Counties in Ohio by wages and salaries paid

Franklin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 88 counties in 2015, at $42.09 billion. Vinton County had the lowest, at $85.26 million. The median was $917.53 million and the figure for Ohio was $264.78 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest42,088.1Franklin County
Lowest85.3Vinton County
Median917.588 counties
Ohio264,783.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 232.8 USD millionAllen County: 2,247.8 USD millionAshland County: 750.6 USD millionAshtabula County: 1,203.2 USD millionAthens County: 924.4 USD millionAuglaize County: 928.8 USD millionBelmont County: 1,037.5 USD millionBrown County: 307.6 USD millionButler County: 7,504.1 USD millionCarroll County: 276.8 USD millionChampaign County: 466.9 USD millionClark County: 1,988.3 USD millionClermont County: 2,745.2 USD millionClinton County: 739.7 USD millionColumbiana County: 1,203.5 USD millionCoshocton County: 549.7 USD millionCrawford County: 531.4 USD millionCuyahoga County: 41,886.5 USD millionDarke County: 743.7 USD millionDefiance County: 710.9 USD millionDelaware County: 4,824.3 USD millionErie County: 1,473.9 USD millionFairfield County: 1,666.1 USD millionFayette County: 412.1 USD millionFranklin County: 42,088.1 USD millionFulton County: 763.6 USD millionGallia County: 428.5 USD millionGeauga County: 1,521.3 USD millionGreene County: 4,190.4 USD millionGuernsey County: 677.8 USD millionHamilton County: 31,222.6 USD millionHancock County: 2,228.2 USD millionHardin County: 329.6 USD millionHarrison County: 172.8 USD millionHenry County: 463.5 USD millionHighland County: 359.3 USD millionHocking County: 234.6 USD millionHolmes County: 751 USD millionHuron County: 950.6 USD millionJackson County: 387.8 USD millionJefferson County: 877.3 USD millionKnox County: 910.6 USD millionLake County: 4,460.6 USD millionLawrence County: 476.3 USD millionLicking County: 2,319.4 USD millionLogan County: 905.5 USD millionLorain County: 4,420.5 USD millionLucas County: 10,402.1 USD millionMadison County: 746.4 USD millionMahoning County: 4,019.2 USD millionMarion County: 1,019 USD millionMedina County: 2,643.8 USD millionMeigs County: 122.6 USD millionMercer County: 797.3 USD millionMiami County: 1,734.3 USD millionMonroe County: 110.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 12,517.3 USD millionMorgan County: 103.2 USD millionMorrow County: 241.6 USD millionMuskingum County: 1,374.3 USD millionNoble County: 129.4 USD millionOttawa County: 594.2 USD millionPaulding County: 182.2 USD millionPerry County: 205.3 USD millionPickaway County: 617.4 USD millionPike County: 474.6 USD millionPortage County: 2,564.7 USD millionPreble County: 406 USD millionPutnam County: 469 USD millionRichland County: 2,015.8 USD millionRoss County: 1,277.9 USD millionSandusky County: 1,089.8 USD millionScioto County: 959.1 USD millionSeneca County: 740.8 USD millionShelby County: 1,385 USD millionStark County: 6,893.8 USD millionSummit County: 13,670.2 USD millionTrumbull County: 3,056.1 USD millionTuscarawas County: 1,496.7 USD millionUnion County: 1,886.1 USD millionVan Wert County: 419.8 USD millionVinton County: 85.3 USD millionWarren County: 4,443.3 USD millionWashington County: 1,193.8 USD millionWayne County: 2,106 USD millionWilliams County: 709.3 USD millionWood County: 3,001.2 USD millionWyandot County: 384.1 USD million
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USD million, 2015. 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, 2015

Franklin County: 42,088.1 USD millionFranklin County42,088.1Cuyahoga County: 41,886.5 USD millionCuyahoga County41,886.5Hamilton County: 31,222.6 USD millionHamilton County31,222.6Summit County: 13,670.2 USD millionSummit County13,670.2Montgomery County: 12,517.3 USD millionMontgomery County12,517.3Lucas County: 10,402.1 USD millionLucas County10,402.1Butler County: 7,504.1 USD millionButler County7,504.1Stark County: 6,893.8 USD millionStark County6,893.8Delaware County: 4,824.3 USD millionDelaware County4,824.3Lake County: 4,460.6 USD millionLake County4,460.6Warren County: 4,443.3 USD millionWarren County4,443.3Lorain County: 4,420.5 USD millionLorain County4,420.5Greene County: 4,190.4 USD millionGreene County4,190.4Mahoning County: 4,019.2 USD millionMahoning County4,019.2Trumbull County: 3,056.1 USD millionTrumbull County3,056.1Wood County: 3,001.2 USD millionWood County3,001.2Clermont County: 2,745.2 USD millionClermont County2,745.2Medina County: 2,643.8 USD millionMedina County2,643.8Portage County: 2,564.7 USD millionPortage County2,564.7Licking County: 2,319.4 USD millionLicking County2,319.4Allen County: 2,247.8 USD millionAllen County2,247.8Hancock County: 2,228.2 USD millionHancock County2,228.2Wayne County: 2,106 USD millionWayne County2,106Richland County: 2,015.8 USD millionRichland County2,015.8Clark County: 1,988.3 USD millionClark County1,988.3Union County: 1,886.1 USD millionUnion County1,886.1Miami County: 1,734.3 USD millionMiami County1,734.3Fairfield County: 1,666.1 USD millionFairfield County1,666.1Geauga County: 1,521.3 USD millionGeauga County1,521.3Tuscarawas County: 1,496.7 USD millionTuscarawas County1,496.7Erie County: 1,473.9 USD millionErie County1,473.9Shelby County: 1,385 USD millionShelby County1,385Muskingum County: 1,374.3 USD millionMuskingum County1,374.3Ross County: 1,277.9 USD millionRoss County1,277.9Columbiana County: 1,203.5 USD millionColumbiana County1,203.5Ashtabula County: 1,203.2 USD millionAshtabula County1,203.2Washington County: 1,193.8 USD millionWashington County1,193.8Sandusky County: 1,089.8 USD millionSandusky County1,089.8Belmont County: 1,037.5 USD millionBelmont County1,037.5Marion County: 1,019 USD millionMarion County1,019Franklin County: 42,088.1 USD millionFranklin County42,088.1Cuyahoga County: 41,886.5 USD millionCuyahoga County41,886.5Hamilton County: 31,222.6 USD millionHamilton County31,222.6Summit County: 13,670.2 USD millionSummit County13,670.2Montgomery County: 12,517.3 USD millionMontgomery County12,517.3Lucas County: 10,402.1 USD millionLucas County10,402.1Butler County: 7,504.1 USD millionButler County7,504.1Stark County: 6,893.8 USD millionStark County6,893.8Delaware County: 4,824.3 USD millionDelaware County4,824.3Lake County: 4,460.6 USD millionLake County4,460.6Warren County: 4,443.3 USD millionWarren County4,443.3Lorain County: 4,420.5 USD millionLorain County4,420.5Greene County: 4,190.4 USD millionGreene County4,190.4Mahoning County: 4,019.2 USD millionMahoning County4,019.2Trumbull County: 3,056.1 USD millionTrumbull County3,056.1Wood County: 3,001.2 USD millionWood County3,001.2Clermont County: 2,745.2 USD millionClermont County2,745.2Medina County: 2,643.8 USD millionMedina County2,643.8Portage County: 2,564.7 USD millionPortage County2,564.7Licking County: 2,319.4 USD millionLicking County2,319.4Allen County: 2,247.8 USD millionAllen County2,247.8Hancock County: 2,228.2 USD millionHancock County2,228.2Wayne County: 2,106 USD millionWayne County2,106Richland County: 2,015.8 USD millionRichland County2,015.8Clark County: 1,988.3 USD millionClark County1,988.3Union County: 1,886.1 USD millionUnion County1,886.1Miami County: 1,734.3 USD millionMiami County1,734.3Fairfield County: 1,666.1 USD millionFairfield County1,666.1Geauga County: 1,521.3 USD millionGeauga County1,521.3Tuscarawas County: 1,496.7 USD millionTuscarawas County1,496.7Erie County: 1,473.9 USD millionErie County1,473.9Shelby County: 1,385 USD millionShelby County1,385Muskingum County: 1,374.3 USD millionMuskingum County1,374.3Ross County: 1,277.9 USD millionRoss County1,277.9Columbiana County: 1,203.5 USD millionColumbiana County1,203.5Ashtabula County: 1,203.2 USD millionAshtabula County1,203.2Washington County: 1,193.8 USD millionWashington County1,193.8Sandusky County: 1,089.8 USD millionSandusky County1,089.8Belmont County: 1,037.5 USD millionBelmont County1,037.5Marion County: 1,019 USD millionMarion County1,019
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Franklin County42,088.1+5.8%
2Cuyahoga County41,886.5+3.1%
3Hamilton County31,222.6+1.6%
4Summit County13,670.2+4.3%
5Montgomery County12,517.3+3.9%
6Lucas County10,402.1+4%
7Butler County7,504.1+6.3%
8Stark County6,893.8+0.7%
9Delaware County4,824.3+3.8%
10Lake County4,460.6+3%
11Warren County4,443.3+8.8%
12Lorain County4,420.5+1.5%
13Greene County4,190.4+5.2%
14Mahoning County4,019.2+2.3%
15Trumbull County3,056.1+3.9%
16Wood County3,001.2+4%
17Clermont County2,745.2+7.2%
18Medina County2,643.8+2.6%
19Portage County2,564.7+4.7%
20Licking County2,319.4+5.7%
21Allen County2,247.8+2.1%
22Hancock County2,228.2+4.3%
23Wayne County2,106+5.3%
24Richland County2,015.8+0.9%
25Clark County1,988.3+1.7%
26Union County1,886.1+5%
27Miami County1,734.3+3.5%
28Fairfield County1,666.1+4.3%
29Geauga County1,521.3+3.6%
30Tuscarawas County1,496.7+5.3%
31Erie County1,473.9+3.7%
32Shelby County1,385+6.1%
33Muskingum County1,374.3+4.3%
34Ross County1,277.9+4.2%
35Columbiana County1,203.5+1.6%
36Ashtabula County1,203.2+2.4%
37Washington County1,193.8+3.5%
38Sandusky County1,089.8+3.2%
39Belmont County1,037.5+0.2%
40Marion County1,019+3%
41Scioto County959.1+3.1%
42Huron County950.6+3.3%
43Auglaize County928.8+8%
44Athens County924.4+4.5%
45Knox County910.6+1.5%
46Logan County905.5+3.7%
47Jefferson County877.3+0.2%
48Mercer County797.3+6.7%
49Fulton County763.6+7%
50Holmes County751+10.9%
51Ashland County750.6+6.3%
52Madison County746.4+11%
53Darke County743.7+6.4%
54Seneca County740.8+4.6%
55Clinton County739.7+7.7%
56Defiance County710.9-2.2%
57Williams County709.3+6.3%
58Guernsey County677.8+5.1%
59Pickaway County617.4+3.5%
60Ottawa County594.2-0%
61Coshocton County549.7+21.8%
62Crawford County531.4+4.1%
63Lawrence County476.3+3.3%
64Pike County474.6+2.9%
65Putnam County469+5.1%
66Champaign County466.9+3.5%
67Henry County463.5+2.8%
68Gallia County428.5+1.2%
69Van Wert County419.8+0.5%
70Fayette County412.1+1.2%
71Preble County406-0.5%
72Jackson County387.8-0.7%
73Wyandot County384.1+6.4%
74Highland County359.3-2.5%
75Hardin County329.6+0.9%
76Brown County307.6-2.3%
77Carroll County276.8-5.1%
78Morrow County241.6+24%
79Hocking County234.6+2.6%
80Adams County232.8+7.2%
81Perry County205.3-9.7%
82Paulding County182.2+5.2%
83Harrison County172.8-5.4%
84Noble County129.4-3.1%
85Meigs County122.6+0.4%
86Monroe County110.1-12%
87Morgan County103.2+6.8%
88Vinton County85.3+3.2%

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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?

Franklin County, with $42.09 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Vinton County, with $85.26 million in 2015.

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