Counties in Pennsylvania by wages and salaries paid

Philadelphia County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2022, at $60.78 billion. Sullivan County had the lowest, at $68.34 million. The median was $1.48 billion and the figure for Pennsylvania was $409.85 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest60,777.7Philadelphia County
Lowest68.3Sullivan County
Median1,48067 counties
Pennsylvania409,845.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 1,828.6 USD millionAllegheny County: 55,153.1 USD millionArmstrong County: 831.5 USD millionBeaver County: 3,163.3 USD millionBedford County: 779.9 USD millionBerks County: 10,840.6 USD millionBlair County: 3,125.9 USD millionBradford County: 1,340.5 USD millionBucks County: 18,907.1 USD millionButler County: 5,757.4 USD millionCambria County: 2,384.4 USD millionCameron County: 87 USD millionCarbon County: 760.9 USD millionCentre County: 4,710.6 USD millionChester County: 24,342.6 USD millionClarion County: 578.9 USD millionClearfield County: 1,480 USD millionClinton County: 639.4 USD millionColumbia County: 1,260.2 USD millionCrawford County: 1,462.4 USD millionCumberland County: 9,414.6 USD millionDauphin County: 13,276.1 USD millionDelaware County: 17,642.5 USD millionElk County: 698.9 USD millionErie County: 6,433.9 USD millionFayette County: 1,949.9 USD millionForest County: 115.9 USD millionFranklin County: 3,273.2 USD millionFulton County: 273 USD millionGreene County: 822.1 USD millionHuntingdon County: 655.5 USD millionIndiana County: 1,592.5 USD millionJefferson County: 718 USD millionJuniata County: 290.9 USD millionLackawanna County: 5,382.8 USD millionLancaster County: 15,440.2 USD millionLawrence County: 1,480.2 USD millionLebanon County: 2,880.2 USD millionLehigh County: 14,192.7 USD millionLuzerne County: 8,296.4 USD millionLycoming County: 2,795.5 USD millionMcKean County: 704.8 USD millionMercer County: 2,345.7 USD millionMifflin County: 817.7 USD millionMonroe County: 3,054.3 USD millionMontgomery County: 48,540.8 USD millionMontour County: 1,413.5 USD millionNorthampton County: 7,403.9 USD millionNorthumberland County: 1,407.1 USD millionPerry County: 339.9 USD millionPhiladelphia County: 60,777.7 USD millionPike County: 547 USD millionPotter County: 260.8 USD millionSchuylkill County: 2,664.7 USD millionSnyder County: 721 USD millionSomerset County: 1,186.1 USD millionSullivan County: 68.3 USD millionSusquehanna County: 506.2 USD millionTioga County: 688 USD millionUnion County: 1,017.9 USD millionVenango County: 844.3 USD millionWarren County: 683.1 USD millionWashington County: 6,496.6 USD millionWayne County: 809 USD millionWestmoreland County: 7,555 USD millionWyoming County: 566.3 USD millionYork County: 11,332.7 USD million
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USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

Philadelphia County: 60,777.7 USD millionPhiladelphia County60,777.7Allegheny County: 55,153.1 USD millionAllegheny County55,153.1Montgomery County: 48,540.8 USD millionMontgomery County48,540.8Chester County: 24,342.6 USD millionChester County24,342.6Bucks County: 18,907.1 USD millionBucks County18,907.1Delaware County: 17,642.5 USD millionDelaware County17,642.5Lancaster County: 15,440.2 USD millionLancaster County15,440.2Lehigh County: 14,192.7 USD millionLehigh County14,192.7Dauphin County: 13,276.1 USD millionDauphin County13,276.1York County: 11,332.7 USD millionYork County11,332.7Berks County: 10,840.6 USD millionBerks County10,840.6Cumberland County: 9,414.6 USD millionCumberland County9,414.6Luzerne County: 8,296.4 USD millionLuzerne County8,296.4Westmoreland County: 7,555 USD millionWestmoreland County7,555Northampton County: 7,403.9 USD millionNorthampton County7,403.9Washington County: 6,496.6 USD millionWashington County6,496.6Erie County: 6,433.9 USD millionErie County6,433.9Butler County: 5,757.4 USD millionButler County5,757.4Lackawanna County: 5,382.8 USD millionLackawanna County5,382.8Centre County: 4,710.6 USD millionCentre County4,710.6Franklin County: 3,273.2 USD millionFranklin County3,273.2Beaver County: 3,163.3 USD millionBeaver County3,163.3Blair County: 3,125.9 USD millionBlair County3,125.9Monroe County: 3,054.3 USD millionMonroe County3,054.3Lebanon County: 2,880.2 USD millionLebanon County2,880.2Lycoming County: 2,795.5 USD millionLycoming County2,795.5Schuylkill County: 2,664.7 USD millionSchuylkill County2,664.7Cambria County: 2,384.4 USD millionCambria County2,384.4Mercer County: 2,345.7 USD millionMercer County2,345.7Fayette County: 1,949.9 USD millionFayette County1,949.9Adams County: 1,828.6 USD millionAdams County1,828.6Indiana County: 1,592.5 USD millionIndiana County1,592.5Lawrence County: 1,480.2 USD millionLawrence County1,480.2Clearfield County: 1,480 USD millionClearfield County1,480Crawford County: 1,462.4 USD millionCrawford County1,462.4Montour County: 1,413.5 USD millionMontour County1,413.5Northumberland County: 1,407.1 USD millionNorthumberland County1,407.1Bradford County: 1,340.5 USD millionBradford County1,340.5Columbia County: 1,260.2 USD millionColumbia County1,260.2Somerset County: 1,186.1 USD millionSomerset County1,186.1Philadelphia County: 60,777.7 USD millionPhiladelphia County60,777.7Allegheny County: 55,153.1 USD millionAllegheny County55,153.1Montgomery County: 48,540.8 USD millionMontgomery County48,540.8Chester County: 24,342.6 USD millionChester County24,342.6Bucks County: 18,907.1 USD millionBucks County18,907.1Delaware County: 17,642.5 USD millionDelaware County17,642.5Lancaster County: 15,440.2 USD millionLancaster County15,440.2Lehigh County: 14,192.7 USD millionLehigh County14,192.7Dauphin County: 13,276.1 USD millionDauphin County13,276.1York County: 11,332.7 USD millionYork County11,332.7Berks County: 10,840.6 USD millionBerks County10,840.6Cumberland County: 9,414.6 USD millionCumberland County9,414.6Luzerne County: 8,296.4 USD millionLuzerne County8,296.4Westmoreland County: 7,555 USD millionWestmoreland County7,555Northampton County: 7,403.9 USD millionNorthampton County7,403.9Washington County: 6,496.6 USD millionWashington County6,496.6Erie County: 6,433.9 USD millionErie County6,433.9Butler County: 5,757.4 USD millionButler County5,757.4Lackawanna County: 5,382.8 USD millionLackawanna County5,382.8Centre County: 4,710.6 USD millionCentre County4,710.6Franklin County: 3,273.2 USD millionFranklin County3,273.2Beaver County: 3,163.3 USD millionBeaver County3,163.3Blair County: 3,125.9 USD millionBlair County3,125.9Monroe County: 3,054.3 USD millionMonroe County3,054.3Lebanon County: 2,880.2 USD millionLebanon County2,880.2Lycoming County: 2,795.5 USD millionLycoming County2,795.5Schuylkill County: 2,664.7 USD millionSchuylkill County2,664.7Cambria County: 2,384.4 USD millionCambria County2,384.4Mercer County: 2,345.7 USD millionMercer County2,345.7Fayette County: 1,949.9 USD millionFayette County1,949.9Adams County: 1,828.6 USD millionAdams County1,828.6Indiana County: 1,592.5 USD millionIndiana County1,592.5Lawrence County: 1,480.2 USD millionLawrence County1,480.2Clearfield County: 1,480 USD millionClearfield County1,480Crawford County: 1,462.4 USD millionCrawford County1,462.4Montour County: 1,413.5 USD millionMontour County1,413.5Northumberland County: 1,407.1 USD millionNorthumberland County1,407.1Bradford County: 1,340.5 USD millionBradford County1,340.5Columbia County: 1,260.2 USD millionColumbia County1,260.2Somerset County: 1,186.1 USD millionSomerset County1,186.1
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

RankCounties2022
USD million
Change on 2021
1Philadelphia County60,777.7+11.1%
2Allegheny County55,153.1+6.4%
3Montgomery County48,540.8+6.7%
4Chester County24,342.6+8.1%
5Bucks County18,907.1+10.7%
6Delaware County17,642.5+7.5%
7Lancaster County15,440.2+9.1%
8Lehigh County14,192.7+8%
9Dauphin County13,276.1+7.6%
10York County11,332.7+8.4%
11Berks County10,840.6+7.4%
12Cumberland County9,414.6+7.2%
13Luzerne County8,296.4+8.1%
14Westmoreland County7,555+6.6%
15Northampton County7,403.9+5.8%
16Washington County6,496.6+8%
17Erie County6,433.9+7.7%
18Butler County5,757.4+8.9%
19Lackawanna County5,382.8+9%
20Centre County4,710.6+6.7%
21Franklin County3,273.2+7.9%
22Beaver County3,163.3-9.7%
23Blair County3,125.9+7.2%
24Monroe County3,054.3+4.3%
25Lebanon County2,880.2+7.3%
26Lycoming County2,795.5+8.8%
27Schuylkill County2,664.7+9.8%
28Cambria County2,384.4+6.5%
29Mercer County2,345.7+8%
30Fayette County1,949.9+7.8%
31Adams County1,828.6+7.2%
32Indiana County1,592.5+3.5%
33Lawrence County1,480.2+9.9%
34Clearfield County1,480+6.7%
35Crawford County1,462.4+7.7%
36Montour County1,413.5+10.1%
37Northumberland County1,407.1+8.9%
38Bradford County1,340.5+10.4%
39Columbia County1,260.2+7.9%
40Somerset County1,186.1+7.5%
41Union County1,017.9+6.3%
42Venango County844.3+5.7%
43Armstrong County831.5+5.4%
44Greene County822.1+7.5%
45Mifflin County817.7+10.5%
46Wayne County809+7.8%
47Bedford County779.9+13.2%
48Carbon County760.9+5.4%
49Snyder County721+9%
50Jefferson County718+7.6%
51McKean County704.8+6%
52Elk County698.9+7.6%
53Tioga County688+8.4%
54Warren County683.1+6.1%
55Huntingdon County655.5+15.1%
56Clinton County639.4+5%
57Clarion County578.9+5.9%
58Wyoming County566.3+7.4%
59Pike County547+9.9%
60Susquehanna County506.2+12.8%
61Perry County339.9+6.6%
62Juniata County290.9+4.7%
63Fulton County273+5.9%
64Potter County260.8-1.5%
65Forest County115.9+10.2%
66Cameron County87+5.9%
67Sullivan County68.3+18.3%

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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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Philadelphia County, with $60.78 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Sullivan County, with $68.34 million in 2022.

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