US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3080 counties in 2017, at $307.48 billion. Loving County had the lowest, at $3.35 million. The median was $341.38 million and the figure for the United States was $8.47 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest307,477.4New York County

Lowest3.4Loving County

Median341.43080 counties

United States8,469,518History

Map of counties, 2017

USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

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	2017 USD million	Change on 2016
1	New York County	307,477.4	+7.1%
2	Los Angeles County	301,126.9	+5.9%
3	Cook County	184,238.1	+3.7%
4	Harris County	165,270.3	+1.7%
5	Santa Clara County	142,744.8	+8.8%
6	Dallas County	119,816.4	+4.9%
7	King County	116,098.6	+9.2%
8	Maricopa County	109,995.5	+6.4%
9	Orange County	107,321.6	+5%
10	San Diego County	99,818.9	+4.7%
11	San Francisco County	84,457.9	+9.5%
12	Middlesex County	78,036.3	+4.9%
13	District of Columbia	72,987.9	+4.1%
14	Fulton County	70,767.1	+6.4%
15	Hennepin County	68,159.5	+5.1%
16	Suffolk County	67,200.1	+6.7%
17	Miami-Dade County	67,142	+4.8%
18	Alameda County	61,902.7	+7.5%
19	Tarrant County	51,184.8	+5.2%
20	San Mateo County	50,909.5	+13.1%
21	Travis County	49,651	+7.4%
22	Clark County	49,535.7	+4.4%
23	Mecklenburg County	49,032.1	+6%
24	Oakland County	48,593.7	+5.2%
25	Bexar County	47,774	+4.9%
26	Philadelphia County	46,956.1	+4.4%
27	Broward County	46,447.2	+5.5%
28	Wayne County	46,351.1	+3.3%
29	Franklin County	45,456.9	+4.6%
30	Orange County	44,968.9	+6.6%
31	Allegheny County	44,634.5	+4%
32	Cuyahoga County	44,273	+3.8%
33	DuPage County	42,977.9	+4.2%
34	Sacramento County	41,739.3	+4.6%
35	Suffolk County	41,439.4	+4.9%
36	Hillsborough County	40,898.9	+4.6%
37	Nassau County	40,632.4	+2.9%
38	St. Louis County	39,192.8	+4.2%
39	Salt Lake County	38,609.5	+5.7%
40	Montgomery County	38,323.9	+3.6%
41	San Bernardino County	37,643.9	+5.4%
42	Queens County	36,887.7	+4.9%
43	Montgomery County	36,833.5	+3.8%
44	Marion County	36,716.3	+4.5%
45	Denver County	36,629.6	+6%
46	Palm Beach County	36,144.7	+5.3%
47	Riverside County	34,642.2	+6.2%
48	Kings County	34,377.6	+6.7%
49	Wake County	34,295.6	+6.3%
50	Hamilton County	33,266.2	+3.7%
51	Westchester County	32,366.3	+4.4%
52	Bergen County	31,107.9	+1.1%
53	Duval County	30,980.5	+6.2%
54	Multnomah County	30,881.8	+5.3%
55	Davidson County	29,650.9	+5.6%
56	Middlesex County	29,274.3	+3.3%
57	Honolulu County	28,855.3	+3.1%
58	Shelby County	28,846.8	+3.1%
59	Milwaukee County	27,915.9	+2.5%
60	Lake County	27,626.1	+3.5%
61	Collin County	27,559.2	+7.3%
62	Contra Costa County	27,019.9	+4.9%
63	Jefferson County	26,545.9	+3.7%
64	Morris County	26,076.9	+4.3%
65	Oklahoma County	25,575.3	+3.9%
66	Essex County	25,026.1	+4.3%
67	Erie County	24,098.3	+4.1%
68	Norfolk County	23,920.4	+3.9%
69	Baltimore city	23,908.9	+3.9%
70	Cobb County	23,284.7	+5.7%
71	Pinellas County	23,002.2	+3.6%
72	Arapahoe County	22,851.4	+5.5%
73	Baltimore County	22,842.5	+3.6%
74	Jackson County	22,591.9	+3.9%
75	Ramsey County	22,084.8	+4.6%
76	Anne Arundel County	21,608.8	+3.2%
77	Hudson County	21,347.6	+7.8%
78	Gwinnett County	21,060	+4.9%
79	Washington County	20,933.5	+5.8%
80	Johnson County	20,877	+3.7%
81	Monroe County	20,523.3	+2.6%
82	Prince George's County	20,489	+5%
83	Jefferson County	20,460.6	+4.4%
84	Kent County	20,282.9	+4.7%
85	Essex County	19,891	+4.7%
86	Worcester County	19,826.8	+4.9%
87	Douglas County	19,620.8	+3.3%
88	Ventura County	19,503.2	+3.6%
89	Macomb County	19,329.8	+5.5%
90	New Castle County	19,245.4	+4.8%
91	Dane County	19,116.1	+4.1%
92	Chester County	19,043.6	+3.4%
93	Tulsa County	18,952.4	+2.9%
94	DeKalb County	18,472.3	+2.4%
95	Pima County	18,469.7	+5.3%
96	Pierce County	18,170.1	+5.5%
97	Arlington County	17,998.9	+5.7%
98	Snohomish County	17,919.1	+2.1%
99	Fresno County	17,913.5	+5.4%
100	Somerset County	17,379.2	+1.2%
101	Providence County	17,305.7	+3.3%
102	Polk County	17,256.7	+4.3%
103	Bernalillo County	16,918.1	+2.5%
104	Union County	16,772.2	+4.3%
105	El Paso County	16,596.5	+6.1%
106	Bronx County	16,505.2	+3.7%
107	Mercer County	16,452.2	+1.2%
108	Kern County	15,946.3	+3.4%
109	Monmouth County	15,344	+3.6%
110	Guilford County	14,856.3	+5%
111	East Baton Rouge Parish	14,770.1	+1.6%
112	Bucks County	14,759.2	+3.7%
113	St. Louis city	14,752.8	+2.3%
114	Durham County	14,715.6	+5%
115	Greenville County	14,335.2	+4.8%
116	Waukesha County	14,330.1	+2.7%
117	Delaware County	14,277.4	+4.6%
118	Summit County	14,224	+1.7%
119	Jefferson County	14,110.2	+4.7%
120	Albany County	14,020.8	+2.8%
121	Pulaski County	13,962.4	+2.8%
122	Charleston County	13,957.5	+4.5%
123	El Paso County	13,900.3	+3.6%
124	Montgomery County	13,222.7	+3.4%
125	Hillsborough County	13,212.9	+3.5%
126	Onondaga County	12,986.7	+3.4%
127	Denton County	12,907	+8.4%
128	Burlington County	12,900	+4%
129	Howard County	12,669.3	+3.2%
130	Sedgwick County	12,667.1	+1.1%
131	Will County	12,620.2	+4.5%
132	Lee County	12,551.2	+5.9%
133	Boulder County	12,492.2	+6.5%
134	Ada County	12,370.5	+8.9%
135	San Joaquin County	12,347.2	+6.8%
136	Madison County	12,223	+4.7%
137	Knox County	12,120.4	+3.1%
138	Adams County	11,823.1	+7.2%
139	Washtenaw County	11,801.5	+5.2%
140	Camden County	11,765	+4.1%
141	Bristol County	11,757.4	+4.6%
142	Richland County	11,751.8	+3.8%
143	Sonoma County	11,708.4	+5.8%
144	Lancaster County	11,692.9	+4.7%
145	Henrico County	11,564.5	+5%
146	Loudoun County	11,503.4	+6.3%
147	Santa Barbara County	11,478.4	+6.1%
148	Kane County	11,370.7	+3.7%
149	Spokane County	11,348.7	+5.6%
150	Brevard County	11,322.5	+6.7%
151	Orleans Parish	11,176	+2%
152	Utah County	11,109	+8.1%
153	Norfolk city	10,960.1	-0.8%
154	Washoe County	10,959.1	+6.3%
155	Dakota County	10,843.5	+3.4%
156	Lehigh County	10,759.5	+3.2%
157	Hampden County	10,714.8	+2.3%
158	Lucas County	10,692.4	+0.6%
159	Plymouth County	10,566.8	+4.9%
160	Dauphin County	10,563.9	+4.4%
161	Hamilton County	10,550.9	+5.1%
162	Forsyth County	10,434.1	+6.4%
163	Fort Bend County	10,373.9	+4.8%
164	Jefferson Parish	10,359.6	+1.9%
165	Montgomery County	10,313.5	+7.4%
166	Cumberland County	10,212.6	+4.9%
167	Polk County	10,194.7	+5.8%
168	Richmond city	10,176.9	+4.2%
169	Seminole County	10,096.2	+7.9%
170	Monterey County	10,044.3	+6.4%
171	Anchorage Municipality	9,955.2	-0.4%
172	Fayette County	9,917	+2.8%
173	Virginia Beach city	9,876	+4.2%
174	Placer County	9,735.2	+5.6%
175	Williamson County	9,708.2	+10.3%
176	Lake County	9,661.4	+3.1%
177	Passaic County	9,571.9	+2.4%
178	Stanislaus County	9,324.6	+5.3%
179	Allen County	9,217.9	+4.5%
180	Hidalgo County	9,159.1	+3.8%
181	York County	9,067.3	+5.1%
182	Rockingham County	9,038.6	+5%
183	Clackamas County	8,985.3	+7.2%
184	Solano County	8,984.9	+5.5%
185	Berks County	8,910.2	+3.1%
186	Cumberland County	8,790	+3%
187	Williamson County	8,786.9	+7%
188	Mobile County	8,684.4	+3.2%
189	Marin County	8,572.4	+2.7%
190	Larimer County	8,569.2	+7.9%
191	Clark County	8,549.4	+8.6%
192	Sarasota County	8,511.8	+5.6%
193	Hamilton County	8,401	+6.1%
194	Butler County	8,368.8	+6.3%
195	Lancaster County	8,337.8	+3.5%
196	Brown County	8,269.5	+4%
197	Nueces County	8,254.7	+2.4%
198	Douglas County	8,226.2	+9%
199	Bell County	8,089.5	+4.1%
200	Chatham County	7,997.9	+4.6%
201	Ocean County	7,930.7	+3.7%
202	Ingham County	7,795.7	+3.3%
203	Alexandria city	7,784.3	+1.6%
204	Greene County	7,748.5	+4.2%
205	Benton County	7,534.4	+7.4%
206	Volusia County	7,505.1	+4.7%
207	Collier County	7,488.2	+3.6%
208	Escambia County	7,426.8	+6.2%
209	Leon County	7,338.8	+4.8%
210	St. Charles County	7,284	+3.5%
211	Cumberland County	7,277.4	+4.8%
212	Orange County	7,229.6	+4.6%
213	Stark County	7,225.7	+5%
214	Elkhart County	7,225.6	+13.4%
215	Jefferson County	7,212.1	+2.3%
216	Clayton County	7,191.3	+2.4%
217	Marion County	7,189.6	+6.2%
218	Lane County	7,109.5	+4.7%
219	Linn County	7,081.7	+2.9%
220	Spartanburg County	7,047.5	+6.4%
221	Chesterfield County	7,022.8	+4.5%
222	Tulare County	6,838.5	+4.5%
223	Anoka County	6,792.8	+3.9%
224	Rockland County	6,767.3	+2.1%
225	Midland County	6,724.2	+16.3%
226	Montgomery County	6,691	+1.6%
227	Alachua County	6,585.7	+5.5%
228	Luzerne County	6,558.6	+3.4%
229	Genesee County	6,539.7	+2.7%
230	Lafayette Parish	6,511.4	+0.2%
231	Yolo County	6,505.7	+5.7%
232	Kalamazoo County	6,505	+4.4%
233	Winnebago County	6,485.8	+3.5%
234	Brazoria County	6,431.4	+6%
235	Rutherford County	6,418.1	+6.2%
236	Westmoreland County	6,327.6	+5.3%
237	Lubbock County	6,285.9	+4.2%
238	Davis County	6,276.4	+7%
239	Atlantic County	6,260.9	+1.7%
240	Minnehaha County	6,250.3	+3.4%
241	Hinds County	6,220.7	+1.5%
242	Ottawa County	6,174.4	+4.9%
243	Dutchess County	6,165.1	+4.4%
244	Peoria County	6,081.5	+8.7%
245	Olmsted County	6,046.3	+5.5%
246	Cass County	6,035.3	+2.8%
247	St. Joseph County	6,000.3	+2.6%
248	Richmond County	5,990.9	+2.6%
249	Buncombe County	5,984.6	+5.1%
250	Thurston County	5,954.5	+7.8%

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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 2017 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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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