Riley County, KS

FIPS 20161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Riley County had an annual average of 30,349 jobs across 2,032 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

30,349

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

2,032

Total Wages

$1.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,341

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 Riley County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 6,721 46 $1,393 $409.3M
722 NAICS 722 3,163 142 $376 $61.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,941 350 $1,459 $141.0M
621 NAICS 621 1,658 152 $1,034 $89.1M
238 NAICS 238 924 102 $1,198 $57.6M
921 NAICS 921 913 8 $1,037 $49.1M
813 NAICS 813 881 35 $1,356 $62.1M
623 NAICS 623 829 22 $1,037 $30.6M
455 NAICS 455 827 11 $496 $21.4M
561 NAICS 561 800 144 $1,853 $39.3M
236 NAICS 236 763 50 $1,500 $59.5M
926 NAICS 926 696 13 $1,594 $52.9M
522 NAICS 522 603 43 $1,445 $45.3M
445 NAICS 445 598 27 $1,440 $15.2M
721 NAICS 721 510 29 $460 $12.2M
531 NAICS 531 504 101 $901 $23.6M
441 NAICS 441 473 24 $1,092 $26.9M
524 NAICS 524 470 48 $1,429 $34.9M
459 NAICS 459 439 38 $441 $10.1M
713 NAICS 713 347 19 $339 $6.1M
423 NAICS 423 335 47 $2,014 $35.1M
812 NAICS 812 295 52 $607 $9.3M
458 NAICS 458 278 37 $377 $5.4M
444 NAICS 444 259 13 $591 $8.0M
922 NAICS 922 248 3 $1,428 $18.0M
811 NAICS 811 232 42 $1,017 $12.3M
449 NAICS 449 225 26 $806 $9.4M
928 NAICS 928 206 2 $1,560 $16.6M
456 NAICS 456 201 22 $583 $6.1M
551 NAICS 551 153 12 $1,213 $9.6M
457 NAICS 457 146 15 $427 $3.2M
237 NAICS 237 120 14 $1,731 $9.8M
424 NAICS 424 104 20 $1,551 $8.3M
513 NAICS 513 103 28 $1,073 $5.7M
491 NAICS 491 89 4 $1,407 $6.5M
923 NAICS 923 74 6 $1,587 $4.0M
484 NAICS 484 65 12 $675 $2.3M
519 NAICS 519 58 1 $711 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 57 5 $1,889 $4.2M
516 NAICS 516 57 10 $773 $2.3M
488 NAICS 488 54 5 $1,574 $4.4M
323 NAICS 323 51 6 $731 $1.9M
311 NAICS 311 47 4 $863 $2.1M
115 NAICS 115 46 7 $1,677 $4.1M
517 NAICS 517 36 4 $1,538 $2.9M
339 NAICS 339 36 4 $926 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 30 26 $540 $0.8M
334 NAICS 334 25 4 $1,263 $1.6M
622 NAICS 622 24 2 $2,003 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 22 14 $1,969 $2.3M
925 NAICS 925 15 2 $863 $0.7M
518 NAICS 518 14 14 $2,159 $1.5M
562 NAICS 562 12 4 $827 $0.5M
624 NAICS 624 7 1 $756 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

877

jobs · $82,503 avg pay

State Government

4,814

jobs · $71,193 avg pay

Local Government

3,048

jobs · $45,320 avg pay

Private

21,610

jobs · $47,907 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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