Indicator · us-weekly-wage

Average weekly wage

Jobs covered by unemployment insurance, before tax, not adjusted for inflation.

Unit
US$
Places
3,221 counties in 2025
Built from
County employment and wages (QCEW)
Reading it
Higher is better.

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United States, 2014–2025

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United States as a whole. 2025: $1,514.
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Highest and lowest in 2025

Highest
San Mateo County, CA $4,121
Santa Clara County, CA $4,075
San Francisco County, CA $3,776
New York County, NY $3,399
Suffolk County, MA $2,658
Lowest
Las Marías Municipio, PR $411
Adjuntas Municipio, PR $436
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR $453
San Sebastián Municipio, PR $454
Lajas Municipio, PR $465

How it is computed

QCEW total covered, annual average weekly wage, from the County employment and wages (QCEW) dataset on this site. visualizedata.org computes the indicator for every place and year; the full table, the map and each place's history are on its page there. The underlying data, with its source and license, is on the dataset page, with the API and downloads.