Baltimore County, MD
FIPS 24005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Baltimore County had an annual average of 331,441 jobs across 22,994 establishments, paying $23.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
331,441
-9.7% YoY
Establishments
22,994
Total Wages
$23.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,933
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 30,596 | 2,097 | $2,292 | $2,088.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 26,518 | 3,520 | $2,124 | $2,928.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 26,224 | 1,650 | $533 | $727.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 24,285 | 1,396 | $1,332 | $1,310.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 17,004 | 500 | $964 | $852.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 16,525 | 1,247 | $1,545 | $1,327.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 11,409 | 68 | $1,459 | $865.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10,900 | 7 | $2,561 | $1,451.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 10,717 | 592 | $659 | $367.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9,909 | 736 | $803 | $414.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 9,072 | 409 | $971 | $457.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,109 | 147 | $615 | $259.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 7,443 | 500 | $1,901 | $735.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 7,383 | 584 | $3,405 | $824.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,194 | 236 | $1,438 | $463.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 6,150 | 682 | $1,709 | $546.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,448 | 952 | $1,683 | $476.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,400 | 361 | $3,423 | $961.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,823 | 232 | $512 | $128.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,657 | 414 | $2,146 | $519.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,484 | 654 | $1,272 | $296.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,317 | 676 | $745 | $167.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,109 | 328 | $704 | $150.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,623 | 171 | $2,407 | $453.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,480 | 124 | $822 | $148.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,422 | 233 | $1,696 | $301.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,166 | 316 | $840 | $138.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,127 | 10 | $2,700 | $361.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,121 | 317 | $531 | $86.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,791 | 65 | $1,235 | $179.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,530 | 52 | $1,272 | $167.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,431 | 347 | $1,176 | $148.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,413 | 416 | $1,259 | $158.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,327 | 66 | $1,053 | $118.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,195 | 15 | $2,173 | $248.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,981 | 224 | $1,076 | $110.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,814 | 77 | $1,687 | $159.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,626 | 152 | $1,467 | $124.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,600 | 74 | $756 | $62.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,450 | 120 | $1,094 | $82.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,366 | 37 | $2,672 | $189.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,350 | 178 | $657 | $46.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,312 | 43 | $1,637 | $111.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,235 | 51 | $1,407 | $89.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,174 | 17 | $2,585 | $130.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,088 | 122 | $2,352 | $133.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,085 | 90 | $1,298 | $73.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,010 | 40 | $2,596 | $136.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 984 | 144 | $2,118 | $108.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 973 | 64 | $1,389 | $70.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 914 | 134 | $7,045 | $334.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 821 | 56 | $1,300 | $55.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 751 | 71 | $1,663 | $65.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 737 | 46 | $1,876 | $71.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 736 | 39 | $1,962 | $75.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 711 | 36 | $958 | $35.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 704 | 50 | $1,956 | $71.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 636 | 14 | $1,929 | $63.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 609 | 26 | $1,423 | $45.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 558 | 43 | $518 | $15.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 532 | 460 | $767 | $21.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 315 | 29 | $1,205 | $19.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 288 | 3 | $1,812 | $27.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 280 | 106 | $2,830 | $41.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 268 | 18 | $1,368 | $19.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 214 | 25 | $1,265 | $14.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 177 | 16 | $1,342 | $12.4M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 156 | 42 | $1,621 | $13.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 135 | 21 | $1,713 | $12.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 130 | 46 | $2,588 | $17.5M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 117 | 13 | $588 | $3.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 102 | 3 | $2,027 | $10.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 88 | 20 | $772 | $3.5M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 64 | 4 | $1,459 | $4.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 57 | 4 | $2,874 | $8.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 55 | 16 | $1,074 | $3.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 34 | 9 | $1,655 | $1.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 28 | 14 | $2,307 | $3.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 26 | 24 | $447 | $0.6M |
| 521 | NAICS 521 | 24 | 6 | $2,585 | $3.3M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 20 | 5 | $1,446 | $1.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 17 | 4 | $3,440 | $3.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
12,894
jobs · $126,848 avg pay
Private
318,547
jobs · $68,669 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
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 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