Mason County, WA
FIPS 53045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Mason County had an annual average of 14,840 jobs across 1,239 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,840
+1.4% YoY
Establishments
1,239
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,899
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | NAICS 483 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,059 | 20 | $3,470 | $97.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,010 | 94 | $508 | $26.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 997 | 13 | $1,566 | $69.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 577 | 53 | $1,053 | $20.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 505 | 9 | $953 | $25.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 427 | 10 | $1,006 | $22.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 407 | 21 | $786 | $16.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 368 | 25 | $809 | $15.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 297 | 112 | $928 | $14.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 293 | 14 | $848 | $12.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 290 | 36 | $804 | $12.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 264 | 77 | $795 | $10.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 257 | 38 | $691 | $9.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 231 | 78 | $877 | $10.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 203 | 18 | $1,362 | $14.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 188 | 4 | $1,167 | $11.4M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 174 | 11 | $1,676 | $15.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 172 | 11 | $861 | $7.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 172 | 18 | $1,018 | $9.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 161 | 34 | $921 | $7.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 151 | 14 | $941 | $7.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 140 | 22 | $1,297 | $9.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 126 | 9 | $660 | $4.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 121 | 17 | $746 | $4.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 110 | 22 | $603 | $3.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 106 | 13 | $1,415 | $7.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 102 | 8 | $1,260 | $6.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 64 | 4 | $2,054 | $4.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 62 | 18 | $555 | $1.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 62 | 9 | $1,248 | $4.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 58 | 24 | $500 | $1.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 56 | 13 | $1,167 | $3.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 53 | 7 | $1,286 | $3.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 52 | 7 | $1,022 | $2.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 49 | 18 | $1,085 | $1.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 39 | 5 | $878 | $1.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 38 | 12 | $1,089 | $2.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 34 | 3 | $1,239 | $1.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 27 | 8 | $3,066 | $4.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 26 | 1 | $1,569 | $2.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 23 | 3 | $886 | $1.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 23 | 7 | $2,927 | $1.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 22 | 5 | $1,354 | $1.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 22 | 7 | $2,319 | $2.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 19 | 4 | $711 | $0.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 16 | 4 | $258 | $0.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 14 | 3 | $651 | $0.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 12 | 7 | $1,951 | $1.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 10 | 3 | $714 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 8 | $502 | $0.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 6 | 3 | $475 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 5 | 1 | $1,402 | $0.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1 | 1 | $5,148 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
77
jobs · $71,488 avg pay
State Government
1,141
jobs · $87,553 avg pay
Local Government
4,599
jobs · $69,767 avg pay
Private
9,023
jobs · $47,985 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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