Payne County, OK
FIPS 40119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Payne County had an annual average of 22,061 jobs across 2,229 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
22,061
+1% YoY
Establishments
2,229
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$43,946
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,462 | 179 | $361 | $83.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,138 | 36 | $814 | $89.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,494 | 20 | $1,487 | $115.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,315 | 310 | $1,332 | $91.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,183 | 140 | $739 | $45.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,172 | 137 | $2,074 | $77.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,143 | 22 | $523 | $31.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 850 | 134 | $1,121 | $49.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 715 | 55 | $460 | $17.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 674 | 12 | $947 | $33.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 538 | 30 | $731 | $20.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 510 | 30 | $1,783 | $47.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 467 | 31 | $1,016 | $24.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 446 | 40 | $489 | $11.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 438 | 92 | $656 | $14.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 435 | 33 | $450 | $10.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 433 | 52 | $1,239 | $27.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 430 | 71 | $555 | $12.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 416 | 22 | $472 | $10.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 356 | 7 | $1,677 | $20.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 336 | 28 | $1,253 | $21.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 327 | 21 | $396 | $6.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 319 | 11 | $2,598 | $26.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 300 | 34 | $1,295 | $20.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 298 | 48 | $1,397 | $21.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 286 | 66 | $1,025 | $15.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 256 | 52 | $1,029 | $13.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 245 | 6 | $1,699 | $21.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 235 | 70 | $889 | $10.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 234 | 35 | $366 | $4.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 233 | 40 | $518 | $6.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 229 | 31 | $1,633 | $19.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 206 | 24 | $654 | $7.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 180 | 14 | $1,297 | $12.1M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 157 | 11 | $2,526 | $20.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 149 | 19 | $734 | $5.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 145 | 24 | $537 | $4.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 144 | 10 | $988 | $7.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 143 | 7 | $1,671 | $12.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 130 | 11 | $850 | $5.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 102 | 29 | $1,272 | $6.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 101 | 6 | $1,278 | $6.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 90 | 15 | $1,035 | $4.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 82 | 8 | $1,296 | $5.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 71 | 3 | $799 | $2.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 66 | 3 | $1,651 | $5.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 63 | 18 | $2,031 | $6.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 54 | 4 | $1,701 | $4.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 50 | 8 | $699 | $1.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 45 | 18 | $1,628 | $3.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 37 | 4 | $1,483 | $2.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 17 | 15 | $732 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 12 | 1 | $1,340 | $0.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 12 | 3 | $725 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
234
jobs · $76,260 avg pay
Private
21,827
jobs · $43,599 avg pay
OK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.0%
April 2026
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