Santa Clara County, CA
FIPS 06085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Santa Clara County had an annual average of 1,116,581 jobs across 83,417 establishments, paying $220.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
1,116,581
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
83,417
Total Wages
$220.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$197,043
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | $3,005 | $0.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 160,255 | 10,015 | $5,598 | $46,636.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 85,684 | 2,386 | $2,119 | $8,511.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 76,461 | 858 | $8,029 | $31,922.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 75,278 | 4,675 | $1,363 | $2,870.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 60,198 | 193 | $8,694 | $27,214.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 53,495 | 2,433 | $1,969 | $3,726.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 51,275 | 4,678 | $1,999 | $5,328.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 50,394 | 21 | $3,100 | $7,189.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 50,122 | 30,625 | $1,823 | $1,717.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 37,208 | 2,472 | $2,540 | $4,914.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 32,404 | 812 | $8,056 | $13,574.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 20,302 | 1,357 | $3,934 | $4,153.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 16,799 | 741 | $1,266 | $727.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 15,955 | 193 | $1,703 | $1,412.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 15,530 | 511 | $1,083 | $581.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 13,794 | 391 | $1,111 | $797.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 13,126 | 2,960 | $2,141 | $1,461.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 13,092 | 446 | $12,265 | $8,349.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 11,473 | 702 | $4,029 | $2,403.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 11,314 | 1,606 | $2,082 | $1,224.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 9,948 | 188 | $4,681 | $2,421.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,578 | 41 | $2,737 | $1,045.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9,413 | 1,645 | $1,621 | $398.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 9,155 | 547 | $2,510 | $686.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 8,309 | 38 | $3,147 | $1,338.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 7,996 | 628 | $708 | $294.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 7,870 | 314 | $958 | $392.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 7,817 | 726 | $2,014 | $514.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 7,380 | 361 | $1,714 | $657.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 6,736 | 56 | $3,712 | $1,300.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,633 | 1,094 | $1,321 | $455.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,197 | 662 | $839 | $270.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5,601 | 17 | $2,490 | $603.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,526 | 446 | $1,999 | $574.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,352 | 246 | $1,011 | $281.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 5,011 | 110 | $3,221 | $839.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,994 | 858 | $6,095 | $1,582.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 4,807 | 178 | $4,858 | $1,214.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 4,638 | 93 | $2,244 | $420.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,538 | 196 | $3,188 | $752.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,498 | 461 | $967 | $226.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,396 | 119 | $1,289 | $294.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,390 | 444 | $1,380 | $315.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 4,299 | 209 | $3,023 | $675.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,072 | 675 | $2,462 | $476.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3,655 | 120 | $2,003 | $380.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,612 | 108 | $2,472 | $450.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 3,595 | 65 | $3,570 | $632.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 3,312 | 110 | $9,852 | $1,697.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,203 | 161 | $1,018 | $169.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,850 | 405 | $1,297 | $192.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,647 | 53 | $1,529 | $209.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,402 | 326 | $789 | $98.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,212 | 96 | $3,553 | $408.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,203 | 1,778 | $1,473 | $168.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,171 | 157 | $2,301 | $180.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,982 | 182 | $1,481 | $152.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,697 | 130 | $1,030 | $90.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,577 | 11 | $2,783 | $165.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,545 | 44 | $2,264 | $179.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,335 | 113 | $1,166 | $80.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,326 | 284 | $2,736 | $188.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,291 | 44 | $3,026 | $142.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 1,252 | 46 | $966 | $62.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,224 | 6 | $1,211 | $77.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 1,087 | 15 | $1,319 | $74.5M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 1,077 | 1 | $3,263 | $182.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 902 | 46 | $1,879 | $88.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 883 | 65 | $1,232 | $56.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 878 | 74 | $1,590 | $72.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 708 | 6 | $2,249 | $82.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 544 | 25 | $1,554 | $36.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 456 | 9 | $1,671 | $39.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 447 | 33 | $1,180 | $27.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 283 | 20 | $8,761 | $129.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 270 | 4 | $2,696 | $37.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 192 | 15 | $1,165 | $11.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 178 | 13 | $1,295 | $12.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 103 | 9 | $1,608 | $8.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 98 | 40 | $2,183 | $11.1M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 22 | 3 | $2,366 | $2.8M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 10 | 4 | $906 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
9,988
jobs · $130,591 avg pay
State Government
6,511
jobs · $84,917 avg pay
Local Government
80,429
jobs · $105,943 avg pay
Private
1,019,653
jobs · $205,596 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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- San Diego County 1,536,542 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