| 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 |   |