California’s Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, posted the highest average weekly wage among all large US counties in the fourth quarter at $2,365, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

 The 10 US counties in terms of highest average weekly wage in the fourth quarter:

1. Santa Clara, Calif.: $2,365
2. New York, NY: $2,212
3. San Mateo, Calif.: $2,089
4. San Francisco, Calif.: $2,068
5. Suffolk, Mass.: $1,888
6. Washington, DC: $1,7638
7. Arlington, Va.: $1,677
8. Fairfield, Conn.: $1,676
9. Fairfax, Va.: $1,610
10. Somerset, NJ: $1,563

Overall, the US average weekly wage fell 1.5% year over year in the fourth quarter. It was one of only eight declines since 1978 and the largest decline since the fourth quarter of 2011.