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.
| 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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