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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Benton County, WA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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