Counties in Ohio by wages and salaries paid

Franklin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 88 counties in 2016, at $43.46 billion. Vinton County had the lowest, at $88.13 million. The median was $946.25 million and the figure for Ohio was $271 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest43,460.1Franklin County
Lowest88.1Vinton County
Median946.388 counties
Ohio270,997.9History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 246.3 USD millionAllen County: 2,326.1 USD millionAshland County: 761 USD millionAshtabula County: 1,198 USD millionAthens County: 948.5 USD millionAuglaize County: 950 USD millionBelmont County: 966.1 USD millionBrown County: 316.3 USD millionButler County: 7,869.8 USD millionCarroll County: 283.8 USD millionChampaign County: 461.4 USD millionClark County: 2,020.2 USD millionClermont County: 2,732.8 USD millionClinton County: 794.1 USD millionColumbiana County: 1,170.1 USD millionCoshocton County: 425.6 USD millionCrawford County: 533.8 USD millionCuyahoga County: 42,649.4 USD millionDarke County: 771.4 USD millionDefiance County: 721.4 USD millionDelaware County: 4,944.9 USD millionErie County: 1,521.2 USD millionFairfield County: 1,720.5 USD millionFayette County: 437.2 USD millionFranklin County: 43,460.1 USD millionFulton County: 790.7 USD millionGallia County: 426.6 USD millionGeauga County: 1,543.2 USD millionGreene County: 4,354.7 USD millionGuernsey County: 640.4 USD millionHamilton County: 32,066.8 USD millionHancock County: 2,314.9 USD millionHardin County: 337.4 USD millionHarrison County: 154.2 USD millionHenry County: 484.7 USD millionHighland County: 368.3 USD millionHocking County: 244.4 USD millionHolmes County: 780 USD millionHuron County: 971.8 USD millionJackson County: 382.3 USD millionJefferson County: 887.6 USD millionKnox County: 873.3 USD millionLake County: 4,478 USD millionLawrence County: 476.2 USD millionLicking County: 2,383.6 USD millionLogan County: 944 USD millionLorain County: 4,455.5 USD millionLucas County: 10,628.4 USD millionMadison County: 783.1 USD millionMahoning County: 4,024.5 USD millionMarion County: 1,051.7 USD millionMedina County: 2,741.3 USD millionMeigs County: 123 USD millionMercer County: 813.6 USD millionMiami County: 1,792.4 USD millionMonroe County: 96 USD millionMontgomery County: 12,790 USD millionMorgan County: 103 USD millionMorrow County: 257.5 USD millionMuskingum County: 1,421.2 USD millionNoble County: 120 USD millionOttawa County: 618.1 USD millionPaulding County: 188.1 USD millionPerry County: 214.2 USD millionPickaway County: 619.9 USD millionPike County: 491.2 USD millionPortage County: 2,557.5 USD millionPreble County: 418 USD millionPutnam County: 469.8 USD millionRichland County: 2,034 USD millionRoss County: 1,264.9 USD millionSandusky County: 1,104.4 USD millionScioto County: 973.7 USD millionSeneca County: 763 USD millionShelby County: 1,407.5 USD millionStark County: 6,880.6 USD millionSummit County: 13,985.3 USD millionTrumbull County: 3,050.4 USD millionTuscarawas County: 1,499.6 USD millionUnion County: 1,948.8 USD millionVan Wert County: 430.1 USD millionVinton County: 88.1 USD millionWarren County: 4,980 USD millionWashington County: 1,193.5 USD millionWayne County: 2,218.7 USD millionWilliams County: 719.6 USD millionWood County: 3,144.5 USD millionWyandot County: 400.1 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Franklin County: 43,460.1 USD millionFranklin County43,460.1Cuyahoga County: 42,649.4 USD millionCuyahoga County42,649.4Hamilton County: 32,066.8 USD millionHamilton County32,066.8Summit County: 13,985.3 USD millionSummit County13,985.3Montgomery County: 12,790 USD millionMontgomery County12,790Lucas County: 10,628.4 USD millionLucas County10,628.4Butler County: 7,869.8 USD millionButler County7,869.8Stark County: 6,880.6 USD millionStark County6,880.6Warren County: 4,980 USD millionWarren County4,980Delaware County: 4,944.9 USD millionDelaware County4,944.9Lake County: 4,478 USD millionLake County4,478Lorain County: 4,455.5 USD millionLorain County4,455.5Greene County: 4,354.7 USD millionGreene County4,354.7Mahoning County: 4,024.5 USD millionMahoning County4,024.5Wood County: 3,144.5 USD millionWood County3,144.5Trumbull County: 3,050.4 USD millionTrumbull County3,050.4Medina County: 2,741.3 USD millionMedina County2,741.3Clermont County: 2,732.8 USD millionClermont County2,732.8Portage County: 2,557.5 USD millionPortage County2,557.5Licking County: 2,383.6 USD millionLicking County2,383.6Allen County: 2,326.1 USD millionAllen County2,326.1Hancock County: 2,314.9 USD millionHancock County2,314.9Wayne County: 2,218.7 USD millionWayne County2,218.7Richland County: 2,034 USD millionRichland County2,034Clark County: 2,020.2 USD millionClark County2,020.2Union County: 1,948.8 USD millionUnion County1,948.8Miami County: 1,792.4 USD millionMiami County1,792.4Fairfield County: 1,720.5 USD millionFairfield County1,720.5Geauga County: 1,543.2 USD millionGeauga County1,543.2Erie County: 1,521.2 USD millionErie County1,521.2Tuscarawas County: 1,499.6 USD millionTuscarawas County1,499.6Muskingum County: 1,421.2 USD millionMuskingum County1,421.2Shelby County: 1,407.5 USD millionShelby County1,407.5Ross County: 1,264.9 USD millionRoss County1,264.9Ashtabula County: 1,198 USD millionAshtabula County1,198Washington County: 1,193.5 USD millionWashington County1,193.5Columbiana County: 1,170.1 USD millionColumbiana County1,170.1Sandusky County: 1,104.4 USD millionSandusky County1,104.4Marion County: 1,051.7 USD millionMarion County1,051.7Scioto County: 973.7 USD millionScioto County973.7Franklin County: 43,460.1 USD millionFranklin County43,460.1Cuyahoga County: 42,649.4 USD millionCuyahoga County42,649.4Hamilton County: 32,066.8 USD millionHamilton County32,066.8Summit County: 13,985.3 USD millionSummit County13,985.3Montgomery County: 12,790 USD millionMontgomery County12,790Lucas County: 10,628.4 USD millionLucas County10,628.4Butler County: 7,869.8 USD millionButler County7,869.8Stark County: 6,880.6 USD millionStark County6,880.6Warren County: 4,980 USD millionWarren County4,980Delaware County: 4,944.9 USD millionDelaware County4,944.9Lake County: 4,478 USD millionLake County4,478Lorain County: 4,455.5 USD millionLorain County4,455.5Greene County: 4,354.7 USD millionGreene County4,354.7Mahoning County: 4,024.5 USD millionMahoning County4,024.5Wood County: 3,144.5 USD millionWood County3,144.5Trumbull County: 3,050.4 USD millionTrumbull County3,050.4Medina County: 2,741.3 USD millionMedina County2,741.3Clermont County: 2,732.8 USD millionClermont County2,732.8Portage County: 2,557.5 USD millionPortage County2,557.5Licking County: 2,383.6 USD millionLicking County2,383.6Allen County: 2,326.1 USD millionAllen County2,326.1Hancock County: 2,314.9 USD millionHancock County2,314.9Wayne County: 2,218.7 USD millionWayne County2,218.7Richland County: 2,034 USD millionRichland County2,034Clark County: 2,020.2 USD millionClark County2,020.2Union County: 1,948.8 USD millionUnion County1,948.8Miami County: 1,792.4 USD millionMiami County1,792.4Fairfield County: 1,720.5 USD millionFairfield County1,720.5Geauga County: 1,543.2 USD millionGeauga County1,543.2Erie County: 1,521.2 USD millionErie County1,521.2Tuscarawas County: 1,499.6 USD millionTuscarawas County1,499.6Muskingum County: 1,421.2 USD millionMuskingum County1,421.2Shelby County: 1,407.5 USD millionShelby County1,407.5Ross County: 1,264.9 USD millionRoss County1,264.9Ashtabula County: 1,198 USD millionAshtabula County1,198Washington County: 1,193.5 USD millionWashington County1,193.5Columbiana County: 1,170.1 USD millionColumbiana County1,170.1Sandusky County: 1,104.4 USD millionSandusky County1,104.4Marion County: 1,051.7 USD millionMarion County1,051.7Scioto County: 973.7 USD millionScioto County973.7
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Franklin County43,460.1+3.3%
2Cuyahoga County42,649.4+1.8%
3Hamilton County32,066.8+2.7%
4Summit County13,985.3+2.3%
5Montgomery County12,790+2.2%
6Lucas County10,628.4+2.2%
7Butler County7,869.8+4.9%
8Stark County6,880.6-0.2%
9Warren County4,980+12.1%
10Delaware County4,944.9+2.5%
11Lake County4,478+0.4%
12Lorain County4,455.5+0.8%
13Greene County4,354.7+3.9%
14Mahoning County4,024.5+0.1%
15Wood County3,144.5+4.8%
16Trumbull County3,050.4-0.2%
17Medina County2,741.3+3.7%
18Clermont County2,732.8-0.5%
19Portage County2,557.5-0.3%
20Licking County2,383.6+2.8%
21Allen County2,326.1+3.5%
22Hancock County2,314.9+3.9%
23Wayne County2,218.7+5.4%
24Richland County2,034+0.9%
25Clark County2,020.2+1.6%
26Union County1,948.8+3.3%
27Miami County1,792.4+3.4%
28Fairfield County1,720.5+3.3%
29Geauga County1,543.2+1.4%
30Erie County1,521.2+3.2%
31Tuscarawas County1,499.6+0.2%
32Muskingum County1,421.2+3.4%
33Shelby County1,407.5+1.6%
34Ross County1,264.9-1%
35Ashtabula County1,198-0.4%
36Washington County1,193.5-0%
37Columbiana County1,170.1-2.8%
38Sandusky County1,104.4+1.3%
39Marion County1,051.7+3.2%
40Scioto County973.7+1.5%
41Huron County971.8+2.2%
42Belmont County966.1-6.9%
43Auglaize County950+2.3%
44Athens County948.5+2.6%
45Logan County944+4.3%
46Jefferson County887.6+1.2%
47Knox County873.3-4.1%
48Mercer County813.6+2%
49Clinton County794.1+7.4%
50Fulton County790.7+3.5%
51Madison County783.1+4.9%
52Holmes County780+3.9%
53Darke County771.4+3.7%
54Seneca County763+3%
55Ashland County761+1.4%
56Defiance County721.4+1.5%
57Williams County719.6+1.5%
58Guernsey County640.4-5.5%
59Pickaway County619.9+0.4%
60Ottawa County618.1+4%
61Crawford County533.8+0.5%
62Pike County491.2+3.5%
63Henry County484.7+4.6%
64Lawrence County476.2-0%
65Putnam County469.8+0.2%
66Champaign County461.4-1.2%
67Fayette County437.2+6.1%
68Van Wert County430.1+2.5%
69Gallia County426.6-0.5%
70Coshocton County425.6-22.6%
71Preble County418+3%
72Wyandot County400.1+4.2%
73Jackson County382.3-1.4%
74Highland County368.3+2.5%
75Hardin County337.4+2.4%
76Brown County316.3+2.8%
77Carroll County283.8+2.5%
78Morrow County257.5+6.6%
79Adams County246.3+5.8%
80Hocking County244.4+4.2%
81Perry County214.2+4.3%
82Paulding County188.1+3.2%
83Harrison County154.2-10.8%
84Meigs County123+0.3%
85Noble County120-7.3%
86Morgan County103-0.2%
87Monroe County96-12.8%
88Vinton County88.1+3.4%

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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.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Franklin County, with $43.46 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Vinton County, with $88.13 million in 2016.

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