Santa Cruz County · California · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Santa Cruz 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 · 7 businesses · 172 employees | $2,209$114,854 a year | +2.1%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 4 businesses · 113 employees | $1,934$100,545 a year | +4.0%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 73 businesses · 344 employees | $1,849$96,123 a year | 0.0%flat |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 10 businesses · 625 employees | $1,652$85,921 a year | +2.4%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 102 businesses · 249 employees | $1,592$82,792 a year | -7.9%down |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 214 businesses · 1,330 employees | $1,530$79,536 a year | +1.3%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 18 businesses · 40 employees | $1,435$74,622 a year | +9.6%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 58 businesses · 458 employees | $1,427$74,215 a year | -0.5%flat |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 16 businesses · 67 employees | $1,382$71,886 a year | +7.1%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 106 businesses · 654 employees | $1,319$68,607 a year | +4.9%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 120 businesses · 954 employees | $1,301$67,661 a year | +2.7%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 145 businesses · 1,326 employees | $1,267$65,877 a year | +4.8%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 344 businesses · 1,188 employees | $1,266$65,842 a year | +2.9%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 153 businesses · 785 employees | $1,196$62,199 a year | -0.9%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 10 businesses · 702 employees | $1,176$61,159 a year | -2.4%down |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 69 businesses · 334 employees | $1,172$60,947 a year | +2.7%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 20 businesses · 684 employees | $1,160$60,312 a year | +0.5%flat |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 4 businesses · 14 employees | $1,118$58,116 a year | -7.3%down |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 18 businesses · 67 employees | $1,016$52,831 a year | +3.3%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 45 businesses · 321 employees | $997$51,855 a year | +9.3%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 6 businesses · 573 employees | $912$47,444 a year | +4.0%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 65 businesses · 2,976 employees | $768$39,953 a year | +3.5%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 13 employees | $717$37,285 a year | +11.3%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 117 businesses · 536 employees | $704$36,603 a year | +4.9%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 58 businesses · 812 employees | $700$36,376 a year | +1.6%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 223 businesses · 4,555 employees | $632$32,885 a year | +4.5%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 61 businesses · 258 employees | $625$32,519 a year | -1.6%down |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 215 businesses · 3,346 employees | $604$31,385 a year | +8.2%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 13 businesses · 292 employees | $587$30,529 a year | +2.3%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 12 businesses · 117 employees | $517$26,891 a year | -5.1%down |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 24 businesses · 143 employees | $514$26,722 a year | +6.2%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 14 businesses · 151 employees | $506$26,303 a year | +17.9%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 Santa Cruz County. Same trade, different pay.
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