Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Third Quarter 2012

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

County Employment Average weekly wage
September 2012 Percent change,
September 2011-2012		 Rank by percent change
Third quarter 2012 Rank by wage level Percent change,
third quarter 2011-2012		 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 132,624,657 1.6   $906   -1.1  

Statewide

 3,631,074 0.9   960   -1.5  

Accomack

12,897 -2.1 103 620 89 3.2 8

Albemarle

50,896 -0.3 80 959 12 1.9 18

Alleghany

4,288 1.5 44 715 50 0.3 42

Amelia

2,341 -0.2 76 668 69 6.5 2

Amherst

9,009 1.5 44 643 76 -1.2 82

Appomattox

3,032 -2.2 105 512 126 -4.3 115

Arlington

165,053 -1.8 101 1,488 1 -3.9 113

Augusta

24,679 -1.5 96 751 43 -0.7 70

Bath

2,343 2.0 37 603 97 0.8 36

Bedford

15,674 1.2 50 605 96 -1.5 85

Bland

1,892 -1.2 94 691 60 -7.6 131

Botetourt

9,660 4.3 12 690 61 -3.1 106

Brunswick

4,008 -1.7 98 592 99 1.9 18

Buchanan

8,188 -0.8 88 848 23 -8.3 132

Buckingham

3,216 3.3 20 630 82 3.1 9

Campbell

15,629 0.0 71 760 40 1.1 29

Caroline

5,361 1.7 43 661 70 -2.1 95

Carroll

6,315 3.1 22 495 132 -1.8 89

Charles City

1,517 10.5 2 714 52 -0.7 70

Charlotte

2,686 4.4 9 539 119 -0.9 75

Chesterfield

116,504 3.0 24 826 28 -0.4 58

Clarke

3,808 -0.2 76 779 36 2.8 12

Craig

662 0.5 64 581 104 1.8 22

Culpeper

14,985 2.5 32 724 48 -0.1 50

Cumberland

1,228 -6.0 128 536 121 -0.4 58

Dickenson

3,561 -5.5 127 752 42 -4.3 115

Dinwiddie

7,571 -2.6 111 750 45 0.4 41

Essex

4,058 4.4 9 553 116 1.8 22

Fairfax County

 590,080 0.8 57 1,410 2 -2.2 98

Fauquier

21,591 2.2 34 827 27 -1.1 79

Floyd

2,993 1.9 39 504 128 -0.8 73

Fluvanna

4,070 -4.1 117 672 67 -0.1 50

Franklin

13,710 2.7 30 582 103 0.2 44

Frederick

25,365 0.4 67 734 46 -2.3 100

Giles

4,761 -2.0 102 670 68 -4.6 119

Gloucester

9,433 -0.1 74 562 108 -1.9 92

Goochland

11,798 7.1 3 1,193 5 -6.3 127

Grayson

2,316 -1.0 91 505 127 0.2 44

Greene

3,330 -4.5 122 609 95 -4.5 118

Greensville

4,191 -5.4 126 613 94 -0.6 66

Halifax

12,075 0.0 71 634 81 -0.5 65

Hanover

45,808 1.8 41 711 53 -1.3 83

Henrico

178,877 3.1 22 898 17 -1.5 85

Henry

13,302 1.0 55 616 91 1.5 25

Highland

547 3.6 19 500 130 3.5 7

Isle of Wight

10,197 5.9 4 684 62 1.0 31

James City

27,433 4.2 14 639 80 -1.1 79

King and Queen

898 1.8 41 684 62 -2.8 103

King George

10,008 -4.7 124 1,407 3 -0.4 58

King William

3,310 1.3 49 797 33 2.6 13

Lancaster

4,675 -0.7 85 615 92 0.8 36

Lee

4,956 -6.3 130 559 109 -5.7 125

Loudoun

141,967 3.0 24 1,077 9 -3.4 108

Louisa

8,257 -3.3 116 825 29 -5.9 126

Lunenburg

2,451 -0.2 76 555 115 -0.2 53

Madison

3,145 3.8 16 630 82 2.9 10

Mathews

1,429 -4.1 117 475 134 -5.6 123

Mecklenburg

11,695 -4.5 122 559 109 -1.8 89

Middlesex

3,251 1.1 54 543 118 -4.7 121

Montgomery

41,011 2.9 28 789 34 1.3 28

Nelson

3,649 5.4 6 524 124 -6.3 127

New Kent

3,792 -2.9 114 647 75 2.9 10

Northampton

5,966 3.7 18 526 122 -4.0 114

Northumberland

2,626 -1.6 97 623 84 -5.6 123

Nottoway

5,023 -1.7 98 614 93 2.2 14

Orange

8,567 4.3 12 649 73 1.9 18

Page

5,539 -4.4 121 525 123 -0.6 66

Patrick

5,040 0.7 60 494 133 -0.4 58

Pittsylvania

11,984 0.8 57 558 112 0.2 44

Powhatan

7,299 12.4 1 762 39 5.8 4

Prince Edward

8,938 0.2 70 587 101 1.4 26

Prince George

13,962 0.0 71 927 15 -0.4 58

Prince William

112,953 4.4 9 828 26 -2.0 94

Pulaski

12,664 1.0 55 657 71 -2.2 98

Rappahannock

1,441 3.8 16 848 23 1.4 26

Richmond County

 2,604 -20.8 134 655 72 12.7 1

Roanoke County

 34,729 -0.5 82 696 57 0.1 48

Rockbridge

6,020 -2.7 113 518 125 -1.9 92

Rockingham

28,571 2.7 30 715 50 -1.0 76

Russell

6,671 -1.0 91 642 78 0.8 36

Scott

4,672 -5.0 125 577 105 -1.0 76

Shenandoah

13,320 -1.2 94 583 102 -0.3 56

Smyth

11,534 -2.2 105 622 85 -1.1 79

Southampton

3,678 4.8 8 567 106 -6.3 127

Spotsylvania

31,378 3.0 24 692 59 1.0 31

Stafford

37,835 -0.3 80 876 18 -1.8 89

Surry

2,140 -6.0 128 1,119 7 -5.3 122

Sussex

3,461 -2.5 109 622 85 1.0 31

Tazewell

16,311 -2.3 107 621 87 -2.5 101

Warren

12,066 2.8 29 677 66 4.0 5

Washington

20,231 0.8 57 698 56 -0.3 56

Westmoreland

3,459 -4.2 119 497 131 0.0 49

Wise

14,351 -11.3 133 681 64 -12.7 134

Wythe

11,517 -1.0 91 557 113 -2.1 95

York

21,170 -2.6 111 649 73 -0.6 66

Alexandria City

 96,272 0.7 60 1,266 4 -0.2 53

Bedford City

 3,061 -6.8 131 643 76 -4.3 115

Bristol City

 12,168 3.3 20 617 90 2.2 14

Buena Vista City

 2,182 -3.0 115 559 109 -1.4 84

Charlottesville City

 35,775 2.3 33 820 30 -6.8 130

Chesapeake City

 94,474 -0.5 82 725 47 -1.6 87

Colonial Heights City

 10,782 2.2 34 557 113 0.9 35

Covington City

 3,897 3.0 24 871 19 2.2 14

Danville City

 27,058 -0.1 74 621 87 -3.0 104

Emporia City

 3,641 -4.2 119 501 129 -3.8 111

Fairfax City

 19,536 0.5 64 1,057 10 -3.6 109

Falls Church City

 11,319 2.0 37 1,188 6 -2.1 95

Franklin City

 4,269 5.3 7 596 98 1.9 18

Fredericksburg City

 24,809 -0.2 76 770 38 -0.4 58

Galax City

 6,088 -1.7 98 538 120 -4.6 119

Hampton City

 54,899 2.2 34 829 25 -3.8 111

Harrisonburg City

 31,675 0.4 67 711 53 -0.1 50

Hopewell City

 7,790 0.3 69 937 13 4.0 5

Lexington City

 5,027 1.4 47 751 43 0.8 36

Lynchburg City

 50,965 0.6 62 756 41 -0.8 73

Manassas City

 24,348 0.6 62 1,091 8 -3.1 106

Manassas Park City

 2,694 -7.9 132 852 22 -0.6 66

Martinsville City

 11,189 -2.1 103 551 117 -1.6 87

Newport News City

 96,612 -0.7 85 871 19 -0.7 70

Norfolk City

 137,593 -0.8 88 908 16 0.3 42

Norton City

 4,155 -0.7 85 710 55 -3.7 110

Petersburg City

 13,792 -2.5 109 695 58 -2.5 101

Poquoson City

 1,660 -2.3 107 564 107 -9.0 133

Portsmouth City

 44,369 1.2 50 928 14 -0.2 53

Radford City

 6,326 1.4 47 781 35 1.8 22

Richmond City

 148,855 -0.9 90 1,001 11 -1.0 76

Roanoke City

 66,521 0.5 64 775 37 0.6 40

Salem City

 22,709 1.2 50 868 21 -3.0 104

Staunton City

 11,346 1.5 44 591 100 1.0 31

Suffolk City

 26,793 5.7 5 815 32 6.0 3

Virginia Beach City

 164,974 1.2 50 723 49 -0.4 58

Waynesboro City

 9,511 4.1 15 642 78 1.1 29

Williamsburg City

 14,292 1.9 39 681 64 2.1 17

Winchester City

 25,373 -0.5 82 819 31 0.2 44

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2013