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.
| 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
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Frederick County 108,437 jobs
- Harford County 95,189 jobs