US counties by wages and salaries paid, 2024

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3091 counties in 2024, at $426.59 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $4.22 million. The median was $480.39 million and the figure for the United States was $12.4 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest426,589.8New York County

Lowest4.2McPherson County

Median480.43091 counties

United States12,404,924History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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

Rank	Counties	2024 USD million	Change on 2023
1	New York County	426,589.8	+6.5%
2	Los Angeles County	417,542.5	+5.1%
3	Cook County	253,182.4	+4%
4	Santa Clara County	238,895.3	+12.9%
5	Harris County	236,477.2	+5.9%
6	King County	203,656.4	+8.6%
7	Maricopa County	185,028	+6.9%
8	Dallas County	180,537.2	+3.3%
9	Orange County	150,623	+5.7%
10	San Diego County	147,029.2	+4.8%
11	San Francisco County	136,764.9	+2.3%
12	Miami-Dade County	112,582.1	+6.9%
13	Middlesex County	112,450.5	+5.8%
14	Fulton County	110,691.9	+6.8%
15	Suffolk County	100,697.2	+6.3%
16	Travis County	97,831.8	+7.2%
17	District of Columbia	96,820.1	+4.8%
18	Hennepin County	91,730.2	+4%
19	San Mateo County	89,085.9	+11.6%
20	Alameda County	85,281	+3.2%
21	Mecklenburg County	81,374.4	+5.7%
22	Tarrant County	80,707	+6.2%
23	Clark County	79,990.6	+7.1%
24	Orange County	74,958.5	+6.6%
25	Broward County	72,013.8	+4.7%
26	Bexar County	71,047.8	+5.9%
27	Hillsborough County	70,196.7	+6.9%
28	Philadelphia County	68,133.6	+5.2%
29	Salt Lake County	64,933.1	+5.1%
30	Franklin County	64,441.8	+5.4%
31	Sacramento County	63,727.6	+6.9%
32	Oakland County	63,340.1	+3.5%
33	Denver County	61,635.9	+6%
34	Wayne County	61,090.4	+4.5%
35	Allegheny County	60,831.5	+5%
36	Palm Beach County	59,728.9	+5.1%
37	Cuyahoga County	59,667.7	+5.3%
38	San Bernardino County	59,316.6	+5.5%
39	Wake County	59,179.4	+6.4%
40	Kings County	57,832.6	+6.6%
41	Suffolk County	56,748.2	+7.8%
42	DuPage County	56,435.4	+3.4%
43	Riverside County	55,512.7	+6.3%
44	Queens County	55,216.7	+5%
45	Collin County	54,586	+10.4%
46	Marion County	53,483.4	+6.2%
47	St. Louis County	53,227.3	+3.3%
48	Montgomery County	52,151	+4.7%
49	Nassau County	51,864.3	+4%
50	Davidson County	50,453.7	+8.3%
51	Montgomery County	50,246.6	+3.9%
52	Duval County	48,254.5	+5.7%
53	Capitol Planning Region	47,408.7	n/a
54	Hamilton County	44,688.6	+4.5%
55	Multnomah County	43,884.3	+3.2%
56	Westchester County	42,793.1	+4.5%
57	Bergen County	40,682	+3%
58	Middlesex County	40,681.2	+4.7%
59	Western Connecticut Planning Region	40,064.2	n/a
60	Shelby County	37,844.2	+1.6%
61	Honolulu County	37,036.6	+5.9%
62	Milwaukee County	36,873.3	+5.1%
63	Jefferson County	36,836.4	+4%
64	Oklahoma County	36,066.3	+6%
65	Contra Costa County	35,736.1	+4.3%
66	Morris County	35,456.7	+3.2%
67	Pinellas County	35,406.5	+4.6%
68	Essex County	35,200.5	+8.5%
69	Lake County	34,740.6	+1.9%
70	Cobb County	34,413.1	+4.1%
71	Erie County	32,864.2	+4.4%
72	Baltimore city	32,315.6	+6%
73	Arapahoe County	31,823.5	+2.7%
74	Norfolk County	31,703.6	+4.4%
75	Jackson County	31,317.8	+5%
76	Anne Arundel County	31,086	+9%
77	Baltimore County	30,597.4	+6.2%
78	Johnson County	30,355.8	+5.9%
79	Hudson County	30,201.2	+3.4%
80	Washington County	30,187.2	+4.1%
81	Gwinnett County	30,109.8	+5%
82	Jefferson County	29,451.1	+4.6%
83	Dane County	29,326.4	+6.1%
84	Kent County	28,656.3	+5%
85	Prince George's County	28,573.8	+9.3%
86	Pierce County	27,836.9	+5.6%
87	Ramsey County	27,630.7	+5.4%
88	DeKalb County	27,337.1	+3.3%
89	Douglas County	27,204.2	+2.7%
90	Fresno County	27,081.8	+4.9%
91	Worcester County	26,981.4	+4.8%
92	Pima County	26,900.4	+3.9%
93	Monroe County	26,873.9	+4.4%
94	Durham County	26,660.3	+9.7%
95	Ventura County	26,585.8	+5.6%
96	Chester County	26,316.6	+3.1%
97	Macomb County	26,293	+2.9%
98	Arlington County	26,292.9	+4.4%
99	Essex County	26,082.4	+2.6%
100	New Castle County	26,010.1	+5.4%
101	Tulsa County	25,925	+5.8%
102	Snohomish County	25,667.8	+3.5%
103	El Paso County	25,525.7	+4.8%
104	Bernalillo County	24,698.8	+5.9%
105	Bronx County	24,419.8	+6%
106	Polk County	24,192.3	+4.5%
107	Somerset County	24,144	+5.9%
108	Mercer County	23,916	+1.9%
109	Kern County	23,166.8	+4.8%
110	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	23,070	n/a
111	Denton County	22,790	+5.9%
112	Ada County	22,684.7	+9.5%
113	Charleston County	22,655.2	+7.5%
114	Monmouth County	22,296	+5.7%
115	Greenville County	22,127.3	+7.2%
116	Providence County	21,953.6	+4.3%
117	Union County	21,903.7	+3.4%
118	Lee County	21,157.7	+5.3%
119	Williamson County	20,964.4	+13%
120	Jefferson County	20,909.8	+3.7%
121	Guilford County	20,526.3	+4.8%
122	Bucks County	20,503.3	+5.4%
123	St. Louis city	20,440.7	+2.9%
124	El Paso County	20,299	+6.2%
125	Albany County	20,174	+5.9%
126	East Baton Rouge Parish	20,126.4	+6.9%
127	Utah County	20,079.7	+5.3%
128	San Joaquin County	19,912.5	+7.2%
129	Boulder County	19,874.8	+4.4%
130	Adams County	19,841.2	+5.4%
131	Waukesha County	19,710	+3.9%
132	Madison County	19,608.3	+6.3%
133	Pulaski County	19,597.9	+4.9%
134	Hillsborough County	19,426.3	+4.3%
135	Loudoun County	19,349.6	+10.2%
136	Brevard County	18,966.8	+7%
137	Knox County	18,816.7	+6.6%
138	Summit County	18,509.8	+3.4%
139	Delaware County	18,482	+2.6%
140	Will County	18,057.7	+4.7%
141	Onondaga County	17,950.8	+6.2%
142	Washoe County	17,891.9	+6.1%
143	Burlington County	17,779.4	+4.4%
144	Howard County	17,736.2	+5.9%
145	Sedgwick County	17,693.8	+4.8%
146	Spokane County	17,692	+5.5%
147	Montgomery County	17,660.8	+3.9%
148	Montgomery County	17,533.1	+4.3%
149	Richland County	17,345.4	+6.3%
150	Fort Bend County	17,228	+9%
151	Polk County	16,929.7	+5.4%
152	Lancaster County	16,887.1	+4.6%
153	Santa Barbara County	16,706.2	+5.1%
154	Seminole County	16,523.7	+5.4%
155	Sonoma County	16,275.9	+1.8%
156	Hamilton County	16,262.8	+4.7%
157	Washtenaw County	16,221.7	+5.6%
158	Camden County	16,123.8	+5.8%
159	Cumberland County	15,990.4	+6%
160	Richmond city	15,760.1	+8.4%
161	Henrico County	15,753.4	+4.7%
162	Bristol County	15,744.1	+4%
163	Lehigh County	15,601.8	+4.4%
164	Kane County	15,227.5	+4%
165	Dakota County	15,166.1	+5.2%
166	Placer County	15,127.9	+4.5%
167	Williamson County	14,866.7	+1.7%
168	Plymouth County	14,730.2	+4.6%
169	Forsyth County	14,668.7	+4.4%
170	Dauphin County	14,426.8	+3.8%
171	Clark County	14,379.6	+6.5%
172	Rockingham County	14,347.8	+7.3%
173	Hamilton County	14,258.3	+13%
174	Sarasota County	14,250.2	+7%
175	Orleans Parish	14,206	+4.1%
176	Fayette County	14,051.3	+4.5%
177	Stanislaus County	13,844.1	+5.8%
178	Monterey County	13,720.7	+3.6%
179	Virginia Beach city	13,712.6	+5.8%
180	Hampden County	13,649.2	+4.3%
181	Douglas County	13,602.5	+6%
182	Hidalgo County	13,595	+5.2%
183	Benton County	13,589	+12.6%
184	Collier County	13,530.8	+8.9%
185	Lucas County	13,524.7	+3.3%
186	Allen County	13,463.7	+5.5%
187	Norfolk city	13,431.1	+4.9%
188	Jefferson Parish	13,322.3	+4.4%
189	Clackamas County	13,278.8	+4.8%
190	Larimer County	13,186.1	+3.5%
191	Lake County	13,139.5	+5%
192	Anchorage Municipality	12,942.3	+6%
193	York County	12,537.1	+5.2%
194	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	12,534	n/a
195	Ocean County	12,405.1	+5.7%
196	Passaic County	12,357.2	+2.5%
197	Midland County	12,312.7	+8.9%
198	Chatham County	12,310.9	+6%
199	Mobile County	12,208.1	+4.7%
200	Berks County	12,069.7	+5%
201	Lancaster County	12,057.2	+6.1%
202	Butler County	11,982.6	+8.1%
203	Cumberland County	11,829.9	+4.6%
204	Greene County	11,828.5	+5.6%
205	Solano County	11,810.8	+6.6%
206	Volusia County	11,790	+6.2%
207	Leon County	11,580.2	+7.5%
208	St. Charles County	11,442.3	+5.5%
209	Marion County	11,433.6	+8.1%
210	Bell County	11,404.1	+6.4%
211	Marin County	11,391.9	+2.9%
212	Brown County	11,267.1	+4.7%
213	Escambia County	11,255.8	+7.2%
214	Clayton County	10,993.6	+4.8%
215	Nueces County	10,964.2	+8.3%
216	Ingham County	10,836.7	+4.8%
217	Orange County	10,542.7	+3.6%
218	Chesterfield County	10,535.5	+6.2%
219	Cumberland County	10,484.2	+6.9%
220	Spartanburg County	10,451.6	+7.5%
221	Rutherford County	10,439	+9.7%
222	Tulare County	10,218.7	+4.9%
223	Manatee County	10,195	+7.8%
224	Lane County	10,138.6	+5.4%
225	Alachua County	10,003	+4.2%
226	Thurston County	9,972.2	+7.5%
227	Richmond County	9,883.5	+7.6%
228	Stark County	9,710.4	+5.5%
229	Anoka County	9,602.3	+4.1%
230	Davis County	9,568.8	+4.5%
231	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	9,470.5	n/a
232	Minnehaha County	9,458.9	+6.5%
233	Jefferson County	9,423.1	+10.9%
234	Rockland County	9,333.8	+3.9%
235	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	9,333.7	n/a
236	Pasco County	9,309.7	+8.6%
237	Yolo County	9,288.5	+6.1%
238	Montgomery County	9,285.3	+5.4%
239	New Hanover County	9,271.8	+6.1%
240	Buncombe County	9,166.4	+4.2%
241	Brazoria County	9,031.4	+4.7%
242	Cass County	8,989.9	+5.1%
243	Lubbock County	8,978.3	+4.6%
244	Luzerne County	8,960.4	+3.7%
245	Lafayette Parish	8,879.9	+5.3%
246	Linn County	8,871.8	+3.1%
247	Frederick County	8,835.1	+6.5%
248	Kalamazoo County	8,768.3	+5%
249	Olmsted County	8,701.8	+6.9%
250	Elkhart County	8,680.2	+1.2%

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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.

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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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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, US counties by wages and salaries paid, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/us-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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