Counties in Pennsylvania by wages and salaries paid

Philadelphia County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2013, at $40.17 billion. Sullivan County had the lowest, at $58.42 million. The median was $1.15 billion and the figure for Pennsylvania was $285.21 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest40,173.1Philadelphia County
Lowest58.4Sullivan County
Median1,150.967 counties
Pennsylvania285,211.8History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 1,295.2 USD millionAllegheny County: 39,817.6 USD millionArmstrong County: 729.3 USD millionBeaver County: 2,305.3 USD millionBedford County: 558.9 USD millionBerks County: 7,678.1 USD millionBlair County: 2,314.6 USD millionBradford County: 1,082 USD millionBucks County: 12,794 USD millionButler County: 4,191.9 USD millionCambria County: 2,066.4 USD millionCameron County: 79.6 USD millionCarbon County: 580.8 USD millionCentre County: 3,302 USD millionChester County: 16,615.8 USD millionClarion County: 486.1 USD millionClearfield County: 1,129.4 USD millionClinton County: 542.7 USD millionColumbia County: 970.8 USD millionCrawford County: 1,150.9 USD millionCumberland County: 6,296.9 USD millionDauphin County: 9,275.2 USD millionDelaware County: 12,375.3 USD millionElk County: 581.4 USD millionErie County: 5,163.6 USD millionFayette County: 1,485.3 USD millionForest County: 93.7 USD millionFranklin County: 2,284.4 USD millionFulton County: 202.7 USD millionGreene County: 915.9 USD millionHuntingdon County: 462.2 USD millionIndiana County: 1,513.2 USD millionJefferson County: 580.9 USD millionJuniata County: 207 USD millionLackawanna County: 3,863.6 USD millionLancaster County: 9,652.7 USD millionLawrence County: 1,186 USD millionLebanon County: 1,964.5 USD millionLehigh County: 9,167.3 USD millionLuzerne County: 5,679.2 USD millionLycoming County: 2,256.8 USD millionMcKean County: 667.9 USD millionMercer County: 1,881.8 USD millionMifflin County: 571.5 USD millionMonroe County: 2,275.6 USD millionMontgomery County: 31,748.3 USD millionMontour County: 1,028.5 USD millionNorthampton County: 4,850 USD millionNorthumberland County: 1,041.3 USD millionPerry County: 252 USD millionPhiladelphia County: 40,173.1 USD millionPike County: 355.3 USD millionPotter County: 211.9 USD millionSchuylkill County: 1,899.5 USD millionSnyder County: 503.2 USD millionSomerset County: 912.9 USD millionSullivan County: 58.4 USD millionSusquehanna County: 397.8 USD millionTioga County: 532.3 USD millionUnion County: 690.9 USD millionVenango County: 727.3 USD millionWarren County: 578.2 USD millionWashington County: 4,566 USD millionWayne County: 553.9 USD millionWestmoreland County: 5,586.4 USD millionWyoming County: 453.1 USD millionYork County: 7,795.6 USD million
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USD million, 2013. 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, 2013

Philadelphia County: 40,173.1 USD millionPhiladelphia County40,173.1Allegheny County: 39,817.6 USD millionAllegheny County39,817.6Montgomery County: 31,748.3 USD millionMontgomery County31,748.3Chester County: 16,615.8 USD millionChester County16,615.8Bucks County: 12,794 USD millionBucks County12,794Delaware County: 12,375.3 USD millionDelaware County12,375.3Lancaster County: 9,652.7 USD millionLancaster County9,652.7Dauphin County: 9,275.2 USD millionDauphin County9,275.2Lehigh County: 9,167.3 USD millionLehigh County9,167.3York County: 7,795.6 USD millionYork County7,795.6Berks County: 7,678.1 USD millionBerks County7,678.1Cumberland County: 6,296.9 USD millionCumberland County6,296.9Luzerne County: 5,679.2 USD millionLuzerne County5,679.2Westmoreland County: 5,586.4 USD millionWestmoreland County5,586.4Erie County: 5,163.6 USD millionErie County5,163.6Northampton County: 4,850 USD millionNorthampton County4,850Washington County: 4,566 USD millionWashington County4,566Butler County: 4,191.9 USD millionButler County4,191.9Lackawanna County: 3,863.6 USD millionLackawanna County3,863.6Centre County: 3,302 USD millionCentre County3,302Blair County: 2,314.6 USD millionBlair County2,314.6Beaver County: 2,305.3 USD millionBeaver County2,305.3Franklin County: 2,284.4 USD millionFranklin County2,284.4Monroe County: 2,275.6 USD millionMonroe County2,275.6Lycoming County: 2,256.8 USD millionLycoming County2,256.8Cambria County: 2,066.4 USD millionCambria County2,066.4Lebanon County: 1,964.5 USD millionLebanon County1,964.5Schuylkill County: 1,899.5 USD millionSchuylkill County1,899.5Mercer County: 1,881.8 USD millionMercer County1,881.8Indiana County: 1,513.2 USD millionIndiana County1,513.2Fayette County: 1,485.3 USD millionFayette County1,485.3Adams County: 1,295.2 USD millionAdams County1,295.2Lawrence County: 1,186 USD millionLawrence County1,186Crawford County: 1,150.9 USD millionCrawford County1,150.9Clearfield County: 1,129.4 USD millionClearfield County1,129.4Bradford County: 1,082 USD millionBradford County1,082Northumberland County: 1,041.3 USD millionNorthumberland County1,041.3Montour County: 1,028.5 USD millionMontour County1,028.5Columbia County: 970.8 USD millionColumbia County970.8Greene County: 915.9 USD millionGreene County915.9Philadelphia County: 40,173.1 USD millionPhiladelphia County40,173.1Allegheny County: 39,817.6 USD millionAllegheny County39,817.6Montgomery County: 31,748.3 USD millionMontgomery County31,748.3Chester County: 16,615.8 USD millionChester County16,615.8Bucks County: 12,794 USD millionBucks County12,794Delaware County: 12,375.3 USD millionDelaware County12,375.3Lancaster County: 9,652.7 USD millionLancaster County9,652.7Dauphin County: 9,275.2 USD millionDauphin County9,275.2Lehigh County: 9,167.3 USD millionLehigh County9,167.3York County: 7,795.6 USD millionYork County7,795.6Berks County: 7,678.1 USD millionBerks County7,678.1Cumberland County: 6,296.9 USD millionCumberland County6,296.9Luzerne County: 5,679.2 USD millionLuzerne County5,679.2Westmoreland County: 5,586.4 USD millionWestmoreland County5,586.4Erie County: 5,163.6 USD millionErie County5,163.6Northampton County: 4,850 USD millionNorthampton County4,850Washington County: 4,566 USD millionWashington County4,566Butler County: 4,191.9 USD millionButler County4,191.9Lackawanna County: 3,863.6 USD millionLackawanna County3,863.6Centre County: 3,302 USD millionCentre County3,302Blair County: 2,314.6 USD millionBlair County2,314.6Beaver County: 2,305.3 USD millionBeaver County2,305.3Franklin County: 2,284.4 USD millionFranklin County2,284.4Monroe County: 2,275.6 USD millionMonroe County2,275.6Lycoming County: 2,256.8 USD millionLycoming County2,256.8Cambria County: 2,066.4 USD millionCambria County2,066.4Lebanon County: 1,964.5 USD millionLebanon County1,964.5Schuylkill County: 1,899.5 USD millionSchuylkill County1,899.5Mercer County: 1,881.8 USD millionMercer County1,881.8Indiana County: 1,513.2 USD millionIndiana County1,513.2Fayette County: 1,485.3 USD millionFayette County1,485.3Adams County: 1,295.2 USD millionAdams County1,295.2Lawrence County: 1,186 USD millionLawrence County1,186Crawford County: 1,150.9 USD millionCrawford County1,150.9Clearfield County: 1,129.4 USD millionClearfield County1,129.4Bradford County: 1,082 USD millionBradford County1,082Northumberland County: 1,041.3 USD millionNorthumberland County1,041.3Montour County: 1,028.5 USD millionMontour County1,028.5Columbia County: 970.8 USD millionColumbia County970.8Greene County: 915.9 USD millionGreene County915.9
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

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Philadelphia County40,173.1+2.1%
2Allegheny County39,817.6+2.4%
3Montgomery County31,748.3+1%
4Chester County16,615.8+3.1%
5Bucks County12,794+1.6%
6Delaware County12,375.3+2.5%
7Lancaster County9,652.7+2%
8Dauphin County9,275.2+3.2%
9Lehigh County9,167.3+2.8%
10York County7,795.6+1.6%
11Berks County7,678.1+0.9%
12Cumberland County6,296.9+3.4%
13Luzerne County5,679.2+1.6%
14Westmoreland County5,586.4-0.2%
15Erie County5,163.6+0.6%
16Northampton County4,850+3.1%
17Washington County4,566-0.5%
18Butler County4,191.9+6.3%
19Lackawanna County3,863.6+2.1%
20Centre County3,302+2.7%
21Blair County2,314.6+1.6%
22Beaver County2,305.3+0.5%
23Franklin County2,284.4+2.1%
24Monroe County2,275.6-3%
25Lycoming County2,256.8+0.1%
26Cambria County2,066.4-1.6%
27Lebanon County1,964.5+0.3%
28Schuylkill County1,899.5+1.4%
29Mercer County1,881.8+1.5%
30Indiana County1,513.2+1.2%
31Fayette County1,485.3+0.9%
32Adams County1,295.2+4.7%
33Lawrence County1,186-1.3%
34Crawford County1,150.9+2%
35Clearfield County1,129.4+1%
36Bradford County1,082-2.3%
37Northumberland County1,041.3+0.4%
38Montour County1,028.5+9.4%
39Columbia County970.8+0.5%
40Greene County915.9+2.2%
41Somerset County912.9-1.4%
42Armstrong County729.3-0.9%
43Venango County727.3-3.9%
44Union County690.9+3.4%
45McKean County667.9-4.6%
46Elk County581.4+1.1%
47Jefferson County580.9-2%
48Carbon County580.8+2.7%
49Warren County578.2+3.3%
50Mifflin County571.5+3.2%
51Bedford County558.9-0.1%
52Wayne County553.9+1.5%
53Clinton County542.7+2.1%
54Tioga County532.3+1.9%
55Snyder County503.2+1.7%
56Clarion County486.1+1.6%
57Huntingdon County462.2+0.9%
58Wyoming County453.1+1.6%
59Susquehanna County397.8+6%
60Pike County355.3+2.6%
61Perry County252+0.3%
62Potter County211.9-0.7%
63Juniata County207+2.7%
64Fulton County202.7+2.4%
65Forest County93.7+2.6%
66Cameron County79.6+8.7%
67Sullivan County58.4-0.2%

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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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Sullivan County, with $58.42 million in 2013.

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