US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3082 counties in 2020, at $332.88 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $3.82 million. The median was $373 million and the figure for the United States was $9.45 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest332,883.3New York County

Lowest3.8McPherson County

Median3733082 counties

United States9,449,132History

Map of counties, 2020

USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

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	2020 USD million	Change on 2019
1	New York County	332,883.3	-0.9%
2	Los Angeles County	327,290.4	-0.9%
3	Cook County	199,857.8	-0.3%
4	Santa Clara County	180,542.1	+10.2%
5	Harris County	176,964.4	-2.6%
6	King County	148,152	+6.2%
7	Dallas County	135,449.4	+1.4%
8	Maricopa County	133,254.9	+5.4%
9	Orange County	118,116.4	+0.6%
10	San Francisco County	114,294.6	+5.5%
11	San Diego County	112,924.4	+3.1%
12	Middlesex County	90,662.9	+2.8%
13	Fulton County	80,166.4	+1.5%
14	District of Columbia	80,157	+1.9%
15	Suffolk County	78,565.6	+2.8%
16	Miami-Dade County	74,639.3	-0.2%
17	Hennepin County	74,007.7	+0.3%
18	Alameda County	69,821.8	+2.1%
19	San Mateo County	64,140.9	+11.5%
20	Travis County	63,136.2	+7.2%
21	Tarrant County	58,591	+1.6%
22	Mecklenburg County	57,681.4	+4.7%
23	Bexar County	53,475.7	+1.6%
24	Clark County	52,923.5	-5%
25	Philadelphia County	52,229.7	-1.2%
26	Broward County	52,046.5	+0.9%
27	Franklin County	50,759.2	+3.1%
28	Oakland County	50,164.1	-2.7%
29	Orange County	49,741.4	-2.6%
30	Hillsborough County	48,588.2	+4.9%
31	Sacramento County	48,503.5	+3.9%
32	Wayne County	48,249.2	-1.9%
33	Allegheny County	48,168.8	-0.6%
34	Cuyahoga County	47,788.6	+0.5%
35	Salt Lake County	47,215.6	+6.7%
36	San Bernardino County	44,934.4	+5.5%
37	DuPage County	44,811.3	-0.7%
38	Suffolk County	43,776.2	+0.5%
39	Denver County	43,154.2	+2.7%
40	St. Louis County	42,509.7	+0.8%
41	Kings County	42,123.5	-0.3%
42	Nassau County	41,708.1	-1.9%
43	Montgomery County	41,600.8	+2.1%
44	Montgomery County	41,566.1	+3.3%
45	Queens County	41,520.3	-5.4%
46	Palm Beach County	40,921.8	+3.6%
47	Wake County	40,827.6	+1.6%
48	Riverside County	40,423.9	+3.1%
49	Marion County	40,348.3	+1.1%
50	Hamilton County	36,483.8	+1%
51	Duval County	35,604.4	+4.5%
52	Multnomah County	34,992	+0.8%
53	Westchester County	34,631.6	-0.2%
54	Collin County	34,554.4	+7.7%
55	Davidson County	33,960.1	+0.6%
56	Bergen County	32,200.7	-1.6%
57	Shelby County	31,588.9	+2.4%
58	Middlesex County	31,513.9	+1.5%
59	Lake County	29,609.9	+0.9%
60	Milwaukee County	29,507.8	-0.3%
61	Contra Costa County	29,155.6	+1.5%
62	Morris County	29,080	+3.4%
63	Honolulu County	28,706	-4.4%
64	Jefferson County	28,680.4	+0.1%
65	Oklahoma County	27,611.2	-0.5%
66	Essex County	26,677.4	-1.7%
67	Pinellas County	26,403.9	+3.4%
68	Arapahoe County	26,076.7	+3.5%
69	Baltimore city	26,074	+1.5%
70	Cobb County	26,026.2	+1.6%
71	Erie County	25,607.3	-0.8%
72	Norfolk County	25,070.1	-1.3%
73	Baltimore County	24,835.7	+0.8%
74	Jackson County	24,786	+1.5%
75	Washington County	24,346.7	+3.3%
76	Johnson County	23,864.4	+4%
77	Anne Arundel County	23,647.8	+2.3%
78	Hudson County	23,376.6	+0.9%
79	Ramsey County	22,754.9	-1.8%
80	Jefferson County	22,576.5	+0.9%
81	Gwinnett County	22,517.4	+0.5%
82	Kent County	22,205.6	-0.1%
83	Dane County	22,063.6	+2.7%
84	Douglas County	21,901.5	+3.3%
85	Ventura County	21,730.1	+2.4%
86	Prince George's County	21,633.1	-1.3%
87	Monroe County	21,597.8	-0.9%
88	Worcester County	21,558.3	+1.7%
89	Pima County	21,374.4	+4.1%
90	Arlington County	21,200.1	+4.3%
91	Essex County	21,088.1	-0.8%
92	Pierce County	20,996.1	+2.3%
93	Chester County	20,745.9	+1.7%
94	Fresno County	20,474.5	+2.6%
95	Tulsa County	20,405	-1.3%
96	New Castle County	20,396.3	-0.3%
97	DeKalb County	20,376.6	+1.6%
98	Bronx County	19,706	-1.1%
99	Snohomish County	19,628.4	-0.8%
100	Macomb County	19,468.3	-3.7%
101	El Paso County	19,453.4	+4.9%
102	Polk County	19,126	+3.8%
103	Mercer County	19,122.8	+2.8%
104	Somerset County	19,108.6	+1.3%
105	Bernalillo County	18,855.5	+2%
106	Durham County	18,730.5	+10.9%
107	Kern County	18,169.8	+1.7%
108	Union County	18,157.5	+2%
109	Providence County	18,105.1	+0.3%
110	Monmouth County	16,968.6	+2%
111	Jefferson County	16,616.3	+3.4%
112	Guilford County	16,201.4	+0.8%
113	St. Louis city	16,057.7	-0.8%
114	Greenville County	15,874.7	+1.3%
115	Waukesha County	15,854.9	+0.2%
116	El Paso County	15,711.5	+3.2%
117	Bucks County	15,672.2	-0.9%
118	Charleston County	15,608.8	+0.8%
119	Ada County	15,577.4	+7.7%
120	Denton County	15,496.4	+6.9%
121	East Baton Rouge Parish	15,482.7	-1.7%
122	Delaware County	15,241.1	-1%
123	Hillsborough County	15,189.7	+5.1%
124	Albany County	15,187.6	+1.6%
125	Pulaski County	15,166.4	+2.4%
126	Summit County	15,021.4	+0.5%
127	Boulder County	14,984.2	+0.7%
128	Madison County	14,879.1	+7.4%
129	Utah County	14,819	+8.1%
130	San Joaquin County	14,688.2	+6.4%
131	Lee County	14,628.3	+3.7%
132	Howard County	14,507.7	+3.2%
133	Adams County	14,395.2	+4%
134	Montgomery County	14,271.3	+1%
135	Burlington County	14,170.5	+4.4%
136	Will County	13,882.3	+1.8%
137	Onondaga County	13,814.5	-1%
138	Sedgwick County	13,813.6	-0.7%
139	Brevard County	13,612.6	+4.4%
140	Loudoun County	13,591.4	+3.6%
141	Knox County	13,433.1	+4.3%
142	Sonoma County	13,370.7	+0.8%
143	Santa Barbara County	13,118.6	+4.2%
144	Washtenaw County	13,075.9	+0.2%
145	Lancaster County	13,067.8	+1.9%
146	Spokane County	13,025.6	+2.1%
147	Williamson County	12,990.9	+6.4%
148	Richland County	12,858.4	+1.9%
149	Washoe County	12,792.1	+2.9%
150	Camden County	12,635.9	+0.1%
151	Bristol County	12,608.3	-0.6%
152	Henrico County	12,490.5	+1.7%
153	Polk County	12,393.9	+7.8%
154	Montgomery County	12,369	+2.1%
155	Seminole County	12,031.8	+3.2%
156	Dakota County	11,996.2	-0.3%
157	Lehigh County	11,934.1	+0.7%
158	Hamilton County	11,927.8	+3.3%
159	Kane County	11,847.2	-1.4%
160	Fort Bend County	11,763.1	+0.2%
161	Cumberland County	11,744.4	+4.1%
162	Dauphin County	11,672	+1.1%
163	Orleans Parish	11,644.7	-4.2%
164	Placer County	11,530.3	+4.6%
165	Richmond city	11,483.4	+2.3%
166	Plymouth County	11,387.6	-1.5%
167	Forsyth County	11,279	+1%
168	Hampden County	11,263.2	-1.1%
169	Lucas County	11,253.8	-2.7%
170	Monterey County	10,831.4	-0.8%
171	Jefferson Parish	10,826.7	-1.1%
172	Williamson County	10,800.6	+3.3%
173	Stanislaus County	10,705.2	+3.3%
174	Virginia Beach city	10,650.2	+2.9%
175	Fayette County	10,547.1	+0.9%
176	Norfolk city	10,463.1	+1.5%
177	Anchorage Municipality	10,439.5	-1.1%
178	Allen County	10,291.8	+1.5%
179	Hidalgo County	10,240.3	+2.5%
180	Clackamas County	10,184.8	+2.6%
181	Rockingham County	10,157.3	+2.7%
182	Clark County	10,143.9	+2.8%
183	Solano County	10,077.4	-0%
184	Lake County	10,022.4	-2.2%
185	Larimer County	9,976.1	+3.2%
186	Douglas County	9,799	-0.6%
187	Passaic County	9,795.1	-0.5%
188	Sarasota County	9,623.5	+3%
189	York County	9,611.5	-0.7%
190	Cumberland County	9,572.5	+1.6%
191	Hamilton County	9,544.7	+4.7%
192	Marin County	9,544.6	+1.9%
193	Berks County	9,527.7	-0.9%
194	Mobile County	9,391.4	+2%
195	Lancaster County	9,371	+2.4%
196	Brown County	9,176	+1.8%
197	Benton County	9,170.5	+8%
198	Butler County	9,133.6	+2.3%
199	Collier County	8,998.6	+4.1%
200	Bell County	8,805.3	+3.1%
201	Ocean County	8,797.4	+0.8%
202	Chatham County	8,778.1	-0.1%
203	Greene County	8,774.8	+2.6%
204	Nueces County	8,475.6	-3.7%
205	St. Charles County	8,459.6	+3.7%
206	Volusia County	8,457.2	+2.4%
207	Escambia County	8,447.2	+4.5%
208	Marion County	8,445.3	+4.5%
209	Ingham County	8,411.4	-0%
210	Leon County	8,192.3	+2.5%
211	Cumberland County	8,154.9	+1.7%
212	Orange County	8,028.4	+0.4%
213	Spartanburg County	7,997.9	+2.1%
214	Lane County	7,928.8	+2.7%
215	Chesterfield County	7,768.5	+3.2%
216	Alexandria city	7,761.4	-1.6%
217	Tulare County	7,741.7	+3.7%
218	Davis County	7,731.9	+8.9%
219	Midland County	7,720.4	-14.5%
220	Alachua County	7,686.1	+4.4%
221	Clayton County	7,622.7	-4.6%
222	Stark County	7,616.7	-0.3%
223	Anoka County	7,517.3	-0.2%
224	Linn County	7,484.7	+1%
225	Yolo County	7,441.5	+2.2%
226	Richmond County	7,424.3	+1.5%
227	Rockland County	7,262	-1.4%
228	Minnehaha County	7,249.2	+6.6%
229	Montgomery County	7,190.8	+1.8%
230	Rutherford County	7,183.9	-0%
231	Elkhart County	7,178.9	+2.5%
232	Jefferson County	7,130.8	-6.2%
233	Brazoria County	7,111.3	-2.4%
234	Luzerne County	7,057.2	-0.2%
235	Lubbock County	7,041.1	+2.6%
236	Thurston County	7,036.7	+2.2%
237	Kalamazoo County	6,909.9	-2.2%
238	Peoria County	6,852.1	-0.7%
239	Olmsted County	6,846.7	+1.4%
240	Lafayette Parish	6,815.5	-3.1%
241	Cass County	6,802.6	+3%
242	Manatee County	6,788.4	+3.2%
243	Newport News city	6,717.4	+2.1%
244	Genesee County	6,627.6	-5.2%
245	Ottawa County	6,623.3	-0.7%
246	Buncombe County	6,583.7	-2%
247	San Luis Obispo County	6,580.7	-1.2%
248	New Hanover County	6,576.5	+6.3%
249	Winnebago County	6,570.8	-4.5%
250	Westmoreland County	6,562.8	-2.9%

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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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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