Pawnee County, KS

FIPS 20145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pawnee County had an annual average of 2,553 jobs across 211 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,553

+1.5% YoY

Establishments

211

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,264

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 Pawnee County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 558 1 $1,320 $38.3M
611 NAICS 611 264 4 $1,831 $9.7M
722 NAICS 722 228 15 $523 $6.2M
922 NAICS 922 184 4 $1,248 $12.0M
921 NAICS 921 149 14 $747 $5.8M
112 NAICS 112 93 6 $1,075 $5.2M
621 NAICS 621 75 7 $1,172 $4.1M
522 NAICS 522 52 5 $1,376 $3.7M
541 NAICS 541 48 14 $1,007 $1.5M
444 NAICS 444 28 4 $563 $0.8M
111 NAICS 111 23 9 $771 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 18 4 $1,016 $0.9M
713 NAICS 713 18 1 $158 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 14 4 $699 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 13 6 $858 $0.5M
811 NAICS 811 12 6 $702 $0.4M
237 NAICS 237 12 11 $319 $0.2M
712 NAICS 712 11 1 $1,313 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 6 2 $1,628 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 5 4 $1,210 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 4 1 $516 $0.1M
812 NAICS 812 4 4 $105 $0.0M
924 NAICS 924 2 2 $1,720 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

34

jobs · $57,638 avg pay

State Government

761

jobs · $67,615 avg pay

Local Government

467

jobs · $35,064 avg pay

Private

1,291

jobs · $45,348 avg pay

KS Unemployment

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

3.9%

April 2026

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