Bucks County, PA
FIPS 42017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bucks County had an annual average of 274,633 jobs across 21,271 establishments, paying $17.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
274,633
+2% YoY
Establishments
21,271
Total Wages
$17.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,953
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 21,211 | 1,348 | $459 | $506.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 20,838 | 1,619 | $1,371 | $1,485.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 18,963 | 435 | $1,375 | $1,254.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18,462 | 609 | $764 | $733.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 15,717 | 2,700 | $3,331 | $1,744.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 12,942 | 1,639 | $1,647 | $1,108.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,073 | 219 | $927 | $533.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 10,423 | 1,156 | $983 | $532.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,484 | 290 | $552 | $272.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 9,064 | 668 | $1,754 | $826.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,506 | 19 | $1,445 | $639.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,950 | 122 | $560 | $173.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 5,342 | 216 | $624 | $173.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,022 | 253 | $1,406 | $367.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,870 | 807 | $1,412 | $164.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,420 | 200 | $1,534 | $352.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,327 | 69 | $2,730 | $340.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,311 | 75 | $1,502 | $336.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,780 | 383 | $1,827 | $359.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,743 | 638 | $1,220 | $237.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,432 | 64 | $1,226 | $218.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,395 | 866 | $1,437 | $253.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,389 | 467 | $602 | $106.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,369 | 305 | $1,857 | $325.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,221 | 315 | $2,812 | $471.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,997 | 487 | $2,371 | $369.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,996 | 148 | $774 | $120.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,836 | 107 | $1,656 | $244.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,620 | 257 | $896 | $122.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,590 | 597 | $1,175 | $158.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,171 | 98 | $1,580 | $178.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,112 | 185 | $806 | $88.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,010 | 653 | $1,266 | $132.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,854 | 207 | $647 | $62.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,847 | 59 | $842 | $80.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,838 | 54 | $1,333 | $127.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,754 | 62 | $1,646 | $150.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,722 | 236 | $1,020 | $91.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,587 | 24 | $1,468 | $121.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,476 | 187 | $549 | $42.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,469 | 88 | $638 | $48.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,430 | 95 | $1,831 | $136.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,423 | 88 | $985 | $72.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,395 | 53 | $731 | $52.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,274 | 143 | $2,460 | $163.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,233 | 84 | $1,795 | $83.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,097 | 48 | $1,493 | $85.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,062 | 24 | $1,302 | $71.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,031 | 326 | $2,283 | $122.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 987 | 45 | $4,051 | $165.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 952 | 58 | $1,363 | $67.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 940 | 89 | $1,216 | $59.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 802 | 87 | $1,483 | $61.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 784 | 59 | $1,827 | $74.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 742 | 67 | $1,809 | $69.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 674 | 42 | $1,309 | $45.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 649 | 99 | $886 | $29.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 530 | 45 | $2,321 | $64.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 492 | 27 | $1,263 | $32.3M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 464 | 9 | $1,555 | $37.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 419 | 52 | $819 | $17.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 418 | 20 | $1,993 | $43.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 416 | 9 | $2,420 | $35.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 374 | 30 | $834 | $16.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 355 | 15 | $1,699 | $31.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 300 | 38 | $622 | $9.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 212 | 31 | $831 | $9.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 205 | 16 | $656 | $7.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 201 | 167 | $787 | $8.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 132 | 18 | $1,826 | $12.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 93 | 17 | $906 | $4.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 73 | 4 | $2,307 | $8.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 66 | 6 | $2,024 | $5.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 56 | 2 | $1,880 | $5.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 45 | 14 | $877 | $2.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 19 | 8 | $1,956 | $1.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 12 | 10 | $3,825 | $2.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,911 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,311
jobs · $84,451 avg pay
State Government
1,320
jobs · $63,130 avg pay
Local Government
20,902
jobs · $72,081 avg pay
Private
251,100
jobs · $64,267 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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