Greene County wages drop in final quarter of 2022

Wages in Greene County were down to end the year in 2022, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fourth-quarter average weekly wages in Greene County came to $1,051, a 1.2% decrease compared with a year earlier, according to a news release.

By percentage increase compared with the same quarter a year earlier, Greene County ranked No. 174 out of the 355 largest counties measured by the BLS.

Missouri's largest counties, in order of fourth-quarter percent increase and wage growth rank nationally, are:
• Clay, $1,214, up 2%, No. 19.
• St. Charles, $1,067, up 0.5%, No. 74.
• St. Louis City (which operates as its own county), $1,402, down 0.8%, No. 144.
• Greene, $1,051, down 1.2%, No. 174.
• Boone, $1,047, down 2.2%, No. 242.
• Jackson, $1,345, down 2.3%, No. 250.
• St. Louis County, $1,408, down 2.4%, No. 255.

Of the 355 largest U.S. counties, 240 had year-over-year decreases in average weekly wages, according to the release. The national average weekly wage in the fourth quarter was $1,385, a 2.3% drop.