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Mobile County · Alabama · United States

What trades pay in Mobile County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Mobile County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,046 Median weekly pay across these 35 trades. $2,273 — $360.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 143 businesses · 1,500 employees$2,273$118,217 a year+12.9%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 245 businesses · 5,411 employees$1,999$103,952 a year+2.9%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 253 businesses · 1,292 employees$1,803$93,764 a year+5.3%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 32 businesses · 1,382 employees$1,643$85,452 a year+1.0%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 296 businesses · 5,284 employees$1,478$76,837 a year+6.3%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 45 businesses · 282 employees$1,370$71,230 a year+4.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 96 businesses · 1,089 employees$1,303$67,780 a year+11.4%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 26 businesses · 936 employees$1,251$65,046 a year+5.7%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 89 businesses · 369 employees$1,188$61,795 a year+4.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 118 businesses · 1,102 employees$1,177$61,218 a year+6.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 46 businesses · 419 employees$1,175$61,119 a year-3.5%down
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 134 businesses · 1,152 employees$1,157$60,188 a year-3.7%down
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 70 businesses · 944 employees$1,151$59,874 a year+4.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 112 businesses · 687 employees$1,127$58,596 a year+6.4%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 38 businesses · 1,188 employees$1,082$56,241 a year+6.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 150 businesses · 530 employees$1,063$55,298 a year+3.3%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 54 businesses · 1,115 employees$1,060$55,109 a year-2.7%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 40 businesses · 361 employees$1,046$54,397 a year+5.9%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 156 businesses · 316 employees$991$51,523 a year-2.7%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 56 businesses · 289 employees$974$50,654 a year+5.3%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 26 businesses · 101 employees$862$44,835 a year+7.5%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 132 businesses · 628 employees$826$42,955 a year+5.4%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 10 businesses · 22 employees$755$39,260 a year-11.8%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 24 businesses · 2,333 employees$737$38,340 a year+1.7%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 18 businesses · 137 employees$683$35,513 a year+3.0%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 45 businesses · 185 employees$595$30,961 a year+3.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 75 businesses · 452 employees$575$29,906 a year-3.5%down
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 27 businesses · 836 employees$540$28,090 a year+4.7%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 33 businesses · 55 employees$539$28,041 a year+0.9%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 93 businesses · 1,139 employees$472$24,563 a year-4.6%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 262 businesses · 5,747 employees$470$24,419 a year+3.1%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 74 businesses · 849 employees$459$23,861 a year+5.8%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 96 businesses · 1,702 employees$425$22,105 a year+2.4%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 370 businesses · 6,282 employees$376$19,578 a year+3.3%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 12 businesses · 186 employees$360$18,735 a year+3.2%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses35,492
Employees592,940
Annual payroll$31 M
Net movement of people−595People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Mobile County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Alabama

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Mobile County?
Across the 35 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,046 a week. The highest pays $2,273 and the lowest $360.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Mobile County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.