Montgomery County, IL
FIPS 17135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 7,060 jobs across 644 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,060
-1.6% YoY
Establishments
644
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$89,920
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 770 | 13 | $824 | $33.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 718 | 59 | $8,912 | $332.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 555 | 14 | $517 | $14.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 463 | 34 | $804 | $19.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 398 | 25 | $831 | $17.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 391 | 10 | $746 | $15.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 388 | 30 | $665 | $13.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 340 | 14 | $1,112 | $19.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 304 | 12 | $1,059 | $16.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 274 | 18 | $877 | $12.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 207 | 20 | $531 | $5.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 173 | 48 | $1,025 | $9.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 149 | 6 | $1,342 | $10.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 140 | 14 | $506 | $3.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 105 | 11 | $1,518 | $8.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 104 | 4 | $1,022 | $5.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 104 | 21 | $950 | $5.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 99 | 22 | $1,158 | $5.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 96 | 6 | $952 | $4.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 92 | 30 | $799 | $3.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 86 | 7 | $927 | $4.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 84 | 10 | $472 | $2.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 75 | 13 | $499 | $1.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 66 | 15 | $1,053 | $3.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 66 | 17 | $1,132 | $3.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 63 | 13 | $785 | $2.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 48 | 16 | $533 | $1.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 46 | 9 | $833 | $2.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 37 | 7 | $991 | $1.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 29 | 7 | $1,532 | $2.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 25 | 10 | $491 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 22 | 4 | $1,670 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 14 | 3 | $266 | $0.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 8 | 1 | $1,740 | $0.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 6 | 3 | $790 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 6 | 4 | $296 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
95
jobs · $65,068 avg pay
Private
6,965
jobs · $90,251 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
Other IL Counties
The largest counties in IL by total employment.
- Cook County 2,565,567 jobs
- DuPage County 577,376 jobs
- Lake County 294,916 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 232,397 jobs
- Will County 231,904 jobs
- Kane County 183,910 jobs
- Sangamon County 134,376 jobs
- Winnebago County 126,414 jobs