Monterey County, CA

FIPS 06053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Monterey County had an annual average of 200,244 jobs across 15,844 establishments, paying $12.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

200,244

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

15,844

Total Wages

$12.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,375

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 Monterey County, CA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
115 NAICS 115 37,585 194 $910 $1,777.6M
111 NAICS 111 17,751 349 $919 $848.6M
611 NAICS 611 16,119 430 $1,763 $1,190.6M
722 NAICS 722 15,091 900 $884 $509.8M
624 NAICS 624 7,604 5,562 $1,638 $229.9M
721 NAICS 721 7,599 214 $1,004 $396.8M
621 NAICS 621 7,541 769 $2,183 $704.6M
561 NAICS 561 6,999 530 $1,620 $317.5M
541 NAICS 541 5,220 897 $2,255 $472.4M
922 NAICS 922 4,714 96 $2,998 $416.2M
238 NAICS 238 4,339 702 $1,383 $312.0M
445 NAICS 445 4,291 246 $1,062 $169.4M
424 NAICS 424 3,850 197 $1,726 $345.6M
928 NAICS 928 3,395 7 $2,060 $363.5M
921 NAICS 921 3,275 22 $2,917 $290.4M
455 NAICS 455 3,175 51 $748 $123.0M
622 NAICS 622 3,164 6 $2,155 $354.2M
236 NAICS 236 2,511 452 $1,484 $193.7M
813 NAICS 813 2,248 215 $995 $116.3M
713 NAICS 713 2,057 83 $961 $81.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,934 133 $1,415 $142.3M
923 NAICS 923 1,899 5 $1,859 $164.3M
311 NAICS 311 1,735 78 $931 $84.0M
811 NAICS 811 1,690 289 $1,677 $98.9M
423 NAICS 423 1,576 146 $1,619 $132.7M
459 NAICS 459 1,498 221 $1,250 $55.9M
531 NAICS 531 1,481 443 $1,189 $91.4M
458 NAICS 458 1,473 170 $697 $53.4M
484 NAICS 484 1,439 265 $1,274 $95.3M
812 NAICS 812 1,308 226 $840 $48.3M
444 NAICS 444 1,289 93 $966 $64.7M
522 NAICS 522 1,047 119 $2,766 $107.3M
312 NAICS 312 1,017 64 $1,142 $60.4M
456 NAICS 456 919 96 $942 $45.0M
457 NAICS 457 883 102 $802 $36.9M
237 NAICS 237 877 31 $1,825 $82.2M
221 NAICS 221 815 31 $3,387 $130.9M
449 NAICS 449 814 96 $872 $36.9M
551 NAICS 551 786 36 $2,375 $97.2M
924 NAICS 924 782 26 $2,199 $65.0M
562 NAICS 562 773 34 $1,783 $59.2M
524 NAICS 524 704 114 $1,691 $61.9M
485 NAICS 485 641 15 $1,506 $42.7M
712 NAICS 712 623 18 $1,493 $48.4M
532 NAICS 532 575 49 $1,291 $38.6M
711 NAICS 711 561 64 $915 $26.3M
492 NAICS 492 450 12 $1,166 $27.3M
322 NAICS 322 423 8 $1,709 $37.6M
488 NAICS 488 383 70 $1,632 $27.5M
491 NAICS 491 382 27 $1,454 $28.9M
814 NAICS 814 362 218 $941 $17.7M
926 NAICS 926 356 17 $1,599 $28.3M
334 NAICS 334 328 20 $1,732 $29.5M
332 NAICS 332 309 37 $1,256 $20.2M
493 NAICS 493 299 25 $1,602 $22.9M
516 NAICS 516 294 20 $1,306 $19.9M
425 NAICS 425 263 41 $2,678 $36.7M
512 NAICS 512 231 21 $1,673 $20.1M
519 NAICS 519 224 3 $842 $9.8M
333 NAICS 333 178 21 $1,656 $15.3M
517 NAICS 517 172 14 $1,697 $15.2M
327 NAICS 327 155 8 $2,350 $18.9M
925 NAICS 925 152 3 $1,695 $13.4M
112 NAICS 112 152 37 $902 $7.1M
487 NAICS 487 133 15 $757 $5.2M
321 NAICS 321 132 7 $1,069 $7.3M
513 NAICS 513 118 25 $1,653 $10.2M
623 NAICS 623 116 1 $1,115 $6.7M
325 NAICS 325 111 19 $1,485 $8.6M
339 NAICS 339 88 18 $1,016 $4.7M
323 NAICS 323 54 12 $973 $2.7M
337 NAICS 337 50 16 $1,279 $3.4M
336 NAICS 336 29 5 $1,382 $2.1M
314 NAICS 314 13 8 $1,390 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 2 15 $1,811 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,186

jobs · $99,981 avg pay

State Government

5,243

jobs · $74,759 avg pay

Local Government

24,664

jobs · $85,701 avg pay

Private

165,151

jobs · $56,105 avg pay

CA Unemployment

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

5.3%

April 2026

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