Counties in New York by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 62 counties in 2014, at $272.24 billion. Hamilton County had the lowest, at $65.16 million. The median was $1.4 billion and the figure for New York was $601.06 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest272,237.4New York County
Lowest65.2Hamilton County
Median1,399.662 counties
New York601,062.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 12,596.3 USD millionAllegany County: 521.4 USD millionBronx County: 14,817.3 USD millionBroome County: 3,614.8 USD millionCattaraugus County: 1,167.2 USD millionCayuga County: 1,096.5 USD millionChautauqua County: 1,856.7 USD millionChemung County: 1,690.2 USD millionChenango County: 765.6 USD millionClinton County: 1,374.9 USD millionColumbia County: 846 USD millionCortland County: 704.4 USD millionDelaware County: 634.9 USD millionDutchess County: 5,709 USD millionErie County: 21,542.2 USD millionEssex County: 580.3 USD millionFranklin County: 734.8 USD millionFulton County: 641.8 USD millionGenesee County: 905 USD millionGreene County: 610.1 USD millionHamilton County: 65.2 USD millionHerkimer County: 629.6 USD millionJefferson County: 2,659.3 USD millionKings County: 28,404.2 USD millionLewis County: 251 USD millionLivingston County: 737.6 USD millionMadison County: 838.4 USD millionMonroe County: 18,771.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 728.6 USD millionNassau County: 36,171.9 USD millionNew York County: 272,237.4 USD millionNiagara County: 2,953.9 USD millionOneida County: 4,286.9 USD millionOnondaga County: 11,846.4 USD millionOntario County: 2,382.9 USD millionOrange County: 6,319.5 USD millionOrleans County: 511.6 USD millionOswego County: 1,424.3 USD millionOtsego County: 970.8 USD millionPutnam County: 1,304.3 USD millionQueens County: 31,741.8 USD millionRensselaer County: 2,573.6 USD millionRichmond County: 5,230.1 USD millionRockland County: 6,448.5 USD millionSt. Lawrence County: 1,475.2 USD millionSaratoga County: 3,992.6 USD millionSchenectady County: 3,442.8 USD millionSchoharie County: 317.8 USD millionSchuyler County: 181.6 USD millionSeneca County: 524.6 USD millionSteuben County: 1,968.1 USD millionSuffolk County: 36,732.6 USD millionSullivan County: 977 USD millionTioga County: 636.7 USD millionTompkins County: 2,478.3 USD millionUlster County: 2,482.3 USD millionWarren County: 1,550.5 USD millionWashington County: 684.2 USD millionWayne County: 1,143.1 USD millionWestchester County: 29,751 USD millionWyoming County: 583.7 USD millionYates County: 242.5 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

New York County: 272,237.4 USD millionNew York County272,237.4Suffolk County: 36,732.6 USD millionSuffolk County36,732.6Nassau County: 36,171.9 USD millionNassau County36,171.9Queens County: 31,741.8 USD millionQueens County31,741.8Westchester County: 29,751 USD millionWestchester County29,751Kings County: 28,404.2 USD millionKings County28,404.2Erie County: 21,542.2 USD millionErie County21,542.2Monroe County: 18,771.2 USD millionMonroe County18,771.2Bronx County: 14,817.3 USD millionBronx County14,817.3Albany County: 12,596.3 USD millionAlbany County12,596.3Onondaga County: 11,846.4 USD millionOnondaga County11,846.4Rockland County: 6,448.5 USD millionRockland County6,448.5Orange County: 6,319.5 USD millionOrange County6,319.5Dutchess County: 5,709 USD millionDutchess County5,709Richmond County: 5,230.1 USD millionRichmond County5,230.1Oneida County: 4,286.9 USD millionOneida County4,286.9Saratoga County: 3,992.6 USD millionSaratoga County3,992.6Broome County: 3,614.8 USD millionBroome County3,614.8Schenectady County: 3,442.8 USD millionSchenectady County3,442.8Niagara County: 2,953.9 USD millionNiagara County2,953.9Jefferson County: 2,659.3 USD millionJefferson County2,659.3Rensselaer County: 2,573.6 USD millionRensselaer County2,573.6Ulster County: 2,482.3 USD millionUlster County2,482.3Tompkins County: 2,478.3 USD millionTompkins County2,478.3Ontario County: 2,382.9 USD millionOntario County2,382.9Steuben County: 1,968.1 USD millionSteuben County1,968.1Chautauqua County: 1,856.7 USD millionChautauqua County1,856.7Chemung County: 1,690.2 USD millionChemung County1,690.2Warren County: 1,550.5 USD millionWarren County1,550.5St. Lawrence County: 1,475.2 USD millionSt. Lawrence County1,475.2Oswego County: 1,424.3 USD millionOswego County1,424.3Clinton County: 1,374.9 USD millionClinton County1,374.9Putnam County: 1,304.3 USD millionPutnam County1,304.3Cattaraugus County: 1,167.2 USD millionCattaraugus County1,167.2Wayne County: 1,143.1 USD millionWayne County1,143.1Cayuga County: 1,096.5 USD millionCayuga County1,096.5Sullivan County: 977 USD millionSullivan County977Otsego County: 970.8 USD millionOtsego County970.8Genesee County: 905 USD millionGenesee County905Columbia County: 846 USD millionColumbia County846New York County: 272,237.4 USD millionNew York County272,237.4Suffolk County: 36,732.6 USD millionSuffolk County36,732.6Nassau County: 36,171.9 USD millionNassau County36,171.9Queens County: 31,741.8 USD millionQueens County31,741.8Westchester County: 29,751 USD millionWestchester County29,751Kings County: 28,404.2 USD millionKings County28,404.2Erie County: 21,542.2 USD millionErie County21,542.2Monroe County: 18,771.2 USD millionMonroe County18,771.2Bronx County: 14,817.3 USD millionBronx County14,817.3Albany County: 12,596.3 USD millionAlbany County12,596.3Onondaga County: 11,846.4 USD millionOnondaga County11,846.4Rockland County: 6,448.5 USD millionRockland County6,448.5Orange County: 6,319.5 USD millionOrange County6,319.5Dutchess County: 5,709 USD millionDutchess County5,709Richmond County: 5,230.1 USD millionRichmond County5,230.1Oneida County: 4,286.9 USD millionOneida County4,286.9Saratoga County: 3,992.6 USD millionSaratoga County3,992.6Broome County: 3,614.8 USD millionBroome County3,614.8Schenectady County: 3,442.8 USD millionSchenectady County3,442.8Niagara County: 2,953.9 USD millionNiagara County2,953.9Jefferson County: 2,659.3 USD millionJefferson County2,659.3Rensselaer County: 2,573.6 USD millionRensselaer County2,573.6Ulster County: 2,482.3 USD millionUlster County2,482.3Tompkins County: 2,478.3 USD millionTompkins County2,478.3Ontario County: 2,382.9 USD millionOntario County2,382.9Steuben County: 1,968.1 USD millionSteuben County1,968.1Chautauqua County: 1,856.7 USD millionChautauqua County1,856.7Chemung County: 1,690.2 USD millionChemung County1,690.2Warren County: 1,550.5 USD millionWarren County1,550.5St. Lawrence County: 1,475.2 USD millionSt. Lawrence County1,475.2Oswego County: 1,424.3 USD millionOswego County1,424.3Clinton County: 1,374.9 USD millionClinton County1,374.9Putnam County: 1,304.3 USD millionPutnam County1,304.3Cattaraugus County: 1,167.2 USD millionCattaraugus County1,167.2Wayne County: 1,143.1 USD millionWayne County1,143.1Cayuga County: 1,096.5 USD millionCayuga County1,096.5Sullivan County: 977 USD millionSullivan County977Otsego County: 970.8 USD millionOtsego County970.8Genesee County: 905 USD millionGenesee County905Columbia County: 846 USD millionColumbia County846
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
1New York County272,237.4+9.6%
2Suffolk County36,732.6+3.4%
3Nassau County36,171.9+3.9%
4Queens County31,741.8+6.1%
5Westchester County29,751+4.2%
6Kings County28,404.2+7.3%
7Erie County21,542.2+3.7%
8Monroe County18,771.2+3%
9Bronx County14,817.3+2.8%
10Albany County12,596.3+4.3%
11Onondaga County11,846.4+2.5%
12Rockland County6,448.5+0.4%
13Orange County6,319.5+5.2%
14Dutchess County5,709+0.3%
15Richmond County5,230.1+4.6%
16Oneida County4,286.9-0.1%
17Saratoga County3,992.6+3.3%
18Broome County3,614.8+1.1%
19Schenectady County3,442.8-1%
20Niagara County2,953.9+4.8%
21Jefferson County2,659.3+0.2%
22Rensselaer County2,573.6+9%
23Ulster County2,482.3+3.1%
24Tompkins County2,478.3+2%
25Ontario County2,382.9+5%
26Steuben County1,968.1+3%
27Chautauqua County1,856.7+2.9%
28Chemung County1,690.2+3.2%
29Warren County1,550.5+4.5%
30St. Lawrence County1,475.2+3.4%
31Oswego County1,424.3+6.3%
32Clinton County1,374.9+3.1%
33Putnam County1,304.3+2.9%
34Cattaraugus County1,167.2+1.2%
35Wayne County1,143.1-2.8%
36Cayuga County1,096.5+4.7%
37Sullivan County977+3.4%
38Otsego County970.8+2.6%
39Genesee County905+5.3%
40Columbia County846+5.2%
41Madison County838.4+2.5%
42Chenango County765.6+4%
43Livingston County737.6-0.8%
44Franklin County734.8-0.8%
45Montgomery County728.6+4%
46Cortland County704.4+2.9%
47Washington County684.2+3%
48Fulton County641.8-2.5%
49Tioga County636.7+1%
50Delaware County634.9+3.2%
51Herkimer County629.6+3.5%
52Greene County610.1+3.8%
53Wyoming County583.7+4.3%
54Essex County580.3+3.6%
55Seneca County524.6+9.6%
56Allegany County521.4+7.2%
57Orleans County511.6-0.5%
58Schoharie County317.8+2.2%
59Lewis County251+5.1%
60Yates County242.5+6.1%
61Schuyler County181.6+5.2%
62Hamilton County65.2+23.8%

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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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