US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3080 counties in 2015, at $282.65 billion. Loving County had the lowest, at $1.4 million. The median was $323.62 million and the figure for the United States was $7.85 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest282,647New York County

Lowest1.4Loving County

Median323.63080 counties

United States7,851,802History

Map of counties, 2015

USD million, 2015. 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, 2015

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	2015 USD million	Change on 2014
1	New York County	282,647	+3.8%
2	Los Angeles County	273,010.1	+6%
3	Cook County	173,292.6	+5.8%
4	Harris County	167,094.7	+2.9%
5	Santa Clara County	122,848.7	+12.5%
6	Dallas County	109,198.5	+6.6%
7	Orange County	99,600.9	+8.5%
8	Maricopa County	98,984.5	+5.9%
9	King County	98,779.7	+6.2%
10	San Diego County	92,381.5	+5.4%
11	Middlesex County	72,728.7	+7.3%
12	San Francisco County	70,435.1	+11.5%
13	District of Columbia	67,678.5	+4.6%
14	Hennepin County	62,826.7	+5.7%
15	Fulton County	62,361.4	+6.2%
16	Miami-Dade County	61,662.7	+6.8%
17	Suffolk County	60,195.7	+6.8%
18	Alameda County	54,630.6	+9.3%
19	Tarrant County	47,512.1	+7.2%
20	Clark County	44,759.9	+6.1%
21	Oakland County	44,554.9	+5.8%
22	Mecklenburg County	44,137	+8.4%
23	Philadelphia County	43,954.1	+5.7%
24	Bexar County	43,524.1	+6.6%
25	Wayne County	43,362	+5.3%
26	Travis County	43,338	+9.5%
27	Allegheny County	42,824.3	+4.9%
28	San Mateo County	42,256.5	+4.6%
29	Broward County	42,127.7	+6.8%
30	Franklin County	42,088.1	+5.8%
31	Cuyahoga County	41,886.5	+3.1%
32	DuPage County	40,731.6	+4.9%
33	Orange County	39,768.8	+7.8%
34	Sacramento County	38,898.5	+5.9%
35	Suffolk County	38,252.2	+4.1%
36	Nassau County	38,083.1	+5.3%
37	Hillsborough County	36,941.7	+7.2%
38	St. Louis County	36,831.6	+3.9%
39	Montgomery County	35,945.8	+4.9%
40	Salt Lake County	34,572.6	+7.2%
41	Montgomery County	34,531.8	+3.9%
42	San Bernardino County	34,058.6	+7.7%
43	Marion County	33,897.5	+4.3%
44	Queens County	33,539.6	+5.7%
45	Denver County	33,391.9	+6.4%
46	Palm Beach County	32,927.1	+7.5%
47	Riverside County	31,264.6	+12.1%
48	Hamilton County	31,222.6	+1.6%
49	Westchester County	30,920.1	+3.9%
50	Kings County	30,836.8	+8.6%
51	Bergen County	30,446.7	+3.5%
52	Wake County	30,237.8	+8.7%
53	Duval County	27,650.9	+5%
54	Multnomah County	27,619.1	+6.5%
55	Middlesex County	27,503.7	+5.9%
56	Shelby County	27,144.3	+3.1%
57	Davidson County	27,054.1	+9.5%
58	Honolulu County	26,919.1	+5.2%
59	Lake County	26,893.6	+7%
60	Milwaukee County	26,788.6	+3.2%
61	Oklahoma County	24,922.8	+3.1%
62	Morris County	24,817.9	+7.4%
63	Jefferson County	24,680.4	+7%
64	Contra Costa County	24,444.8	+5.2%
65	Collin County	24,109.3	+8.2%
66	Essex County	23,217.4	+4%
67	Erie County	22,511.2	+4.5%
68	Baltimore city	22,413	+4.6%
69	Norfolk County	22,353.1	+6%
70	Baltimore County	21,522.3	+4.2%
71	Pinellas County	21,316.4	+6%
72	Jackson County	21,215	+5.9%
73	Arapahoe County	20,926.6	+4.8%
74	Ramsey County	20,799	+4.3%
75	Cobb County	20,797.3	+4.9%
76	Anne Arundel County	20,061.5	+4.8%
77	Johnson County	19,973.2	+5.8%
78	Monroe County	19,614.9	+4.5%
79	Gwinnett County	19,552.6	+6.3%
80	Jefferson County	19,340.9	+3%
81	Hudson County	19,153.1	+4.1%
82	Washington County	19,117.4	+8.3%
83	Prince George's County	18,895	+3.6%
84	Tulsa County	18,734.4	+3.1%
85	Ventura County	18,703.7	+4.5%
86	Douglas County	18,533.9	+6.3%
87	Essex County	18,474.3	+4%
88	New Castle County	18,460.4	+3.3%
89	Kent County	18,389.3	+6.6%
90	Chester County	18,382.2	+3.7%
91	Worcester County	18,313	+4.1%
92	Macomb County	17,587.3	+5.1%
93	Dane County	17,520.6	+6.6%
94	DeKalb County	17,280.1	+6.1%
95	Pima County	17,182.6	+1.9%
96	Somerset County	16,921.8	+5%
97	Snohomish County	16,751.3	+4.2%
98	Pierce County	16,508.8	+5%
99	Arlington County	16,449.1	+6.8%
100	Providence County	16,409	+4.6%
101	Fresno County	16,203.4	+6.7%
102	Polk County	15,898.5	+5%
103	Union County	15,885.1	+3.2%
104	Bernalillo County	15,859.2	+3.5%
105	Mercer County	15,584.2	+3.3%
106	Kern County	15,494.9	+0.6%
107	Bronx County	15,451.8	+4.3%
108	El Paso County	15,185.5	+4.4%
109	East Baton Rouge Parish	14,360.8	+3.3%
110	St. Louis city	14,357.8	+4.2%
111	Monmouth County	14,293.6	+3.6%
112	Guilford County	14,035.1	+5.2%
113	Durham County	13,786.6	+0.7%
114	Bucks County	13,734.5	+3.2%
115	Summit County	13,670.2	+4.3%
116	Waukesha County	13,555.9	+5.4%
117	Delaware County	13,384.8	+3.6%
118	Pulaski County	13,220.1	+3.5%
119	Albany County	13,196.9	+4.8%
120	Greenville County	13,179.2	+6.7%
121	El Paso County	13,149.2	+4.1%
122	Jefferson County	12,997.2	+6.1%
123	Charleston County	12,645.3	+6.1%
124	Sedgwick County	12,570.6	+3.3%
125	Montgomery County	12,517.3	+3.9%
126	Onondaga County	12,310.1	+3.9%
127	Hillsborough County	12,286	+3%
128	Burlington County	12,148.3	+5.4%
129	Howard County	11,874.6	+6.2%
130	Boulder County	11,447.5	+5.5%
131	Will County	11,385.4	+5.4%
132	Madison County	11,315.7	+4%
133	Knox County	11,302.5	+5.6%
134	Bristol County	11,113.2	+5.5%
135	Lee County	11,093.5	+9.4%
136	Denton County	11,053.5	+9.3%
137	Richland County	11,001.9	+4.6%
138	San Joaquin County	10,983.5	+10.8%
139	Camden County	10,880.9	+4.8%
140	Orleans Parish	10,873.8	+3.4%
141	Henrico County	10,826.7	+5.6%
142	Washtenaw County	10,816.2	+5.8%
143	Santa Barbara County	10,761.4	+6.8%
144	Lancaster County	10,736.6	+6.1%
145	Norfolk city	10,718.1	+4.8%
146	Ada County	10,694.2	+4.7%
147	Sonoma County	10,634.9	+9.2%
148	Kane County	10,615.6	+5.1%
149	Loudoun County	10,490.1	+6.1%
150	Adams County	10,469.3	+7.9%
151	Lucas County	10,402.1	+4%
152	Anchorage Municipality	10,350.4	+3%
153	Dakota County	10,333.2	+5.6%
154	Spokane County	10,313.9	+4.9%
155	Hampden County	10,249.9	+3.8%
156	Brevard County	10,154.8	+6.3%
157	Jefferson Parish	10,154.2	+4.1%
158	Lehigh County	10,069.2	+3.8%
159	Dauphin County	10,040.2	+4.8%
160	Fort Bend County	9,945.4	+5%
161	Forsyth County	9,793.8	+4.5%
162	Plymouth County	9,788.8	+5.2%
163	Washoe County	9,744.8	+6.4%
164	Hamilton County	9,725.9	+6.4%
165	Utah County	9,509.8	+10%
166	Richmond city	9,508.8	+5.3%
167	Montgomery County	9,382.6	+5.5%
168	Cumberland County	9,334.4	+4.8%
169	Lake County	9,318.4	+1.1%
170	Fayette County	9,305.5	+7.1%
171	Passaic County	9,286.5	+3.5%
172	Polk County	9,164.2	+5.4%
173	Monterey County	9,019.3	+5.8%
174	Virginia Beach city	8,971.8	+3.7%
175	Seminole County	8,729.3	+8.3%
176	Allen County	8,633.8	+6.1%
177	Placer County	8,574.2	+9.2%
178	Hidalgo County	8,569.7	+4%
179	Cumberland County	8,520.1	+2.3%
180	Stanislaus County	8,455.6	+8.7%
181	Berks County	8,438.9	+4.5%
182	Williamson County	8,361.6	+6%
183	York County	8,309.9	+3.9%
184	Rockingham County	8,288.4	+6.3%
185	Mobile County	8,194.8	+3.7%
186	Nueces County	8,150.5	+0.9%
187	Solano County	8,020.1	+5.8%
188	Marin County	7,962.5	+6.2%
189	Clackamas County	7,936.4	+8.6%
190	Lancaster County	7,824.2	+5.3%
191	Brown County	7,787.9	+5.8%
192	Bell County	7,738.3	+4.4%
193	Sarasota County	7,733.4	+7.7%
194	Williamson County	7,655.5	+10.7%
195	Alexandria city	7,602	+3%
196	Larimer County	7,538.3	+7.3%
197	Hamilton County	7,528.1	+8.8%
198	Butler County	7,504.1	+6.3%
199	Chatham County	7,482.7	+6.8%
200	Clark County	7,469.7	+7.1%
201	Douglas County	7,363.1	+8%
202	Ocean County	7,360.2	+4.8%
203	Lafayette Parish	7,300.4	-4.8%
204	Greene County	7,230.8	+6.1%
205	Ingham County	7,194	+3.5%
206	Jefferson County	7,052.2	+4.1%
207	Stark County	6,893.8	+0.7%
208	Cumberland County	6,863.8	+3.8%
209	Collier County	6,824.6	+6.8%
210	Rockland County	6,819.7	+5.8%
211	Linn County	6,787.6	+4.3%
212	Volusia County	6,755.2	+6.5%
213	Leon County	6,714.5	+3.9%
214	St. Charles County	6,708	+7.9%
215	Orange County	6,694.6	+5.9%
216	Benton County	6,672.8	+7.2%
217	Escambia County	6,531.1	+4.8%
218	Chesterfield County	6,516.8	+6.6%
219	Lane County	6,493.9	+6.8%
220	Marion County	6,363.7	+6.6%
221	Anoka County	6,362	+6.3%
222	Montgomery County	6,338.5	+3%
223	Midland County	6,277.6	-6.4%
224	Genesee County	6,269.4	+4.9%
225	Clayton County	6,261.9	+4.8%
226	Spartanburg County	6,254.1	+5.8%
227	Winnebago County	6,208.2	+3.2%
228	Luzerne County	6,205.4	+4.7%
229	Tulare County	6,089.9	+8%
230	Hinds County	6,068.1	+1.9%
231	Atlantic County	6,059.9	-0.3%
232	Alachua County	5,980.9	+4.7%
233	Kalamazoo County	5,979.9	+6%
234	Westmoreland County	5,975.5	+3.3%
235	Brazoria County	5,967.4	+8.3%
236	Elkhart County	5,871.5	+6.7%
237	Minnehaha County	5,832.6	+5.2%
238	Newport News city	5,831.3	+2.6%
239	Dutchess County	5,829.5	+2.1%
240	Yolo County	5,827.7	+6.6%
241	Lubbock County	5,817.9	+5.2%
242	Cass County	5,757.7	+5.5%
243	Richmond County	5,753.4	+5.4%
244	Rutherford County	5,735.1	+7.1%
245	St. Joseph County	5,618.9	+5.8%
246	Ottawa County	5,612.5	+7.2%
247	Peoria County	5,597.2	+7%
248	Davis County	5,545.5	+6.5%
249	Richmond County	5,520.2	+5.5%
250	Frederick County	5,483	+4.2%

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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 2015 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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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