Highest salary at Wilkes County in year 2020 was $111,811. Number of employees at Wilkes County in year 2020 was 555. Average annual salary was $37,786 and median salary was $38,277. Wilkes County average salary is 19 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 12 percent lower than USA median salary. From 2019 to 2020, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 5.2 percent, the median salary increased 4.7 percent.