Counties in Ohio by wages and salaries paid

Franklin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 88 counties in 2019, at $49.21 billion. Vinton County had the lowest, at $94.44 million. The median was $1.01 billion and the figure for Ohio was $302.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest49,213.2Franklin County
Lowest94.4Vinton County
Median1,006.888 counties
Ohio302,366.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 265.7 USD millionAllen County: 2,530.6 USD millionAshland County: 835.3 USD millionAshtabula County: 1,312.2 USD millionAthens County: 1,008.2 USD millionAuglaize County: 1,095.8 USD millionBelmont County: 1,036.5 USD millionBrown County: 308.4 USD millionButler County: 8,930.4 USD millionCarroll County: 278.8 USD millionChampaign County: 510.1 USD millionClark County: 2,219.3 USD millionClermont County: 3,074.6 USD millionClinton County: 977.7 USD millionColumbiana County: 1,292.2 USD millionCoshocton County: 449.1 USD millionCrawford County: 576.3 USD millionCuyahoga County: 47,560 USD millionDarke County: 810.4 USD millionDefiance County: 724 USD millionDelaware County: 5,763.6 USD millionErie County: 1,624 USD millionFairfield County: 1,961 USD millionFayette County: 458.4 USD millionFranklin County: 49,213.2 USD millionFulton County: 860.5 USD millionGallia County: 476.8 USD millionGeauga County: 1,750.9 USD millionGreene County: 5,102 USD millionGuernsey County: 704.1 USD millionHamilton County: 36,125.7 USD millionHancock County: 2,594.2 USD millionHardin County: 346.5 USD millionHarrison County: 196 USD millionHenry County: 514.7 USD millionHighland County: 426.6 USD millionHocking County: 249.2 USD millionHolmes County: 910 USD millionHuron County: 1,072 USD millionJackson County: 407.8 USD millionJefferson County: 977 USD millionKnox County: 1,005.4 USD millionLake County: 5,097.9 USD millionLawrence County: 539.1 USD millionLicking County: 3,027.1 USD millionLogan County: 976.4 USD millionLorain County: 4,814 USD millionLucas County: 11,563.7 USD millionMadison County: 847.9 USD millionMahoning County: 4,383.8 USD millionMarion County: 1,169.3 USD millionMedina County: 3,049.9 USD millionMeigs County: 140.4 USD millionMercer County: 904.7 USD millionMiami County: 1,992.6 USD millionMonroe County: 134.9 USD millionMontgomery County: 14,127.6 USD millionMorgan County: 119.6 USD millionMorrow County: 231.8 USD millionMuskingum County: 1,533.4 USD millionNoble County: 127.5 USD millionOttawa County: 667.3 USD millionPaulding County: 196.4 USD millionPerry County: 296.8 USD millionPickaway County: 703.1 USD millionPike County: 532.5 USD millionPortage County: 2,831.6 USD millionPreble County: 488.5 USD millionPutnam County: 520.2 USD millionRichland County: 2,237.8 USD millionRoss County: 1,454.2 USD millionSandusky County: 1,172.2 USD millionScioto County: 1,035.1 USD millionSeneca County: 836.6 USD millionShelby County: 1,517.8 USD millionStark County: 7,635.8 USD millionSummit County: 14,945.7 USD millionTrumbull County: 2,846 USD millionTuscarawas County: 1,635.9 USD millionUnion County: 2,174.1 USD millionVan Wert County: 525.2 USD millionVinton County: 94.4 USD millionWarren County: 5,977.5 USD millionWashington County: 1,347.2 USD millionWayne County: 2,577.6 USD millionWilliams County: 800.8 USD millionWood County: 3,522.3 USD millionWyandot County: 477.5 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Franklin County: 49,213.2 USD millionFranklin County49,213.2Cuyahoga County: 47,560 USD millionCuyahoga County47,560Hamilton County: 36,125.7 USD millionHamilton County36,125.7Summit County: 14,945.7 USD millionSummit County14,945.7Montgomery County: 14,127.6 USD millionMontgomery County14,127.6Lucas County: 11,563.7 USD millionLucas County11,563.7Butler County: 8,930.4 USD millionButler County8,930.4Stark County: 7,635.8 USD millionStark County7,635.8Warren County: 5,977.5 USD millionWarren County5,977.5Delaware County: 5,763.6 USD millionDelaware County5,763.6Greene County: 5,102 USD millionGreene County5,102Lake County: 5,097.9 USD millionLake County5,097.9Lorain County: 4,814 USD millionLorain County4,814Mahoning County: 4,383.8 USD millionMahoning County4,383.8Wood County: 3,522.3 USD millionWood County3,522.3Clermont County: 3,074.6 USD millionClermont County3,074.6Medina County: 3,049.9 USD millionMedina County3,049.9Licking County: 3,027.1 USD millionLicking County3,027.1Trumbull County: 2,846 USD millionTrumbull County2,846Portage County: 2,831.6 USD millionPortage County2,831.6Hancock County: 2,594.2 USD millionHancock County2,594.2Wayne County: 2,577.6 USD millionWayne County2,577.6Allen County: 2,530.6 USD millionAllen County2,530.6Richland County: 2,237.8 USD millionRichland County2,237.8Clark County: 2,219.3 USD millionClark County2,219.3Union County: 2,174.1 USD millionUnion County2,174.1Miami County: 1,992.6 USD millionMiami County1,992.6Fairfield County: 1,961 USD millionFairfield County1,961Geauga County: 1,750.9 USD millionGeauga County1,750.9Tuscarawas County: 1,635.9 USD millionTuscarawas County1,635.9Erie County: 1,624 USD millionErie County1,624Muskingum County: 1,533.4 USD millionMuskingum County1,533.4Shelby County: 1,517.8 USD millionShelby County1,517.8Ross County: 1,454.2 USD millionRoss County1,454.2Washington County: 1,347.2 USD millionWashington County1,347.2Ashtabula County: 1,312.2 USD millionAshtabula County1,312.2Columbiana County: 1,292.2 USD millionColumbiana County1,292.2Sandusky County: 1,172.2 USD millionSandusky County1,172.2Marion County: 1,169.3 USD millionMarion County1,169.3Auglaize County: 1,095.8 USD millionAuglaize County1,095.8Franklin County: 49,213.2 USD millionFranklin County49,213.2Cuyahoga County: 47,560 USD millionCuyahoga County47,560Hamilton County: 36,125.7 USD millionHamilton County36,125.7Summit County: 14,945.7 USD millionSummit County14,945.7Montgomery County: 14,127.6 USD millionMontgomery County14,127.6Lucas County: 11,563.7 USD millionLucas County11,563.7Butler County: 8,930.4 USD millionButler County8,930.4Stark County: 7,635.8 USD millionStark County7,635.8Warren County: 5,977.5 USD millionWarren County5,977.5Delaware County: 5,763.6 USD millionDelaware County5,763.6Greene County: 5,102 USD millionGreene County5,102Lake County: 5,097.9 USD millionLake County5,097.9Lorain County: 4,814 USD millionLorain County4,814Mahoning County: 4,383.8 USD millionMahoning County4,383.8Wood County: 3,522.3 USD millionWood County3,522.3Clermont County: 3,074.6 USD millionClermont County3,074.6Medina County: 3,049.9 USD millionMedina County3,049.9Licking County: 3,027.1 USD millionLicking County3,027.1Trumbull County: 2,846 USD millionTrumbull County2,846Portage County: 2,831.6 USD millionPortage County2,831.6Hancock County: 2,594.2 USD millionHancock County2,594.2Wayne County: 2,577.6 USD millionWayne County2,577.6Allen County: 2,530.6 USD millionAllen County2,530.6Richland County: 2,237.8 USD millionRichland County2,237.8Clark County: 2,219.3 USD millionClark County2,219.3Union County: 2,174.1 USD millionUnion County2,174.1Miami County: 1,992.6 USD millionMiami County1,992.6Fairfield County: 1,961 USD millionFairfield County1,961Geauga County: 1,750.9 USD millionGeauga County1,750.9Tuscarawas County: 1,635.9 USD millionTuscarawas County1,635.9Erie County: 1,624 USD millionErie County1,624Muskingum County: 1,533.4 USD millionMuskingum County1,533.4Shelby County: 1,517.8 USD millionShelby County1,517.8Ross County: 1,454.2 USD millionRoss County1,454.2Washington County: 1,347.2 USD millionWashington County1,347.2Ashtabula County: 1,312.2 USD millionAshtabula County1,312.2Columbiana County: 1,292.2 USD millionColumbiana County1,292.2Sandusky County: 1,172.2 USD millionSandusky County1,172.2Marion County: 1,169.3 USD millionMarion County1,169.3Auglaize County: 1,095.8 USD millionAuglaize County1,095.8
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Franklin County49,213.2+3.9%
2Cuyahoga County47,560+3.7%
3Hamilton County36,125.7+5.2%
4Summit County14,945.7+2.3%
5Montgomery County14,127.6+3.8%
6Lucas County11,563.7+3.4%
7Butler County8,930.4+4.3%
8Stark County7,635.8+2.3%
9Warren County5,977.5+9.6%
10Delaware County5,763.6+6.1%
11Greene County5,102+5%
12Lake County5,097.9+6.8%
13Lorain County4,814+2.3%
14Mahoning County4,383.8+3.1%
15Wood County3,522.3+3.1%
16Clermont County3,074.6+4%
17Medina County3,049.9+3.3%
18Licking County3,027.1+8.5%
19Trumbull County2,846-5.8%
20Portage County2,831.6+3.1%
21Hancock County2,594.2+3%
22Wayne County2,577.6+5.2%
23Allen County2,530.6+0.9%
24Richland County2,237.8+0.9%
25Clark County2,219.3+2.3%
26Union County2,174.1+0.1%
27Miami County1,992.6+3.5%
28Fairfield County1,961+4.2%
29Geauga County1,750.9+2.6%
30Tuscarawas County1,635.9+2.7%
31Erie County1,624+1.5%
32Muskingum County1,533.4+2.7%
33Shelby County1,517.8+2.3%
34Ross County1,454.2+3.8%
35Washington County1,347.2+5%
36Ashtabula County1,312.2+1.8%
37Columbiana County1,292.2+3.3%
38Sandusky County1,172.2-0%
39Marion County1,169.3+2.8%
40Auglaize County1,095.8+4.1%
41Huron County1,072+1%
42Belmont County1,036.5-1.7%
43Scioto County1,035.1+2.2%
44Athens County1,008.2+3.4%
45Knox County1,005.4+3.9%
46Clinton County977.7+4.7%
47Jefferson County977+3.5%
48Logan County976.4-0.5%
49Holmes County910+3.9%
50Mercer County904.7+0.3%
51Fulton County860.5+1.5%
52Madison County847.9+3.4%
53Seneca County836.6+2.8%
54Ashland County835.3+4%
55Darke County810.4+0.5%
56Williams County800.8+3.5%
57Defiance County724-0.3%
58Guernsey County704.1-0.6%
59Pickaway County703.1+0.6%
60Ottawa County667.3+0.8%
61Crawford County576.3+6.4%
62Lawrence County539.1+9%
63Pike County532.5-0.4%
64Van Wert County525.2+9%
65Putnam County520.2+2.8%
66Henry County514.7+2%
67Champaign County510.1+2.8%
68Preble County488.5+3.5%
69Wyandot County477.5+4.9%
70Gallia County476.8-0.2%
71Fayette County458.4+0.2%
72Coshocton County449.1+1.1%
73Highland County426.6+3%
74Jackson County407.8+3.2%
75Hardin County346.5+1.9%
76Brown County308.4-6.7%
77Perry County296.8-0.1%
78Carroll County278.8+8.4%
79Adams County265.7+1.9%
80Hocking County249.2+2.5%
81Morrow County231.8+5.8%
82Paulding County196.4+0.2%
83Harrison County196-2.6%
84Meigs County140.4+4.6%
85Monroe County134.9+13.3%
86Noble County127.5-0.5%
87Morgan County119.6+0.8%
88Vinton County94.4+3.7%

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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.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Franklin County, with $49.21 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Vinton County, with $94.44 million in 2019.

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