Montgomery County, PA
FIPS 42091 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 505,821 jobs across 28,922 establishments, paying $44.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
505,821
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
28,922
Total Wages
$44.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$88,412
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 | 52,727 | 4,237 | $2,843 | $7,793.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 35,058 | 2,519 | $2,483 | $2,793.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 30,886 | 1,658 | $1,119 | $1,797.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 30,123 | 1,916 | $517 | $809.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 24,291 | 1,085 | $1,480 | $952.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 17,177 | 26 | $1,617 | $1,444.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 16,385 | 354 | $935 | $797.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 16,073 | 1,565 | $1,791 | $1,497.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 15,369 | 508 | $3,407 | $2,722.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 13,603 | 79 | $3,402 | $2,406.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 13,005 | 494 | $1,092 | $738.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 12,569 | 750 | $3,091 | $1,641.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 12,220 | 728 | $2,047 | $1,300.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,120 | 376 | $595 | $374.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 9,878 | 612 | $4,481 | $2,301.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,883 | 287 | $3,792 | $1,751.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,267 | 146 | $655 | $281.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,751 | 354 | $575 | $231.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,515 | 72 | $2,552 | $604.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,771 | 1,119 | $623 | $219.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 6,764 | 96 | $1,253 | $440.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 6,431 | 1,078 | $1,839 | $615.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,248 | 564 | $639 | $207.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,830 | 238 | $1,430 | $433.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,783 | 493 | $1,055 | $317.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,775 | 842 | $2,046 | $614.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,958 | 515 | $630 | $162.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,490 | 174 | $1,502 | $350.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,051 | 58 | $1,000 | $210.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,916 | 715 | $1,169 | $238.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,663 | 381 | $865 | $164.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,510 | 86 | $1,858 | $339.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,301 | 104 | $2,244 | $385.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,301 | 142 | $898 | $154.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,187 | 94 | $800 | $132.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,128 | 253 | $2,779 | $452.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,079 | 318 | $1,063 | $170.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 3,013 | 45 | $3,625 | $526.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,970 | 25 | $2,707 | $418.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,914 | 56 | $809 | $106.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,818 | 215 | $627 | $91.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,751 | 270 | $1,368 | $195.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,234 | 439 | $2,305 | $267.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,211 | 110 | $1,581 | $181.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,164 | 82 | $1,758 | $197.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,954 | 34 | $2,596 | $161.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,740 | 76 | $1,965 | $177.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,702 | 92 | $1,818 | $160.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,669 | 47 | $1,130 | $98.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,474 | 74 | $2,512 | $192.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,334 | 67 | $1,467 | $101.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,326 | 110 | $1,622 | $111.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,321 | 18 | $1,495 | $102.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,240 | 94 | $1,493 | $96.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,141 | 28 | $1,867 | $110.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,099 | 32 | $1,538 | $87.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,051 | 18 | $1,856 | $101.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 983 | 32 | $1,486 | $75.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 959 | 34 | $1,487 | $74.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 769 | 38 | $2,676 | $107.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 725 | 66 | $829 | $31.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 633 | 537 | $916 | $30.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 555 | 16 | $1,483 | $42.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 543 | 16 | $2,489 | $66.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 510 | 38 | $892 | $23.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 429 | 62 | $1,202 | $26.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 363 | 115 | $949 | $17.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 345 | 32 | $1,179 | $21.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 289 | 8 | $1,724 | $25.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 285 | 15 | $1,051 | $15.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 271 | 16 | $1,306 | $18.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 242 | 28 | $768 | $9.7M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 230 | 7 | $2,851 | $34.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 230 | 15 | $1,663 | $11.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 176 | 8 | $3,399 | $31.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 170 | 9 | $1,641 | $14.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 142 | 3 | $2,253 | $16.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 142 | 14 | $977 | $7.2M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 128 | 6 | $1,242 | $8.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 40 | 18 | $885 | $1.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 10 | 1 | $2,802 | $1.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,757
jobs · $98,579 avg pay
State Government
4,768
jobs · $76,816 avg pay
Local Government
27,886
jobs · $75,620 avg pay
Private
470,410
jobs · $89,228 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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