Kay County, OK
FIPS 40071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kay County had an annual average of 17,180 jobs across 1,232 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,180
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,232
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,722
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 | 1,440 | 85 | $357 | $26.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 624 | 72 | $1,072 | $34.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 604 | 22 | $2,323 | $27.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 585 | 31 | $552 | $16.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 577 | 14 | $534 | $16.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 516 | 12 | $1,336 | $35.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 513 | 20 | $1,214 | $32.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 485 | 52 | $653 | $16.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 434 | 28 | $535 | $12.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 411 | 70 | $1,022 | $21.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 368 | 18 | $1,139 | $21.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 334 | 25 | $1,567 | $24.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 327 | 28 | $941 | $16.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 303 | 21 | $668 | $10.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 283 | 25 | $1,445 | $21.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 272 | 24 | $593 | $8.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 264 | 32 | $1,040 | $14.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 262 | 16 | $1,485 | $20.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 247 | 8 | $2,268 | $10.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 244 | 23 | $1,102 | $14.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 228 | 24 | $1,264 | $15.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 176 | 13 | $1,727 | $13.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 173 | 38 | $1,307 | $11.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 171 | 6 | $999 | $8.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 133 | 24 | $593 | $4.1M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 132 | 6 | $2,009 | $13.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 130 | 4 | $879 | $5.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 124 | 18 | $358 | $2.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 121 | 19 | $326 | $2.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 120 | 3 | $882 | $5.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 119 | 6 | $902 | $5.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 90 | 11 | $550 | $2.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 79 | 6 | $1,164 | $4.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 79 | 34 | $995 | $4.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 63 | 10 | $1,026 | $3.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 55 | 9 | $542 | $1.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 52 | 13 | $329 | $0.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 42 | 6 | $735 | $1.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 31 | 8 | $2,860 | $4.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 30 | 3 | $590 | $0.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 25 | 9 | $698 | $0.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 25 | 4 | $1,087 | $1.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 21 | 3 | $1,136 | $1.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21 | 9 | $439 | $0.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 20 | 3 | $504 | $0.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 16 | 5 | $1,105 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 2 | $1,275 | $0.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 9 | 1 | $1,439 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
103
jobs · $65,705 avg pay
State Government
354
jobs · $45,766 avg pay
Local Government
3,700
jobs · $42,713 avg pay
Private
13,023
jobs · $51,691 avg pay
OK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.0%
April 2026
Other OK Counties
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- Oklahoma County 495,003 jobs
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- Rogers County 30,500 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 29,722 jobs
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