Wicomico County, MD

FIPS 24045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wicomico County had an annual average of 46,140 jobs across 2,657 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

46,140

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

2,657

Total Wages

$2.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,567

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 Wicomico County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 4,218 192 $448 $98.2M
621 NAICS 621 2,990 253 $1,519 $236.1M
921 NAICS 921 1,955 9 $2,262 $80.2M
238 NAICS 238 1,955 185 $1,184 $120.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,854 158 $913 $88.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,530 34 $570 $45.4M
541 NAICS 541 1,377 236 $1,436 $102.8M
441 NAICS 441 1,152 38 $1,252 $75.0M
311 NAICS 311 1,017 23 $1,082 $57.2M
424 NAICS 424 844 42 $1,257 $55.2M
551 NAICS 551 839 14 $3,374 $147.1M
445 NAICS 445 778 58 $576 $23.3M
423 NAICS 423 734 64 $1,236 $47.2M
811 NAICS 811 569 84 $1,148 $34.0M
812 NAICS 812 533 89 $686 $19.0M
458 NAICS 458 532 44 $434 $12.0M
459 NAICS 459 494 46 $684 $17.6M
522 NAICS 522 466 47 $1,498 $36.3M
531 NAICS 531 456 125 $1,025 $24.3M
444 NAICS 444 444 18 $733 $16.9M
456 NAICS 456 416 43 $802 $17.4M
457 NAICS 457 406 44 $666 $14.1M
236 NAICS 236 403 72 $1,279 $26.8M
334 NAICS 334 400 11 $1,144 $23.8M
611 NAICS 611 388 28 $595 $12.0M
221 NAICS 221 387 14 $2,123 $42.7M
813 NAICS 813 345 42 $644 $11.6M
325 NAICS 325 338 5 $1,334 $23.4M
449 NAICS 449 332 30 $878 $15.2M
524 NAICS 524 330 53 $1,407 $24.1M
484 NAICS 484 323 48 $1,299 $21.8M
492 NAICS 492 323 9 $1,068 $17.9M
312 NAICS 312 294 4 $947 $14.5M
721 NAICS 721 290 25 $520 $7.8M
562 NAICS 562 248 12 $1,232 $15.9M
111 NAICS 111 200 13 $1,081 $11.3M
517 NAICS 517 155 9 $1,679 $13.5M
491 NAICS 491 151 14 $1,209 $9.5M
485 NAICS 485 140 18 $805 $5.9M
332 NAICS 332 123 7 $1,094 $7.0M
488 NAICS 488 95 8 $927 $4.6M
532 NAICS 532 83 16 $1,004 $4.4M
523 NAICS 523 72 23 $2,057 $7.8M
425 NAICS 425 68 16 $1,790 $6.3M
926 NAICS 926 56 5 $1,682 $4.9M
339 NAICS 339 46 6 $970 $2.3M
323 NAICS 323 40 7 $900 $1.9M
814 NAICS 814 38 28 $506 $1.0M
327 NAICS 327 36 6 $942 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 25 7 $1,069 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 25 4 $2,528 $3.3M
513 NAICS 513 22 6 $1,453 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 21 1 $1,615 $1.8M
518 NAICS 518 19 6 $1,716 $1.7M
928 NAICS 928 9 1 $1,380 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,077 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

287

jobs · $79,006 avg pay

State Government

2,631

jobs · $62,831 avg pay

Local Government

5,436

jobs · $52,705 avg pay

Private

37,786

jobs · $56,518 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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