US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3080 counties in 2019, at $336.02 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $4.08 million. The median was $369.98 million and the figure for the United States was $9.31 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest336,019.3New York County

Lowest4.1McPherson County

Median3703080 counties

United States9,313,643History

Map of counties, 2019

USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

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	2019 USD million	Change on 2018
1	New York County	336,019.3	+5.6%
2	Los Angeles County	330,318	+4.8%
3	Cook County	200,542.8	+3.8%
4	Harris County	181,668.4	+5.1%
5	Santa Clara County	163,791.1	+4.7%
6	King County	139,540.1	+8.3%
7	Dallas County	133,608.4	+6.7%
8	Maricopa County	126,430.8	+7.6%
9	Orange County	117,363.1	+5.3%
10	San Diego County	109,505.5	+5%
11	San Francisco County	108,325.8	+13.8%
12	Middlesex County	88,205.2	+6.3%
13	Fulton County	78,978.2	+6.3%
14	District of Columbia	78,679.3	+2.8%
15	Suffolk County	76,454.7	+6.9%
16	Miami-Dade County	74,799.4	+5.5%
17	Hennepin County	73,764.7	+4%
18	Alameda County	68,396.5	+5.4%
19	Travis County	58,906.1	+9.1%
20	Tarrant County	57,664.4	+6.3%
21	San Mateo County	57,529.2	+5.6%
22	Clark County	55,689.9	+5.3%
23	Mecklenburg County	55,113.5	+5.8%
24	Philadelphia County	52,849.1	+7.1%
25	Bexar County	52,658.6	+5.3%
26	Broward County	51,564.2	+5.1%
27	Oakland County	51,553.1	+2.2%
28	Orange County	51,058.7	+5.8%
29	Franklin County	49,213.2	+3.9%
30	Wayne County	49,169.3	+3%
31	Allegheny County	48,442.8	+3.6%
32	Cuyahoga County	47,560	+3.7%
33	Sacramento County	46,700.7	+6.6%
34	Hillsborough County	46,333.2	+7.1%
35	DuPage County	45,113.4	+3.1%
36	Salt Lake County	44,262.6	+7.5%
37	Queens County	43,913.2	+4.1%
38	Suffolk County	43,552.7	+2.9%
39	San Bernardino County	42,610.2	+7%
40	Nassau County	42,531.5	+2%
41	Kings County	42,261	+6.9%
42	St. Louis County	42,161.3	+2.4%
43	Denver County	42,008.7	+6.8%
44	Montgomery County	40,735.3	+2.6%
45	Montgomery County	40,219	+5.3%
46	Wake County	40,170.5	+6.2%
47	Marion County	39,913	+4.4%
48	Palm Beach County	39,515	+4.9%
49	Riverside County	39,225.3	+7.1%
50	Hamilton County	36,125.7	+5.2%
51	Multnomah County	34,723.3	+5.3%
52	Westchester County	34,705.4	+4.4%
53	Duval County	34,085.5	+5%
54	Davidson County	33,754.9	+6.1%
55	Bergen County	32,723.2	+2.4%
56	Collin County	32,070.6	+6.7%
57	Middlesex County	31,060	+1.4%
58	Shelby County	30,847.8	+2.8%
59	Honolulu County	30,039	+2.5%
60	Milwaukee County	29,591	+2.1%
61	Lake County	29,350.9	+1.8%
62	Contra Costa County	28,730.5	+2.9%
63	Jefferson County	28,653	+4.6%
64	Morris County	28,115.7	+5.2%
65	Oklahoma County	27,756.4	+3.9%
66	Essex County	27,138.9	+4.2%
67	Erie County	25,821.1	+3.4%
68	Baltimore city	25,682.7	+4.8%
69	Cobb County	25,607.2	+5.6%
70	Pinellas County	25,527.8	+4.9%
71	Norfolk County	25,389.9	+2.4%
72	Arapahoe County	25,197.8	+5.4%
73	Baltimore County	24,650.2	+2.5%
74	Jackson County	24,413.1	+4.2%
75	Washington County	23,564.9	+7%
76	Hudson County	23,178.3	+3.2%
77	Ramsey County	23,169.4	+2.9%
78	Anne Arundel County	23,111.2	+3.6%
79	Johnson County	22,946	+4.7%
80	Gwinnett County	22,396.4	+4.7%
81	Jefferson County	22,381.6	+4.2%
82	Kent County	22,232.9	+4.2%
83	Prince George's County	21,911.5	+3.6%
84	Monroe County	21,796.2	+3%
85	Dane County	21,483.6	+6.9%
86	Essex County	21,266.4	+3%
87	Ventura County	21,230	+6.5%
88	Douglas County	21,204.2	+4.6%
89	Worcester County	21,200.3	+3.9%
90	Tulsa County	20,667.5	+3.9%
91	Pima County	20,542.4	+5.9%
92	Pierce County	20,528.1	+6.4%
93	New Castle County	20,460.9	+3.7%
94	Chester County	20,399.6	+3%
95	Arlington County	20,324.6	+6.5%
96	Macomb County	20,214.1	+1.4%
97	DeKalb County	20,060.9	+3.6%
98	Fresno County	19,949.5	+6.6%
99	Bronx County	19,934.9	+5.6%
100	Snohomish County	19,789.6	+4.9%
101	Somerset County	18,869.1	+3.9%
102	Mercer County	18,609.5	+8.2%
103	El Paso County	18,536.6	+6.5%
104	Bernalillo County	18,493.9	+5.4%
105	Polk County	18,434.4	+3%
106	Providence County	18,045.1	+2.6%
107	Kern County	17,871.7	+6.6%
108	Union County	17,809	+3.9%
109	Durham County	16,896.9	+7.1%
110	Monmouth County	16,639.4	+3.1%
111	St. Louis city	16,195	+4%
112	Jefferson County	16,072.6	+5.9%
113	Guilford County	16,071.2	+4.5%
114	Waukesha County	15,827.1	+4.5%
115	Bucks County	15,817.6	+3.1%
116	East Baton Rouge Parish	15,753.3	+1.3%
117	Greenville County	15,676.7	+4.4%
118	Charleston County	15,486.2	+6.6%
119	Delaware County	15,399.1	+3.2%
120	El Paso County	15,227.2	+5.4%
121	Summit County	14,945.7	+2.3%
122	Albany County	14,944	+3.5%
123	Boulder County	14,886.9	+11.8%
124	Pulaski County	14,816	+3.3%
125	Denton County	14,494.8	+6.7%
126	Ada County	14,468.5	+7.1%
127	Hillsborough County	14,453.7	+4.8%
128	Montgomery County	14,127.6	+3.8%
129	Lee County	14,110.4	+6.2%
130	Howard County	14,060.2	+5.8%
131	Onondaga County	13,948.7	+3.2%
132	Sedgwick County	13,907.3	+5.2%
133	Madison County	13,852.8	+7.1%
134	Adams County	13,840.7	+9.2%
135	San Joaquin County	13,798.3	+6.4%
136	Utah County	13,706.5	+10.5%
137	Will County	13,635.3	+4.1%
138	Burlington County	13,575.5	+2.4%
139	Sonoma County	13,266.7	+6.1%
140	Loudoun County	13,124.9	+5.9%
141	Washtenaw County	13,046.9	+5.3%
142	Brevard County	13,041.1	+8%
143	Knox County	12,885.4	+1.4%
144	Lancaster County	12,828.9	+4.4%
145	Spokane County	12,755.5	+6.1%
146	Bristol County	12,690.8	+4.5%
147	Richland County	12,621.9	+4%
148	Camden County	12,617.1	+3.7%
149	Santa Barbara County	12,592.8	+5.8%
150	Washoe County	12,436.2	+5.7%
151	Henrico County	12,282.1	+4.2%
152	Williamson County	12,209.7	+16.6%
153	Orleans Parish	12,161.6	+4.5%
154	Montgomery County	12,120.5	+7.2%
155	Dakota County	12,028.6	+3.5%
156	Kane County	12,011.2	+2.3%
157	Lehigh County	11,846.5	+6.6%
158	Fort Bend County	11,744.8	+5.1%
159	Seminole County	11,653.5	+6.6%
160	Lucas County	11,563.7	+3.4%
161	Plymouth County	11,556.9	+5.1%
162	Hamilton County	11,543.1	+5.1%
163	Dauphin County	11,540.8	+4.9%
164	Polk County	11,495.4	+6.7%
165	Hampden County	11,386	+3.8%
166	Cumberland County	11,279.4	+5.4%
167	Richmond city	11,224.9	+6.2%
168	Forsyth County	11,166.8	+5.5%
169	Placer County	11,018.8	+6.4%
170	Jefferson Parish	10,951.2	+4.1%
171	Monterey County	10,924	+5.7%
172	Anchorage Municipality	10,560.3	+2.8%
173	Williamson County	10,450.8	+7.7%
174	Fayette County	10,450.5	+4.2%
175	Stanislaus County	10,364.3	+5.5%
176	Virginia Beach city	10,347.6	+4.8%
177	Norfolk city	10,309.5	-1.5%
178	Lake County	10,250.9	+2.1%
179	Allen County	10,135.9	+4.2%
180	Solano County	10,078.9	+6%
181	Hidalgo County	9,994	+4.2%
182	Clackamas County	9,926.8	+5%
183	Rockingham County	9,891.9	+5.4%
184	Clark County	9,864.4	+6.7%
185	Douglas County	9,858	+12.6%
186	Passaic County	9,846.3	+0.9%
187	York County	9,676.5	+2.9%
188	Larimer County	9,662.9	+6.1%
189	Berks County	9,612.3	+3.3%
190	Cumberland County	9,424.1	+4.3%
191	Marin County	9,369.3	+2.2%
192	Sarasota County	9,344.4	+1.8%
193	Mobile County	9,204	+3%
194	Lancaster County	9,147.1	+4.1%
195	Hamilton County	9,116.9	+4.4%
196	Midland County	9,029.4	+8%
197	Brown County	9,013.6	+2.8%
198	Butler County	8,930.4	+4.3%
199	Nueces County	8,804.7	+3.2%
200	Chatham County	8,783	+3.2%
201	Ocean County	8,723.3	+5.1%
202	Collier County	8,644	+6.3%
203	Greene County	8,550.5	+5.4%
204	Bell County	8,539.9	+3.7%
205	Benton County	8,491.3	+7.7%
206	Ingham County	8,414.2	+3.8%
207	Volusia County	8,261.7	+4.8%
208	St. Charles County	8,154.6	+7.4%
209	Escambia County	8,085	+6.1%
210	Marion County	8,077.8	+5.5%
211	Cumberland County	8,019.5	+4.8%
212	Leon County	7,995.6	+4.3%
213	Orange County	7,994.8	+5.1%
214	Clayton County	7,990.2	+3.5%
215	Alexandria city	7,890.6	-0.5%
216	Spartanburg County	7,832.2	+6.8%
217	Lane County	7,723	+4.1%
218	Stark County	7,635.8	+2.3%
219	Jefferson County	7,601.1	+2.5%
220	Anoka County	7,530.5	+4.9%
221	Chesterfield County	7,530	+2%
222	Tulare County	7,462.6	+6.6%
223	Linn County	7,412.2	-0.3%
224	Rockland County	7,365.1	+4.3%
225	Alachua County	7,363.1	+4.7%
226	Richmond County	7,313.2	+6.4%
227	Brazoria County	7,285	+3.1%
228	Yolo County	7,284.1	+5.2%
229	Rutherford County	7,187.2	+6.2%
230	Davis County	7,100.5	+5.6%
231	Luzerne County	7,068.5	+3.5%
232	Kalamazoo County	7,065.7	+4.4%
233	Montgomery County	7,063.1	+4%
234	Lafayette Parish	7,036.2	+3.3%
235	Elkhart County	7,006.5	-4.7%
236	Genesee County	6,988	+3.4%
237	Peoria County	6,901.1	+0.5%
238	Winnebago County	6,882.7	+1.8%
239	Thurston County	6,881.8	+6.5%
240	Lubbock County	6,864.3	+4.4%
241	Atlantic County	6,849.3	+3.6%
242	Minnehaha County	6,799.6	+4.8%
243	Westmoreland County	6,756.5	+2.4%
244	Olmsted County	6,750.5	+3.1%
245	Buncombe County	6,717.6	+5.7%
246	Ottawa County	6,670.7	+2.5%
247	San Luis Obispo County	6,663.3	+7.2%
248	Weld County	6,652.4	+8.2%
249	Dutchess County	6,607.7	+3.8%
250	Cass County	6,605.3	+5.2%

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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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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