Pierce County, WA
FIPS 53053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pierce County had an annual average of 333,491 jobs across 20,820 establishments, paying $23.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
333,491
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
20,820
Total Wages
$23.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,395
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 | 28,046 | 1,657 | $595 | $864.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,265 | 1,265 | $1,653 | $1,360.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 20,423 | 26 | $2,133 | $2,163.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 18,804 | 1,292 | $1,773 | $1,733.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 17,363 | 874 | $1,309 | $598.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 15,714 | 1,949 | $1,476 | $1,206.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,379 | 2,643 | $1,801 | $1,252.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 10,402 | 48 | $2,377 | $1,112.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 9,970 | 88 | $1,125 | $411.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 8,133 | 89 | $1,301 | $550.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 7,944 | 657 | $1,663 | $686.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,892 | 326 | $1,497 | $473.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7,363 | 363 | $1,408 | $401.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,595 | 335 | $1,129 | $263.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,960 | 283 | $1,422 | $440.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,832 | 210 | $747 | $154.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,651 | 677 | $1,490 | $360.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,538 | 890 | $1,505 | $355.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,445 | 284 | $1,491 | $344.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,198 | 76 | $932 | $203.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,938 | 422 | $717 | $146.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,909 | 584 | $813 | $165.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,907 | 294 | $1,440 | $292.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3,887 | 6 | $1,583 | $319.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,741 | 122 | $2,218 | $431.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,626 | 543 | $1,275 | $240.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,486 | 344 | $1,932 | $350.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,302 | 364 | $1,860 | $319.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,196 | 142 | $940 | $156.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,004 | 161 | $2,755 | $303.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,930 | 48 | $1,754 | $267.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,926 | 388 | $2,154 | $131.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,819 | 36 | $3,111 | $352.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,306 | 14 | $2,036 | $189.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,083 | 95 | $1,563 | $169.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,929 | 163 | $1,088 | $109.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,858 | 193 | $1,289 | $124.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,806 | 42 | $1,384 | $130.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,801 | 94 | $1,356 | $126.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,674 | 188 | $533 | $46.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,662 | 174 | $1,016 | $87.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,586 | 38 | $1,608 | $132.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,564 | 95 | $690 | $56.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,406 | 74 | $1,155 | $84.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,304 | 39 | $1,422 | $96.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,193 | 113 | $4,424 | $274.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,041 | 36 | $1,515 | $66.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 980 | 26 | $1,464 | $74.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 907 | 41 | $1,784 | $84.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 894 | 255 | $3,282 | $152.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 859 | 73 | $1,855 | $82.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 788 | 180 | $2,075 | $85.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 771 | 25 | $1,750 | $70.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 757 | 40 | $1,456 | $57.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 752 | 30 | $2,459 | $96.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 655 | 19 | $1,721 | $58.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 651 | 23 | $1,058 | $35.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 623 | 64 | $793 | $25.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 578 | 7 | $2,270 | $68.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 547 | 76 | $1,183 | $33.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 546 | 196 | $3,525 | $100.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 540 | 22 | $1,501 | $30.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 526 | 54 | $723 | $19.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 455 | 60 | $2,334 | $37.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 433 | 27 | $1,171 | $26.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 393 | 388 | $694 | $14.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 391 | 8 | $1,610 | $32.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 382 | 39 | $986 | $19.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 369 | 16 | $1,984 | $32.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 266 | 23 | $855 | $11.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 263 | 35 | $601 | $8.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 185 | 59 | $2,514 | $24.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 165 | 5 | $1,800 | $15.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 120 | 22 | $1,339 | $8.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 115 | 9 | $974 | $5.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 103 | 26 | $1,607 | $8.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 98 | 7 | $2,046 | $7.9M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 68 | 8 | $851 | $3.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 27 | 8 | $2,646 | $3.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 23 | 3 | $1,823 | $2.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 13 | 1 | $1,642 | $1.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 5 | 6 | $1,461 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
11,402
jobs · $90,546 avg pay
State Government
10,492
jobs · $84,733 avg pay
Local Government
38,307
jobs · $85,303 avg pay
Private
273,290
jobs · $66,914 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
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