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Sonoma County · California · United States

What trades pay in Sonoma County

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

$1,292 Median weekly pay across these 36 trades. $2,631 — $583.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 239 businesses · 2,528 employees$2,631$136,799 a year+8.5%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 228 businesses · 902 employees$2,483$129,136 a year-9.6%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 18 businesses · 773 employees$2,435$126,633 a year+3.9%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 130 businesses · 1,256 employees$2,344$121,904 a year+4.6%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 168 businesses · 1,024 employees$1,930$100,384 a year+20.1%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 537 businesses · 3,916 employees$1,739$90,407 a year+4.6%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 28 businesses · 1,517 employees$1,711$88,987 a year-3.7%down
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 16 businesses · 652 employees$1,702$88,530 a year+2.6%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 191 businesses · 1,600 employees$1,592$82,763 a year+2.1%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 12 businesses · 93 employees$1,565$81,399 a year+6.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 57 businesses · 556 employees$1,486$77,258 a year+1.5%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 219 businesses · 431 employees$1,473$76,597 a year+6.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 238 businesses · 2,373 employees$1,458$75,801 a year+0.3%flat
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 430 businesses · 2,848 employees$1,451$75,437 a year+3.3%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 42 businesses · 315 employees$1,398$72,680 a year-2.2%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 760 businesses · 3,384 employees$1,390$72,267 a year+2.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 40 businesses · 907 employees$1,359$70,645 a year+10.1%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 251 businesses · 1,683 employees$1,292$67,184 a year+6.8%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 12 businesses · 92 employees$1,252$65,125 a year+3.9%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 26 businesses · 1,993 employees$1,202$62,499 a year+3.8%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 8 businesses · 716 employees$1,098$57,082 a year+4.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 317 businesses · 2,628 employees$1,091$56,750 a year-2.2%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 60 businesses · 201 employees$1,085$56,394 a year+6.7%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 64 businesses · 153 employees$1,028$53,435 a year
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 50 businesses · 231 employees$981$51,022 a year+2.0%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 11 businesses · 141 employees$861$44,794 a year+7.9%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 22 businesses · 259 employees$847$44,057 a year
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 22 businesses · 1,079 employees$840$43,673 a year+1.2%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 146 businesses · 6,329 employees$806$41,897 a year+4.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 125 businesses · 445 employees$762$39,624 a year+4.1%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 44 businesses · 558 employees$733$38,120 a year+5.8%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 158 businesses · 1,049 employees$726$37,752 a year+3.7%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 115 businesses · 2,363 employees$725$37,710 a year+2.8%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 498 businesses · 8,668 employees$698$36,271 a year+1.9%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 338 businesses · 5,415 employees$599$31,155 a year+7.5%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 149 businesses · 1,818 employees$583$30,306 a year+10.6%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

Businesses58,024
Employees687,901
Annual payroll$46 M
Net movement of people−1,414People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in California

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Sonoma County?
Across the 36 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,292 a week. The highest pays $2,631 and the lowest $583.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Sonoma 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.