Anne Arundel County, MD
FIPS 24003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Anne Arundel County had an annual average of 288,448 jobs across 15,973 establishments, paying $22.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
288,448
+18.3% YoY
Establishments
15,973
Total Wages
$22.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$79,546
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | — | — |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 29,540 | 2,844 | $2,472 | $3,792.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 26,201 | 1,146 | $1,260 | $752.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 20,601 | 417 | $2,104 | $1,336.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,476 | 1,142 | $1,840 | $1,617.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 16,030 | 979 | $1,181 | $984.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 13,479 | 1,013 | $1,635 | $1,146.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,920 | 351 | $830 | $320.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6,905 | 8 | $2,450 | $879.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,719 | 338 | $948 | $233.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,284 | 38 | $1,320 | $431.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,231 | 105 | $963 | $310.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6,125 | 38 | $2,223 | $585.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 6,029 | 22 | $2,858 | $896.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,720 | 130 | $1,035 | $307.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,495 | 359 | $2,366 | $553.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,163 | 88 | $1,071 | $186.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,890 | 235 | $1,105 | $136.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,601 | 192 | $1,415 | $264.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,363 | 26 | $3,037 | $289.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,332 | 512 | $1,694 | $293.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,320 | 242 | $538 | $92.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,304 | 471 | $1,148 | $197.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,234 | 29 | $2,769 | $332.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,222 | 149 | $1,326 | $222.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,119 | 477 | $675 | $109.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,041 | 253 | $742 | $94.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,934 | 343 | $1,535 | $234.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,924 | 591 | $1,493 | $227.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,729 | 114 | $1,683 | $238.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,434 | 116 | $945 | $119.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,310 | 241 | $1,808 | $217.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,303 | 97 | $2,921 | $138.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,267 | 57 | $969 | $114.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,047 | 95 | $2,337 | $248.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,984 | 150 | $1,187 | $122.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,931 | 152 | $1,108 | $111.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,873 | 44 | $898 | $87.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,806 | 196 | $844 | $79.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,723 | 242 | $2,217 | $198.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,491 | 32 | $1,313 | $101.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,339 | 96 | $1,209 | $84.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,314 | 57 | $1,196 | $81.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 954 | 206 | $4,017 | $199.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 933 | 120 | $650 | $31.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 809 | 22 | $1,303 | $54.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 695 | 129 | $2,263 | $81.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 681 | 88 | $750 | $26.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 573 | 59 | $3,011 | $37.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 566 | 42 | $2,152 | $63.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 563 | 13 | $2,910 | $85.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 500 | 9 | $1,154 | $30.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 491 | 20 | $1,119 | $28.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 466 | 380 | $748 | $18.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 456 | 32 | $2,705 | $64.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 387 | 74 | $3,823 | $76.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 321 | 24 | $1,545 | $25.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 307 | 86 | $3,244 | $51.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 306 | 25 | $1,320 | $21.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 301 | 27 | $1,490 | $23.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 263 | 18 | $1,394 | $19.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 239 | 13 | $1,678 | $18.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 231 | 5 | $2,547 | $30.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 220 | 15 | $2,007 | $23.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 208 | 16 | $1,906 | $20.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 200 | 23 | $1,061 | $11.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 186 | 14 | $624 | $6.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 167 | 26 | $1,273 | $11.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 162 | 11 | $1,058 | $8.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 132 | 8 | $1,178 | $8.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 108 | 8 | $1,237 | $7.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 107 | 18 | $767 | $4.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 72 | 5 | $987 | $3.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 65 | 18 | $1,128 | $3.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 64 | 9 | $1,264 | $4.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 43 | 1 | $3,398 | $7.5M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 23 | 8 | $1,670 | $2.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 19 | 5 | $844 | $0.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 14 | 11 | $1,710 | $1.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
15,476
jobs · $115,360 avg pay
State Government
11,865
jobs · $82,585 avg pay
Local Government
23,367
jobs · $68,446 avg pay
Private
237,740
jobs · $78,154 avg pay
MD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Montgomery County 462,298 jobs
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Frederick County 108,437 jobs
- Harford County 95,189 jobs