Wake County, NC
FIPS 37183 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wake County had an annual average of 653,152 jobs across 50,997 establishments, paying $50.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
653,152
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
50,997
Total Wages
$50.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$76,807
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 | 76,789 | 11,970 | $2,314 | $9,238.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 53,662 | 2,840 | $498 | $1,389.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 49,363 | 1,162 | $1,326 | $2,896.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 48,668 | 3,810 | $1,520 | $2,859.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 32,272 | 3,179 | $3,151 | $2,442.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 27,086 | 2,510 | $1,436 | $2,022.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 25,952 | 31 | $1,708 | $2,304.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 22,707 | 31 | $2,355 | $1,485.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 17,228 | 1,632 | $2,214 | $1,983.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 14,933 | 1,158 | $3,245 | $2,520.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 14,077 | 463 | $840 | $433.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 13,175 | 302 | $562 | $385.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 13,038 | 779 | $2,305 | $1,562.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 12,703 | 1,312 | $710 | $468.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 11,644 | 1,564 | $2,089 | $1,264.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 10,244 | 458 | $2,695 | $240.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,914 | 942 | $2,922 | $1,162.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 9,906 | 294 | $2,736 | $1,409.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 9,869 | 463 | $1,429 | $733.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 9,563 | 2,478 | $3,145 | $732.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7,581 | 198 | $1,219 | $312.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7,479 | 69 | $1,999 | $570.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 7,464 | 1,231 | $725 | $281.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,057 | 44 | $1,229 | $296.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 6,873 | 122 | $3,095 | $1,106.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,730 | 934 | $1,226 | $429.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 6,711 | 630 | $1,940 | $676.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 6,702 | 257 | $1,662 | $579.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,639 | 783 | $669 | $230.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,530 | 17 | $2,356 | $529.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 6,285 | 677 | $2,409 | $478.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6,138 | 13 | $2,269 | $445.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,811 | 244 | $938 | $283.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,176 | 447 | $901 | $242.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 4,990 | 164 | $2,226 | $577.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,513 | 220 | $624 | $146.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,867 | 442 | $554 | $111.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,704 | 977 | $3,206 | $617.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,662 | 380 | $1,111 | $211.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,521 | 106 | $936 | $171.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,380 | 598 | $1,099 | $193.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 3,256 | 280 | $1,277 | $215.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,816 | 105 | $1,585 | $232.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,761 | 355 | $668 | $95.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,638 | 418 | $3,123 | $428.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,561 | 31 | $1,486 | $197.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,527 | 217 | $1,219 | $160.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,479 | 203 | $1,844 | $156.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,147 | 62 | $2,546 | $284.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 2,076 | 26 | $1,223 | $132.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,070 | 100 | $2,302 | $247.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 2,049 | 31 | $1,962 | $209.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,893 | 339 | $2,852 | $280.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,836 | 147 | $1,294 | $123.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,730 | 107 | $995 | $89.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,388 | 61 | $1,168 | $84.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,323 | 8 | $2,286 | $108.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,236 | 60 | $901 | $57.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,213 | 52 | $1,721 | $108.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,153 | 47 | $1,624 | $97.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,121 | 1,318 | $647 | $37.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,120 | 137 | $1,949 | $113.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,104 | 100 | $1,108 | $63.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 888 | 178 | $773 | $35.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 866 | 92 | $1,760 | $79.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 844 | 4 | $1,701 | $74.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 540 | 16 | $1,744 | $49.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 471 | 43 | $1,413 | $34.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 437 | 16 | $1,875 | $42.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 417 | 49 | $1,117 | $24.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 345 | 11 | $1,105 | $19.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 302 | 22 | $1,278 | $20.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 270 | 3 | $1,686 | $20.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 195 | 64 | $2,225 | $22.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 184 | 12 | $603 | $5.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 176 | 29 | $938 | $8.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 138 | 10 | $767 | $5.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 115 | 16 | $1,746 | $10.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 92 | 27 | $1,319 | $6.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 86 | 22 | $1,210 | $5.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 77 | 8 | $916 | $3.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 39 | 162 | $1,695 | $3.4M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 24 | 8 | $547 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,322
jobs · $95,667 avg pay
State Government
41,547
jobs · $69,571 avg pay
Local Government
38,883
jobs · $61,142 avg pay
Private
566,400
jobs · $78,202 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs
- Cumberland County 122,995 jobs