Montgomery County, VA
FIPS 51121 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 43,202 jobs across 2,612 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
43,202
0% YoY
Establishments
2,612
Total Wages
$2.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,810
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 | 12,039 | 35 | $1,667 | $952.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,850 | 191 | $440 | $88.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,530 | 376 | $2,356 | $285.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,559 | 197 | $1,415 | $112.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,170 | 7 | $1,227 | $74.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 900 | 37 | $513 | $24.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 885 | 22 | $500 | $23.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 839 | 4 | $1,241 | $41.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 772 | 28 | $1,188 | $47.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 740 | 14 | $809 | $31.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 698 | 108 | $1,077 | $39.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 587 | 100 | $1,020 | $31.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 567 | 30 | $542 | $16.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 526 | 60 | $486 | $13.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 437 | 20 | $701 | $15.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 421 | 20 | $1,488 | $28.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 402 | 74 | $1,294 | $27.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 374 | 7 | $727 | $14.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 366 | 71 | $890 | $11.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 357 | 10 | $1,103 | $20.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 336 | 10 | $1,404 | $24.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 327 | 41 | $1,231 | $20.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 320 | 61 | $1,069 | $15.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 297 | 50 | $1,414 | $21.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 281 | 4 | $387 | $5.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 264 | 28 | $738 | $10.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 252 | 39 | $1,306 | $17.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 241 | 30 | $577 | $7.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 238 | 14 | $1,334 | $14.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 231 | 17 | $1,663 | $16.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 221 | 15 | $1,820 | $20.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 200 | 1 | $641 | $6.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 180 | 22 | $345 | $3.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 177 | 22 | $922 | $8.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 168 | 20 | $685 | $6.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 165 | 46 | $1,463 | $12.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 160 | 6 | $1,522 | $12.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 139 | 7 | $1,049 | $7.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 119 | 6 | $1,409 | $8.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 113 | 13 | $821 | $4.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 112 | 14 | $1,365 | $6.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 88 | 6 | $417 | $1.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 88 | 7 | $1,645 | $7.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 76 | 42 | $793 | $3.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 63 | 9 | $1,779 | $2.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 53 | 23 | $2,827 | $7.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 53 | 11 | $1,504 | $4.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 50 | 3 | $601 | $1.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 48 | 5 | $1,360 | $3.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 44 | 7 | $1,579 | $3.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 43 | 3 | $1,082 | $2.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 43 | 14 | $1,067 | $2.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 42 | 3 | $525 | $1.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 42 | 33 | $609 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 41 | 15 | $2,243 | $4.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 36 | 3 | $1,239 | $2.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 35 | 11 | $815 | $1.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 24 | 6 | $970 | $1.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 23 | 8 | $804 | $0.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 21 | 5 | $668 | $0.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 17 | 11 | $2,234 | $2.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 17 | 2 | $1,372 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 15 | 2 | $792 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 14 | 8 | $2,250 | $1.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12 | 1 | $775 | $0.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 5 | 1 | $1,425 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
238
jobs · $82,269 avg pay
State Government
9,880
jobs · $85,972 avg pay
Local Government
4,300
jobs · $47,751 avg pay
Private
28,784
jobs · $53,946 avg pay
VA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other VA Counties
The largest counties in VA by total employment.
- Fairfax County 636,429 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 228,311 jobs
- Loudoun County 198,114 jobs
- Henrico County 187,647 jobs
- Arlington County 179,245 jobs
- Virginia Beach City 179,013 jobs
- Richmond City 165,947 jobs
- Chesterfield County 145,905 jobs