US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3082 counties in 2022, at $389.47 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $4.5 million. The median was $428.74 million and the figure for the United States was $11.12 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest389,473.1New York County

Lowest4.5McPherson County

Median428.73082 counties

United States11,116,310History

Map of counties, 2022

USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

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	2022 USD million	Change on 2021
1	New York County	389,473.1	+6.6%
2	Los Angeles County	387,051.4	+7.4%
3	Cook County	233,496.2	+7.8%
4	Harris County	206,856.5	+11%
5	Santa Clara County	201,973.3	-3.9%
6	King County	174,154.2	+5%
7	Dallas County	165,032.6	+10.6%
8	Maricopa County	162,364.4	+10%
9	Orange County	138,365.4	+7%
10	San Diego County	133,984.8	+7.9%
11	San Francisco County	128,197.7	-6.6%
12	Middlesex County	103,349.1	+3.6%
13	Fulton County	101,131.6	+13%
14	Miami-Dade County	97,604.1	+13.9%
15	Suffolk County	92,460.6	+8.9%
16	District of Columbia	88,181.3	+4.9%
17	Travis County	85,659.4	+14.7%
18	Hennepin County	85,131.9	+7.3%
19	Alameda County	80,223.1	+6.2%
20	San Mateo County	72,250.8	-7.4%
21	Mecklenburg County	71,720.3	+13.4%
22	Tarrant County	70,772.8	+11.1%
23	Clark County	69,687.6	+14.7%
24	Broward County	64,877.5	+10.8%
25	Orange County	64,659.2	+13.2%
26	Bexar County	63,129.3	+9.6%
27	Philadelphia County	60,777.7	+11.1%
28	Hillsborough County	60,323.8	+11.5%
29	Franklin County	58,145.8	+7.4%
30	Oakland County	58,068.9	+6.9%
31	Salt Lake County	57,846	+10.9%
32	Sacramento County	56,755.1	+8.7%
33	Wayne County	55,715.2	+8.7%
34	Allegheny County	55,153.1	+6.4%
35	Denver County	55,016	+13.1%
36	Cuyahoga County	54,714.3	+6.9%
37	San Bernardino County	54,102.6	+9.1%
38	Palm Beach County	52,642.5	+10.2%
39	Wake County	52,126.8	+12%
40	DuPage County	52,004.7	+7.6%
41	Kings County	50,018	+9.8%
42	Suffolk County	49,721.6	+4.7%
43	Riverside County	49,443.8	+9.5%
44	Nassau County	48,749.3	+7.2%
45	St. Louis County	48,626.5	+7.8%
46	Montgomery County	48,540.8	+6.7%
47	Queens County	48,344.5	+8.6%
48	Marion County	47,919.8	+10%
49	Montgomery County	46,389.6	+2.4%
50	Collin County	45,907.6	+16%
51	Davidson County	43,889.2	+13.3%
52	Duval County	43,472.2	+11.3%
53	Hamilton County	41,160.1	+6.3%
54	Multnomah County	40,697.3	+8.3%
55	Westchester County	38,334.8	+3.1%
56	Bergen County	37,784	+7.4%
57	Middlesex County	37,537.9	+8.1%
58	Shelby County	35,857.6	+4%
59	Milwaukee County	33,799.9	+7.4%
60	Contra Costa County	33,488.2	+7.4%
61	Lake County	33,414.8	+4.5%
62	Morris County	33,331	+8.4%
63	Jefferson County	33,312.2	+7.9%
64	Honolulu County	32,617.8	+7%
65	Pinellas County	32,236.8	+10%
66	Oklahoma County	31,651.5	+8.3%
67	Cobb County	31,433.9	+8.8%
68	Essex County	30,579.6	+9.3%
69	Arapahoe County	29,864	+7.5%
70	Erie County	29,578.5	+8.5%
71	Baltimore city	29,268.5	+6.9%
72	Norfolk County	29,177.7	+7.8%
73	Baltimore County	28,140.4	+6.7%
74	Jackson County	28,071.9	+5.6%
75	Washington County	28,027.3	+4.3%
76	Hudson County	28,004	+10.5%
77	Gwinnett County	27,367.8	+10.8%
78	Johnson County	27,315.9	+6.7%
79	Anne Arundel County	26,764.1	+6.2%
80	Jefferson County	26,432.7	+8.8%
81	Kent County	26,380.6	+9.9%
82	Dane County	26,194.6	+9.2%
83	Douglas County	25,504.2	+9.1%
84	Ramsey County	25,135.7	+6.5%
85	Worcester County	24,983	+7.4%
86	Pierce County	24,834.6	+8.9%
87	Essex County	24,716.6	+6.1%
88	Prince George's County	24,631.2	+7.6%
89	DeKalb County	24,574.7	+10.2%
90	Monroe County	24,549.2	+7.2%
91	Chester County	24,342.6	+8.1%
92	Fresno County	24,335.4	+9.3%
93	Pima County	24,290.3	+6.9%
94	Ventura County	24,181.9	+5.7%
95	Macomb County	23,641.3	+7.4%
96	New Castle County	23,616.8	+9.3%
97	Arlington County	23,071.5	+6.3%
98	Tulsa County	23,008.4	+7.5%
99	El Paso County	22,580.3	+7.3%
100	Mercer County	22,508.6	+9.2%
101	Durham County	22,300.9	+7.9%
102	Polk County	22,076.2	+7.8%
103	Snohomish County	22,069.3	+8.6%
104	Bernalillo County	22,028.8	+9.3%
105	Somerset County	21,913.7	+6.9%
106	Bronx County	21,876.9	+5.3%
107	Kern County	20,714.7	+7.9%
108	Providence County	20,712.6	+7.3%
109	Union County	20,674.5	+8.1%
110	Monmouth County	20,052	+8.4%
111	Charleston County	19,725.3	+13.7%
112	Ada County	19,569.9	+11.3%
113	Denton County	19,545.7	+9.8%
114	Greenville County	19,419	+11.7%
115	Jefferson County	19,044.8	+7.7%
116	Guilford County	18,994.5	+7.6%
117	Bucks County	18,907.1	+10.7%
118	St. Louis city	18,651.5	+8.8%
119	Lee County	18,615.8	+12.8%
120	Waukesha County	18,174.1	+7.1%
121	Boulder County	18,111.1	+8.2%
122	El Paso County	18,104.9	+7.7%
123	Utah County	18,094.4	+8.5%
124	Hillsborough County	18,022	+3.6%
125	Albany County	17,985.5	+7.2%
126	San Joaquin County	17,703.2	+9.7%
127	Pulaski County	17,677.9	+8.5%
128	Delaware County	17,642.5	+7.5%
129	East Baton Rouge Parish	17,588.5	+7.3%
130	Adams County	17,497.6	+10.9%
131	Madison County	17,003.3	+7.8%
132	Summit County	16,997.7	+5.6%
133	Williamson County	16,605.3	+13.5%
134	Will County	16,429.3	+7.7%
135	Knox County	16,374.9	+10%
136	Brevard County	16,371.3	+9.6%
137	Burlington County	16,278.5	+6.7%
138	Loudoun County	16,225.1	+10.4%
139	Onondaga County	16,154.9	+8.1%
140	Washoe County	16,040.9	+9.9%
141	Montgomery County	15,981.8	+6.4%
142	Sedgwick County	15,845.5	+10.1%
143	Howard County	15,755.8	+3.1%
144	Sonoma County	15,749.7	+7.1%
145	Spokane County	15,625.5	+7.4%
146	Montgomery County	15,451.7	+13.1%
147	Lancaster County	15,440.2	+9.1%
148	Santa Barbara County	15,283.5	+6.3%
149	Richland County	15,177.6	+9.8%
150	Polk County	15,177.1	+11.3%
151	Seminole County	14,797.6	+10%
152	Camden County	14,703	+7.2%
153	Bristol County	14,628.5	+6.9%
154	Washtenaw County	14,616.2	+4.8%
155	Henrico County	14,541.3	+8.8%
156	Hamilton County	14,429.6	+11.6%
157	Fort Bend County	14,304.9	+12.8%
158	Lehigh County	14,192.7	+8%
159	Cumberland County	14,136.8	+8.8%
160	Kane County	14,031.3	+8.8%
161	Placer County	13,926.6	+7.5%
162	Dakota County	13,782	+8.9%
163	Williamson County	13,686.9	+12%
164	Forsyth County	13,657.6	+9.5%
165	Plymouth County	13,437.7	+7.7%
166	Richmond city	13,407.7	+10.1%
167	Dauphin County	13,276.1	+7.6%
168	Orleans Parish	13,218.3	+7.8%
169	Clark County	12,734.8	+9.3%
170	Lucas County	12,628.3	+6.1%
171	Rockingham County	12,600.1	+2%
172	Hampden County	12,585.9	+5.6%
173	Fayette County	12,518.1	+10.4%
174	Sarasota County	12,490.5	+12.3%
175	Monterey County	12,471.8	+8.7%
176	Stanislaus County	12,430.5	+7.4%
177	Jefferson Parish	12,285.4	+6.8%
178	Clackamas County	12,261	+9%
179	Allen County	12,183.8	+9.4%
180	Hidalgo County	12,171.1	+9.1%
181	Virginia Beach city	12,169.6	+5.6%
182	Douglas County	12,165.6	+8.4%
183	Hamilton County	12,062.3	+12.7%
184	Norfolk city	12,000.1	+6.7%
185	Lake County	11,899.2	+7.5%
186	Larimer County	11,874.8	+9.5%
187	Collier County	11,593.4	+11.1%
188	Anchorage Municipality	11,511.3	+5.9%
189	Passaic County	11,483.7	+7.2%
190	York County	11,332.7	+8.4%
191	Benton County	11,227.9	+10.2%
192	Chatham County	10,954.8	+11.7%
193	Mobile County	10,942.9	+7.1%
194	Berks County	10,840.6	+7.4%
195	Ocean County	10,823.4	+10.1%
196	Cumberland County	10,810.1	+5.2%
197	Marin County	10,716.5	+4.8%
198	Lancaster County	10,676.9	+6.6%
199	Solano County	10,652.7	+6.3%
200	Brown County	10,488	+8.5%
201	Greene County	10,422.4	+7.8%
202	Volusia County	10,380.3	+9.8%
203	Butler County	10,290	+7.8%
204	Marion County	10,032	+8.6%
205	Bell County	10,016	+6.5%
206	Escambia County	9,989.1	+8%
207	St. Charles County	9,989	+8.7%
208	Midland County	9,971.4	+20.2%
209	Leon County	9,864.4	+10.1%
210	Ingham County	9,818	+10.1%
211	Elkhart County	9,661.9	+5.6%
212	Orange County	9,607.7	+9.9%
213	Cumberland County	9,414.6	+7.2%
214	Nueces County	9,349.6	+6.9%
215	Chesterfield County	9,254.1	+9.9%
216	Spartanburg County	9,230	+7.9%
217	Lane County	9,191.2	+7.1%
218	Tulare County	9,160.7	+10.4%
219	Alachua County	8,959.9	+6.7%
220	Richmond County	8,805.5	+9.2%
221	Rutherford County	8,791.6	+11.2%
222	Stark County	8,742.3	+7.1%
223	Clayton County	8,668.9	+10.8%
224	Thurston County	8,634.2	+11.8%
225	Rockland County	8,615.6	+8.6%
226	Anoka County	8,611.4	+4.9%
227	Manatee County	8,572.1	+12.2%
228	Yolo County	8,563.2	+8.1%
229	Davis County	8,531	+7.2%
230	Linn County	8,390.7	+7.5%
231	Alexandria city	8,378.7	+3.9%
232	Minnehaha County	8,365.9	+7.8%
233	Luzerne County	8,296.4	+8.1%
234	Buncombe County	8,251.8	+11.1%
235	Brazoria County	8,228.1	+13%
236	Montgomery County	8,209.7	+7.5%
237	New Hanover County	8,177.7	+9.5%
238	Kalamazoo County	8,077.7	+7.5%
239	Lubbock County	8,066	+8.3%
240	Jefferson County	7,997.7	+12.3%
241	Cass County	7,972.9	+7.7%
242	Lafayette Parish	7,925.4	+9.6%
243	Atlantic County	7,923	+9%
244	Pasco County	7,887.6	+11.8%
245	Ottawa County	7,857.1	+9.2%
246	Winnebago County	7,844.9	+11.2%
247	Peoria County	7,831	+12.3%
248	Olmsted County	7,731.6	+5.3%
249	Westmoreland County	7,555	+6.6%
250	Newport News city	7,544.9	+6.2%

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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.

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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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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