Saluda County, SC

FIPS 45081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Saluda County had an annual average of 4,734 jobs across 300 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,734

-2.1% YoY

Establishments

300

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,817

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 Saluda County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 1,825 6 $1,006 $95.4M
621 NAICS 621 264 15 $946 $13.0M
112 NAICS 112 223 9 $1,223 $14.2M
115 NAICS 115 128 9 $971 $6.4M
926 NAICS 926 95 7 $1,656 $6.2M
445 NAICS 445 90 7 $443 $2.1M
238 NAICS 238 88 16 $1,044 $4.8M
713 NAICS 713 60 5 $538 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 59 13 $1,068 $3.3M
441 NAICS 441 53 7 $618 $1.7M
111 NAICS 111 51 9 $647 $1.7M
455 NAICS 455 49 6 $312 $0.8M
541 NAICS 541 47 15 $1,020 $2.5M
484 NAICS 484 41 11 $1,127 $2.4M
457 NAICS 457 40 5 $545 $1.1M
522 NAICS 522 32 8 $1,512 $2.5M
456 NAICS 456 31 6 $1,587 $2.6M
923 NAICS 923 30 4 $818 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 23 4 $1,066 $1.3M
812 NAICS 812 15 4 $432 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,155 $0.4M
113 NAICS 113 7 3 $819 $0.3M
524 NAICS 524 6 3 $729 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

45

jobs · $66,240 avg pay

State Government

144

jobs · $52,852 avg pay

Local Government

844

jobs · $42,599 avg pay

Private

3,701

jobs · $47,319 avg pay

SC Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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