Monterey County · California · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Monterey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 65 businesses · 363 employees | $2,074$107,847 a year | +3.3%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 124 businesses · 624 employees | $2,019$104,984 a year | +5.3%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 46 businesses · 407 employees | $1,936$100,677 a year | +11.1%up |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 5 businesses · 119 employees | $1,908$99,193 a year | +2.0%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 30 businesses · 1,161 employees | $1,751$91,062 a year | -2.9%down |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 134 businesses · 262 employees | $1,693$88,041 a year | +5.5%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 168 employees | $1,495$77,759 a year | +4.8%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 270 businesses · 1,563 employees | $1,432$74,439 a year | -0.1%flat |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 18 businesses · 93 employees | $1,425$74,084 a year | -19.9%down |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 134 businesses · 1,134 employees | $1,397$72,668 a year | +3.3%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 404 businesses · 1,986 employees | $1,392$72,403 a year | +3.6%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 15 businesses · 1,083 employees | $1,344$69,882 a year | +17.0%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 42 businesses · 303 employees | $1,343$69,817 a year | +2.8%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 106 businesses · 394 employees | $1,336$69,449 a year | +0.6%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 56 businesses · 236 employees | $1,288$66,969 a year | +5.1%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 170 businesses · 1,273 employees | $1,268$65,960 a year | +3.3%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 36 businesses · 925 employees | $1,231$64,025 a year | -1.2%down |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 127 businesses · 524 employees | $1,128$58,679 a year | +6.8%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 251 businesses · 1,235 employees | $1,126$58,529 a year | +1.4%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 179 businesses · 1,348 employees | $1,096$56,979 a year | +5.9%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 21 businesses · 74 employees | $1,018$52,940 a year | -8.9%down |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 51 businesses · 327 employees | $970$50,419 a year | -2.2%down |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 24 businesses · 80 employees | $937$48,706 a year | +43.5%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 104 businesses · 546 employees | $871$45,299 a year | +4.2%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 372 businesses · 7,174 employees | $711$36,993 a year | +3.8%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 52 businesses · 219 employees | $689$35,820 a year | -0.1%flat |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 111 businesses · 649 employees | $639$33,234 a year | +0.3%flat |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 26 businesses · 285 employees | $634$32,950 a year | -16.0%down |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 34 businesses · 439 employees | $629$32,707 a year | +3.1%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 302 businesses · 5,095 employees | $560$29,127 a year | +11.3%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.
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