Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Third Quarter 2007

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

County Employment Average weekly wage
September 2007 Percent change,
September 2006-2007		 Rank by percent change
Third quarter 2007 Rank by wage level Percent change,
third quarter 2006-2007		 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 136,246,941 0.9   $818   4.3  

Statewide

 3,686,570 1.0   857   5.0  

Accomack

14,310 1.7 46 523 105 3.6 77

Albemarle

52,173 4.1 16 899 13 14.1 3

Alleghany

4,425 -1.9 108 568 84 0.7 117

Amelia

2,980 -0.3 85 590 71 3.5 79

Amherst

9,700 -2.3 113 606 67 5.6 40

Appomattox

3,425 -1.2 98 510 112 4.1 62

Arlington

154,450 -1.9 108 1,364 1 3.1 87

Augusta

25,906 -0.2 83 664 45 -0.9 125

Bath

2,525 -0.6 91 546 91 2.4 99

Bedford

15,723 0.8 64 564 86 1.4 113

Bland

1,946 0.5 71 611 65 5.7 38

Botetourt

10,919 13.1 2 623 61 1.0 115

Brunswick

4,795 0.3 75 567 85 5.2 48

Buchanan

7,719 2.2 37 698 35 0.4 119

Buckingham

3,285 1.2 54 529 102 3.9 66

Campbell

15,218 -0.5 88 603 69 4.3 60

Caroline

5,464 0.7 67 630 58 5.9 33

Carroll

6,464 1.0 61 472 128 5.6 40

Charles City

1,588 -1.0 93 652 48 9.6 12

Charlotte

2,864 1.1 57 497 120 -1.2 127

Chesterfield

121,339 2.7 29 748 28 3.9 66

Clarke

4,416 0.5 71 669 42 4.0 65

Craig

654 2.0 40 481 125 6.4 25

Culpeper

15,319 1.4 51 685 37 1.9 105

Cumberland

1,405 0.3 75 513 109 14.0 4

Dickenson

3,531 2.5 33 639 54 5.8 35

Dinwiddie

8,808 3.4 20 801 20 20.6 1

Essex

4,245 2.5 33 509 113 6.9 21

Fairfax County

 584,928 1.5 50 1,243 2 5.5 42

Fauquier

21,608 -1.4 100 730 29 3.8 69

Floyd

2,969 4.9 13 473 127 -1.3 128

Fluvanna

4,125 -3.8 118 623 61 9.7 11

Franklin

15,468 -1.4 100 522 106 2.4 99

Frederick

24,119 7.4 9 699 33 1.0 115

Giles

4,895 -1.6 104 582 77 -2.0 131

Gloucester

10,138 0.2 77 542 92 6.3 27

Goochland

10,604 9.6 5 1,052 6 9.9 9

Grayson

2,489 0.8 64 456 132 6.3 27

Greene

3,069 6.2 10 547 90 1.5 111

Greensville

4,658 -6.4 130 607 66 3.4 81

Halifax

12,523 -4.4 120 572 82 3.2 84

Hanover

45,290 4.1 16 667 43 3.7 72

Henrico

180,300 3.3 22 833 17 3.2 84

Henry

16,454 -0.1 81 562 87 2.4 99

Highland

563 -3.9 119 434 134 7.2 19

Isle of Wight

11,976 2.4 36 684 38 -7.4 134

James City

26,334 2.8 27 576 81 -2.0 131

King and Queen

957 0.7 67 604 68 5.8 35

King George

9,449 -5.6 125 1,230 3 11.3 6

King William

3,750 1.6 48 714 31 0.7 117

Lancaster

5,011 3.2 24 533 100 3.7 72

Lee

5,572 0.1 78 522 106 5.5 42

Loudoun

129,016 2.1 39 1,011 8 4.7 53

Louisa

7,639 10.1 3 903 12 19.9 2

Lunenburg

2,906 -4.7 121 504 116 6.1 30

Madison

3,392 -1.0 93 525 104 2.9 91

Mathews

1,798 10.0 4 452 133 -1.3 128

Mecklenburg

13,177 2.0 40 488 122 4.7 53

Middlesex

3,374 -3.2 115 506 115 5.2 48

Montgomery

39,494 1.1 57 706 32 8.8 13

Nelson

3,428 -1.7 105 512 110 4.7 53

New Kent

3,968 4.4 15 588 72 5.0 52

Northampton

6,776 0.0 80 485 123 4.1 62

Northumberland

3,221 -0.4 86 518 108 5.3 47

Nottoway

5,753 -4.9 122 549 89 10.5 7

Orange

9,560 1.6 48 579 78 2.8 95

Page

5,958 -0.5 88 500 119 5.5 42

Patrick

5,436 6.2 10 461 131 1.8 106

Pittsylvania

12,154 -7.9 132 536 96 2.3 102

Powhatan

6,561 3.1 25 635 56 3.1 87

Prince Edward

8,922 -2.0 110 528 103 8.4 15

Prince George

11,024 0.6 70 866 14 6.5 24

Prince William

103,875 -0.1 81 755 25 5.7 38

Pulaski

14,303 -7.9 132 648 50 -4.3 133

Rappahannock

1,567 -1.1 96 800 21 8.4 15

Richmond County

 2,915 1.4 51 586 74 4.1 62

Roanoke County

 36,191 2.5 33 632 57 7.3 18

Rockbridge

7,027 1.2 54 531 101 2.9 91

Rockingham

29,414 2.9 26 627 59 4.5 58

Russell

7,831 -1.8 106 540 93 1.7 107

Scott

5,108 0.8 64 512 110 2.8 95

Shenandoah

14,623 0.5 71 536 96 4.3 60

Smyth

13,273 -3.6 117 555 88 3.7 72

Southampton

4,263 -5.6 125 572 82 1.2 114

Spotsylvania

30,538 0.7 67 626 60 -0.9 125

Stafford

34,733 1.9 44 749 27 3.5 79

Surry

2,214 8.7 8 1,048 7 4.5 58

Sussex

3,867 9.1 6 577 80 6.7 23

Tazewell

17,949 2.0 40 535 99 3.7 72

Warren

11,954 2.6 31 612 64 2.2 104

Washington

20,240 -1.5 102 578 79 1.6 110

Westmoreland

3,589 -0.7 92 466 130 6.2 29

Wise

14,644 0.9 63 587 73 1.7 107

Wythe

12,312 3.3 22 502 118 3.9 66

York

22,957 8.8 7 637 55 13.3 5

Alexandria City

 99,779 5.3 12 1,130 5 10.2 8

Bedford City

 3,783 2.7 29 585 76 3.0 90

Bristol City

 12,808 -0.2 83 538 94 0.0 121

Buena Vista City

 2,578 -5.3 123 508 114 -1.4 130

Charlottesville City

 36,860 -0.5 88 779 22 1.7 107

Chesapeake City

 100,205 1.1 57 662 46 3.6 77

Colonial Heights City

 10,062 -1.3 99 485 123 -0.2 123

Covington City

 4,296 -5.8 127 687 36 4.6 57

Danville City

 27,787 2.2 37 593 70 3.3 83

Emporia City

 4,332 25.4 1 481 125 5.9 33

Fairfax City

 21,510 -6.3 129 961 10 2.9 91

Falls Church City

 12,312 -15.5 134 1,148 4 5.2 48

Franklin City

 4,017 3.7 19 504 116 3.1 87

Fredericksburg City

 26,589 -1.0 93 670 41 5.2 48

Galax City

 6,981 2.6 31 471 129 0.2 120

Hampton City

 58,764 1.2 54 771 23 7.2 19

Harrisonburg City

 31,209 0.1 78 641 52 6.8 22

Hopewell City

 8,349 3.4 20 844 15 3.4 81

Lexington City

 5,004 4.1 16 667 43 8.6 14

Lynchburg City

 55,331 2.0 40 682 39 2.6 97

Manassas City

 24,765 -2.2 112 1,003 9 1.5 111

Manassas Park City

 3,801 -5.9 128 827 18 4.7 53

Martinsville City

 13,203 -1.1 96 497 120 3.8 69

Newport News City

 99,237 1.0 61 753 26 6.1 30

Norfolk City

 143,000 1.1 57 822 19 8.4 15

Norton City

 4,181 1.3 53 640 53 3.2 84

Petersburg City

 14,512 -5.5 124 648 50 -0.6 124

Poquoson City

 2,027 1.7 46 536 96 2.3 102

Portsmouth City

 43,286 0.5 71 841 16 9.9 9

Radford City

 6,653 -2.6 114 677 40 2.9 91

Richmond City

 158,163 -2.0 110 945 11 5.8 35

Roanoke City

 70,539 -1.8 106 662 46 2.6 97

Salem City

 22,478 -1.5 102 766 24 3.8 69

Staunton City

 12,315 4.6 14 537 95 5.5 42

Suffolk City

 24,826 1.8 45 699 33 6.1 30

Virginia Beach City

 177,772 -0.4 86 650 49 3.7 72

Waynesboro City

 10,560 2.8 27 586 74 0.0 121

Williamsburg City

 16,359 -3.4 116 615 63 6.4 25

Winchester City

 28,284 -6.7 131 729 30 5.5 42

 

Last Modified Date: April 11, 2008