| County Name | State | Average Wages and Salaries | Rank* | |||||
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | $76,913 | 1 | |||||
| Douglas County | Colorado | $76,428 | 2 | |||||
| Somerset County | New Jersey | $75,784 | 3 | |||||
| Morris County | New Jersey | $74,542 | 4 | |||||
| Loudoun County | Virginia | $74,346 | 5 | |||||
| Hunterdon County | New Jersey | $72,948 | 6 | |||||
| Forsyth County | Georgia | $69,778 | 7 | |||||
| Collin County | Texas | $69,233 | 8 | |||||
| Westchester County | New York | $68,217 | 9 | |||||
| Hamilton County | Indiana | $67,023 | 10 | |||||
| Santa Clara County | California | $66,981 | 11 | |||||
| Clear Creek County | Colorado | $66,837 | 12 | |||||
| New York County | New York | $65,831 | 13 | |||||
| Fairfax County | Virginia | $65,003 | 14 | |||||
| Lake County | Illinois | $64,486 | 15 | |||||
| Williamson County | Tennessee | $64,417 | 16 | |||||
| Howard County | Maryland | $64,350 | 17 | |||||
| Carver County | Minnesota | $64,134 | 18 | |||||
| Delaware County | Ohio | $63,860 | 19 | |||||
| San Mateo County | California | $63,022 | 20 | |||||
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | $62,424 | 21 | |||||
| Los Alamos County | New Mexico | $61,677 | 22 | |||||
| Marin County | California | $61,579 | 23 | |||||
| Monmouth County | New Jersey | $61,376 | 24 | |||||
| Falls Church City | Virginia | $60,951 | 25 | |||||
| Bergen County | New Jersey | $60,220 | 26 | |||||
| Fayette County | Georgia | $59,594 | 27 | |||||
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | $59,289 | 28 | |||||
| DuPage County | Illinois | $58,865 | 29 | |||||
| Ozaukee County | Wisconsin | $58,837 | 30 | |||||
| Rockwall County | Texas | $57,735 | 31 | |||||
| Putnam County | New York | $57,513 | 32 | |||||
| Montgomery County | Maryland | $57,474 | 33 | |||||
| Fort Bend County | Texas | $57,159 | 34 | |||||
| Washington County | Minnesota | $57,091 | 35 | |||||
| Johnson County | Kansas | $56,803 | 36 | |||||
| Oakland County | Michigan | $56,465 | 37 | |||||
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | $56,204 | 38 | |||||
| Nassau County | New York | $55,930 | 39 | |||||
| Summit County | Utah | $55,878 | 40 | |||||
| Scott County | Minnesota | $55,799 | 41 | |||||
| Denton County | Texas | $55,674 | 42 | |||||
| Mercer County | New Jersey | $55,665 | 43 | |||||
| Contra Costa County | California | $55,467 | 44 | |||||
| Livingston County | Michigan | $55,398 | 45 | |||||
| Sussex County | New Jersey | $54,929 | 46 | |||||
| McHenry County | Illinois | $54,578 | 47 | |||||
| Boone County | Indiana | $54,500 | 48 | |||||
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | $54,370 | 49 | |||||
| Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | $53,723 | 50 | |||||