Butler County, MO
FIPS 29023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Butler County had an annual average of 18,132 jobs across 1,543 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,132
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
1,543
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,287
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 | 1,749 | 103 | $410 | $37.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,408 | 486 | $1,030 | $40.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,218 | 24 | $848 | $53.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,049 | 91 | $1,176 | $64.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 851 | 21 | $543 | $24.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 811 | 1 | $1,708 | $72.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 761 | 8 | $996 | $39.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 575 | 40 | $869 | $12.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 500 | 36 | $1,580 | $32.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 488 | 58 | $1,487 | $37.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 452 | 36 | $990 | $23.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 443 | 8 | $961 | $22.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 407 | 9 | $1,199 | $24.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 330 | 16 | $711 | $12.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 305 | 12 | $1,428 | $20.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 287 | 16 | $551 | $8.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 271 | 7 | $1,763 | $14.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 247 | 30 | $1,150 | $14.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 227 | 15 | $1,946 | $19.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 221 | 26 | $520 | $6.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 193 | 44 | $890 | $8.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 181 | 27 | $1,069 | $10.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 155 | 30 | $857 | $6.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 153 | 8 | $540 | $4.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 151 | 2 | $1,091 | $8.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 145 | 18 | $758 | $5.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 118 | 6 | $604 | $3.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 117 | 42 | $735 | $4.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 112 | 13 | $964 | $5.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 106 | 10 | $738 | $4.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 94 | 9 | $995 | $3.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 94 | 11 | $633 | $3.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 84 | 21 | $888 | $2.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 82 | 26 | $803 | $3.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 75 | 6 | $1,653 | $5.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 74 | 6 | $1,252 | $4.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 57 | 2 | $399 | $1.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 53 | 21 | $968 | $2.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 41 | 5 | $1,075 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 38 | 6 | $609 | $1.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 31 | 4 | $1,240 | $2.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 26 | 6 | $447 | $0.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 20 | 3 | $1,803 | $1.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 18 | 1 | $847 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 18 | 1 | $625 | $0.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 13 | 4 | $936 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,161 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $1,304 | $0.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4 | 1 | $730 | $0.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 4 | 4 | $487 | $0.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1 | 1 | $463 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
956
jobs · $86,511 avg pay
State Government
783
jobs · $54,762 avg pay
Local Government
1,818
jobs · $44,717 avg pay
Private
14,575
jobs · $43,386 avg pay
MO Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MO Counties
The largest counties in MO by total employment.
- St. Louis County 596,675 jobs
- Jackson County 375,574 jobs
- St. Louis City 221,464 jobs
- Greene County 178,374 jobs
- St. Charles County 162,612 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 138,687 jobs
- Clay County 111,855 jobs
- Boone County 98,656 jobs