Dane County, WI
FIPS 55025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Dane County had an annual average of 359,250 jobs across 18,084 establishments, paying $26.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
359,250
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
18,084
Total Wages
$26.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$74,480
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 26,523 | 2,809 | $2,000 | $2,758.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 25,095 | 1,305 | $456 | $594.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 20,135 | 940 | $2,047 | $2,129.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 19,341 | 503 | $1,110 | $1,030.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 14,364 | 203 | $2,901 | $2,166.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,079 | 949 | $926 | $678.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 11,165 | 409 | $2,523 | $1,306.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 10,355 | 1,701 | $1,090 | $369.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 10,100 | 828 | $1,511 | $793.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,359 | 92 | $2,289 | $706.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,936 | 16 | $1,759 | $679.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 7,839 | 545 | $1,833 | $747.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,603 | 191 | $570 | $195.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,055 | 209 | $789 | $248.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,354 | 222 | $2,579 | $718.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,303 | 427 | $1,682 | $463.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,091 | 73 | $572 | $151.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,043 | 316 | $1,764 | $462.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,907 | 414 | $1,267 | $323.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,464 | 211 | $379 | $88.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,378 | 52 | $2,018 | $459.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,368 | 233 | $1,450 | $329.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,972 | 34 | $2,289 | $314.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,872 | 336 | $625 | $125.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,687 | 777 | $1,186 | $227.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,650 | 484 | $698 | $132.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,641 | 150 | $1,295 | $245.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,405 | 18 | $2,048 | $261.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 3,289 | 12 | $1,346 | $230.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,250 | 48 | $1,650 | $278.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,246 | 28 | $1,671 | $249.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,204 | 125 | $598 | $99.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,508 | 162 | $580 | $75.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,426 | 320 | $1,282 | $161.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,394 | 69 | $1,563 | $194.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,348 | 57 | $1,818 | $222.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,312 | 179 | $799 | $96.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,231 | 21 | $1,459 | $169.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,141 | 112 | $807 | $89.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,115 | 174 | $1,306 | $143.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,112 | 42 | $856 | $94.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,074 | 68 | $1,069 | $115.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,071 | 191 | $821 | $88.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,052 | 45 | $1,699 | $181.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,905 | 61 | $2,071 | $205.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,758 | 34 | $892 | $81.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,753 | 162 | $987 | $90.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,607 | 58 | $1,134 | $94.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,498 | 59 | $2,295 | $178.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,496 | 22 | $2,551 | $180.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,486 | 290 | $3,745 | $289.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,476 | 38 | $1,362 | $73.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,264 | 87 | $659 | $43.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,235 | 51 | $1,364 | $87.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 1,136 | 32 | $1,448 | $85.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,025 | 27 | $1,435 | $76.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 934 | 9 | $1,034 | $50.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 854 | 26 | $5,366 | $140.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 807 | 66 | $967 | $40.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 707 | 71 | $1,055 | $38.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 664 | 32 | $838 | $29.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 646 | 32 | $990 | $33.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 594 | 39 | $1,529 | $47.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 553 | 42 | $1,443 | $41.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 514 | 25 | $1,357 | $36.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 506 | 22 | $1,150 | $30.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 502 | 53 | $735 | $19.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 496 | 1 | $1,559 | $40.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 464 | 56 | $639 | $15.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 428 | 5 | $1,918 | $42.7M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 402 | 8 | $1,350 | $28.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 387 | 348 | $500 | $10.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 352 | 18 | $1,276 | $23.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 320 | 97 | $1,865 | $31.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 301 | 10 | $1,944 | $10.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 220 | 3 | $1,477 | $16.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 178 | 6 | $1,717 | $15.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 114 | 9 | $2,204 | $13.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 55 | 7 | $1,117 | $3.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,610
jobs · $89,438 avg pay
State Government
48,859
jobs · $83,704 avg pay
Local Government
26,635
jobs · $61,753 avg pay
Private
278,146
jobs · $73,778 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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