NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The fattest paychecks in Virginia are made by people who live in Falls Church, and Goochland wasn’t too far behind.
That’s according to an analysis of preliminary 2013 IRS tax return data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
Tax filers living in Falls Church reported $92, 936 on average in wage and salary income last year. Goochland came in fourth places, with a reported $76,167 average salary.
The slimmest paychecks in the Richmond-metro/Tri-cities area are earned in Petersburg, reported at $25,436.
If you take a look nationally, New York, N.Y. is a helluva town — for paychecks.
Tax filers living in New York County — a.k.a. Manhattan — reported $96,941 on average in wage and salary income last year, the highest among counties in the United States.
At the other end of the spectrum is Catron County, N.M., which had the lowest reported wage and salary income ($16,280) of all counties in the country.
Of course, a paycheck is hardly the only component of a high income. Investment income can also come in handy.
When taking investments into account, Wyoming’s Teton County — home to Jackson Hole — takes the top spot.
Teton County only ranks 195th among counties in terms of average wage and salary income ($47,715) but it was No. 1 in terms of average adjusted gross income ($296,778), dividend income ($32,793) and interest ($8,604).
The icing on the cake for Teton County residents is that they got to keep much more of that income than they would in many other places, since the state of Wyoming doesn’t tax income, whether derived from a paycheck or investments.
By contrast, the county with the lowest reported average AGI in the country was Gooding County, Idaho ($15,379).
Among states overall, Connecticut secured the top spot in terms of AGI ($91,417) while Mississippi came in last ($44,972).
Wages and salaries, in order, per TRAC.
Falls Church City (Falls Church) | 92,948 |
Loudoun County (Round Hill) | 87,534 |
Arlington County (Arlington) | 78,494 |
Goochland County (Goochland) | 76,167 |
Fairfax County (Fort Belvoir) | 75,475 |
Alexandria City (Alexandria) | 69,429 |
Fairfax City (Fairfax) | 60,513 |
Stafford County (Stafford) | 60,243 |
Prince William County (Quantico) | 59,245 |
Fauquier County (Warrenton) | 57,970 |
King George County (Dahlgren) | 54,035 |
Albemarle County (Crozet) | 52,930 |
Poquoson City (Poquoson) | 52,435 |
Hanover County (Ashland) | 51,822 |
New Kent County (Quinton) | 51,062 |
York County (Yorktown) | 50,683 |
Clarke County (Berryville) | 50,486 |
Powhatan County (Moseley) | 50,484 |
Chesterfield County (Midlothian) | 50,251 |
Spotsylvania County (Partlow) | 50,112 |
Henrico County (Sandston) | 48,787 |
James City County (Jamestown) | 47,781 |
Isle of Wight County (Smithfield) | 47,767 |
Chesapeake City (Chesapeake) | 45,380 |
Suffolk City (Suffolk) | 45,284 |
Manassas City (Manassas) | 45,259 |
Frederick County (Stephens City) | 45,004 |
Manassas Park City (Manassas Park) | 44,992 |
Roanoke County (Bent Mountain) | 44,680 |
Virginia Beach City (Virginia Beach) | 44,505 |
Botetourt County (Daleville) | 43,812 |
Fredericksburg City (Fredericksburg) | 43,390 |
Warren County (Front Royal) | 42,529 |
Bedford County (Good View) | 42,315 |
Culpeper County (Culpeper) | 42,308 |
Prince George County (Fort Lee) | 41,717 |
Charlottesville City (Charlottesville) | 41,277 |
Montgomery County (Blacksburg) | 41,057 |
King William County (Aylett) | 40,916 |
Rappahannock County (Washington) | 40,782 |
Fluvanna County (Bremo Bluff) | 40,711 |
Greene County (Ruckersville) | 40,487 |
Louisa County (Louisa) | 39,568 |
Caroline County (Fort Ap Hill) | 38,876 |
Gloucester County (Gloucester Point) | 38,210 |
Richmond City (Richmond) | 38,201 |
Orange County (Orange) | 38,146 |
Salem City (Salem) | 37,946 |
Winchester City (Winchester) | 37,312 |
Madison County (Aroda) | 37,307 |
Rockingham County (Bridgewater) | 36,494 |
Surry County (Surry) | 36,423 |
Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie) | 36,109 |
Washington County (Abingdon) | 36,023 |
Augusta County (Verona) | 35,951 |
Tazewell County (Richlands) | 35,833 |
Buchanan County (Grundy) | 35,774 |
Lexington City (Lexington) | 35,325 |
Amelia County (Amelia Court House) | 34,714 |
Wise County (Coeburn) | 34,455 |
Charles City County (Charles City) | 34,404 |
Williamsburg City (Williamsburg) | 34,377 |
Campbell County (Rustburg) | 34,300 |
Lynchburg City (Lynchburg) | 34,290 |
Russell County (Lebanon) | 34,228 |
Newport News City (Fort Eustis) | 34,201 |
Alleghany County (Callaghan) | 34,052 |
Hampton City (Hampton) | 33,875 |
Radford City (Radford) | 33,745 |
Pulaski County (Dublin) | 33,705 |
Shenandoah County (Edinburg) | 33,682 |
Amherst County (Monroe) | 33,674 |
Norton City (Norton) | 33,482 |
Dickenson County (Haysi) | 33,430 |
Bland County (Bland) | 33,413 |
Franklin County (Rocky Mount) | 33,384 |
Giles County (Rich Creek) | 33,352 |
Southampton County (Courtland) | 33,327 |
King and Queen County (Bruington) | 33,327 |
Norfolk City (Norfolk) | 33,294 |
Craig County (Newcastle) | 33,232 |
Appomattox County (Appomattox) | 32,848 |
Colonial Heights City (Colonial Heights) | 32,795 |
Nelson County (Shipman) | 32,778 |
Mathews County (Beaverlett) | 32,455 |
Rockbridge County (Natural Bridge Sta) | 32,382 |
Essex County (Tappahannock) | 32,269 |
Westmoreland County (Colonial Beach) | 32,057 |
Pittsylvania County (Chatham) | 31,857 |
Wythe County (Wytheville) | 31,620 |
Floyd County (Alum Ridge) | 31,501 |
Roanoke City (Roanoke) | 31,489 |
Portsmouth City (Portsmouth) | 31,261 |
Staunton City (Staunton) | 31,213 |
Harrisonburg City (Harrisonburg) | 30,996 |
Scott County (Gate City) | 30,896 |
Waynesboro City (Waynesboro) | 30,388 |
Middlesex County (Amburg) | 30,249 |
Page County (Stanley) | 30,088 |
Halifax County (South Boston) | 30,023 |
Sussex County (Wakefield) | 29,828 |
Bath County (Hot Springs) | 29,813 |
Nottoway County (Fort Pickett) | 29,778 |
Prince Edward County (Farmville) | 29,724 |
Cumberland County (Cumberland) | 29,509 |
Lee County (Pennington Gap) | 29,296 |
Smyth County (Marion) | 29,207 |
Buckingham County (Buckingham) | 29,165 |
Franklin City (Franklin) | 29,136 |
Richmond County (Warsaw) | 29,104 |
Greensville County (Jarratt) | 28,652 |
Bedford City (Bedford) | 28,588 |
Mecklenburg County (Boydton) | 28,168 |
Lancaster County (Lively) | 28,147 |
Covington City (Covington) | 28,007 |
Brunswick County (Lawrenceville) | 27,973 |
Galax City (Galax) | 27,956 |
Carroll County (Cana) | 27,783 |
Northampton County (Cape Charles) | 27,780 |
Lunenburg County (Kenbridge) | 27,731 |
Buena Vista City (Buena Vista) | 27,713 |
Hopewell City (Hopewell) | 27,670 |
Bristol City (Bristol) | 27,664 |
Accomack County (Wallops Island) | 27,549 |
Patrick County (Stuart) | 27,520 |
Henry County (Bassett) | 27,281 |
Charlotte County (Saxe) | 27,010 |
Martinsville City (Martinsville) | 26,441 |
Danville City (Danville) | 26,306 |
Grayson County (Independence) | 26,073 |
Emporia City (Emporia) | 25,569 |
Petersburg City (Petersburg) | 25,436 |
Northumberland County (Kilmarnock) | 25,328 |
Highland County (Blue Grass) | 25,284 |