Waukesha County, WI

FIPS 55133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Waukesha County had an annual average of 247,891 jobs across 14,577 establishments, paying $17.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

247,891

0% YoY

Establishments

14,577

Total Wages

$17.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$69,989

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 Waukesha County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 16,170 795 $429 $360.7M
541 NAICS 541 15,290 1,769 $2,009 $1,597.2M
238 NAICS 238 13,492 1,012 $1,641 $1,151.5M
561 NAICS 561 12,291 818 $944 $603.0M
621 NAICS 621 12,087 1,024 $1,803 $1,133.0M
423 NAICS 423 11,141 842 $1,895 $1,097.9M
333 NAICS 333 8,056 171 $1,756 $735.5M
622 NAICS 622 7,851 11 $1,186 $484.4M
332 NAICS 332 7,786 210 $1,418 $574.1M
551 NAICS 551 7,359 192 $2,254 $862.6M
455 NAICS 455 6,030 70 $553 $173.5M
623 NAICS 623 5,920 140 $761 $234.3M
335 NAICS 335 5,808 41 $1,853 $559.8M
624 NAICS 624 5,581 980 $585 $169.7M
445 NAICS 445 5,305 114 $596 $164.5M
524 NAICS 524 4,789 421 $2,870 $493.1M
921 NAICS 921 4,671 44 $2,485 $273.1M
522 NAICS 522 4,636 300 $1,787 $430.8M
713 NAICS 713 4,522 198 $540 $89.3M
323 NAICS 323 3,987 75 $1,598 $331.2M
493 NAICS 493 3,712 32 $1,101 $212.5M
424 NAICS 424 3,696 242 $1,460 $280.5M
236 NAICS 236 3,632 365 $1,728 $326.3M
334 NAICS 334 3,544 62 $2,294 $422.7M
611 NAICS 611 3,482 217 $739 $133.8M
326 NAICS 326 3,463 42 $1,387 $249.8M
441 NAICS 441 3,120 145 $1,209 $196.1M
812 NAICS 812 3,028 390 $697 $109.7M
811 NAICS 811 2,715 392 $1,287 $181.7M
531 NAICS 531 2,681 497 $1,216 $169.5M
444 NAICS 444 2,590 99 $863 $116.2M
459 NAICS 459 2,561 234 $576 $76.6M
492 NAICS 492 2,428 33 $885 $111.8M
237 NAICS 237 2,372 78 $2,174 $268.1M
311 NAICS 311 2,251 47 $1,304 $152.7M
813 NAICS 813 2,072 142 $830 $89.5M
457 NAICS 457 1,798 122 $597 $55.8M
456 NAICS 456 1,736 173 $844 $76.2M
523 NAICS 523 1,702 307 $3,897 $344.9M
339 NAICS 339 1,644 60 $1,214 $103.8M
484 NAICS 484 1,492 142 $1,179 $91.5M
721 NAICS 721 1,230 45 $590 $37.7M
458 NAICS 458 1,228 118 $606 $38.7M
449 NAICS 449 1,169 118 $1,025 $62.3M
336 NAICS 336 1,149 20 $1,640 $98.0M
325 NAICS 325 964 28 $1,544 $77.4M
513 NAICS 513 945 97 $2,300 $113.0M
331 NAICS 331 864 14 $1,523 $68.4M
922 NAICS 922 765 18 $1,508 $47.0M
517 NAICS 517 752 44 $1,994 $78.0M
425 NAICS 425 741 207 $2,198 $84.7M
532 NAICS 532 732 72 $1,500 $57.1M
322 NAICS 322 712 10 $1,344 $49.8M
337 NAICS 337 591 34 $1,251 $38.4M
562 NAICS 562 558 44 $1,431 $41.5M
327 NAICS 327 547 30 $1,378 $39.2M
491 NAICS 491 543 24 $1,345 $37.9M
312 NAICS 312 410 14 $833 $17.7M
212 NAICS 212 399 18 $1,548 $32.1M
512 NAICS 512 381 24 $334 $6.6M
518 NAICS 518 362 27 $8,506 $160.1M
923 NAICS 923 330 7 $1,711 $20.5M
111 NAICS 111 211 18 $853 $9.3M
814 NAICS 814 156 142 $503 $4.1M
321 NAICS 321 140 11 $958 $7.0M
519 NAICS 519 118 5 $558 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 108 8 $1,635 $9.2M
314 NAICS 314 72 8 $873 $3.3M
533 NAICS 533 65 9 $1,438 $4.9M
926 NAICS 926 23 3 $1,114 $1.4M
928 NAICS 928 21 2 $1,685 $1.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

732

jobs · $79,564 avg pay

State Government

1,158

jobs · $66,404 avg pay

Local Government

14,937

jobs · $56,980 avg pay

Private

231,064

jobs · $70,817 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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