San Francisco County · California · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in San Francisco 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 1,171 businesses · 13,571 employees | $4,067$211,508 a year | +7.1%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 340 businesses · 5,726 employees | $3,473$180,579 a year | +4.7%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 755 businesses · 2,891 employees | $3,258$169,391 a year | -1.7%down |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 792 businesses · 7,488 employees | $2,861$148,751 a year | +4.8%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 370 businesses · 4,917 employees | $2,775$144,275 a year | +13.8%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 104 businesses · 585 employees | $2,581$134,192 a year | +4.1%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 13 businesses · 870 employees | $2,324$120,867 a year | +1.2%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 14 businesses · 743 employees | $2,263$117,667 a year | -6.4%down |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 9 businesses · 213 employees | $2,050$106,587 a year | +5.5%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 834 businesses · 4,503 employees | $2,001$104,060 a year | +3.6%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 53 businesses · 538 employees | $1,864$96,913 a year | -7.9%down |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 146 businesses · 1,493 employees | $1,788$92,986 a year | -2.0%down |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 46 businesses · 1,683 employees | $1,679$87,317 a year | +5.9%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 275 businesses · 2,173 employees | $1,609$83,689 a year | -2.8%down |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 84 businesses · 799 employees | $1,559$81,084 a year | +10.4%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 27 businesses · 1,536 employees | $1,516$78,856 a year | +12.5%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 3 businesses · 6 employees | $1,427$74,205 a year | -0.1%flat |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 61 businesses · 572 employees | $1,400$72,777 a year | +2.0%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 618 businesses · 3,197 employees | $1,376$71,527 a year | +4.2%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 25 businesses · 1,750 employees | $1,368$71,157 a year | +1.6%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 51 businesses · 140 employees | $1,334$69,350 a year | -0.8%down |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 34 businesses · 92 employees | $1,316$68,456 a year | +1.5%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 133 businesses · 931 employees | $1,220$63,435 a year | +7.2%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 146 businesses · 608 employees | $1,162$60,448 a year | +11.6%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 504 businesses · 3,926 employees | $1,139$59,223 a year | +2.5%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 272 businesses · 1,033 employees | $978$50,862 a year | +4.2%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 228 businesses · 3,671 employees | $959$49,874 a year | +2.6%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 70 businesses · 9,669 employees | $945$49,134 a year | +3.2%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 19 businesses · 163 employees | $945$49,154 a year | +3.4%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 87 businesses · 1,706 employees | $886$46,092 a year | -3.9%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 1,650 businesses · 27,493 employees | $863$44,865 a year | +1.4%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 325 businesses · 7,048 employees | $848$44,084 a year | +4.4%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 63 businesses · 713 employees | $811$42,147 a year | +3.2%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 921 businesses · 10,824 employees | $736$38,273 a year | +2.8%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 516 businesses · 6,422 employees | $720$37,452 a year | +4.0%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 176 businesses · 806 employees | $372$19,366 a year | -0.3%flat |
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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