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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for McHenry County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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