Boulder County · Colorado · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Boulder 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 · 346 businesses · 1,329 employees | $2,812$146,200 a year | +7.6%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 380 businesses · 3,478 employees | $2,560$133,127 a year | +5.2%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 276 businesses · 3,320 employees | $2,247$116,825 a year | +3.2%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 263 businesses · 1,081 employees | $1,748$90,892 a year | +9.1%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 16 businesses · 102 employees | $1,660$86,324 a year | -1.2%down |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 17 businesses · 1,234 employees | $1,654$86,000 a year | -1.3%down |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 9 businesses · 236 employees | $1,637$85,144 a year | +6.6%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 474 businesses · 569 employees | $1,578$82,052 a year | 0.0%flat |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 33 businesses · 280 employees | $1,564$81,313 a year | +9.0%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 186 businesses · 1,859 employees | $1,432$74,457 a year | +3.0%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 87 businesses · 733 employees | $1,405$73,084 a year | +8.7%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 243 businesses · 1,447 employees | $1,356$70,488 a year | +3.4%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 61 businesses · 405 employees | $1,259$65,481 a year | +6.8%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 86 businesses · 471 employees | $1,259$65,466 a year | +0.6%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 7 businesses · 29 employees | $1,105$57,450 a year | -17.1%down |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 25 businesses · 663 employees | $1,102$57,317 a year | +0.9%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 160 businesses · 454 employees | $1,082$56,259 a year | +4.1%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 46 businesses · 106 employees | $1,066$55,431 a year | +15.2%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 109 businesses · 787 employees | $987$51,305 a year | +2.9%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 13 businesses · 1,140 employees | $948$49,271 a year | -1.4%down |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 172 businesses · 1,129 employees | $899$46,765 a year | +1.2%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 14 businesses · 140 employees | $895$46,530 a year | +12.3%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 12 businesses · 111 employees | $894$46,482 a year | +5.4%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 132 businesses · 599 employees | $885$46,022 a year | +2.3%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 22 businesses · 117 employees | $788$40,989 a year | +5.3%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 44 businesses · 3,283 employees | $769$40,010 a year | +4.1%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 88 businesses · 1,357 employees | $732$38,043 a year | +2.2%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 42 businesses · 267 employees | $674$35,045 a year | -5.1%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 337 businesses · 7,601 employees | $673$34,977 a year | +3.9%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 12 businesses · 102 employees | $667$34,692 a year | +3.3%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 16 businesses · 267 employees | $596$30,994 a year | +3.3%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 85 businesses · 802 employees | $579$30,130 a year | +0.7%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 19 businesses · 259 employees | $566$29,431 a year | -7.5%down |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 268 businesses · 4,449 employees | $503$26,151 a year | +2.0%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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