Baltimore City, MD

FIPS 24510 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Baltimore City had an annual average of 282,601 jobs across 14,512 establishments, paying $23.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

282,601

-17.8% YoY

Establishments

14,512

Total Wages

$23.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$82,644

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Baltimore City, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 52,631 534 $1,960 $4,808.3M
622 NAICS 622 44,191 87 $2,287 $3,678.4M
541 NAICS 541 22,362 2,238 $2,329 $2,701.4M
621 NAICS 621 20,739 1,052 $1,957 $1,866.3M
561 NAICS 561 20,386 788 $982 $1,041.2M
722 NAICS 722 17,823 1,475 $609 $564.7M
922 NAICS 922 14,707 39 $2,627 $1,397.6M
923 NAICS 923 12,924 55 $2,070 $1,131.8M
624 NAICS 624 6,869 553 $1,068 $381.6M
551 NAICS 551 6,753 100 $2,198 $771.7M
623 NAICS 623 5,996 222 $1,060 $330.4M
238 NAICS 238 5,932 414 $1,541 $475.3M
813 NAICS 813 5,148 548 $1,356 $363.0M
921 NAICS 921 5,077 50 $1,778 $425.8M
445 NAICS 445 4,850 647 $637 $160.7M
523 NAICS 523 4,671 173 $6,035 $1,465.9M
926 NAICS 926 4,506 34 $2,413 $362.7M
531 NAICS 531 4,115 738 $1,639 $350.7M
311 NAICS 311 4,053 78 $1,281 $270.0M
488 NAICS 488 3,257 80 $1,319 $223.4M
522 NAICS 522 3,117 212 $2,285 $370.4M
812 NAICS 812 3,007 409 $1,419 $128.1M
221 NAICS 221 2,897 31 $3,736 $562.7M
423 NAICS 423 2,869 247 $1,775 $264.8M
711 NAICS 711 2,685 134 $1,661 $232.0M
721 NAICS 721 2,661 70 $948 $131.2M
924 NAICS 924 2,604 8 $2,358 $132.4M
424 NAICS 424 2,394 166 $1,422 $177.0M
713 NAICS 713 2,193 104 $557 $63.5M
491 NAICS 491 1,910 24 $1,377 $136.8M
484 NAICS 484 1,867 189 $1,338 $129.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,819 293 $1,676 $158.5M
237 NAICS 237 1,747 51 $1,846 $167.7M
524 NAICS 524 1,678 144 $2,906 $253.5M
811 NAICS 811 1,677 269 $1,356 $118.2M
459 NAICS 459 1,542 176 $763 $61.2M
456 NAICS 456 1,427 189 $881 $65.4M
325 NAICS 325 1,387 35 $2,505 $180.6M
455 NAICS 455 1,373 110 $605 $43.2M
513 NAICS 513 1,341 128 $2,848 $198.6M
562 NAICS 562 1,204 60 $1,476 $92.5M
485 NAICS 485 1,199 41 $938 $58.5M
457 NAICS 457 1,070 115 $1,084 $60.3M
712 NAICS 712 1,053 24 $1,581 $51.7M
458 NAICS 458 946 143 $526 $25.9M
925 NAICS 925 879 5 $2,779 $88.0M
444 NAICS 444 874 45 $1,034 $47.0M
332 NAICS 332 742 46 $1,443 $55.7M
441 NAICS 441 739 102 $966 $37.1M
517 NAICS 517 695 39 $2,027 $73.2M
449 NAICS 449 658 106 $1,194 $40.9M
425 NAICS 425 646 71 $1,839 $61.8M
928 NAICS 928 570 4 $1,998 $59.2M
323 NAICS 323 519 32 $1,128 $30.4M
516 NAICS 516 493 24 $1,944 $49.9M
312 NAICS 312 474 30 $1,035 $25.5M
327 NAICS 327 470 14 $1,850 $45.2M
326 NAICS 326 461 15 $1,217 $29.2M
321 NAICS 321 443 21 $1,090 $25.1M
814 NAICS 814 425 469 $796 $17.6M
492 NAICS 492 394 24 $836 $17.1M
324 NAICS 324 288 7 $2,142 $32.0M
334 NAICS 334 252 20 $1,821 $23.8M
339 NAICS 339 244 30 $1,131 $14.3M
331 NAICS 331 238 10 $2,773 $34.3M
322 NAICS 322 219 6 $1,253 $14.3M
512 NAICS 512 200 55 $1,610 $16.8M
315 NAICS 315 186 23 $1,210 $11.7M
336 NAICS 336 180 8 $1,628 $15.2M
518 NAICS 518 175 50 $3,878 $35.2M
333 NAICS 333 173 18 $1,723 $15.5M
314 NAICS 314 155 19 $1,123 $9.0M
519 NAICS 519 123 29 $1,191 $7.6M
337 NAICS 337 93 18 $1,211 $5.8M
335 NAICS 335 54 8 $1,073 $3.0M
999 NAICS 999 6 24 $1,494 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

12,065

jobs · $107,614 avg pay

Private

270,536

jobs · $81,530 avg pay

MD Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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