Monongalia County, WV

FIPS 54061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Monongalia County had an annual average of 59,411 jobs across 4,162 establishments, paying $3.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

59,411

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

4,162

Total Wages

$3.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$65,815

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 Monongalia County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 11,863 18 $1,758 $1,084.3M
611 NAICS 611 8,696 97 $1,464 $607.5M
722 NAICS 722 5,414 316 $435 $122.5M
541 NAICS 541 3,251 690 $1,625 $273.5M
621 NAICS 621 2,971 284 $1,452 $224.3M
561 NAICS 561 2,942 316 $1,140 $153.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,797 209 $992 $46.1M
455 NAICS 455 1,483 42 $513 $39.6M
238 NAICS 238 1,285 162 $1,292 $86.4M
551 NAICS 551 1,243 63 $1,683 $108.7M
459 NAICS 459 758 100 $598 $23.6M
623 NAICS 623 753 23 $926 $36.3M
444 NAICS 444 730 34 $744 $28.3M
236 NAICS 236 717 143 $1,230 $45.8M
812 NAICS 812 691 89 $731 $26.3M
445 NAICS 445 681 26 $607 $21.5M
441 NAICS 441 681 47 $1,031 $36.5M
221 NAICS 221 672 21 $2,569 $78.1M
921 NAICS 921 664 6 $1,862 $35.8M
531 NAICS 531 647 194 $884 $29.7M
721 NAICS 721 617 34 $529 $17.0M
325 NAICS 325 588 18 $2,542 $77.8M
926 NAICS 926 554 15 $2,299 $55.1M
811 NAICS 811 545 77 $985 $27.9M
424 NAICS 424 513 43 $2,941 $78.4M
457 NAICS 457 509 50 $558 $14.8M
213 NAICS 213 491 23 $2,479 $63.2M
522 NAICS 522 484 65 $1,904 $36.1M
456 NAICS 456 448 44 $775 $18.0M
713 NAICS 713 438 59 $412 $9.4M
423 NAICS 423 437 91 $1,178 $26.8M
813 NAICS 813 418 46 $1,163 $25.3M
923 NAICS 923 418 6 $2,155 $40.2M
458 NAICS 458 408 56 $391 $8.3M
237 NAICS 237 304 25 $1,657 $24.5M
518 NAICS 518 289 23 $1,250 $18.6M
311 NAICS 311 259 9 $1,195 $16.1M
449 NAICS 449 258 36 $814 $10.9M
922 NAICS 922 257 6 $1,720 $20.6M
524 NAICS 524 229 89 $1,465 $17.4M
332 NAICS 332 206 9 $1,245 $13.3M
491 NAICS 491 166 9 $1,359 $11.7M
924 NAICS 924 159 4 $1,812 $9.9M
485 NAICS 485 153 6 $984 $7.1M
532 NAICS 532 143 17 $1,085 $8.1M
517 NAICS 517 138 22 $1,693 $12.2M
484 NAICS 484 135 44 $1,181 $8.3M
333 NAICS 333 116 10 $2,204 $13.3M
513 NAICS 513 114 40 $1,199 $7.1M
327 NAICS 327 114 8 $1,000 $6.0M
562 NAICS 562 113 14 $1,163 $6.8M
425 NAICS 425 96 44 $2,559 $12.8M
323 NAICS 323 90 7 $1,094 $5.1M
814 NAICS 814 50 62 $516 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 47 12 $902 $2.2M
512 NAICS 512 44 8 $436 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 43 5 $479 $1.1M
339 NAICS 339 39 10 $877 $1.8M
337 NAICS 337 31 4 $911 $1.5M
321 NAICS 321 22 4 $486 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 16 3 $1,745 $1.3M
999 NAICS 999 8 14 $1,648 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

1,143

jobs · $104,046 avg pay

State Government

6,902

jobs · $74,973 avg pay

Local Government

2,901

jobs · $54,572 avg pay

Private

48,465

jobs · $64,281 avg pay

WV Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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