King County, WA
FIPS 53033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, King County had an annual average of 1,449,785 jobs across 82,151 establishments, paying $191.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
1,449,785
-0.4% YoY
Establishments
82,151
Total Wages
$191.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$132,279
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 | 152,211 | 17,262 | $3,333 | $26,303.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 103,027 | 1,834 | $1,706 | $7,777.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 95,535 | 5,963 | $748 | $3,716.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 86,295 | 347 | $5,814 | $26,090.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 70,850 | 2,449 | $6,376 | $23,490.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 68,233 | 4,397 | $1,937 | $5,832.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 64,609 | 4,453 | $2,374 | $5,953.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 49,782 | 2,495 | $2,839 | $2,141.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 44,397 | 3,748 | $1,817 | $4,195.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 42,866 | 43 | $2,476 | $4,872.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 41,742 | 173 | $2,634 | $5,717.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 33,648 | 2,524 | $2,735 | $4,785.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 26,857 | 2,961 | $1,832 | $2,545.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 24,610 | 943 | $1,609 | $1,119.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 21,218 | 2,606 | $2,050 | $2,261.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 20,610 | 553 | $5,692 | $6,099.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 20,221 | 964 | $1,681 | $1,136.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 19,465 | 2,000 | $1,583 | $1,601.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 19,242 | 198 | $1,046 | $1,046.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 18,908 | 1,457 | $1,938 | $1,905.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 18,801 | 74 | $2,221 | $1,905.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 17,374 | 844 | $634 | $573.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 17,055 | 79 | $2,403 | $2,130.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 15,662 | 1,152 | $3,179 | $2,156.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 15,132 | 183 | $13,393 | $10,537.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 14,876 | 1,428 | $1,068 | $826.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 14,466 | 1,188 | $3,041 | $2,287.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 14,190 | 1,815 | $1,500 | $669.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 13,577 | 342 | $1,032 | $728.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 13,210 | 460 | $1,749 | $1,201.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 11,936 | 386 | $1,373 | $852.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 11,854 | 147 | $1,145 | $705.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 11,601 | 89 | $2,609 | $1,526.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11,585 | 355 | $5,007 | $3,016.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 10,552 | 534 | $1,534 | $841.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 9,713 | 98 | $2,713 | $1,198.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 9,453 | 619 | $1,667 | $819.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 8,904 | 1,454 | $4,882 | $2,260.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 8,773 | 1,198 | $1,955 | $691.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 8,479 | 740 | $1,033 | $455.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,992 | 208 | $2,087 | $867.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 7,984 | 266 | $4,169 | $1,730.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7,917 | 56 | $2,082 | $770.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 7,898 | 362 | $1,080 | $443.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 7,817 | 377 | $2,347 | $953.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7,225 | 1,239 | $4,030 | $1,513.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7,129 | 208 | $3,191 | $1,182.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,096 | 548 | $1,141 | $361.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 6,072 | 552 | $1,328 | $419.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5,508 | 44 | $2,483 | $662.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 5,236 | 236 | $2,202 | $599.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,222 | 260 | $1,541 | $418.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 5,206 | 306 | $2,349 | $636.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 4,954 | 380 | $1,340 | $345.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 4,430 | 78 | $1,509 | $347.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 4,121 | 139 | $1,875 | $401.8M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 3,812 | 36 | $2,260 | $414.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3,649 | 3,648 | $938 | $178.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 3,432 | 227 | $1,240 | $221.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3,324 | 201 | $1,689 | $291.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,589 | 286 | $1,586 | $213.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,421 | 155 | $2,114 | $174.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,395 | 391 | $853 | $106.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 2,391 | 60 | $1,885 | $146.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 2,366 | 81 | $1,701 | $209.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,118 | 52 | $2,924 | $321.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,594 | 42 | $1,443 | $119.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,402 | 149 | $2,204 | $160.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,028 | 12 | $2,396 | $112.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,014 | 60 | $2,141 | $113.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 984 | 104 | $965 | $49.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 919 | 22 | $1,570 | $75.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 780 | 44 | $1,312 | $53.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 706 | 73 | $1,305 | $44.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 661 | 41 | $1,325 | $45.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 659 | 14 | $1,966 | $67.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 597 | 53 | $1,097 | $34.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 579 | 17 | $2,060 | $62.0M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 506 | 64 | $3,297 | $86.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 488 | 8 | $2,545 | $51.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 346 | 87 | $1,136 | $20.4M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 312 | 28 | $1,227 | $19.9M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 265 | 20 | $1,664 | $22.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 206 | 27 | $2,030 | $21.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 167 | 48 | $950 | $8.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 135 | 26 | $2,134 | $14.9M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 117 | 6 | $3,096 | $18.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 82 | 9 | $1,168 | $5.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 73 | 8 | $2,669 | $10.1M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 33 | 5 | $1,189 | $2.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
18,922
jobs · $113,421 avg pay
State Government
50,621
jobs · $90,974 avg pay
Local Government
109,038
jobs · $95,153 avg pay
Private
1,271,204
jobs · $137,389 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
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- Kitsap County 93,572 jobs