Allegheny County, PA
FIPS 42003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Allegheny County had an annual average of 670,637 jobs across 36,317 establishments, paying $52.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
670,637
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
36,317
Total Wages
$52.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$78,297
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 59,632 | 850 | $1,423 | $4,319.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 57,820 | 4,788 | $2,394 | $7,183.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 51,938 | 3,059 | $608 | $1,348.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 46,863 | 3,146 | $1,916 | $4,661.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 45,988 | 116 | $2,081 | $3,284.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 27,657 | 1,668 | $1,197 | $1,437.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 26,531 | 552 | $3,153 | $4,350.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 25,682 | 1,993 | $1,346 | $998.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 18,640 | 1,752 | $1,523 | $1,476.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 18,339 | 664 | $2,204 | $2,101.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 18,125 | 549 | $1,176 | $838.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 15,030 | 149 | $1,790 | $1,118.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 14,908 | 764 | $2,822 | $1,612.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,895 | 569 | $969 | $413.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,695 | 282 | $559 | $339.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 11,601 | 872 | $1,864 | $1,124.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,850 | 1,377 | $647 | $297.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 8,399 | 925 | $1,106 | $483.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 8,308 | 378 | $1,265 | $546.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 8,024 | 844 | $1,735 | $724.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,987 | 421 | $592 | $190.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 7,175 | 1,288 | $1,454 | $542.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,740 | 724 | $603 | $211.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,682 | 430 | $1,079 | $375.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 6,044 | 96 | $1,625 | $343.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 6,031 | 158 | $816 | $255.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,734 | 625 | $3,701 | $1,103.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 5,595 | 77 | $1,138 | $331.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,958 | 215 | $800 | $206.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,622 | 858 | $1,063 | $255.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,609 | 274 | $1,367 | $327.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,533 | 196 | $1,483 | $349.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,504 | 480 | $605 | $141.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 4,481 | 97 | $1,841 | $417.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 4,321 | 82 | $1,844 | $414.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,299 | 279 | $1,497 | $334.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,113 | 210 | $3,282 | $701.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,966 | 98 | $1,385 | $285.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 3,771 | 34 | $1,828 | $358.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,649 | 86 | $937 | $177.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,628 | 107 | $1,871 | $353.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,612 | 384 | $1,055 | $198.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,544 | 126 | $873 | $160.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,515 | 93 | $1,979 | $361.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,393 | 262 | $4,380 | $772.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,171 | 317 | $656 | $108.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,047 | 161 | $2,628 | $215.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 2,762 | 38 | $2,050 | $294.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,498 | 220 | $1,336 | $173.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 2,167 | 80 | $5,002 | $540.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,126 | 106 | $1,745 | $192.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,048 | 73 | $2,170 | $231.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 2,032 | 19 | $2,254 | $238.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,000 | 126 | $1,519 | $158.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,941 | 36 | $827 | $83.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,914 | 43 | $2,339 | $182.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,766 | 118 | $3,352 | $307.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,727 | 74 | $1,783 | $160.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,610 | 386 | $2,271 | $190.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,400 | 24 | $2,097 | $152.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 1,354 | 9 | $1,389 | $97.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,350 | 98 | $1,200 | $84.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,212 | 20 | $2,179 | $137.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,173 | 46 | $1,732 | $105.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,041 | 84 | $1,148 | $62.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,039 | 62 | $1,237 | $66.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 890 | 57 | $697 | $32.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 883 | 21 | $1,641 | $75.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 786 | 28 | $1,267 | $51.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 739 | 733 | $795 | $30.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 710 | 9 | $1,972 | $72.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 696 | 7 | $2,451 | $49.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 647 | 23 | $1,177 | $39.6M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 470 | 42 | $2,412 | $58.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 411 | 36 | $1,193 | $25.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 341 | 22 | $879 | $15.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 304 | 21 | $1,116 | $17.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 244 | 8 | $1,500 | $19.1M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 178 | 4 | $1,612 | $14.9M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 150 | 8 | $562 | $4.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 136 | 4 | $2,071 | $14.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 88 | 12 | $1,021 | $4.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 53 | 11 | $1,739 | $4.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 51 | 10 | $395 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,717
jobs · $96,124 avg pay
State Government
4,230
jobs · $65,776 avg pay
Local Government
45,419
jobs · $72,212 avg pay
Private
607,271
jobs · $78,436 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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