Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, First Quarter 2008

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

County Employment Average weekly wage
March 2008 Percent change,
March 2007-2008		 Rank by percent change
First quarter 2008 Rank by wage level Percent change,
first quarter 2007-2008		 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 134,761,094 0.4   $905   2.4  

Statewide

 3,653,523 0.2   918   2.0  

Accomack

12,814 1.0 44 558 94 2.0 89

Albemarle

50,013 0.1 68 847 15 3.2 63

Alleghany

4,420 1.8 31 590 80 6.1 24

Amelia

2,862 -6.6 126 554 95 0.9 108

Amherst

9,661 -0.5 78 610 72 1.8 92

Appomattox

3,436 -0.5 78 549 99 8.5 9

Arlington

153,053 1.2 39 1,473 3 2.0 89

Augusta

25,517 0.3 61 658 57 1.2 105

Bath

2,283 -7.4 130 622 69 13.1 4

Bedford

15,289 1.7 32 605 74 4.1 45

Bland

1,979 2.5 19 709 36 -1.3 126

Botetourt

10,896 2.9 16 644 60 1.4 102

Brunswick

4,871 0.1 68 568 88 6.0 25

Buchanan

7,981 0.5 55 739 31 3.4 57

Buckingham

3,290 1.2 39 576 86 4.7 38

Campbell

15,611 2.5 19 589 83 0.0 120

Caroline

5,681 5.1 7 670 49 9.7 7

Carroll

6,399 1.5 35 480 128 -1.0 124

Charles City

1,641 -2.0 98 682 46 10.2 6

Charlotte

2,837 -0.4 75 513 120 6.2 22

Chesterfield

120,105 -0.2 71 790 24 3.1 66

Clarke

4,220 -2.6 105 691 44 7.3 13

Craig

667 9.2 2 515 118 8.0 12

Culpeper

15,475 0.6 52 662 53 0.9 108

Cumberland

1,375 -2.3 101 529 109 7.1 14

Dickenson

3,672 5.4 6 666 51 4.6 39

Dinwiddie

8,643 -2.3 101 698 40 6.4 19

Essex

4,140 -3.6 113 535 105 3.9 49

Fairfax County

 584,973 0.8 48 1,376 4 0.4 116

Fauquier

21,461 0.5 55 739 31 0.8 110

Floyd

2,792 -2.4 103 460 132 0.7 111

Fluvanna

4,056 -0.7 85 617 71 5.5 30

Franklin

14,698 -5.1 121 523 111 1.8 92

Frederick

23,563 -0.5 78 714 34 2.6 77

Giles

4,654 -2.9 111 692 43 0.7 111

Gloucester

10,044 -1.8 94 549 99 6.4 19

Goochland

10,689 1.4 37 1,525 1 -2.6 127

Grayson

2,449 1.9 29 476 130 -4.0 131

Greene

2,982 1.9 29 564 91 6.2 22

Greensville

4,783 3.6 12 610 72 3.9 49

Halifax

12,582 0.4 59 586 84 5.6 29

Hanover

45,780 4.0 11 701 38 3.4 57

Henrico

179,579 0.2 65 998 11 -0.9 122

Henry

15,832 -5.7 123 552 98 2.4 84

Highland

524 -6.9 128 447 134 8.5 9

Isle of Wight

12,003 2.3 22 698 40 0.7 111

James City

26,945 6.9 4 648 58 9.3 8

King and Queen

1,016 2.0 28 697 42 17.7 2

King George

9,237 -2.6 105 1,203 5 6.7 16

King William

3,787 -1.9 95 713 35 -2.6 127

Lancaster

4,884 3.3 13 553 97 1.7 96

Lee

5,486 -1.5 90 537 104 0.4 116

Loudoun

130,188 2.9 16 1,105 8 2.4 84

Louisa

7,097 -6.1 125 949 13 12.4 5

Lunenburg

2,771 -4.2 118 506 122 3.1 66

Madison

3,136 -2.8 110 532 108 1.1 106

Mathews

1,686 -3.0 112 451 133 1.8 92

Mecklenburg

13,136 -0.5 78 518 115 8.4 11

Middlesex

3,420 2.3 22 505 124 1.8 92

Montgomery

39,986 3.0 15 660 55 1.5 100

Nelson

3,682 6.0 5 523 111 5.4 31

New Kent

3,816 2.1 26 633 67 6.6 18

Northampton

4,855 -1.9 95 566 90 3.9 49

Northumberland

2,522 -10.2 133 519 113 1.4 102

Nottoway

5,914 -3.9 114 554 95 4.1 45

Orange

9,155 -1.7 92 590 80 1.5 100

Page

5,822 1.3 38 506 122 2.6 77

Patrick

5,232 1.6 33 468 131 1.7 96

Pittsylvania

11,589 -4.2 118 542 103 3.0 71

Powhatan

6,391 -1.3 87 638 62 2.6 77

Prince Edward

9,041 0.8 48 528 110 3.1 66

Prince George

11,277 1.1 42 847 15 3.4 57

Prince William

102,596 0.6 52 761 27 2.6 77

Pulaski

11,251 -23.9 134 669 50 5.0 34

Rappahannock

1,497 -4.4 120 829 17 2.3 87

Richmond County

 3,237 15.4 1 568 88 -4.4 132

Roanoke County

 35,462 -1.5 90 647 59 -3.3 129

Rockbridge

6,785 -0.4 75 534 107 4.9 36

Rockingham

29,431 0.3 61 659 56 4.4 42

Russell

7,429 -5.4 122 585 85 5.0 34

Scott

4,984 0.9 45 514 119 2.4 84

Shenandoah

14,447 -0.5 78 562 92 3.5 55

Smyth

12,789 -2.7 107 559 93 0.5 115

Southampton

4,309 0.9 45 576 86 2.7 76

Spotsylvania

30,114 1.5 35 635 64 -0.9 122

Stafford

34,553 0.8 48 810 20 1.3 104

Surry

2,060 -2.2 100 1,506 2 21.4 1

Sussex

3,744 -0.2 71 594 79 3.7 53

Tazewell

17,810 2.7 18 545 102 0.7 111

Warren

11,870 4.9 9 602 76 0.3 118

Washington

20,135 0.2 65 635 64 3.8 52

Westmoreland

3,658 7.0 3 503 125 5.7 27

Wise

14,315 -0.3 73 634 66 6.7 16

Wythe

12,402 2.3 22 535 105 5.3 32

York

21,402 -2.7 107 619 70 -5.8 133

Alexandria City

 99,823 0.2 65 1,180 6 4.1 45

Bedford City

 3,669 -3.9 114 601 77 5.8 26

Bristol City

 13,033 2.5 19 596 78 5.7 27

Buena Vista City

 2,390 -8.1 132 519 113 6.8 15

Charlottesville City

 36,295 1.1 42 813 19 3.2 63

Chesapeake City

 99,256 -0.5 78 672 47 1.7 96

Colonial Heights City

 10,546 3.3 13 497 126 2.9 73

Covington City

 4,053 -6.7 127 784 25 4.3 43

Danville City

 28,111 2.1 26 590 80 -1.0 124

Emporia City

 4,084 -2.7 107 488 127 -3.6 130

Fairfax City

 20,443 -7.1 129 963 12 -7.2 134

Falls Church City

 12,334 -3.9 114 1,102 9 6.4 19

Franklin City

 4,336 5.1 7 509 121 3.7 53

Fredericksburg City

 26,403 -1.4 88 665 52 2.5 83

Galax City

 6,809 0.3 61 479 129 3.2 63

Hampton City

 59,518 0.7 51 761 27 1.1 106

Harrisonburg City

 31,340 0.6 52 636 63 3.4 57

Hopewell City

 8,252 -0.8 86 877 14 2.6 77

Lexington City

 5,138 0.9 45 624 68 2.6 77

Lynchburg City

 54,955 2.3 22 744 29 -0.4 121

Manassas City

 24,193 -2.1 99 1,025 10 3.1 66

Manassas Park City

 3,473 -5.8 124 808 21 2.8 74

Martinsville City

 12,311 -7.5 131 518 115 5.3 32

Newport News City

 99,464 0.3 61 794 23 4.6 39

Norfolk City

 143,595 0.1 68 826 18 0.1 119

Norton City

 4,198 -0.6 84 672 47 4.2 44

Petersburg City

 14,628 0.5 55 662 53 3.0 71

Poquoson City

 2,021 -0.4 75 516 117 1.6 99

Portsmouth City

 43,503 0.4 59 799 22 3.5 55

Radford City

 6,689 -1.7 92 743 30 13.3 3

Richmond City

 157,767 0.5 55 1,114 7 4.5 41

Roanoke City

 70,367 -0.3 73 703 37 3.1 66

Salem City

 22,500 1.2 39 784 25 3.3 61

Staunton City

 12,129 -2.4 103 549 99 4.0 48

Suffolk City

 25,462 1.6 33 700 39 2.2 88

Virginia Beach City

 172,676 -1.4 88 683 45 3.3 61

Waynesboro City

 10,692 4.2 10 644 60 4.9 36

Williamsburg City

 15,017 -1.9 95 603 75 1.9 91

Winchester City

 27,145 -4.1 117 728 33 2.8 74

 

Last Modified Date: November 3, 2008