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San Luis Obispo County · California · United States

What trades pay in San Luis Obispo County

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

$1,181 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $2,196 — $471.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 132 businesses · 1,205 employees$2,196$114,186 a year+6.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 507 employees$2,167$112,677 a year-2.1%down
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 328 businesses · 2,042 employees$2,076$107,963 a year+6.8%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 136 businesses · 534 employees$1,939$100,812 a year+8.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 110 businesses · 1,287 employees$1,642$85,407 a year+5.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 18 businesses · 774 employees$1,641$85,341 a year-1.5%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 186 businesses · 317 employees$1,572$81,769 a year+11.1%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 252 businesses · 1,537 employees$1,406$73,125 a year+2.4%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 39 businesses · 244 employees$1,358$70,621 a year+6.7%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 16 businesses · 39 employees$1,295$67,350 a year+3.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 144 businesses · 1,111 employees$1,245$64,740 a year+1.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 92 businesses · 445 employees$1,234$64,178 a year-1.8%down
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 155 businesses · 1,059 employees$1,222$63,561 a year+8.4%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 312 businesses · 1,231 employees$1,208$62,815 a year+4.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 22 businesses · 849 employees$1,192$61,972 a year-0.6%down
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 6 businesses · 56 employees$1,189$61,836 a year-7.0%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 26 businesses · 76 employees$1,181$61,403 a year+9.7%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 11 businesses · 54 employees$1,150$59,804 a year+1.0%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 19 businesses · 53 employees$1,081$56,197 a year+8.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 204 businesses · 1,041 employees$1,053$54,752 a year+5.1%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 11 businesses · 917 employees$967$50,296 a year+5.3%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 167 businesses · 1,238 employees$943$49,038 a year+3.7%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 8 businesses · 7 employees$848$44,105 a year
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 52 businesses · 409 employees$800$41,624 a year+4.0%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 55 businesses · 2,642 employees$775$40,321 a year+4.2%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 10 employees$604$31,432 a year-0.7%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 80 businesses · 526 employees$602$31,311 a year+8.5%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 310 businesses · 6,756 employees$595$30,945 a year+2.2%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 83 businesses · 923 employees$583$30,291 a year+2.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 38 businesses · 143 employees$575$29,899 a year-16.1%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 290 businesses · 4,275 employees$554$28,784 a year+5.3%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 33 businesses · 118 employees$499$25,958 a year+7.5%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 19 businesses · 211 employees$471$24,497 a year+6.3%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

Businesses35,423
Employees379,777
Annual payroll$20 M
Net movement of people−433People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in California

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in San Luis Obispo County?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,181 a week. The highest pays $2,196 and the lowest $471.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in San Luis Obispo 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.