Sedgwick County, KS
FIPS 20173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Sedgwick County had an annual average of 264,782 jobs across 14,428 establishments, paying $16.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
264,782
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
14,428
Total Wages
$16.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,652
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 28,300 | 103 | $1,762 | $2,593.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 23,056 | 1,089 | $410 | $491.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,710 | 209 | $1,315 | $1,140.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 15,400 | 1,236 | $1,429 | $934.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 15,386 | 1,032 | $1,390 | $1,112.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 12,383 | 2,091 | $2,219 | $1,039.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 9,778 | 865 | $1,239 | $630.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 9,482 | 32 | $1,897 | $620.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,829 | 386 | $951 | $239.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,056 | 32 | $1,959 | $406.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,247 | 597 | $1,474 | $478.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,887 | 133 | $567 | $173.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,758 | 111 | $760 | $227.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 4,799 | 204 | $970 | $143.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,217 | 118 | $3,239 | $710.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,917 | 208 | $1,155 | $235.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,906 | 307 | $1,758 | $312.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,851 | 52 | $1,320 | $264.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,622 | 113 | $1,176 | $221.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,529 | 111 | $483 | $74.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,241 | 270 | $522 | $88.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,075 | 322 | $1,359 | $217.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,859 | 479 | $1,032 | $153.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,758 | 119 | $818 | $117.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,667 | 342 | $622 | $86.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,623 | 170 | $1,222 | $166.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,594 | 357 | $1,142 | $154.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,562 | 390 | $2,985 | $193.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,396 | 223 | $1,703 | $212.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,390 | 96 | $1,344 | $166.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,214 | 88 | $1,551 | $174.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,157 | 28 | $812 | $91.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,868 | 31 | $1,228 | $119.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,810 | 91 | $616 | $57.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,778 | 102 | $580 | $53.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,681 | 23 | $1,146 | $100.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,614 | 153 | $782 | $65.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,608 | 42 | $871 | $72.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,554 | 138 | $898 | $72.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,550 | 29 | $1,650 | $133.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,492 | 43 | $1,432 | $111.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,477 | 151 | $454 | $34.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,442 | 23 | $1,324 | $99.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,346 | 184 | $1,025 | $71.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,211 | 38 | $1,502 | $94.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,041 | 25 | $622 | $33.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 992 | 184 | $2,118 | $109.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 908 | 5 | $1,574 | $73.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 869 | 42 | $1,269 | $57.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 806 | 45 | $919 | $38.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 792 | 17 | $2,287 | $64.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 772 | 9 | $1,441 | $57.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 768 | 135 | $1,689 | $67.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 705 | 24 | $2,232 | $77.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 650 | 17 | $2,018 | $58.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 613 | 8 | $1,852 | $32.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 598 | 58 | $571 | $17.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 536 | 142 | $1,787 | $49.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 528 | 32 | $1,119 | $30.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 516 | 18 | $1,148 | $30.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 481 | 8 | $1,121 | $28.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 475 | 14 | $527 | $13.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 444 | 56 | $1,038 | $24.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 383 | 12 | $991 | $19.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 270 | 14 | $834 | $11.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 267 | 25 | $403 | $5.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 235 | 13 | $964 | $11.8M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 225 | 54 | $1,849 | $21.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 209 | 87 | $1,948 | $21.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 195 | 28 | $1,552 | $15.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 182 | 11 | $849 | $8.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 175 | 167 | $498 | $4.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 163 | 16 | $1,503 | $12.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 120 | 7 | $1,433 | $3.8M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 92 | 9 | $2,172 | $10.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 92 | 14 | $1,510 | $4.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 79 | 4 | $1,141 | $4.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 77 | 15 | $788 | $3.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 33 | 7 | $311 | $0.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 23 | 12 | $1,101 | $1.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 20 | 5 | $1,300 | $1.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 12 | 1 | $1,197 | $0.7M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 10 | 11 | $1,080 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,016
jobs · $87,073 avg pay
State Government
4,847
jobs · $64,117 avg pay
Local Government
22,528
jobs · $51,910 avg pay
Private
232,391
jobs · $60,857 avg pay
KS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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