Delta County — Trends

Employment & Salary Trends

Between 2019 and 2026, employment in Delta went from 13,576 to 13,531, a decrease of 0.3%. Average annual wages went from $41,132 to $51,584, rising 25.4% over the same period.
Show data table — Delta County — quarterly total employment and average salary
Delta County — quarterly total employment and average salary
QuarterTotal EmploymentAverage Salary
2019 Q113,576$41,132
2019 Q214,373$39,312
2019 Q314,368$41,028
2019 Q413,762$41,964
2020 Q113,496$41,340
2020 Q212,799$43,472
2020 Q313,393$43,680
2020 Q412,707$47,268
2021 Q112,682$41,808
2021 Q213,568$43,680
2021 Q313,704$45,032
2021 Q413,481$51,740
2022 Q112,933$43,680
2022 Q213,714$45,136
2022 Q313,806$47,164
2022 Q413,416$47,112
2023 Q113,193$48,412
2023 Q213,881$45,500
2023 Q313,658$46,956
2023 Q413,380$48,620
2024 Q113,304$48,568
2024 Q214,263$45,812
2024 Q314,183$48,100
2024 Q413,748$49,452
2025 Q113,546$49,192
2025 Q214,306$48,412
2025 Q314,004$51,428
2025 Q413,789$52,416
2026 Q113,531$51,584

Source: BLS QCEW — Quarterly

Chart shows the STL trend (raw quarterly values omitted for clarity). Trend computed via STL decomposition (period=4, robust); salary on log scale. Projection extrapolates a linear fit through the last 4 trend points to the current calendar quarter — the horizon shrinks as new QCEW data is published. BLS does not publish seasonally adjusted QCEW — this is a custom estimate.