Counties in Pennsylvania by wages and salaries paid

Philadelphia County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2014, at $41.59 billion. Sullivan County had the lowest, at $65.19 million. The median was $1.19 billion and the figure for Pennsylvania was $296.36 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest41,588.7Philadelphia County
Lowest65.2Sullivan County
Median1,18867 counties
Pennsylvania296,358.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 1,348.5 USD millionAllegheny County: 40,837.6 USD millionArmstrong County: 742.2 USD millionBeaver County: 2,342.2 USD millionBedford County: 563.3 USD millionBerks County: 8,072.4 USD millionBlair County: 2,393.5 USD millionBradford County: 1,154.9 USD millionBucks County: 13,314.7 USD millionButler County: 4,266.6 USD millionCambria County: 2,088.9 USD millionCameron County: 79.9 USD millionCarbon County: 608.5 USD millionCentre County: 3,470.7 USD millionChester County: 17,730.3 USD millionClarion County: 496.4 USD millionClearfield County: 1,148.7 USD millionClinton County: 553.3 USD millionColumbia County: 994.8 USD millionCrawford County: 1,188 USD millionCumberland County: 6,610.7 USD millionDauphin County: 9,578.3 USD millionDelaware County: 12,918.2 USD millionElk County: 632.8 USD millionErie County: 5,278.2 USD millionFayette County: 1,536.4 USD millionForest County: 95.8 USD millionFranklin County: 2,374.8 USD millionFulton County: 214 USD millionGreene County: 943.7 USD millionHuntingdon County: 468.5 USD millionIndiana County: 1,545.1 USD millionJefferson County: 607 USD millionJuniata County: 212.5 USD millionLackawanna County: 4,022.2 USD millionLancaster County: 10,120.2 USD millionLawrence County: 1,225.1 USD millionLebanon County: 1,969.7 USD millionLehigh County: 9,696.4 USD millionLuzerne County: 5,927.6 USD millionLycoming County: 2,377.8 USD millionMcKean County: 682.1 USD millionMercer County: 1,951.7 USD millionMifflin County: 589 USD millionMonroe County: 2,266.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 33,241.2 USD millionMontour County: 985.7 USD millionNorthampton County: 5,060 USD millionNorthumberland County: 1,078.9 USD millionPerry County: 259.4 USD millionPhiladelphia County: 41,588.7 USD millionPike County: 376.7 USD millionPotter County: 217.2 USD millionSchuylkill County: 1,973.1 USD millionSnyder County: 531.2 USD millionSomerset County: 946.6 USD millionSullivan County: 65.2 USD millionSusquehanna County: 376.6 USD millionTioga County: 539.9 USD millionUnion County: 720.3 USD millionVenango County: 740.8 USD millionWarren County: 600.5 USD millionWashington County: 4,981.5 USD millionWayne County: 571.1 USD millionWestmoreland County: 5,783.5 USD millionWyoming County: 484.7 USD millionYork County: 7,996.5 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Philadelphia County: 41,588.7 USD millionPhiladelphia County41,588.7Allegheny County: 40,837.6 USD millionAllegheny County40,837.6Montgomery County: 33,241.2 USD millionMontgomery County33,241.2Chester County: 17,730.3 USD millionChester County17,730.3Bucks County: 13,314.7 USD millionBucks County13,314.7Delaware County: 12,918.2 USD millionDelaware County12,918.2Lancaster County: 10,120.2 USD millionLancaster County10,120.2Lehigh County: 9,696.4 USD millionLehigh County9,696.4Dauphin County: 9,578.3 USD millionDauphin County9,578.3Berks County: 8,072.4 USD millionBerks County8,072.4York County: 7,996.5 USD millionYork County7,996.5Cumberland County: 6,610.7 USD millionCumberland County6,610.7Luzerne County: 5,927.6 USD millionLuzerne County5,927.6Westmoreland County: 5,783.5 USD millionWestmoreland County5,783.5Erie County: 5,278.2 USD millionErie County5,278.2Northampton County: 5,060 USD millionNorthampton County5,060Washington County: 4,981.5 USD millionWashington County4,981.5Butler County: 4,266.6 USD millionButler County4,266.6Lackawanna County: 4,022.2 USD millionLackawanna County4,022.2Centre County: 3,470.7 USD millionCentre County3,470.7Blair County: 2,393.5 USD millionBlair County2,393.5Lycoming County: 2,377.8 USD millionLycoming County2,377.8Franklin County: 2,374.8 USD millionFranklin County2,374.8Beaver County: 2,342.2 USD millionBeaver County2,342.2Monroe County: 2,266.1 USD millionMonroe County2,266.1Cambria County: 2,088.9 USD millionCambria County2,088.9Schuylkill County: 1,973.1 USD millionSchuylkill County1,973.1Lebanon County: 1,969.7 USD millionLebanon County1,969.7Mercer County: 1,951.7 USD millionMercer County1,951.7Indiana County: 1,545.1 USD millionIndiana County1,545.1Fayette County: 1,536.4 USD millionFayette County1,536.4Adams County: 1,348.5 USD millionAdams County1,348.5Lawrence County: 1,225.1 USD millionLawrence County1,225.1Crawford County: 1,188 USD millionCrawford County1,188Bradford County: 1,154.9 USD millionBradford County1,154.9Clearfield County: 1,148.7 USD millionClearfield County1,148.7Northumberland County: 1,078.9 USD millionNorthumberland County1,078.9Columbia County: 994.8 USD millionColumbia County994.8Montour County: 985.7 USD millionMontour County985.7Somerset County: 946.6 USD millionSomerset County946.6Philadelphia County: 41,588.7 USD millionPhiladelphia County41,588.7Allegheny County: 40,837.6 USD millionAllegheny County40,837.6Montgomery County: 33,241.2 USD millionMontgomery County33,241.2Chester County: 17,730.3 USD millionChester County17,730.3Bucks County: 13,314.7 USD millionBucks County13,314.7Delaware County: 12,918.2 USD millionDelaware County12,918.2Lancaster County: 10,120.2 USD millionLancaster County10,120.2Lehigh County: 9,696.4 USD millionLehigh County9,696.4Dauphin County: 9,578.3 USD millionDauphin County9,578.3Berks County: 8,072.4 USD millionBerks County8,072.4York County: 7,996.5 USD millionYork County7,996.5Cumberland County: 6,610.7 USD millionCumberland County6,610.7Luzerne County: 5,927.6 USD millionLuzerne County5,927.6Westmoreland County: 5,783.5 USD millionWestmoreland County5,783.5Erie County: 5,278.2 USD millionErie County5,278.2Northampton County: 5,060 USD millionNorthampton County5,060Washington County: 4,981.5 USD millionWashington County4,981.5Butler County: 4,266.6 USD millionButler County4,266.6Lackawanna County: 4,022.2 USD millionLackawanna County4,022.2Centre County: 3,470.7 USD millionCentre County3,470.7Blair County: 2,393.5 USD millionBlair County2,393.5Lycoming County: 2,377.8 USD millionLycoming County2,377.8Franklin County: 2,374.8 USD millionFranklin County2,374.8Beaver County: 2,342.2 USD millionBeaver County2,342.2Monroe County: 2,266.1 USD millionMonroe County2,266.1Cambria County: 2,088.9 USD millionCambria County2,088.9Schuylkill County: 1,973.1 USD millionSchuylkill County1,973.1Lebanon County: 1,969.7 USD millionLebanon County1,969.7Mercer County: 1,951.7 USD millionMercer County1,951.7Indiana County: 1,545.1 USD millionIndiana County1,545.1Fayette County: 1,536.4 USD millionFayette County1,536.4Adams County: 1,348.5 USD millionAdams County1,348.5Lawrence County: 1,225.1 USD millionLawrence County1,225.1Crawford County: 1,188 USD millionCrawford County1,188Bradford County: 1,154.9 USD millionBradford County1,154.9Clearfield County: 1,148.7 USD millionClearfield County1,148.7Northumberland County: 1,078.9 USD millionNorthumberland County1,078.9Columbia County: 994.8 USD millionColumbia County994.8Montour County: 985.7 USD millionMontour County985.7Somerset County: 946.6 USD millionSomerset County946.6
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Philadelphia County41,588.7+3.5%
2Allegheny County40,837.6+2.6%
3Montgomery County33,241.2+4.7%
4Chester County17,730.3+6.7%
5Bucks County13,314.7+4.1%
6Delaware County12,918.2+4.4%
7Lancaster County10,120.2+4.8%
8Lehigh County9,696.4+5.8%
9Dauphin County9,578.3+3.3%
10Berks County8,072.4+5.1%
11York County7,996.5+2.6%
12Cumberland County6,610.7+5%
13Luzerne County5,927.6+4.4%
14Westmoreland County5,783.5+3.5%
15Erie County5,278.2+2.2%
16Northampton County5,060+4.3%
17Washington County4,981.5+9.1%
18Butler County4,266.6+1.8%
19Lackawanna County4,022.2+4.1%
20Centre County3,470.7+5.1%
21Blair County2,393.5+3.4%
22Lycoming County2,377.8+5.4%
23Franklin County2,374.8+4%
24Beaver County2,342.2+1.6%
25Monroe County2,266.1-0.4%
26Cambria County2,088.9+1.1%
27Schuylkill County1,973.1+3.9%
28Lebanon County1,969.7+0.3%
29Mercer County1,951.7+3.7%
30Indiana County1,545.1+2.1%
31Fayette County1,536.4+3.4%
32Adams County1,348.5+4.1%
33Lawrence County1,225.1+3.3%
34Crawford County1,188+3.2%
35Bradford County1,154.9+6.7%
36Clearfield County1,148.7+1.7%
37Northumberland County1,078.9+3.6%
38Columbia County994.8+2.5%
39Montour County985.7-4.2%
40Somerset County946.6+3.7%
41Greene County943.7+3%
42Armstrong County742.2+1.8%
43Venango County740.8+1.9%
44Union County720.3+4.3%
45McKean County682.1+2.1%
46Elk County632.8+8.8%
47Carbon County608.5+4.8%
48Jefferson County607+4.5%
49Warren County600.5+3.9%
50Mifflin County589+3%
51Wayne County571.1+3.1%
52Bedford County563.3+0.8%
53Clinton County553.3+1.9%
54Tioga County539.9+1.4%
55Snyder County531.2+5.6%
56Clarion County496.4+2.1%
57Wyoming County484.7+7%
58Huntingdon County468.5+1.4%
59Pike County376.7+6%
60Susquehanna County376.6-5.3%
61Perry County259.4+3%
62Potter County217.2+2.5%
63Fulton County214+5.6%
64Juniata County212.5+2.6%
65Forest County95.8+2.3%
66Cameron County79.9+0.3%
67Sullivan County65.2+11.6%

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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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Philadelphia County, with $41.59 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Sullivan County, with $65.19 million in 2014.

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