Counties in Ohio by wages and salaries paid

Franklin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 88 counties in 2017, at $45.46 billion. Vinton County had the lowest, at $88.53 million. The median was $967.98 million and the figure for Ohio was $281.63 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest45,456.9Franklin County
Lowest88.5Vinton County
Median96888 counties
Ohio281,633.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 254.5 USD millionAllen County: 2,429.1 USD millionAshland County: 783.8 USD millionAshtabula County: 1,249.1 USD millionAthens County: 1,000 USD millionAuglaize County: 987.4 USD millionBelmont County: 1,058.2 USD millionBrown County: 326.3 USD millionButler County: 8,368.8 USD millionCarroll County: 308.1 USD millionChampaign County: 484 USD millionClark County: 2,123.5 USD millionClermont County: 2,822.4 USD millionClinton County: 857.3 USD millionColumbiana County: 1,199.3 USD millionCoshocton County: 427.1 USD millionCrawford County: 558.3 USD millionCuyahoga County: 44,273 USD millionDarke County: 806.6 USD millionDefiance County: 723 USD millionDelaware County: 5,252.2 USD millionErie County: 1,599 USD millionFairfield County: 1,877.6 USD millionFayette County: 445.3 USD millionFranklin County: 45,456.9 USD millionFulton County: 825.3 USD millionGallia County: 439.7 USD millionGeauga County: 1,613.6 USD millionGreene County: 4,609.9 USD millionGuernsey County: 698.9 USD millionHamilton County: 33,266.2 USD millionHancock County: 2,446.4 USD millionHardin County: 340.1 USD millionHarrison County: 202.7 USD millionHenry County: 498 USD millionHighland County: 396.3 USD millionHocking County: 246.8 USD millionHolmes County: 815.2 USD millionHuron County: 1,018.2 USD millionJackson County: 393.9 USD millionJefferson County: 916.2 USD millionKnox County: 927.9 USD millionLake County: 4,644.2 USD millionLawrence County: 487.6 USD millionLicking County: 2,534.5 USD millionLogan County: 948.6 USD millionLorain County: 4,560.1 USD millionLucas County: 10,692.4 USD millionMadison County: 793.2 USD millionMahoning County: 4,130.3 USD millionMarion County: 1,089.4 USD millionMedina County: 2,855.8 USD millionMeigs County: 128.3 USD millionMercer County: 856 USD millionMiami County: 1,852.6 USD millionMonroe County: 105.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 13,222.7 USD millionMorgan County: 111.5 USD millionMorrow County: 212.9 USD millionMuskingum County: 1,446.8 USD millionNoble County: 122.5 USD millionOttawa County: 628.6 USD millionPaulding County: 189.9 USD millionPerry County: 270.7 USD millionPickaway County: 663.1 USD millionPike County: 512.7 USD millionPortage County: 2,678.9 USD millionPreble County: 438 USD millionPutnam County: 488.3 USD millionRichland County: 2,122.9 USD millionRoss County: 1,326.5 USD millionSandusky County: 1,153.3 USD millionScioto County: 993.5 USD millionSeneca County: 790.3 USD millionShelby County: 1,439.7 USD millionStark County: 7,225.7 USD millionSummit County: 14,224 USD millionTrumbull County: 2,944.2 USD millionTuscarawas County: 1,680.4 USD millionUnion County: 2,094.2 USD millionVan Wert County: 459.6 USD millionVinton County: 88.5 USD millionWarren County: 5,046.5 USD millionWashington County: 1,242.4 USD millionWayne County: 2,368.2 USD millionWilliams County: 743.5 USD millionWood County: 3,283.6 USD millionWyandot County: 415.6 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Franklin County: 45,456.9 USD millionFranklin County45,456.9Cuyahoga County: 44,273 USD millionCuyahoga County44,273Hamilton County: 33,266.2 USD millionHamilton County33,266.2Summit County: 14,224 USD millionSummit County14,224Montgomery County: 13,222.7 USD millionMontgomery County13,222.7Lucas County: 10,692.4 USD millionLucas County10,692.4Butler County: 8,368.8 USD millionButler County8,368.8Stark County: 7,225.7 USD millionStark County7,225.7Delaware County: 5,252.2 USD millionDelaware County5,252.2Warren County: 5,046.5 USD millionWarren County5,046.5Lake County: 4,644.2 USD millionLake County4,644.2Greene County: 4,609.9 USD millionGreene County4,609.9Lorain County: 4,560.1 USD millionLorain County4,560.1Mahoning County: 4,130.3 USD millionMahoning County4,130.3Wood County: 3,283.6 USD millionWood County3,283.6Trumbull County: 2,944.2 USD millionTrumbull County2,944.2Medina County: 2,855.8 USD millionMedina County2,855.8Clermont County: 2,822.4 USD millionClermont County2,822.4Portage County: 2,678.9 USD millionPortage County2,678.9Licking County: 2,534.5 USD millionLicking County2,534.5Hancock County: 2,446.4 USD millionHancock County2,446.4Allen County: 2,429.1 USD millionAllen County2,429.1Wayne County: 2,368.2 USD millionWayne County2,368.2Clark County: 2,123.5 USD millionClark County2,123.5Richland County: 2,122.9 USD millionRichland County2,122.9Union County: 2,094.2 USD millionUnion County2,094.2Fairfield County: 1,877.6 USD millionFairfield County1,877.6Miami County: 1,852.6 USD millionMiami County1,852.6Tuscarawas County: 1,680.4 USD millionTuscarawas County1,680.4Geauga County: 1,613.6 USD millionGeauga County1,613.6Erie County: 1,599 USD millionErie County1,599Muskingum County: 1,446.8 USD millionMuskingum County1,446.8Shelby County: 1,439.7 USD millionShelby County1,439.7Ross County: 1,326.5 USD millionRoss County1,326.5Ashtabula County: 1,249.1 USD millionAshtabula County1,249.1Washington County: 1,242.4 USD millionWashington County1,242.4Columbiana County: 1,199.3 USD millionColumbiana County1,199.3Sandusky County: 1,153.3 USD millionSandusky County1,153.3Marion County: 1,089.4 USD millionMarion County1,089.4Belmont County: 1,058.2 USD millionBelmont County1,058.2Franklin County: 45,456.9 USD millionFranklin County45,456.9Cuyahoga County: 44,273 USD millionCuyahoga County44,273Hamilton County: 33,266.2 USD millionHamilton County33,266.2Summit County: 14,224 USD millionSummit County14,224Montgomery County: 13,222.7 USD millionMontgomery County13,222.7Lucas County: 10,692.4 USD millionLucas County10,692.4Butler County: 8,368.8 USD millionButler County8,368.8Stark County: 7,225.7 USD millionStark County7,225.7Delaware County: 5,252.2 USD millionDelaware County5,252.2Warren County: 5,046.5 USD millionWarren County5,046.5Lake County: 4,644.2 USD millionLake County4,644.2Greene County: 4,609.9 USD millionGreene County4,609.9Lorain County: 4,560.1 USD millionLorain County4,560.1Mahoning County: 4,130.3 USD millionMahoning County4,130.3Wood County: 3,283.6 USD millionWood County3,283.6Trumbull County: 2,944.2 USD millionTrumbull County2,944.2Medina County: 2,855.8 USD millionMedina County2,855.8Clermont County: 2,822.4 USD millionClermont County2,822.4Portage County: 2,678.9 USD millionPortage County2,678.9Licking County: 2,534.5 USD millionLicking County2,534.5Hancock County: 2,446.4 USD millionHancock County2,446.4Allen County: 2,429.1 USD millionAllen County2,429.1Wayne County: 2,368.2 USD millionWayne County2,368.2Clark County: 2,123.5 USD millionClark County2,123.5Richland County: 2,122.9 USD millionRichland County2,122.9Union County: 2,094.2 USD millionUnion County2,094.2Fairfield County: 1,877.6 USD millionFairfield County1,877.6Miami County: 1,852.6 USD millionMiami County1,852.6Tuscarawas County: 1,680.4 USD millionTuscarawas County1,680.4Geauga County: 1,613.6 USD millionGeauga County1,613.6Erie County: 1,599 USD millionErie County1,599Muskingum County: 1,446.8 USD millionMuskingum County1,446.8Shelby County: 1,439.7 USD millionShelby County1,439.7Ross County: 1,326.5 USD millionRoss County1,326.5Ashtabula County: 1,249.1 USD millionAshtabula County1,249.1Washington County: 1,242.4 USD millionWashington County1,242.4Columbiana County: 1,199.3 USD millionColumbiana County1,199.3Sandusky County: 1,153.3 USD millionSandusky County1,153.3Marion County: 1,089.4 USD millionMarion County1,089.4Belmont County: 1,058.2 USD millionBelmont County1,058.2
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Franklin County45,456.9+4.6%
2Cuyahoga County44,273+3.8%
3Hamilton County33,266.2+3.7%
4Summit County14,224+1.7%
5Montgomery County13,222.7+3.4%
6Lucas County10,692.4+0.6%
7Butler County8,368.8+6.3%
8Stark County7,225.7+5%
9Delaware County5,252.2+6.2%
10Warren County5,046.5+1.3%
11Lake County4,644.2+3.7%
12Greene County4,609.9+5.9%
13Lorain County4,560.1+2.3%
14Mahoning County4,130.3+2.6%
15Wood County3,283.6+4.4%
16Trumbull County2,944.2-3.5%
17Medina County2,855.8+4.2%
18Clermont County2,822.4+3.3%
19Portage County2,678.9+4.7%
20Licking County2,534.5+6.3%
21Hancock County2,446.4+5.7%
22Allen County2,429.1+4.4%
23Wayne County2,368.2+6.7%
24Clark County2,123.5+5.1%
25Richland County2,122.9+4.4%
26Union County2,094.2+7.5%
27Fairfield County1,877.6+9.1%
28Miami County1,852.6+3.4%
29Tuscarawas County1,680.4+12.1%
30Geauga County1,613.6+4.6%
31Erie County1,599+5.1%
32Muskingum County1,446.8+1.8%
33Shelby County1,439.7+2.3%
34Ross County1,326.5+4.9%
35Ashtabula County1,249.1+4.3%
36Washington County1,242.4+4.1%
37Columbiana County1,199.3+2.5%
38Sandusky County1,153.3+4.4%
39Marion County1,089.4+3.6%
40Belmont County1,058.2+9.5%
41Huron County1,018.2+4.8%
42Athens County1,000+5.4%
43Scioto County993.5+2%
44Auglaize County987.4+3.9%
45Logan County948.6+0.5%
46Knox County927.9+6.3%
47Jefferson County916.2+3.2%
48Clinton County857.3+8%
49Mercer County856+5.2%
50Fulton County825.3+4.4%
51Holmes County815.2+4.5%
52Darke County806.6+4.6%
53Madison County793.2+1.3%
54Seneca County790.3+3.6%
55Ashland County783.8+3%
56Williams County743.5+3.3%
57Defiance County723+0.2%
58Guernsey County698.9+9.1%
59Pickaway County663.1+7%
60Ottawa County628.6+1.7%
61Crawford County558.3+4.6%
62Pike County512.7+4.4%
63Henry County498+2.7%
64Putnam County488.3+3.9%
65Lawrence County487.6+2.4%
66Champaign County484+4.9%
67Van Wert County459.6+6.9%
68Fayette County445.3+1.9%
69Gallia County439.7+3.1%
70Preble County438+4.8%
71Coshocton County427.1+0.4%
72Wyandot County415.6+3.9%
73Highland County396.3+7.6%
74Jackson County393.9+3%
75Hardin County340.1+0.8%
76Brown County326.3+3.1%
77Carroll County308.1+8.6%
78Perry County270.7+26.4%
79Adams County254.5+3.3%
80Hocking County246.8+1%
81Morrow County212.9-17.3%
82Harrison County202.7+31.5%
83Paulding County189.9+1%
84Meigs County128.3+4.3%
85Noble County122.5+2.1%
86Morgan County111.5+8.2%
87Monroe County105.1+9.5%
88Vinton County88.5+0.5%

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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 $45.46 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Vinton County, with $88.53 million in 2017.

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