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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for King County, WA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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