| County Name | State | Average Wages and Salaries | Rank* | |||||
| Liberty County | Montana | $13,111 | 1 | |||||
| Judith Basin County | Montana | $13,117 | 2 | |||||
| Petroleum County | Montana | $13,141 | 3 | |||||
| Keya Paha County | Nebraska | $13,206 | 4 | |||||
| Golden Valley County | Montana | $13,427 | 5 | |||||
| Garfield County | Montana | $13,503 | 6 | |||||
| Carter County | Montana | $13,691 | 7 | |||||
| Meagher County | Montana | $13,885 | 8 | |||||
| Grant County | North Dakota | $14,238 | 9 | |||||
| Catron County | New Mexico | $14,245 | 10 | |||||
| Faulk County | South Dakota | $14,404 | 11 | |||||
| Wheatland County | Montana | $14,499 | 12 | |||||
| Sheridan County | North Dakota | $14,536 | 13 | |||||
| Corson County | South Dakota | $14,688 | 14 | |||||
| Divide County | North Dakota | $14,747 | 15 | |||||
| Sierra County | New Mexico | $15,016 | 16 | |||||
| Loup County | Nebraska | $15,029 | 17 | |||||
| Slope County | North Dakota | $15,079 | 18 | |||||
| Saguache County | Colorado | $15,150 | 19 | |||||
| Campbell County | South Dakota | $15,342 | 20 | |||||
| Boyd County | Nebraska | $15,503 | 21 | |||||
| Logan County | North Dakota | $15,584 | 22 | |||||
| Harding County | New Mexico | $15,598 | 23 | |||||
| McPherson County | South Dakota | $15,617 | 24 | |||||
| Arthur County | Nebraska | $15,659 | 25 | |||||
| Hickory County | Missouri | $15,665 | 26 | |||||
| Harding County | South Dakota | $15,668 | 27 | |||||
| Hettinger County | North Dakota | $15,714 | 28 | |||||
| Luna County | New Mexico | $15,719 | 29 | |||||
| Daniels County | Montana | $15,786 | 30 | |||||
| Emmons County | North Dakota | $15,945 | 31 | |||||
| Baca County | Colorado | $15,953 | 32 | |||||
| Real County | Texas | $15,974 | 33 | |||||
| Starr County | Texas | $15,987 | 34 | |||||
| East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | $15,996 | 35 | |||||
| Sioux County | Nebraska | $16,000 | 36 | |||||
| Jewell County | Kansas | $16,006 | 37 | |||||
| Zavala County | Texas | $16,059 | 38 | |||||
| Jackson County | South Dakota | $16,185 | 39 | |||||
| Searcy County | Arkansas | $16,212 | 40 | |||||
| Mellette County | South Dakota | $16,312 | 41 | |||||
| Hayes County | Nebraska | $16,368 | 42 | |||||
| Kidder County | North Dakota | $16,428 | 43 | |||||
| Gregory County | South Dakota | $16,457 | 44 | |||||
| Wheeler County | Nebraska | $16,635 | 45 | |||||
| Chouteau County | Montana | $16,664 | 46 | |||||
| Issaquena County | Mississippi | $16,727 | 47 | |||||
| Pondera County | Montana | $16,802 | 48 | |||||
| Perkins County | South Dakota | $16,882 | 49 | |||||
| McIntosh County | North Dakota | $16,939 | 50 | |||||