McHenry County, IL
FIPS 17111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, McHenry County had an annual average of 96,922 jobs across 7,928 establishments, paying $5.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
96,922
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
7,928
Total Wages
$5.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,107
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 | 9,384 | 588 | $467 | $227.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,934 | 558 | $916 | $282.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,944 | 760 | $1,530 | $393.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,363 | 69 | $570 | $129.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,325 | 242 | $1,546 | $347.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,921 | 862 | $1,416 | $288.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,788 | 440 | $1,268 | $249.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,103 | 41 | $2,714 | $210.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,553 | 113 | $1,582 | $210.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,443 | 133 | $570 | $72.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,233 | 75 | $1,473 | $171.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,588 | 34 | $1,450 | $119.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,587 | 94 | $1,283 | $105.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,540 | 108 | $508 | $40.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,509 | 295 | $691 | $54.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,404 | 302 | $1,098 | $80.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,331 | 160 | $524 | $36.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,287 | 55 | $2,425 | $158.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,285 | 335 | $1,414 | $94.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,222 | 100 | $569 | $36.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,150 | 34 | $1,117 | $66.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,146 | 48 | $699 | $41.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 932 | 86 | $1,657 | $80.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 898 | 82 | $1,560 | $72.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 879 | 360 | $1,092 | $49.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 779 | 79 | $759 | $30.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 694 | 15 | $1,044 | $37.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 660 | 33 | $995 | $34.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 637 | 13 | $1,388 | $46.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 613 | 25 | $1,375 | $43.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 575 | 40 | $1,356 | $40.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 562 | 22 | $2,764 | $80.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 556 | 70 | $489 | $14.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 525 | 46 | $748 | $20.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 512 | 46 | $884 | $23.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 497 | 209 | $890 | $23.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 490 | 142 | $1,331 | $33.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 479 | 28 | $1,194 | $29.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 418 | 16 | $1,357 | $29.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 413 | 72 | $809 | $17.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 398 | 73 | $1,736 | $35.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 398 | 11 | $1,660 | $34.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 386 | 62 | $670 | $13.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 378 | 3 | $1,285 | $25.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 325 | 26 | $1,630 | $27.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 292 | 13 | $1,096 | $16.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 278 | 17 | $2,112 | $11.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 258 | 90 | $2,194 | $29.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 238 | 35 | $1,281 | $15.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 216 | 27 | $1,047 | $11.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 187 | 47 | $1,446 | $14.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 180 | 24 | $562 | $5.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 177 | 16 | $1,638 | $15.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 152 | 10 | $644 | $5.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 146 | 26 | $1,190 | $9.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 144 | 18 | $416 | $3.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 135 | 16 | $872 | $6.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 125 | 38 | $760 | $4.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 120 | 7 | $988 | $6.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 111 | 76 | $778 | $4.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 82 | 15 | $1,197 | $5.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 67 | 8 | $418 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 66 | 24 | $775 | $2.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 52 | 4 | $943 | $2.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 46 | 12 | $853 | $2.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 33 | 3 | $1,075 | $1.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 5 | $1,335 | $1.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 20 | 10 | $1,696 | $1.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 20 | 6 | $1,708 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 18 | 1 | $1,816 | $1.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 13 | 4 | $3,639 | $2.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 8 | 7 | $2,755 | $1.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
464
jobs · $72,063 avg pay
Local Government
13,858
jobs · $56,063 avg pay
Private
82,600
jobs · $54,852 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
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