Benton County, WA
FIPS 53005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Benton County had an annual average of 98,668 jobs across 5,416 establishments, paying $7.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
98,668
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
5,416
Total Wages
$7.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,807
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 9,858 | 608 | $2,332 | $1,195.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 7,238 | 446 | $529 | $199.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 6,451 | 30 | $2,482 | $832.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,230 | 407 | $2,024 | $413.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,954 | 501 | $1,482 | $381.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,427 | 291 | $1,227 | $282.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 4,421 | 162 | $695 | $159.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,158 | 266 | $1,240 | $165.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,046 | 225 | $2,022 | $320.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,881 | 28 | $701 | $105.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 2,308 | 37 | $703 | $84.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,981 | 19 | $2,040 | $180.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,539 | 33 | $1,255 | $100.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,484 | 68 | $880 | $67.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,413 | 63 | $1,501 | $45.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,397 | 86 | $1,595 | $115.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,312 | 64 | $459 | $31.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,255 | 79 | $1,168 | $57.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,231 | 127 | $630 | $40.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,187 | 58 | $1,183 | $73.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,082 | 42 | $975 | $54.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 951 | 183 | $792 | $39.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 830 | 144 | $702 | $30.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 815 | 108 | $1,005 | $42.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 791 | 66 | $453 | $18.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 769 | 103 | $1,454 | $58.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 740 | 42 | $654 | $25.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 727 | 10 | $2,367 | $89.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 702 | 15 | $1,971 | $72.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 624 | 9 | $1,267 | $41.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 622 | 56 | $809 | $26.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 620 | 68 | $1,350 | $43.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 529 | 13 | $2,418 | $62.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 476 | 60 | $615 | $15.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 450 | 74 | $832 | $19.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 446 | 67 | $1,118 | $25.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 430 | 105 | $1,524 | $34.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 399 | 10 | $1,719 | $32.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 374 | 39 | $951 | $18.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 295 | 6 | $1,195 | $18.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 278 | 16 | $2,339 | $28.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 262 | 26 | $1,463 | $19.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 210 | 43 | $1,727 | $18.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 204 | 15 | $1,618 | $17.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 181 | 14 | $2,820 | $22.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 167 | 8 | $2,162 | $18.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 128 | 16 | $1,308 | $8.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 107 | 14 | $2,465 | $6.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 98 | 10 | $413 | $2.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 98 | 5 | $1,436 | $7.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 97 | 5 | $1,855 | $8.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 88 | 10 | $1,015 | $4.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 86 | 14 | $1,035 | $4.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 80 | 7 | $973 | $4.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 72 | 14 | $992 | $3.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 66 | 79 | $555 | $1.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 61 | 18 | $2,984 | $9.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 58 | 10 | $1,533 | $4.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 6 | $1,275 | $3.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 47 | 12 | $683 | $1.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 31 | 5 | $786 | $1.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 26 | 5 | $2,509 | $3.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 21 | 5 | $272 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 7 | 2 | $1,866 | $0.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 4 | 1 | $1,543 | $0.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1 | 1 | $854 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
666
jobs · $118,024 avg pay
State Government
1,364
jobs · $73,382 avg pay
Local Government
10,654
jobs · $80,705 avg pay
Private
85,984
jobs · $69,173 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
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