Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Fourth Quarter 2011

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

County Employment Average weekly wage
December 2011 Percent change,
December 2010-2011		 Rank by percent change
Fourth quarter 2011 Rank by wage level Percent change,
fourth quarter 2010-2011		 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 131,254,162 1.4   $955   -1.7  

Statewide

 3,624,958 1.3   1,004   -2.4  

Accomack

12,509 -2.1 114 609 99 -4.5 110

Albemarle

50,938 5.3 12 918 18 -8.6 131

Alleghany

4,232 -2.3 116 754 44 -0.1 26

Amelia

2,367 1.5 49 624 93 -8.9 132

Amherst

9,098 3.2 24 653 80 -5.4 121

Appomattox

3,074 -3.9 128 524 129 -5.2 118

Arlington

168,431 1.5 49 1,591 1 -4.6 112

Augusta

24,849 0.8 66 750 48 -0.7 38

Bath

2,204 4.1 19 632 90 -0.8 40

Bedford

15,194 -1.6 109 641 85 -1.1 45

Bland

1,887 -0.6 97 759 43 1.2 15

Botetourt

9,272 3.5 23 727 55 -3.8 103

Brunswick

4,076 0.2 76 576 112 -2.9 83

Buchanan

8,522 5.9 10 937 16 3.0 8

Buckingham

3,137 -0.4 93 667 72 -1.9 64

Campbell

15,656 -0.8 102 785 35 0.4 19

Caroline

5,302 -0.2 91 681 66 -3.0 85

Carroll

5,969 -2.5 120 541 126 -2.5 75

Charles City

1,400 2.5 31 761 42 -3.7 100

Charlotte

2,653 1.6 46 547 125 -4.9 114

Chesterfield

116,610 1.9 38 852 28 -3.1 89

Clarke

3,696 -2.4 117 800 33 2.2 10

Craig

599 -8.1 133 573 113 -5.1 116

Culpeper

14,607 0.1 78 736 53 -0.1 26

Cumberland

1,275 0.3 74 556 122 -0.5 36

Dickenson

3,753 -2.7 121 807 32 7.0 2

Dinwiddie

7,731 0.1 78 742 50 -1.9 64

Essex

4,071 1.9 38 596 104 6.6 3

Fairfax County

 592,671 1.3 55 1,519 2 -1.4 52

Fauquier

21,239 4.6 14 863 27 2.0 12

Floyd

2,813 2.5 31 529 128 -0.2 30

Fluvanna

4,277 4.6 14 649 81 -4.0 105

Franklin

13,108 2.3 34 580 109 -1.5 57

Frederick

24,956 7.1 6 751 46 -3.6 99

Giles

4,746 1.6 46 707 59 0.1 23

Gloucester

9,394 0.5 72 580 109 -2.2 71

Goochland

11,314 2.8 28 1,236 5 5.7 4

Grayson

2,335 1.0 61 509 131 1.0 18

Greene

3,467 -2.4 117 643 83 1.1 16

Greensville

4,481 1.0 61 627 91 -3.1 89

Halifax

12,301 -1.2 106 613 98 -1.4 52

Hanover

44,322 1.8 40 748 49 -1.7 62

Henrico

175,505 1.5 49 939 15 -2.0 67

Henry

12,861 1.1 59 614 97 -1.3 50

Highland

520 4.6 14 496 133 -0.2 30

Isle of Wight

9,679 -0.7 99 717 57 -0.8 40

James City

25,869 2.1 36 679 67 -2.7 79

King and Queen

954 12.8 2 673 69 -5.5 123

King George

10,383 5.2 13 1,265 4 -12.7 133

King William

3,322 -1.5 108 752 45 -2.3 73

Lancaster

4,610 1.4 53 642 84 -2.6 76

Lee

5,294 1.2 56 661 76 0.0 25

Loudoun

139,793 2.8 28 1,136 10 -5.0 115

Louisa

8,227 14.3 1 953 13 -5.3 120

Lunenburg

2,455 -3.4 125 665 73 12.5 1

Madison

3,264 4.2 18 608 101 3.2 7

Mathews

1,461 -2.4 117 505 132 -1.4 52

Mecklenburg

12,377 -1.4 107 568 117 -7.9 127

Middlesex

3,139 0.1 78 581 107 -3.2 92

Montgomery

39,861 0.2 76 730 54 -3.1 89

Nelson

3,670 6.7 8 573 113 -3.9 104

New Kent

3,653 0.3 74 671 70 -5.8 125

Northampton

4,496 -0.1 90 618 95 -5.6 124

Northumberland

2,602 -1.9 112 669 71 -0.4 34

Nottoway

5,270 -5.3 130 622 94 -8.0 128

Orange

8,085 -7.1 132 663 75 1.1 16

Page

5,368 -0.3 92 530 127 -2.2 71

Patrick

5,083 0.8 66 494 134 1.4 14

Pittsylvania

11,977 3.2 24 569 115 0.2 22

Powhatan

6,935 12.2 3 741 52 -1.1 45

Prince Edward

8,905 1.4 53 595 105 -3.3 93

Prince George

13,946 4.1 19 1,000 12 3.6 6

Prince William

110,918 4.3 17 848 30 -2.6 76

Pulaski

12,567 7.1 6 693 64 0.1 23

Rappahannock

1,408 7.6 5 831 31 -1.5 57

Richmond County

 3,268 -3.7 127 569 115 -1.9 64

Roanoke County

 35,139 1.6 46 703 61 -3.3 93

Rockbridge

5,767 -5.5 131 581 107 5.6 5

Rockingham

28,369 1.8 40 706 60 -1.4 52

Russell

6,827 -3.1 123 664 74 -1.3 50

Scott

4,827 -0.5 95 597 102 -2.6 76

Shenandoah

13,185 0.0 84 609 99 -0.2 30

Smyth

11,627 1.1 59 626 92 -3.7 100

Southampton

3,630 -3.5 126 617 96 -1.4 52

Spotsylvania

30,935 1.2 56 717 57 2.0 12

Stafford

38,074 5.6 11 912 19 2.7 9

Surry

2,080 -2.1 114 1,223 7 -26.0 134

Sussex

3,527 -0.4 93 635 87 -3.3 93

Tazewell

16,795 0.9 64 635 87 -2.8 81

Warren

11,651 0.7 69 655 79 -3.0 85

Washington

20,182 2.8 28 700 63 -2.1 70

Westmoreland

3,467 3.8 22 550 124 -0.9 43

Wise

15,645 -0.5 95 782 37 -3.5 97

Wythe

11,658 1.2 56 580 109 -2.0 67

York

21,184 3.2 24 674 68 -4.4 109

Alexandria City

 95,972 -0.7 99 1,434 3 -0.4 34

Bedford City

 3,234 -1.1 105 657 78 -5.1 116

Bristol City

 12,072 -2.8 122 587 106 -5.2 118

Buena Vista City

 2,155 0.9 64 565 119 -2.9 83

Charlottesville City

 34,547 -0.7 99 912 19 -0.1 26

Chesapeake City

 96,384 0.0 84 751 46 -1.6 60

Colonial Heights City

 11,342 10.4 4 553 123 2.2 10

Covington City

 3,740 1.7 43 877 22 -0.1 26

Danville City

 26,946 2.4 33 660 77 -1.5 57

Emporia City

 3,807 0.1 78 515 130 -3.4 96

Fairfax City

 19,679 -1.6 109 1,171 8 -5.4 121

Falls Church City

 11,164 -11.6 134 1,227 6 -8.4 130

Franklin City

 4,241 6.3 9 563 121 -6.0 126

Fredericksburg City

 25,453 -0.8 102 777 38 -4.1 108

Galax City

 6,214 -1.9 112 564 120 -0.2 30

Hampton City

 54,319 -4.0 129 851 29 -4.7 113

Harrisonburg City

 32,166 4.0 21 683 65 -4.5 110

Hopewell City

 7,871 0.0 84 949 14 -1.1 45

Lexington City

 4,953 0.0 84 702 62 -1.8 63

Lynchburg City

 51,805 0.8 66 765 40 -1.2 49

Manassas City

 24,498 0.6 71 1,155 9 -4.0 105

Manassas Park City

 2,852 1.7 43 873 24 -2.7 79

Martinsville City

 11,922 2.2 35 566 118 -1.0 44

Newport News City

 98,062 1.7 43 876 23 -1.6 60

Norfolk City

 139,647 1.5 49 933 17 -3.0 85

Norton City

 4,261 0.4 73 742 50 -0.5 36

Petersburg City

 14,397 -0.6 97 718 56 -2.8 81

Poquoson City

 1,768 -1.7 111 648 82 -0.8 40

Portsmouth City

 43,969 1.8 40 886 21 -8.0 128

Radford City

 6,292 0.7 69 774 39 -4.0 105

Richmond City

 150,266 1.0 61 1,027 11 -3.5 97

Roanoke City

 67,071 0.1 78 783 36 -3.0 85

Salem City

 22,373 0.1 78 870 25 -3.7 100

Staunton City

 11,360 2.1 36 597 102 -2.3 73

Suffolk City

 25,260 -1.0 104 795 34 0.3 20

Virginia Beach City

 162,630 0.0 84 763 41 -0.7 38

Waynesboro City

 9,352 3.2 24 633 89 -1.1 45

Williamsburg City

 13,777 -3.2 124 639 86 -2.0 67

Winchester City

 25,909 0.0 84 867 26 0.3 20

 

Last Modified Date: July 3, 2012