San Diego County, CA
FIPS 06073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, San Diego County had an annual average of 1,536,542 jobs across 133,031 establishments, paying $127.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
1,536,542
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
133,031
Total Wages
$127.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$82,854
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 150,617 | 17,859 | $2,934 | $22,875.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 140,788 | 7,525 | $999 | $4,620.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 137,545 | 3,007 | $2,068 | $10,322.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 98,029 | 8,879 | $3,174 | $8,391.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 86,385 | 4,874 | $1,547 | $5,213.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 65,430 | 34,999 | $1,525 | $2,165.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 61,135 | 5,448 | $1,492 | $4,741.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 51,462 | 69 | $2,370 | $5,262.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 37,828 | 609 | $1,142 | $1,979.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 33,523 | 1,572 | $977 | $1,285.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 30,846 | 940 | $1,396 | $1,578.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 28,790 | 488 | $3,344 | $5,005.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 27,757 | 469 | $826 | $1,062.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 24,482 | 6,614 | $1,755 | $2,092.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 24,421 | 1,004 | $1,128 | $841.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 24,315 | 129 | $2,701 | $3,122.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 22,786 | 2,314 | $2,123 | $2,516.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 22,507 | 2,976 | $1,405 | $861.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 21,958 | 3,106 | $1,804 | $2,059.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 21,739 | 375 | $2,627 | $2,969.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 20,470 | 252 | $2,170 | $2,309.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 18,328 | 15 | $2,186 | $2,083.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 17,512 | 1,543 | $1,350 | $873.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 16,689 | 1,372 | $1,887 | $1,637.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 16,429 | 87 | $2,288 | $1,414.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 16,001 | 960 | $1,461 | $1,215.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 15,145 | 1,555 | $2,269 | $1,787.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 14,918 | 1,796 | $729 | $565.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 14,677 | 1,528 | $3,107 | $1,688.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 14,604 | 1,243 | $811 | $582.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 12,731 | 2,268 | $1,268 | $804.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 11,637 | 52 | $2,148 | $1,113.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 10,477 | 242 | $2,905 | $1,582.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 10,177 | 418 | $2,089 | $1,105.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 10,052 | 510 | $932 | $487.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 9,842 | 1,546 | $4,065 | $2,080.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 8,542 | 986 | $1,030 | $457.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 8,532 | 202 | $962 | $426.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 8,442 | 235 | $2,326 | $1,021.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 8,301 | 846 | $1,114 | $481.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 7,858 | 315 | $2,217 | $891.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 7,695 | 185 | $3,235 | $1,190.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 7,628 | 535 | $1,884 | $548.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 7,400 | 345 | $996 | $383.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7,354 | 42 | $2,136 | $596.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,244 | 145 | $1,754 | $656.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 7,194 | 452 | $1,377 | $515.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 6,875 | 360 | $918 | $328.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 6,521 | 452 | $4,537 | $1,538.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 6,108 | 186 | $1,483 | $430.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 6,041 | 771 | $2,771 | $869.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,791 | 950 | $1,236 | $372.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 5,736 | 516 | $1,229 | $366.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 5,301 | 578 | $877 | $197.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 5,187 | 108 | $1,363 | $364.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 5,111 | 79 | $1,832 | $259.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 4,932 | 224 | $2,503 | $642.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 4,505 | 242 | $1,690 | $395.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 4,124 | 189 | $1,037 | $222.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4,112 | 108 | $2,437 | $474.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 3,264 | 38 | $1,400 | $237.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,924 | 2,213 | $852 | $129.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,750 | 247 | $3,087 | $441.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,585 | 541 | $1,887 | $253.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,578 | 105 | $1,553 | $208.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,498 | 298 | $1,145 | $148.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 2,477 | 59 | $6,952 | $522.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 2,416 | 98 | $1,710 | $214.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,396 | 145 | $2,077 | $258.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,116 | 289 | $750 | $82.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,782 | 172 | $1,326 | $122.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,682 | 100 | $1,476 | $129.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 1,191 | 168 | $940 | $58.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 998 | 80 | $1,462 | $75.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 949 | 64 | $1,279 | $63.1M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 902 | 85 | $734 | $34.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 715 | 28 | $1,448 | $53.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 650 | 71 | $1,543 | $52.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 591 | 24 | $1,514 | $46.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 483 | 56 | $996 | $25.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 417 | 3 | $2,662 | $42.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 290 | 21 | $1,976 | $29.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 190 | 11 | $1,129 | $11.1M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 174 | 17 | $1,399 | $12.6M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 157 | 34 | $1,896 | $15.5M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 126 | 7 | $1,777 | $11.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 121 | 231 | $1,643 | $10.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 110 | 7 | $1,371 | $7.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
48,138
jobs · $109,084 avg pay
State Government
49,558
jobs · $104,343 avg pay
Local Government
147,812
jobs · $80,652 avg pay
Private
1,291,034
jobs · $81,304 avg pay
CA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
Other CA Counties
The largest counties in CA by total employment.
- Los Angeles County 4,525,711 jobs
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- Riverside County 840,433 jobs
- Alameda County 790,358 jobs
- Sacramento County 726,938 jobs
- San Francisco County 707,647 jobs