US counties by wages and salaries paid

New York County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 3082 counties in 2023, at $400.54 billion. McPherson County had the lowest, at $4.54 million. The median was $455.36 million and the figure for the United States was $11.73 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest400,540.9New York County

Lowest4.5McPherson County

Median455.43082 counties

United States11,729,818History

Map of counties, 2023

USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 USD million	Change on 2022
1	New York County	400,540.9	+2.8%
2	Los Angeles County	397,142.5	+2.6%
3	Cook County	243,376.9	+4.2%
4	Harris County	223,261.1	+7.9%
5	Santa Clara County	211,673.8	+4.8%
6	King County	187,583.1	+7.7%
7	Dallas County	174,686.2	+5.8%
8	Maricopa County	173,125	+6.6%
9	Orange County	142,485	+3%
10	San Diego County	140,320.9	+4.7%
11	San Francisco County	133,697.4	+4.3%
12	Middlesex County	106,299.1	+2.9%
13	Miami-Dade County	105,317.7	+7.9%
14	Fulton County	103,628.2	+2.5%
15	Suffolk County	94,757.5	+2.5%
16	District of Columbia	92,384.8	+4.8%
17	Travis County	91,224.1	+6.5%
18	Hennepin County	88,223.5	+3.6%
19	Alameda County	82,662.5	+3%
20	San Mateo County	79,846.1	+10.5%
21	Mecklenburg County	77,002.1	+7.4%
22	Tarrant County	75,999.9	+7.4%
23	Clark County	74,681.5	+7.2%
24	Orange County	70,321.9	+8.8%
25	Broward County	68,799.8	+6%
26	Bexar County	67,119.4	+6.3%
27	Hillsborough County	65,640.1	+8.8%
28	Philadelphia County	64,789.9	+6.6%
29	Salt Lake County	61,795.7	+6.8%
30	Oakland County	61,177.3	+5.4%
31	Franklin County	61,119.5	+5.1%
32	Sacramento County	59,623.5	+5.1%
33	Wayne County	58,458	+4.9%
34	Denver County	58,141.9	+5.7%
35	Allegheny County	57,938.8	+5.1%
36	Palm Beach County	56,805.2	+7.9%
37	Cuyahoga County	56,649.8	+3.5%
38	San Bernardino County	56,213.4	+3.9%
39	Wake County	55,605.4	+6.7%
40	DuPage County	54,558.8	+4.9%
41	Kings County	54,259.5	+8.5%
42	Suffolk County	52,655.2	+5.9%
43	Queens County	52,564.4	+8.7%
44	Riverside County	52,231.2	+5.6%
45	St. Louis County	51,532.8	+6%
46	Marion County	50,341.1	+5.1%
47	Nassau County	49,860.9	+2.3%
48	Montgomery County	49,822	+2.6%
49	Collin County	49,445.6	+7.7%
50	Montgomery County	48,337.8	+4.2%
51	Davidson County	46,592	+6.2%
52	Duval County	45,633.1	+5%
53	Hamilton County	42,776.4	+3.9%
54	Multnomah County	42,532.1	+4.5%
55	Westchester County	40,954.5	+6.8%
56	Bergen County	39,504.9	+4.6%
57	Middlesex County	38,853.1	+3.5%
58	Shelby County	37,253.3	+3.9%
59	Jefferson County	35,432.6	+6.4%
60	Milwaukee County	35,084.6	+3.8%
61	Honolulu County	34,987.2	+7.3%
62	Morris County	34,343.4	+3%
63	Contra Costa County	34,259.3	+2.3%
64	Lake County	34,097.5	+2%
65	Oklahoma County	34,013.1	+7.5%
66	Pinellas County	33,851.3	+5%
67	Cobb County	33,072.5	+5.2%
68	Essex County	32,434.5	+6.1%
69	Erie County	31,488.6	+6.5%
70	Arapahoe County	31,000.5	+3.8%
71	Baltimore city	30,493.6	+4.2%
72	Norfolk County	30,362.6	+4.1%
73	Jackson County	29,836.4	+6.3%
74	Hudson County	29,208.6	+4.3%
75	Washington County	29,000.6	+3.5%
76	Baltimore County	28,814	+2.4%
77	Johnson County	28,665.6	+4.9%
78	Gwinnett County	28,663.1	+4.7%
79	Anne Arundel County	28,523.9	+6.6%
80	Jefferson County	28,162.3	+6.5%
81	Dane County	27,642.3	+5.5%
82	Kent County	27,284.4	+3.4%
83	Douglas County	26,479.9	+3.8%
84	DeKalb County	26,468.9	+7.7%
85	Pierce County	26,349.4	+6.1%
86	Ramsey County	26,215.5	+4.3%
87	Prince George's County	26,136.4	+6.1%
88	Pima County	25,894.7	+6.6%
89	Fresno County	25,805.3	+6%
90	Worcester County	25,738.4	+3%
91	Monroe County	25,737.5	+4.8%
92	Macomb County	25,557.7	+8.1%
93	Chester County	25,532.9	+4.9%
94	Essex County	25,426.1	+2.9%
95	Arlington County	25,182.3	+9.1%
96	Ventura County	25,169.3	+4.1%
97	Snohomish County	24,790.7	+12.3%
98	New Castle County	24,669.2	+4.5%
99	Tulsa County	24,500.4	+6.5%
100	El Paso County	24,345.7	+7.8%
101	Durham County	24,313.9	+9%
102	Mercer County	23,458.7	+4.2%
103	Bernalillo County	23,312	+5.8%
104	Polk County	23,156.7	+4.9%
105	Bronx County	23,047.7	+5.4%
106	Somerset County	22,792.4	+4%
107	Kern County	22,107.9	+6.7%
108	Denton County	21,514.1	+10.1%
109	Union County	21,177.7	+2.4%
110	Monmouth County	21,102.6	+5.2%
111	Charleston County	21,083	+6.9%
112	Providence County	21,038.7	+1.6%
113	Ada County	20,722.1	+5.9%
114	Greenville County	20,639.9	+6.3%
115	Jefferson County	20,168.1	+5.9%
116	Lee County	20,086.4	+7.9%
117	St. Louis city	19,856.2	+6.5%
118	Guilford County	19,584.3	+3.1%
119	Bucks County	19,455.6	+2.9%
120	El Paso County	19,109.6	+5.5%
121	Utah County	19,074.9	+5.4%
122	Albany County	19,052.9	+5.9%
123	Boulder County	19,028.1	+5.1%
124	Waukesha County	18,961.1	+4.3%
125	East Baton Rouge Parish	18,831.9	+7.1%
126	Adams County	18,830.8	+7.6%
127	Pulaski County	18,682.2	+5.7%
128	Hillsborough County	18,629.4	+3.4%
129	San Joaquin County	18,582.5	+5%
130	Williamson County	18,551.9	+11.7%
131	Madison County	18,449.7	+8.5%
132	Delaware County	18,006.6	+2.1%
133	Summit County	17,894.9	+5.3%
134	Brevard County	17,729.3	+8.3%
135	Knox County	17,646.7	+7.8%
136	Loudoun County	17,556.3	+8.2%
137	Will County	17,251.1	+5%
138	Burlington County	17,024.8	+4.6%
139	Montgomery County	16,992.1	+10%
140	Onondaga County	16,895	+4.6%
141	Sedgwick County	16,881.4	+6.5%
142	Washoe County	16,865.7	+5.1%
143	Montgomery County	16,806.8	+5.2%
144	Spokane County	16,774.1	+7.4%
145	Howard County	16,745.8	+6.3%
146	Richland County	16,317.9	+7.5%
147	Lancaster County	16,137.3	+4.5%
148	Polk County	16,055.3	+5.8%
149	Sonoma County	15,989.8	+1.5%
150	Santa Barbara County	15,902.5	+4.1%
151	Fort Bend County	15,812.1	+10.5%
152	Seminole County	15,679.7	+6%
153	Hamilton County	15,537.5	+7.7%
154	Washtenaw County	15,354.4	+5.1%
155	Camden County	15,240.9	+3.7%
156	Bristol County	15,140.9	+3.5%
157	Cumberland County	15,091.4	+6.8%
158	Henrico County	15,045.4	+3.5%
159	Lehigh County	14,942.3	+5.3%
160	Kane County	14,642	+4.4%
161	Williamson County	14,615.8	+6.8%
162	Richmond city	14,536.8	+8.4%
163	Placer County	14,477	+4%
164	Dakota County	14,416.3	+4.6%
165	Plymouth County	14,081.4	+4.8%
166	Forsyth County	14,044.9	+2.8%
167	Dauphin County	13,892.5	+4.6%
168	Orleans Parish	13,650.6	+3.3%
169	Clark County	13,500.2	+6%
170	Fayette County	13,442	+7.4%
171	Rockingham County	13,372.2	+6.1%
172	Sarasota County	13,311.9	+6.6%
173	Monterey County	13,243.4	+6.2%
174	Hampden County	13,092	+4%
175	Lucas County	13,087.4	+3.6%
176	Stanislaus County	13,085.2	+5.3%
177	Virginia Beach city	12,962	+6.5%
178	Hidalgo County	12,917.7	+6.1%
179	Douglas County	12,828.6	+5.4%
180	Norfolk city	12,799.9	+6.7%
181	Allen County	12,759.4	+4.7%
182	Jefferson Parish	12,758.5	+3.9%
183	Larimer County	12,738.8	+7.3%
184	Clackamas County	12,669.7	+3.3%
185	Hamilton County	12,615.2	+4.6%
186	Lake County	12,512.1	+5.2%
187	Collier County	12,429.2	+7.2%
188	Anchorage Municipality	12,208.5	+6.1%
189	Benton County	12,068.8	+7.5%
190	Passaic County	12,050.2	+4.9%
191	York County	11,913.1	+5.1%
192	Ocean County	11,739	+8.5%
193	Mobile County	11,660	+6.6%
194	Chatham County	11,614.6	+6%
195	Berks County	11,491	+6%
196	Lancaster County	11,361.5	+6.4%
197	Cumberland County	11,313.1	+4.7%
198	Midland County	11,306.1	+13.4%
199	Greene County	11,205.9	+7.5%
200	Volusia County	11,105.1	+7%
201	Butler County	11,079.6	+7.7%
202	Solano County	11,075	+4%
203	Marin County	11,070.7	+3.3%
204	St. Charles County	10,846	+8.6%
205	Leon County	10,769.4	+9.2%
206	Brown County	10,765.6	+2.6%
207	Bell County	10,714	+7%
208	Marion County	10,579.6	+5.5%
209	Escambia County	10,495.9	+5.1%
210	Clayton County	10,492.8	+21%
211	Ingham County	10,339.9	+5.3%
212	Orange County	10,179.7	+6%
213	Nueces County	10,121.3	+8.3%
214	Chesterfield County	9,916.8	+7.2%
215	Cumberland County	9,807.1	+4.2%
216	Tulare County	9,744.2	+6.4%
217	Spartanburg County	9,726.4	+5.4%
218	Lane County	9,614.7	+4.6%
219	Alachua County	9,596.8	+7.1%
220	Rutherford County	9,514.1	+8.2%
221	Manatee County	9,458.7	+10.3%
222	Thurston County	9,278.6	+7.5%
223	Anoka County	9,220.4	+7.1%
224	Stark County	9,203.5	+5.3%
225	Richmond County	9,182.6	+4.3%
226	Davis County	9,160.1	+7.4%
227	Rockland County	8,981.7	+4.2%
228	Minnehaha County	8,882	+6.2%
229	Montgomery County	8,812.9	+7.3%
230	Buncombe County	8,798.1	+6.6%
231	Yolo County	8,758.2	+2.3%
232	New Hanover County	8,741.2	+6.9%
233	Luzerne County	8,638.3	+4.1%
234	Brazoria County	8,623.7	+4.8%
235	Linn County	8,602	+2.5%
236	Lubbock County	8,581	+6.4%
237	Elkhart County	8,575.5	-11.2%
238	Pasco County	8,574.2	+8.7%
239	Cass County	8,555.5	+7.3%
240	Jefferson County	8,495	+6.2%
241	Lafayette Parish	8,433.7	+6.4%
242	Kalamazoo County	8,351.1	+3.4%
243	Ottawa County	8,323.9	+5.9%
244	Frederick County	8,297.9	+10%
245	Atlantic County	8,234.6	+3.9%
246	Weld County	8,215.3	+10%
247	Peoria County	8,167.9	+4.3%
248	Alexandria city	8,146.6	-2.8%
249	Olmsted County	8,138.4	+5.3%
250	Galveston County	8,115.3	+9.2%

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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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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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