Kern County · California · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Kern County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.
| Trade | Per week | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 623 employees | $2,147$111,632 a year | -0.6%down |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 142 businesses · 2,294 employees | $2,117$110,105 a year | +6.3%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 188 businesses · 842 employees | $1,747$90,854 a year | +0.7%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 571 businesses · 4,664 employees | $1,546$80,381 a year | +1.6%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 25 businesses · 2,153 employees | $1,510$78,500 a year | -2.6%down |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 427 businesses · 5,020 employees | $1,492$77,586 a year | +6.0%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 25 businesses · 472 employees | $1,446$75,188 a year | +8.5%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 124 businesses · 1,424 employees | $1,403$72,943 a year | +4.9%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 207 businesses · 590 employees | $1,388$72,171 a year | +9.8%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 44 businesses · 373 employees | $1,233$64,114 a year | -7.0%down |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 72 businesses · 527 employees | $1,225$63,695 a year | +2.3%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 212 businesses · 2,147 employees | $1,208$62,810 a year | +6.7%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 266 businesses · 1,014 employees | $1,202$62,512 a year | +4.5%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 228 businesses · 2,047 employees | $1,154$59,999 a year | +2.9%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 368 businesses · 1,765 employees | $1,116$58,037 a year | -0.2%flat |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 291 businesses · 1,608 employees | $1,103$57,370 a year | -6.2%down |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 36 businesses · 309 employees | $1,081$56,208 a year | +5.8%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 157 businesses · 1,506 employees | $1,034$53,750 a year | +9.2%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 217 businesses · 1,682 employees | $1,027$53,387 a year | +3.4%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 28 businesses · 1,098 employees | $1,022$53,125 a year | +9.4%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 64 businesses · 578 employees | $1,020$53,031 a year | +6.6%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 67 businesses · 1,542 employees | $992$51,609 a year | -2.6%down |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 228 businesses · 964 employees | $952$49,516 a year | +3.6%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 41 businesses · 223 employees | $914$47,544 a year | +2.7%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 31 businesses · 1,788 employees | $862$44,842 a year | +1.4%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 18 businesses · 150 employees | $818$42,520 a year | +6.8%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 194 businesses · 5,773 employees | $713$37,066 a year | +4.5%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 126 businesses · 1,371 employees | $700$36,397 a year | +7.0%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 30 businesses · 962 employees | $664$34,533 a year | +7.6%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 19 businesses · 148 employees | $651$33,840 a year | +8.5%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 126 businesses · 1,035 employees | $623$32,379 a year | +4.2%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 8 businesses · 23 employees | $589$30,631 a year | +4.8%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 451 businesses · 8,125 employees | $585$30,413 a year | +1.7%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 68 businesses · 259 employees | $579$30,119 a year | -1.2%down |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 11 businesses · 48 employees | $550$28,606 a year | +4.0%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 184 businesses · 2,413 employees | $549$28,573 a year | +18.8%up |
| Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 92 businesses · 486 employees | $539$28,004 a year | — |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 705 businesses · 13,014 employees | $510$26,525 a year | +12.1%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 84 businesses · 430 employees | $422$21,965 a year | +2.7%up |
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.
The counties that take in the most people from Kern County. Same trade, different pay.
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