| County Name | State | Average Wages and Salaries | Rank* | |||||
| Somerset County | New Jersey | $74,416 | 1 | |||||
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | $73,488 | 2 | |||||
| Hunterdon County | New Jersey | $73,459 | 3 | |||||
| Douglas County | Colorado | $72,589 | 4 | |||||
| Morris County | New Jersey | $72,144 | 5 | |||||
| Loudoun County | Virginia | $71,465 | 6 | |||||
| Westchester County | New York | $66,269 | 7 | |||||
| Hamilton County | Indiana | $65,853 | 8 | |||||
| Collin County | Texas | $65,722 | 9 | |||||
| Williamson County | Tennessee | $65,432 | 10 | |||||
| Los Alamos County | New Mexico | $65,417 | 11 | |||||
| Howard County | Maryland | $65,127 | 12 | |||||
| Forsyth County | Georgia | $64,970 | 13 | |||||
| Carver County | Minnesota | $64,447 | 14 | |||||
| Fairfax County | Virginia | $63,853 | 15 | |||||
| Delaware County | Ohio | $63,409 | 16 | |||||
| Lake County | Illinois | $63,228 | 17 | |||||
| Falls Church City | Virginia | $61,647 | 18 | |||||
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | $61,532 | 19 | |||||
| New York County | New York | $61,347 | 20 | |||||
| Monmouth County | New Jersey | $60,280 | 21 | |||||
| Santa Clara County | California | $60,038 | 22 | |||||
| Bergen County | New Jersey | $58,969 | 23 | |||||
| Fayette County | Georgia | $58,432 | 24 | |||||
| Ozaukee County | Wisconsin | $58,430 | 25 | |||||
| Putnam County | New York | $57,823 | 26 | |||||
| San Mateo County | California | $57,765 | 27 | |||||
| DuPage County | Illinois | $57,660 | 28 | |||||
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | $57,540 | 29 | |||||
| Marin County | California | $57,489 | 30 | |||||
| Montgomery County | Maryland | $57,398 | 31 | |||||
| Washington County | Minnesota | $57,037 | 32 | |||||
| Johnson County | Kansas | $56,420 | 33 | |||||
| Scott County | Minnesota | $56,163 | 34 | |||||
| Fort Bend County | Texas | $56,040 | 35 | |||||
| Goochland County | Virginia | $55,995 | 36 | |||||
| Nassau County | New York | $55,523 | 37 | |||||
| Oakland County | Michigan | $55,399 | 38 | |||||
| Rockwall County | Texas | $55,311 | 39 | |||||
| Sussex County | New Jersey | $55,122 | 40 | |||||
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | $55,016 | 41 | |||||
| Livingston County | Michigan | $54,950 | 42 | |||||
| Denton County | Texas | $54,435 | 43 | |||||
| Mercer County | New Jersey | $54,406 | 44 | |||||
| Summit County | Utah | $54,383 | 45 | |||||
| Contra Costa County | California | $54,379 | 46 | |||||
| McHenry County | Illinois | $54,256 | 47 | |||||
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | $54,148 | 48 | |||||
| Arlington County | Virginia | $54,143 | 49 | |||||
| Oldham County | Kentucky | $53,890 | 50 | |||||