10 counties with highest weekly wages
#10: Allegan County
Average Weekly Wage: $861
Change 2011-15: -9.7%
#9: Kent County
Average Weekly Wage: $867
Change 2011-15: 0.5%
#8: Calhoun County
Average Weekly Wage: $868
Change 2011-15: -1.1%
#7: Kalamazoo County
Average Weekly Wage: $881
Change 2011-15: -0.8%
#6: Kalkaska County
Average Weekly Wage: $897
Change 2011-15: -1.9%
#5: Macomb County
Average Weekly Wage: $928
Change 2011-15: -4.1%
#4: Midland County
Average Weekly Wage: $938
Change 2011-15: -8.5%
#3: Washtenaw County
Average Weekly Wage: $975
Change 2011-15: -1.3%
#2: Wayne County
Average Weekly Wage: $1,051
Change 2011-15: -1.9%
#1: Oakland County
Average Weekly Wage: $1,062
Change 2011-15: -2.7%
Data from the 3rd quarter of 2015
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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