Wages and Salaries: Top 50 U.S. Counties
Federal Tax Returns Filed in 2002










 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  










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