Where Paychecks are highest

DARRELL · #1 Posted: **Dec 3, 2003, 4:46 PM**

Rank/ COUNTY/ METRO/ Per Week Paycheck
1 New York, NY New York-Newark $1,648
2 Fairfield, CT Bridgeport-Stamford $1,376
3 Somerset, NJ New York-Newark $1,299
4 Suffolk, MA Boston $1,238
5 Santa Clara, CA San Jose $1,235
6 San Francisco, CA San Francisco-Oakland $1,234
7 Arlington, VA Washington $1,138
8 Washington, DC Washington $1,135
9 Morris, NJ New York-Newark $1,106
10 Fairfax, VA Washington $1,091
11 San Mateo, CA San Francisco-Oakland $1,089
12 Hudson, NJ New York-Newark $1,034
13 Fulton, GA Atlanta $1,010
14 Middlesex, MA Boston $1,003
15 Westchester, NY New York-Newark $989
16 Durham, NC Durham $985
17 Mercer, NJ Trenton $984
18 Essex, NJ New York-Newark $982
19 Middlesex, NJ New York-Newark $980
20 Union, NJ New York-Newark $948
21 Chester, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington $945
22 Montomery, MD Washington $940
23 Hartford, CT Hartford $938
24 Montgomery, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington $936
25 Mecklenburg, NC Charlotte $936
26 Bergen, NJ New York-Newark $936
27 New Castle, DE Philadelphia-Wilmington $932
28 Marin, CA San Francisco-Oakland $931
29 Hennepin, MN Minneapolis-St.Paul $923
30 Alameda, CA San Francisco-Oakland $922
31 Oakland, MI Detroit $919
32 King, WA Seattle $919
33 Arapahoe, CO Denver $918
34 Contra Costa, CA San Francisco-Oakland $913
35 Lake, IL Chicago $906
36 Cook, IL Chicago $905
37 Alexandria City, VA Washington $903

Source: MSNBC

This ranking includes the 351 Largest Counties in the U.S. ranking all Counties where the average weekly paycheck is at least $900.

Bogombo · #2 Posted: **Dec 3, 2003, 7:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by DARRELL

Rank/ COUNTY/ METRO/ Per Week Paycheck
1 New York, NY New York-Newark $1,648
2 Fairfield, CT Bridgeport-Stamford $1,376
3 Somerset, NJ New York-Newark $1,299
4 Suffolk, MA Boston $1,238
5 Santa Clara, CA San Jose $1,235
6 San Francisco, CA San Francisco-Oakland $1,234
7 Arlington, VA Washington $1,138
8 Washington, DC Washington $1,135
9 Morris, NJ New York-Newark $1,106
10 Fairfax, VA Washington $1,091
11 San Mateo, CA San Francisco-Oakland $1,089
12 Hudson, NJ New York-Newark $1,034
13 Fulton, GA Atlanta $1,010
14 Middlesex, MA Boston $1,003
15 Westchester, NY New York-Newark $989
16 Durham, NC Durham $985
17 Mercer, NJ Trenton $984
18 Essex, NJ New York-Newark $982
19 Middlesex, NJ New York-Newark $980
20 Union, NJ New York-Newark $948
21 Chester, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington $945
22 Montomery, MD Washington $940
23 Hartford, CT Hartford $938
24 Montgomery, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington $936
25 Mecklenburg, NC Charlotte $936
26 Bergen, NJ New York-Newark $936
27 New Castle, DE Philadelphia-Wilmington $932
28 Marin, CA San Francisco-Oakland $931
29 Hennepin, MN Minneapolis-St.Paul $923
30 Alameda, CA San Francisco-Oakland $922
31 Oakland, MI Detroit $919
32 King, WA Seattle $919
33 Arapahoe, CO Denver $918
34 Contra Costa, CA San Francisco-Oakland $913
35 Lake, IL Chicago $906
36 Cook, IL Chicago $905
37 Alexandria City, VA Washington $903

Source: MSNBC

This ranking includes the 351 Largest Counties in the U.S. ranking all Counties where the average weekly paycheck is at least $900.

Holy crap the Northeast gets paid well.

Daniel_18 · #3 Posted: **Dec 3, 2003, 7:42 PM**

Miami's not on the list. :cry:

Late1 · #4 Posted: **Dec 3, 2003, 8:18 PM**

I bring this average down:

21 Chester, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington $945

That's Chester County, not to be confused with the bombed-out City of Chester in Delaware County PA.

supastar · #5 Posted: **Dec 3, 2003, 8:41 PM**

Funny Late1. I'm not doing much for NYC myself.