Butler County, PA
FIPS 42019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Butler County had an annual average of 88,461 jobs across 5,417 establishments, paying $5.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
88,461
+2% YoY
Establishments
5,417
Total Wages
$5.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$65,578
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 | 7,201 | 373 | $430 | $160.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,214 | 441 | $1,417 | $457.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,904 | 119 | $1,205 | $284.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,638 | 83 | $2,553 | $615.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,254 | 534 | $1,752 | $387.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,253 | 88 | $849 | $143.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,148 | 198 | $1,612 | $263.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,997 | 245 | $1,019 | $158.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,970 | 351 | $1,390 | $214.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,697 | 62 | $575 | $80.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,184 | 61 | $1,593 | $139.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,957 | 69 | $1,308 | $133.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,837 | 80 | $619 | $59.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,603 | 19 | $1,936 | $161.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,602 | 89 | $1,133 | $94.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,501 | 34 | $1,796 | $140.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,500 | 13 | $2,140 | $166.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,136 | 54 | $1,559 | $92.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,129 | 116 | $557 | $32.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,113 | 188 | $569 | $32.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,113 | 48 | $736 | $42.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 993 | 169 | $1,139 | $58.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 968 | 76 | $438 | $22.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 912 | 70 | $628 | $29.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 910 | 105 | $2,041 | $75.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 899 | 84 | $1,331 | $62.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 889 | 79 | $464 | $21.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 882 | 24 | $1,814 | $83.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 863 | 18 | $706 | $31.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 828 | 1 | $1,762 | $75.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 814 | 10 | $794 | $33.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 813 | 3 | $1,858 | $78.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 812 | 30 | $1,281 | $54.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 777 | 158 | $1,430 | $57.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 733 | 35 | $1,743 | $66.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 719 | 27 | $1,266 | $47.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 678 | 69 | $977 | $34.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 666 | 17 | $1,282 | $44.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 527 | 18 | $1,083 | $29.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 526 | 105 | $2,695 | $45.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 520 | 144 | $1,091 | $29.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 516 | 14 | $1,207 | $32.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 482 | 59 | $992 | $24.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 480 | 38 | $634 | $15.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 450 | 13 | $1,392 | $32.6M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 439 | 13 | $2,216 | $50.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 434 | 26 | $1,484 | $33.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 387 | 41 | $470 | $9.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 378 | 7 | $2,014 | $39.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 373 | 18 | $3,374 | $65.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 284 | 11 | $2,048 | $21.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 264 | 78 | $2,207 | $30.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 262 | 20 | $928 | $12.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 248 | 33 | $1,258 | $16.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 248 | 64 | $3,782 | $48.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 248 | 26 | $518 | $6.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 236 | 18 | $2,236 | $27.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 158 | 10 | $2,689 | $22.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 102 | 8 | $837 | $4.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 98 | 22 | $1,308 | $6.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 89 | 19 | $429 | $2.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 84 | 4 | $1,823 | $7.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 78 | 6 | $434 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 71 | 13 | $560 | $1.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 61 | 6 | $1,561 | $5.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 50 | 43 | $577 | $1.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 29 | 5 | $1,706 | $2.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6 | 3 | $637 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,504 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,355
jobs · $85,559 avg pay
State Government
1,428
jobs · $80,215 avg pay
Local Government
5,728
jobs · $59,476 avg pay
Private
77,950
jobs · $64,899 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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