Washington County, WI

FIPS 55131 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 58,416 jobs across 3,910 establishments, paying $3.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

58,416

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

3,910

Total Wages

$3.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,317

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Washington County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,628 269 $370 $89.1M
332 NAICS 332 3,813 102 $1,229 $243.6M
621 NAICS 621 3,083 162 $1,873 $300.3M
611 NAICS 611 2,972 70 $1,017 $150.7M
333 NAICS 333 2,614 70 $1,550 $210.7M
238 NAICS 238 2,229 357 $1,347 $156.1M
623 NAICS 623 1,984 83 $729 $75.3M
455 NAICS 455 1,969 25 $489 $50.1M
423 NAICS 423 1,745 158 $1,604 $145.6M
541 NAICS 541 1,620 354 $1,583 $133.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,447 214 $896 $67.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,367 20 $1,030 $73.2M
323 NAICS 323 1,356 22 $994 $70.1M
524 NAICS 524 1,348 83 $1,881 $131.8M
424 NAICS 424 1,328 62 $1,608 $111.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,315 37 $476 $32.6M
484 NAICS 484 1,284 100 $1,227 $81.9M
713 NAICS 713 998 49 $420 $21.8M
311 NAICS 311 928 11 $1,399 $67.5M
444 NAICS 444 896 32 $747 $34.8M
813 NAICS 813 885 37 $1,010 $46.5M
441 NAICS 441 876 56 $1,101 $50.1M
551 NAICS 551 829 40 $2,080 $89.7M
326 NAICS 326 755 12 $1,174 $46.1M
459 NAICS 459 748 62 $469 $18.2M
457 NAICS 457 748 54 $583 $22.7M
325 NAICS 325 726 14 $1,558 $58.8M
322 NAICS 322 723 10 $1,541 $57.9M
336 NAICS 336 708 9 $1,210 $44.6M
335 NAICS 335 682 7 $1,655 $58.7M
812 NAICS 812 661 94 $581 $20.0M
811 NAICS 811 636 118 $1,075 $35.6M
522 NAICS 522 622 59 $1,364 $44.1M
236 NAICS 236 562 106 $1,340 $39.2M
493 NAICS 493 373 18 $1,210 $23.4M
562 NAICS 562 358 29 $1,506 $28.1M
456 NAICS 456 315 35 $800 $13.1M
922 NAICS 922 275 9 $1,396 $17.7M
112 NAICS 112 263 32 $756 $10.4M
449 NAICS 449 255 33 $870 $11.5M
721 NAICS 721 248 19 $429 $5.5M
327 NAICS 327 228 12 $1,343 $15.9M
334 NAICS 334 219 4 $1,627 $18.5M
337 NAICS 337 217 16 $1,110 $12.5M
485 NAICS 485 207 8 $751 $8.1M
321 NAICS 321 206 8 $1,147 $12.3M
458 NAICS 458 197 23 $875 $8.9M
523 NAICS 523 195 56 $2,991 $30.4M
111 NAICS 111 194 15 $636 $6.4M
491 NAICS 491 191 11 $1,254 $12.5M
531 NAICS 531 191 78 $769 $7.7M
339 NAICS 339 184 17 $1,549 $14.8M
513 NAICS 513 166 20 $2,090 $18.0M
237 NAICS 237 126 14 $1,467 $9.6M
532 NAICS 532 123 17 $1,012 $6.5M
425 NAICS 425 119 28 $1,906 $11.8M
711 NAICS 711 108 9 $380 $2.1M
212 NAICS 212 80 6 $2,173 $9.1M
488 NAICS 488 74 12 $1,344 $5.2M
814 NAICS 814 71 11 $373 $1.4M
221 NAICS 221 70 6 $1,146 $4.2M
517 NAICS 517 66 10 $1,233 $4.2M
712 NAICS 712 40 3 $810 $1.7M
928 NAICS 928 36 1 $1,697 $3.2M
115 NAICS 115 32 6 $415 $0.7M
314 NAICS 314 28 3 $636 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 15 2 $1,066 $0.8M
516 NAICS 516 13 4 $819 $0.6M
492 NAICS 492 11 4 $397 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 6 1 $2,098 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

249

jobs · $69,068 avg pay

State Government

153

jobs · $46,669 avg pay

Local Government

4,680

jobs · $52,157 avg pay

Private

53,334

jobs · $58,840 avg pay

WI Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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