluff County: 705.8 USD millionScotts Bluff County705.8Dodge County: 641.7 USD millionDodge County641.7Adams County: 603 USD millionAdams County603Dakota County: 509.2 USD millionDakota County509.2Washington County: 428.8 USD millionWashington County428.8Dawson County: 426.7 USD millionDawson County426.7Cheyenne County: 333.3 USD millionCheyenne County333.3Gage County: 329.4 USD millionGage County329.4York County: 308.6 USD millionYork County308.6Saline County: 283.2 USD millionSaline County283.2Box Butte County: 278.5 USD millionBox Butte County278.5Seward County: 259.4 USD millionSeward County259.4Otoe County: 234.8 USD millionOtoe County234.8Red Willow County: 210.5 USD millionRed Willow County210.5Cass County: 210.5 USD millionCass County210.5Phelps County: 198.5 USD millionPhelps County198.5Saunders County: 197.5 USD millionSaunders County197.5Colfax County: 192.9 USD millionColfax County192.9Holt County: 172.2 USD millionHolt County172.2Nemaha County: 158.4 USD millionNemaha County158.4Custer County: 157.9 USD millionCuster County157.9Cuming County: 147.8 USD millionCuming County147.8Wayne County: 144.4 USD millionWayne County144.4Hamilton County: 139.6 USD millionHamilton County139.6Thurston County: 125.8 USD millionThurston County125.8Jefferson County: 119.8 USD millionJefferson County119.8Keith County: 115 USD millionKeith County115Dawes County: 113.2 USD millionDawes County113.2Butler County: 111.6 USD millionButler County111.6Clay County: 108.2 USD millionClay County108.2Cedar County: 101.7 USD millionCedar County101.7Thayer County: 101.5 USD millionThayer County101.5Douglas County: 17,440.7 USD millionDouglas County17,440.7Lancaster County: 7,427 USD millionLancaster County7,427Sarpy County: 3,321.7 USD millionSarpy County3,321.7Hall County: 1,403.3 USD millionHall County1,403.3Buffalo County: 1,051.5 USD millionBuffalo County1,051.5Madison County: 850.5 USD millionMadison County850.5Platte County: 771.1 USD millionPlatte County771.1Lincoln County: 760.5 USD millionLincoln County760.5Scotts Bluff County: 705.8 USD millionScotts Bluff County705.8Dodge County: 641.7 USD millionDodge County641.7Adams County: 603 USD millionAdams County603Dakota County: 509.2 USD millionDakota County509.2Washington County: 428.8 USD millionWashington County428.8Dawson County: 426.7 USD millionDawson County426.7Cheyenne County: 333.3 USD millionCheyenne County333.3Gage County: 329.4 USD millionGage County329.4York County: 308.6 USD millionYork County308.6Saline County: 283.2 USD millionSaline County283.2Box Butte County: 278.5 USD millionBox Butte County278.5Seward County: 259.4 USD millionSeward County259.4Otoe County: 234.8 USD millionOtoe County234.8Red Willow County: 210.5 USD millionRed Willow County210.5Cass County: 210.5 USD millionCass County210.5Phelps County: 198.5 USD millionPhelps County198.5Saunders County: 197.5 USD millionSaunders County197.5Colfax County: 192.9 USD millionColfax County192.9Holt County: 172.2 USD millionHolt County172.2Nemaha County: 158.4 USD millionNemaha County158.4Custer County: 157.9 USD millionCuster County157.9Cuming County: 147.8 USD millionCuming County147.8Wayne County: 144.4 USD millionWayne County144.4Hamilton County: 139.6 USD millionHamilton County139.6Thurston County: 125.8 USD millionThurston County125.8Jefferson County: 119.8 USD millionJefferson County119.8Keith County: 115 USD millionKeith County115Dawes County: 113.2 USD millionDawes County113.2Butler County: 111.6 USD millionButler County111.6Clay County: 108.2 USD millionClay County108.2Cedar County: 101.7 USD millionCedar County101.7Thayer County: 101.5 USD millionThayer County101.5
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Douglas County17,440.7+4.6%
2Lancaster County7,427+4.7%
3Sarpy County3,321.7+5.1%
4Hall County1,403.3+4.4%
5Buffalo County1,051.5+4.8%
6Madison County850.5+5.3%
7Platte County771.1+3.2%
8Lincoln County760.5+5.5%
9Scotts Bluff County705.8+3.4%
10Dodge County641.7+5%
11Adams County603+4.6%
12Dakota County509.2+8.7%
13Washington County428.8-5.6%
14Dawson County426.7+4.9%
15Cheyenne County333.3+2.7%
16Gage County329.4+4.8%
17York County308.6+2.7%
18Saline County283.2+1.7%
19Box Butte County278.5+6.5%
20Seward County259.4+3.3%
21Otoe County234.8+2.6%
22Red Willow County210.5+3.3%
23Cass County210.5+6.1%
24Phelps County198.5+6.2%
25Saunders County197.5+8.6%
26Colfax County192.9+3.5%
27Holt County172.2+5.9%
28Nemaha County158.4+0.6%
29Custer County157.9+5.1%
30Cuming County147.8+4.2%
31Wayne County144.4+3.1%
32Hamilton County139.6+5.1%
33Thurston County125.8+3.2%
34Jefferson County119.8+6.4%
35Keith County115+2.9%
36Dawes County113.2+3%
37Butler County111.6+15.3%
38Clay County108.2+2.6%
39Cedar County101.7+4.2%
40Thayer County101.5+1%
41Knox County97.2+5.1%
42Merrick County94+7.2%
43Fillmore County91.3+7.1%
44Richardson County88.8+5.9%
45Kearney County85.8+3.3%
46Boone County83.9+4.2%
47Antelope County82+7.7%
48Stanton County79.6+5.8%
49Pierce County78.5+8.1%
50Cherry County78.4+7.3%
51Kimball County73.9+12.1%
52Furnas County72.1+5%
53Burt County71.1+4.2%
54Chase County71+1.9%
55Dixon County68.6+11.7%
56Valley County63.5+3.4%
57Johnson County61.9+5.1%
58Morrill County61.8-0.9%
59Sheridan County57.4+6.5%
60Howard County55+6.2%
61Perkins County52.9+7.3%
62Polk County52.3+3.3%
63Nuckolls County50.9+10.5%
64Nance County43.8+6.9%
65Brown County42.3+4.5%
66Webster County34.3+5.6%
67Pawnee County33.4+6.1%
68Hitchcock County32.6+9.2%
69Frontier County30+5.7%
70Harlan County29.3+5.2%
71Garfield County26.8+3.9%
72Dundy County26.5-3.9%
73Franklin County26.5+2.8%
74Sherman County26.1+5.9%
75Greeley County22.5+0.6%
76Garden County21+2.6%
77Gosper County20.2+5.7%
78Deuel County19.3-1%
79Rock County18.2+3.2%
80Boyd County16.7+3.6%
81Hooker County10.2+1%
82Thomas County10.2+5.1%
83Wheeler County9.4+3.7%
84Banner County8.8+6.4%
85Sioux County8.5+4.1%
86Hayes County8.1-2.5%
87Logan County6.6+3.3%
88Grant County6+4.9%
89Keya Paha County5.8+5.8%
90Blaine County5.30%
91Arthur County5.1+8%
92Loup County3.6+4.4%
93McPherson County3.3+12.7%

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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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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.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Nebraska by wages and salaries paid, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/nebraska-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Douglas County, with $17.44 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

McPherson County, with $3.35 million in 2014.

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