Montgomery County, MD

FIPS 24031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 462,298 jobs across 35,442 establishments, paying $43.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

462,298

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

35,442

Total Wages

$43.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$94,473

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 Montgomery County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 69,191 7,782 $2,880 $9,257.0M
611 NAICS 611 40,402 1,030 $2,580 $3,029.1M
621 NAICS 621 30,886 2,960 $1,643 $2,639.5M
722 NAICS 722 30,024 1,907 $631 $985.3M
923 NAICS 923 28,724 18 $3,002 $4,484.3M
561 NAICS 561 25,675 1,960 $1,184 $1,580.9M
622 NAICS 622 17,182 81 $2,219 $1,475.0M
921 NAICS 921 15,186 25 $2,923 $1,204.6M
623 NAICS 623 15,028 323 $969 $757.0M
238 NAICS 238 13,412 1,321 $1,440 $1,004.6M
445 NAICS 445 12,414 550 $985 $465.4M
624 NAICS 624 11,248 904 $860 $503.1M
531 NAICS 531 8,841 1,583 $2,315 $1,064.3M
926 NAICS 926 7,510 40 $2,985 $1,165.8M
813 NAICS 813 7,488 958 $1,928 $750.9M
236 NAICS 236 7,062 1,085 $2,048 $752.2M
325 NAICS 325 6,445 56 $4,555 $1,526.4M
441 NAICS 441 6,288 167 $1,602 $523.9M
551 NAICS 551 6,213 271 $4,115 $1,329.4M
713 NAICS 713 6,050 240 $663 $208.6M
455 NAICS 455 5,637 159 $742 $217.5M
524 NAICS 524 5,423 455 $3,830 $794.2M
522 NAICS 522 5,161 509 $2,916 $782.6M
334 NAICS 334 4,863 78 $2,744 $693.8M
812 NAICS 812 4,632 864 $776 $186.8M
814 NAICS 814 3,844 3,835 $670 $134.0M
444 NAICS 444 3,671 126 $953 $181.8M
811 NAICS 811 3,528 616 $1,260 $231.2M
423 NAICS 423 3,523 452 $2,322 $425.3M
459 NAICS 459 3,356 339 $716 $124.9M
523 NAICS 523 3,238 588 $5,210 $877.3M
513 NAICS 513 3,118 374 $2,513 $407.4M
458 NAICS 458 3,112 311 $566 $91.6M
721 NAICS 721 3,014 104 $1,256 $196.8M
424 NAICS 424 3,013 204 $1,900 $297.8M
456 NAICS 456 2,977 292 $1,291 $199.9M
449 NAICS 449 2,835 278 $977 $144.0M
928 NAICS 928 2,696 6 $2,464 $345.4M
517 NAICS 517 2,362 92 $2,812 $345.4M
491 NAICS 491 1,951 48 $1,464 $147.9M
492 NAICS 492 1,888 59 $861 $84.5M
711 NAICS 711 1,729 235 $861 $77.4M
518 NAICS 518 1,357 240 $3,978 $280.6M
562 NAICS 562 1,341 56 $1,449 $101.0M
485 NAICS 485 1,280 52 $1,007 $67.0M
516 NAICS 516 1,223 64 $3,429 $218.0M
237 NAICS 237 1,161 76 $1,879 $113.4M
457 NAICS 457 1,040 156 $754 $40.8M
311 NAICS 311 879 83 $957 $43.8M
532 NAICS 532 873 110 $1,562 $70.9M
425 NAICS 425 831 188 $2,424 $104.8M
484 NAICS 484 769 169 $993 $39.7M
493 NAICS 493 677 19 $963 $33.9M
512 NAICS 512 629 104 $1,050 $34.4M
922 NAICS 922 580 9 $2,769 $44.1M
312 NAICS 312 485 36 $655 $16.5M
221 NAICS 221 480 42 $2,505 $62.5M
488 NAICS 488 475 84 $1,660 $41.0M
519 NAICS 519 351 132 $3,335 $60.8M
321 NAICS 321 318 13 $2,693 $44.6M
712 NAICS 712 302 19 $2,183 $17.1M
339 NAICS 339 295 63 $1,667 $25.5M
111 NAICS 111 262 29 $845 $11.5M
323 NAICS 323 259 38 $1,178 $15.9M
332 NAICS 332 258 22 $2,391 $32.1M
525 NAICS 525 238 77 $7,037 $87.1M
337 NAICS 337 184 16 $1,291 $12.4M
327 NAICS 327 169 13 $1,665 $14.6M
924 NAICS 924 168 5 $2,934 $25.6M
115 NAICS 115 83 21 $570 $2.5M
333 NAICS 333 82 18 $1,783 $7.6M
324 NAICS 324 78 6 $1,424 $5.8M
335 NAICS 335 63 18 $1,562 $5.1M
927 NAICS 927 50 1 $3,355 $8.7M
314 NAICS 314 47 20 $1,036 $2.5M
336 NAICS 336 37 19 $4,033 $7.8M
481 NAICS 481 26 10 $1,720 $2.4M
533 NAICS 533 25 10 $1,789 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 20 13 $1,010 $1.0M
315 NAICS 315 17 12 $1,661 $1.5M
999 NAICS 999 13 14 $3,195 $2.2M
521 NAICS 521 10 9 $3,026 $1.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

48,586

jobs · $147,409 avg pay

State Government

1,374

jobs · $70,373 avg pay

Local Government

45,224

jobs · $77,550 avg pay

Private

367,114

jobs · $89,643 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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