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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Other Services (except Public Administration) in Washington, 2026 Edition

NAICS 81
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
18,139
Employees
118,347
Annual payroll
$5.52B

2. National context

Washington accounts for 2.27% of the 797,836 US establishments in this sector and ranks 14th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WA avg annual wage
$46,627
US avg annual wage
$41,702

Washington sector wages are +11.8% versus the national average for NAICS 81.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,351
SAM debarred/excluded
2,013

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Other Services (except Public Administration). Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1King County6,02243,414
#2Pierce County2,01413,022
#3Snohomish County1,84011,062
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.