San Mateo County, CA
FIPS 06081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, San Mateo County had an annual average of 416,423 jobs across 31,186 establishments, paying $81.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
416,423
-1% YoY
Establishments
31,186
Total Wages
$81.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$196,441
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 | 71,067 | 4,073 | $5,189 | $19,174.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 31,286 | 1,896 | $1,025 | $1,311.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 25,649 | 721 | $1,701 | $2,195.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 21,022 | 1,746 | $6,716 | $2,782.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 20,797 | 1,205 | $2,580 | $1,894.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 14,946 | 7,356 | $752 | $584.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 10,320 | 322 | $8,550 | $4,588.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 9,040 | 1,090 | $1,855 | $872.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 8,936 | 27 | $1,832 | $851.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 8,307 | 53 | $5,700 | $2,462.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,954 | 336 | $888 | $367.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,528 | 18 | $2,653 | $939.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,126 | 342 | $7,088 | $2,626.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,884 | 424 | $3,266 | $1,169.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 6,588 | 356 | $3,303 | $1,131.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 6,562 | 636 | $9,547 | $3,257.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 6,464 | 870 | $2,158 | $725.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 6,293 | 189 | $8,383 | $2,743.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,119 | 238 | $998 | $266.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,910 | 276 | $1,163 | $357.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 5,398 | 167 | $1,080 | $303.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 5,245 | 113 | $2,295 | $611.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,194 | 76 | $1,224 | $330.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,912 | 96 | $4,749 | $1,212.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,865 | 679 | $1,708 | $229.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,765 | 187 | $1,837 | $333.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,593 | 1,296 | $1,992 | $475.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,291 | 32 | $2,557 | $481.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,722 | 526 | $1,279 | $247.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,529 | 358 | $845 | $155.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,297 | 416 | $2,149 | $368.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,274 | 138 | $1,858 | $316.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,982 | 78 | $1,075 | $166.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,786 | 100 | $1,291 | $187.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,720 | 24 | $3,558 | $490.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,699 | 82 | $2,596 | $364.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,584 | 138 | $1,070 | $143.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,578 | 319 | $3,281 | $417.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,217 | 1,921 | $1,073 | $123.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,119 | 203 | $680 | $74.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,971 | 100 | $1,320 | $135.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,853 | 185 | $1,226 | $118.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,790 | 186 | $1,322 | $123.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,744 | 13 | $2,554 | $224.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,417 | 76 | $3,114 | $229.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,359 | 35 | $3,891 | $241.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,357 | 42 | $4,725 | $333.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,342 | 54 | $2,645 | $184.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,251 | 161 | $1,222 | $79.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,210 | 30 | $2,450 | $154.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,192 | 49 | $2,178 | $135.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,067 | 29 | $1,723 | $95.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,060 | 130 | $805 | $44.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,049 | 53 | $2,864 | $147.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 958 | 64 | $1,237 | $61.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 925 | 23 | $1,777 | $63.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 752 | 21 | $3,418 | $133.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 743 | 20 | $2,649 | $75.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 736 | 82 | $1,669 | $63.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 655 | 40 | $1,661 | $56.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 594 | 7 | $1,051 | $32.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 583 | 112 | $960 | $28.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 570 | 35 | $2,739 | $81.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 540 | 119 | $2,433 | $68.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 402 | 12 | $2,489 | $47.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 322 | 31 | $1,617 | $27.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 296 | 34 | $1,134 | $17.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 287 | 15 | $1,940 | $21.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 245 | 31 | $824 | $10.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 188 | 13 | $1,357 | $13.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 177 | 16 | $1,884 | $17.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 175 | 9 | $1,757 | $16.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 150 | 30 | $5,835 | $45.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 79 | 6 | $778 | $3.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 58 | 2 | $2,000 | $6.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 53 | 16 | $1,100 | $3.0M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 48 | 10 | $829 | $2.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 31 | 7 | $1,568 | $2.5M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 26 | 4 | $5,091 | $6.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 19 | 1 | $2,624 | $2.6M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 18 | 1 | $3,177 | $3.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 11 | 4 | $2,093 | $1.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 6 | 41 | $2,159 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,510
jobs · $118,861 avg pay
State Government
324
jobs · $67,323 avg pay
Local Government
27,812
jobs · $105,373 avg pay
Private
385,777
jobs · $203,619 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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