US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3080 counties in 2014, at $272.24 billion. Loving County had the lowest, at $941,000. The median was $316.23 million and the figure for the United States was $7.47 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest272,237.4New York County

Lowest0.9Loving County

Median316.23080 counties

United States7,467,705History

Map of counties, 2014

USD million, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

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	2014 USD million	Change on 2013
1	New York County	272,237.4	+9.6%
2	Los Angeles County	257,529.1	+5.4%
3	Cook County	163,839.8	+4.7%
4	Harris County	162,430.8	+8.2%
5	Santa Clara County	109,211.6	+10.7%
6	Dallas County	102,471.4	+7.1%
7	Maricopa County	93,451	+4.8%
8	King County	93,048.9	+8.4%
9	Orange County	91,767.5	+5.5%
10	San Diego County	87,675.2	+5.1%
11	Middlesex County	67,779.6	+5.1%
12	District of Columbia	64,686.7	+4%
13	San Francisco County	63,179.9	+12.1%
14	Hennepin County	59,456.4	+4.6%
15	Fulton County	58,738.6	+6.7%
16	Miami-Dade County	57,756	+5.8%
17	Suffolk County	56,345.6	+8.9%
18	Alameda County	49,975.6	+7.1%
19	Tarrant County	44,317.4	+5.2%
20	Clark County	42,189.7	+5.7%
21	Oakland County	42,097.6	+5.4%
22	Philadelphia County	41,588.7	+3.5%
23	Wayne County	41,198	+4.7%
24	Bexar County	40,843.1	+6.1%
25	Allegheny County	40,837.6	+2.6%
26	Mecklenburg County	40,722.6	+7.4%
27	Cuyahoga County	40,636.3	+3.2%
28	San Mateo County	40,393.9	+2.9%
29	Franklin County	39,784.2	+5.3%
30	Travis County	39,564.7	+7.8%
31	Broward County	39,453.7	+6.3%
32	DuPage County	38,845.2	+2.9%
33	Orange County	36,875.3	+7.1%
34	Suffolk County	36,732.6	+3.4%
35	Sacramento County	36,721.9	+4.3%
36	Nassau County	36,171.9	+3.9%
37	St. Louis County	35,441	+4.7%
38	Hillsborough County	34,475.8	+5.1%
39	Montgomery County	34,280.5	+3.2%
40	Montgomery County	33,241.2	+4.7%
41	Marion County	32,511.3	+2.3%
42	Salt Lake County	32,255.6	+5.5%
43	Queens County	31,741.8	+6.1%
44	San Bernardino County	31,612.8	+6.2%
45	Denver County	31,377.5	+8.2%
46	Hamilton County	30,742.3	+4.4%
47	Palm Beach County	30,635.2	+7.5%
48	Westchester County	29,751	+4.2%
49	Bergen County	29,427.9	+4.1%
50	Kings County	28,404.2	+7.3%
51	Riverside County	27,894.6	+7.4%
52	Wake County	27,810.1	+5.8%
53	Duval County	26,339.4	+4.9%
54	Shelby County	26,330.3	+2.8%
55	Middlesex County	25,966.3	+3.8%
56	Milwaukee County	25,957.7	+2.8%
57	Multnomah County	25,932.9	+5.5%
58	Honolulu County	25,589.1	+3.9%
59	Lake County	25,131.2	+4.5%
60	Davidson County	24,700.1	+6.3%
61	Oklahoma County	24,183.2	+4.4%
62	Contra Costa County	23,227.4	+3.8%
63	Morris County	23,108.4	+2.2%
64	Jefferson County	23,065.3	+5.5%
65	Essex County	22,324.5	+0.3%
66	Collin County	22,281.1	+7.7%
67	Erie County	21,542.2	+3.7%
68	Baltimore city	21,435.7	+3.8%
69	Norfolk County	21,095.4	+4.2%
70	Baltimore County	20,660	+3.1%
71	Pinellas County	20,108.6	+4.9%
72	Jackson County	20,040.6	+2.5%
73	Arapahoe County	19,962.7	+7.1%
74	Ramsey County	19,942.1	+4.2%
75	Cobb County	19,822.6	+6.6%
76	Anne Arundel County	19,144.5	+3.5%
77	Johnson County	18,871.2	+5.1%
78	Jefferson County	18,786.4	+3%
79	Monroe County	18,771.2	+3%
80	Gwinnett County	18,398.8	+7.9%
81	Hudson County	18,392.2	+4%
82	Prince George's County	18,231.2	+3.9%
83	Tulsa County	18,164.2	+4.7%
84	Ventura County	17,889.9	+4.2%
85	New Castle County	17,875.5	+4.2%
86	Essex County	17,764.8	+4.6%
87	Chester County	17,730.3	+6.7%
88	Washington County	17,648.1	+8.6%
89	Worcester County	17,593.6	+4.1%
90	Douglas County	17,440.7	+4.6%
91	Kent County	17,251.7	+6.7%
92	Pima County	16,864.4	+2.5%
93	Macomb County	16,736.7	+4.1%
94	Dane County	16,434.2	+3.5%
95	DeKalb County	16,292.7	+6.1%
96	Somerset County	16,115.2	+4.9%
97	Snohomish County	16,080.3	+5.6%
98	Pierce County	15,727.2	+3.2%
99	Providence County	15,679.9	+5.7%
100	Arlington County	15,408	+2%
101	Kern County	15,402	+5.6%
102	Union County	15,390.2	+1.6%
103	Bernalillo County	15,320.4	+3.6%
104	Fresno County	15,189.9	+4.7%
105	Polk County	15,136.4	+5.8%
106	Mercer County	15,089	+2.8%
107	Bronx County	14,817.3	+2.8%
108	El Paso County	14,551.6	+4.2%
109	East Baton Rouge Parish	13,897.1	+3.5%
110	Monmouth County	13,791.9	+3.7%
111	St. Louis city	13,775.2	+3.2%
112	Durham County	13,685.9	+6.8%
113	Guilford County	13,344.7	+3.7%
114	Bucks County	13,314.7	+4.1%
115	Summit County	13,110.2	+4.5%
116	Delaware County	12,918.2	+4.4%
117	Waukesha County	12,860.7	+3.8%
118	Pulaski County	12,776.2	+2.5%
119	El Paso County	12,633.9	+3.6%
120	Albany County	12,596.3	+4.3%
121	Greenville County	12,349.9	+6.1%
122	Jefferson County	12,246.1	+6.2%
123	Sedgwick County	12,174.3	+2.8%
124	Montgomery County	12,041.7	+3.5%
125	Hillsborough County	11,929	+7.3%
126	Charleston County	11,921.1	+6.8%
127	Onondaga County	11,846.4	+2.5%
128	Burlington County	11,525.5	+2.4%
129	Howard County	11,176.3	+4.5%
130	Madison County	10,883.4	+2.9%
131	Boulder County	10,855.7	+5.8%
132	Will County	10,803.6	+5.2%
133	Knox County	10,701.4	+4.9%
134	Bristol County	10,531.5	+5.2%
135	Orleans Parish	10,518.4	+5.3%
136	Richland County	10,517.9	+2.7%
137	Camden County	10,382.6	+0.8%
138	Henrico County	10,250.3	+3.4%
139	Washtenaw County	10,226.2	+3.6%
140	Norfolk city	10,223.5	+4.4%
141	Ada County	10,212.2	+7.1%
142	Lee County	10,136.5	+8.5%
143	Lancaster County	10,120.2	+4.8%
144	Denton County	10,108.9	+8.5%
145	Kane County	10,102.1	+4.1%
146	Santa Barbara County	10,077.1	+4.8%
147	Anchorage Municipality	10,045	+2.4%
148	Lucas County	10,000.1	+4.7%
149	San Joaquin County	9,914.8	+4.7%
150	Loudoun County	9,883.5	+3.7%
151	Hampden County	9,872.3	+4.3%
152	Spokane County	9,835.6	+4.3%
153	Dakota County	9,785.4	+6.2%
154	Jefferson Parish	9,754	+2%
155	Sonoma County	9,741.7	+6.5%
156	Adams County	9,706.9	+8.9%
157	Lehigh County	9,696.4	+5.8%
158	Dauphin County	9,578.3	+3.3%
159	Brevard County	9,549	+1.5%
160	Fort Bend County	9,471.7	+6.8%
161	Forsyth County	9,370	+7.7%
162	Plymouth County	9,307.5	+4.3%
163	Lake County	9,217.7	-0.6%
164	Washoe County	9,160.6	+5.3%
165	Hamilton County	9,144.3	+3.8%
166	Richmond city	9,027	+3.5%
167	Passaic County	8,969.9	+0.7%
168	Cumberland County	8,910.2	+3.8%
169	Montgomery County	8,897.1	+10.8%
170	Polk County	8,696.8	+4.4%
171	Fayette County	8,692.5	+3.9%
172	Virginia Beach city	8,648.7	+3%
173	Utah County	8,645	+6.4%
174	Monterey County	8,522.4	+3.8%
175	Cumberland County	8,330.5	-0.9%
176	Hidalgo County	8,241.1	+5.7%
177	Allen County	8,139.9	+3.9%
178	Nueces County	8,081.4	+7.2%
179	Berks County	8,072.4	+5.1%
180	Seminole County	8,060.9	+6.5%
181	York County	7,996.5	+2.6%
182	Mobile County	7,899.8	+3%
183	Williamson County	7,890.7	+6%
184	Placer County	7,849.3	+7%
185	Rockingham County	7,800.5	+7.2%
186	Stanislaus County	7,776.9	+4.7%
187	Lafayette Parish	7,669.9	+5.4%
188	Solano County	7,581.6	+4.4%
189	Marin County	7,500.7	+5.8%
190	Lancaster County	7,427	+4.7%
191	Bell County	7,410.4	+1.8%
192	Alexandria city	7,380.5	+3%
193	Brown County	7,363.8	+4.3%
194	Clackamas County	7,308.3	+4.5%
195	Sarasota County	7,178.7	+9%
196	Butler County	7,058.8	+6%
197	Larimer County	7,028.1	+8.4%
198	Ocean County	7,021.6	+3.6%
199	Chatham County	7,004.3	+5.5%
200	Clark County	6,974.6	+7.4%
201	Ingham County	6,950.8	+2.8%
202	Hamilton County	6,919.3	+7.7%
203	Williamson County	6,915	+7.7%
204	Stark County	6,847.1	+4.7%
205	Douglas County	6,817.3	+9.2%
206	Greene County	6,813.7	+5.2%
207	Jefferson County	6,776.1	+9.7%
208	Midland County	6,708.9	+19.3%
209	Cumberland County	6,610.7	+5%
210	Linn County	6,508.6	+5%
211	Leon County	6,461.6	+4.7%
212	Rockland County	6,448.5	+0.4%
213	Collier County	6,387.3	+6.9%
214	Volusia County	6,345.8	+5.6%
215	Orange County	6,319.5	+5.2%
216	Escambia County	6,230.4	+3.4%
217	Benton County	6,223.5	+7.7%
218	St. Charles County	6,216.9	+6%
219	Montgomery County	6,151.7	+1.9%
220	Chesterfield County	6,114.4	+2.8%
221	Lane County	6,079.3	+5.2%
222	Atlantic County	6,076	+0.6%
223	Winnebago County	6,016.1	+3.9%
224	Anoka County	5,987.4	+5.1%
225	Clayton County	5,977.3	+6.8%
226	Genesee County	5,974.6	+3.8%
227	Marion County	5,972.1	+6.8%
228	Hinds County	5,952.9	+1.5%
229	Luzerne County	5,927.6	+4.4%
230	Spartanburg County	5,912.5	+5.7%
231	Westmoreland County	5,783.5	+3.5%
232	Alachua County	5,714.2	+4.7%
233	Dutchess County	5,709	+0.3%
234	Newport News city	5,680.8	+4.5%
235	Kalamazoo County	5,639.6	+3.7%
236	Tulare County	5,639.2	+3.3%
237	Minnehaha County	5,543.3	+6.3%
238	Lubbock County	5,530.4	+6.2%
239	Brazoria County	5,508.2	+10.8%
240	Elkhart County	5,504.5	+9.4%
241	Yolo County	5,467.5	+5.8%
242	Richmond County	5,458.8	+3.6%
243	Cass County	5,456.7	+8%
244	Rutherford County	5,352.4	+7%
245	Caddo Parish	5,333.3	+2.9%
246	St. Joseph County	5,311.9	+3.8%
247	Erie County	5,278.2	+2.2%
248	Frederick County	5,259.7	+2.9%
249	Ottawa County	5,235.9	+9.1%
250	Peoria County	5,231.6	-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. 11 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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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, 2014. 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?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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