Salem County, NJ

FIPS 34033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Salem County had an annual average of 21,586 jobs across 1,492 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,586

-2.8% YoY

Establishments

1,492

Total Wages

$1.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,565

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 Salem County, NJ, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
493 NAICS 493 2,961 16 $1,065 $163.9M
611 NAICS 611 2,372 47 $1,261 $147.4M
722 NAICS 722 1,146 86 $443 $26.4M
238 NAICS 238 787 75 $1,431 $58.6M
621 NAICS 621 753 81 $2,499 $97.8M
921 NAICS 921 698 18 $2,677 $33.3M
541 NAICS 541 660 67 $1,853 $62.7M
325 NAICS 325 616 7 $2,444 $78.3M
445 NAICS 445 597 47 $632 $19.6M
111 NAICS 111 521 34 $992 $26.9M
485 NAICS 485 493 7 $964 $19.7M
922 NAICS 922 409 7 $2,185 $35.3M
424 NAICS 424 388 23 $1,291 $26.1M
561 NAICS 561 385 74 $1,412 $19.2M
455 NAICS 455 336 13 $707 $12.4M
457 NAICS 457 282 22 $584 $8.6M
311 NAICS 311 255 8 $1,433 $19.0M
812 NAICS 812 235 48 $445 $5.4M
441 NAICS 441 228 20 $863 $10.2M
522 NAICS 522 219 32 $1,285 $14.6M
484 NAICS 484 217 27 $1,738 $19.6M
713 NAICS 713 215 12 $415 $4.6M
423 NAICS 423 214 27 $1,535 $17.1M
488 NAICS 488 193 1 $811 $8.1M
811 NAICS 811 186 42 $1,260 $12.2M
444 NAICS 444 133 11 $934 $6.5M
459 NAICS 459 111 16 $567 $3.3M
721 NAICS 721 108 10 $598 $3.4M
531 NAICS 531 107 26 $866 $4.8M
491 NAICS 491 99 12 $1,218 $6.3M
332 NAICS 332 98 6 $1,375 $7.0M
456 NAICS 456 96 12 $753 $3.8M
624 NAICS 624 92 3 $2,057 $6.7M
327 NAICS 327 72 3 $1,376 $5.1M
458 NAICS 458 58 6 $550 $1.7M
115 NAICS 115 52 7 $780 $2.1M
813 NAICS 813 48 14 $721 $1.8M
112 NAICS 112 48 8 $945 $2.4M
333 NAICS 333 37 4 $1,177 $2.3M
926 NAICS 926 36 6 $1,840 $2.8M
237 NAICS 237 34 3 $1,614 $2.2M
221 NAICS 221 33 4 $1,030 $1.8M
562 NAICS 562 21 1 $880 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 16 10 $390 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 15 2 $1,417 $1.1M
925 NAICS 925 13 3 $1,474 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 12 4 $159 $0.1M
449 NAICS 449 11 3 $1,044 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 7 3 $1,764 $0.6M
334 NAICS 334 6 3 $3,085 $1.0M
712 NAICS 712 4 2 $1,540 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

154

jobs · $67,279 avg pay

State Government

290

jobs · $62,015 avg pay

Local Government

3,438

jobs · $60,995 avg pay

Private

17,704

jobs · $68,931 avg pay

NJ Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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