Butler County, KS
FIPS 20015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Butler County had an annual average of 19,881 jobs across 1,695 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,881
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,695
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,462
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,702 | 32 | $787 | $149.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,578 | 96 | $376 | $30.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 985 | 113 | $1,098 | $56.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 956 | 24 | $902 | $44.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 922 | 42 | $458 | $22.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 703 | 239 | $1,721 | $54.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 700 | 128 | $1,137 | $41.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 664 | 108 | $1,276 | $33.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 577 | 17 | $551 | $16.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 462 | 8 | $1,222 | $29.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 460 | 15 | $528 | $12.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 385 | 25 | $1,228 | $24.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 385 | 11 | $1,320 | $26.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 356 | 32 | $1,524 | $26.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 352 | 48 | $1,395 | $25.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 305 | 31 | $946 | $15.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 277 | 19 | $1,029 | $14.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 263 | 43 | $1,087 | $14.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 231 | 15 | $1,169 | $6.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 229 | 18 | $513 | $6.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 210 | 36 | $1,079 | $11.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 194 | 44 | $1,062 | $10.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 179 | 41 | $1,334 | $12.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 179 | 19 | $1,433 | $13.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 161 | 26 | $530 | $4.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 132 | 4 | $1,350 | $9.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 119 | 17 | $467 | $2.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 117 | 10 | $811 | $4.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 109 | 52 | $853 | $4.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 105 | 14 | $1,086 | $5.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 103 | 21 | $1,040 | $5.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 96 | 12 | $2,053 | $9.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 60 | 12 | $1,036 | $1.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 54 | 4 | $891 | $2.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 53 | 8 | $1,887 | $5.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 52 | 10 | $448 | $1.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 50 | 8 | $1,291 | $2.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 38 | 15 | $590 | $1.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 31 | 4 | $459 | $0.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 30 | 19 | $1,947 | $3.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 29 | 8 | $890 | $1.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 27 | 6 | $1,057 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 22 | 16 | $2,051 | $2.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 18 | $561 | $0.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 14 | 7 | $346 | $0.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 13 | 4 | $493 | $0.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 9 | 6 | $929 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2 | 1 | $923 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
123
jobs · $59,093 avg pay
State Government
588
jobs · $59,483 avg pay
Local Government
4,704
jobs · $41,745 avg pay
Private
14,466
jobs · $52,857 avg pay
KS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other KS Counties
The largest counties in KS by total employment.
- Johnson County 370,992 jobs
- Sedgwick County 264,782 jobs
- Shawnee County 99,246 jobs
- Wyandotte County 94,305 jobs
- Douglas County 50,969 jobs
- Riley County 30,349 jobs
- Saline County 30,244 jobs
- Reno County 26,659 jobs