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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for San Diego County, CA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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