Suffolk County, NY
FIPS 36103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Suffolk County had an annual average of 679,593 jobs across 56,343 establishments, paying $53.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
679,593
+2.3% YoY
Establishments
56,343
Total Wages
$53.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$79,121
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 59,328 | 1,023 | $1,664 | $4,671.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 51,770 | 3,707 | $648 | $1,744.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 46,680 | 3,679 | $1,611 | $3,909.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 46,342 | 4,278 | $1,458 | $3,099.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 39,382 | 6,116 | $2,881 | $4,029.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 31,876 | 4,836 | $1,607 | $2,663.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 23,107 | 78 | $2,122 | $2,062.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 20,925 | 35 | $2,245 | $2,141.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 20,248 | 572 | $2,690 | $1,225.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 18,407 | 1,612 | $2,020 | $1,933.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 17,592 | 1,275 | $688 | $629.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 16,793 | 828 | $774 | $675.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 14,450 | 895 | $1,621 | $1,218.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 14,098 | 189 | $1,010 | $727.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 12,847 | 122 | $1,696 | $1,133.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 12,572 | 228 | $726 | $435.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 10,799 | 2,105 | $1,432 | $367.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 10,760 | 2,578 | $1,605 | $898.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,897 | 655 | $751 | $386.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,492 | 646 | $2,223 | $1,097.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 9,153 | 490 | $1,607 | $764.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 7,472 | 427 | $1,025 | $398.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7,325 | 174 | $2,226 | $848.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 7,190 | 1,545 | $1,110 | $414.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,084 | 266 | $2,489 | $916.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,955 | 986 | $2,076 | $750.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,901 | 977 | $1,212 | $434.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,220 | 685 | $627 | $202.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,040 | 569 | $979 | $307.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,570 | 781 | $776 | $224.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,489 | 1,602 | $1,458 | $416.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,216 | 307 | $1,542 | $418.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,800 | 168 | $2,611 | $651.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,654 | 166 | $1,119 | $270.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,284 | 114 | $993 | $221.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,978 | 509 | $1,137 | $235.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3,708 | 4,878 | $1,053 | $203.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,643 | 115 | $1,418 | $268.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,591 | 579 | $1,078 | $201.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,584 | 541 | $14,388 | $2,681.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,388 | 198 | $896 | $157.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,357 | 179 | $1,450 | $253.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,258 | 472 | $1,456 | $246.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,242 | 121 | $3,155 | $361.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 3,113 | 164 | $1,293 | $209.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,939 | 233 | $1,540 | $235.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 2,751 | 71 | $877 | $113.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 2,360 | 165 | $1,009 | $123.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,215 | 247 | $1,676 | $193.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,142 | 81 | $2,862 | $318.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,087 | 112 | $1,787 | $194.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,064 | 275 | $2,441 | $262.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,726 | 76 | $1,742 | $156.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,704 | 55 | $1,226 | $108.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,693 | 42 | $3,298 | $290.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,552 | 179 | $4,297 | $203.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,544 | 124 | $1,534 | $123.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,431 | 71 | $2,462 | $183.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,384 | 80 | $1,474 | $106.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,371 | 270 | $922 | $65.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,346 | 69 | $1,564 | $102.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,243 | 43 | $2,553 | $157.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,239 | 307 | $2,063 | $132.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,155 | 78 | $1,292 | $77.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,129 | 25 | $1,647 | $96.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,104 | 80 | $4,307 | $247.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,084 | 32 | $1,900 | $106.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 883 | 61 | $1,594 | $36.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 824 | 47 | $1,305 | $55.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 692 | 443 | $1,572 | $56.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 621 | 25 | $2,762 | $84.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 613 | 128 | $841 | $26.8M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 539 | 20 | $1,325 | $37.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 480 | 32 | $2,360 | $59.0M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 278 | 10 | $1,061 | $15.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 274 | 37 | $1,189 | $16.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 268 | 38 | $1,446 | $20.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 221 | 26 | $1,574 | $18.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 214 | 4 | $1,887 | $21.0M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 173 | 34 | $1,195 | $10.7M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 165 | 5 | $817 | $7.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 138 | 41 | $1,115 | $8.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 137 | 17 | $2,690 | $19.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 114 | 13 | $2,207 | $13.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 96 | 9 | $2,648 | $13.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 92 | 34 | $1,164 | $5.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 79 | 29 | $3,608 | $14.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 62 | 20 | $1,527 | $4.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 21 | 3 | $1,863 | $2.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
11,387
jobs · $96,985 avg pay
State Government
22,702
jobs · $137,817 avg pay
Local Government
74,100
jobs · $85,142 avg pay
Private
571,404
jobs · $75,653 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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