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Cobb County · Georgia · United States

What trades pay in Cobb County

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

$1,090 Median weekly pay across these 41 trades. $2,134 — $424.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 318 businesses · 6,154 employees$2,134$110,947 a year+4.2%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 619 businesses · 1,132 employees$2,041$106,139 a year-10.9%down
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 616 businesses · 16,955 employees$1,972$102,520 a year+3.0%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 656 businesses · 2,990 employees$1,863$96,872 a year+5.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 556 businesses · 2,132 employees$1,762$91,612 a year+2.7%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 38 businesses · 2,932 employees$1,757$91,385 a year-5.7%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 120 businesses · 2,449 employees$1,740$90,460 a year-2.5%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 502 businesses · 11,776 employees$1,680$87,382 a year+5.6%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 30 businesses · 2,474 employees$1,655$86,070 a year+4.9%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 65 businesses · 558 employees$1,595$82,948 a year+8.4%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 282 businesses · 3,320 employees$1,578$82,069 a year+2.7%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 30 businesses · 190 employees$1,554$80,787 a year+13.9%up
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 4 businesses · 99 employees$1,473$76,604 a year
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 415 businesses · 2,912 employees$1,452$75,524 a year+4.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 411 businesses · 3,758 employees$1,385$71,999 a year+4.6%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 198 businesses · 896 employees$1,259$65,448 a year+0.5%flat
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 106 businesses · 1,022 employees$1,258$65,415 a year+0.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 127 businesses · 826 employees$1,217$63,271 a year+9.1%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 28 businesses · 298 employees$1,199$62,355 a year+1.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 94 businesses · 655 employees$1,177$61,229 a year-1.8%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 57 businesses · 432 employees$1,090$56,662 a year+1.6%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 130 businesses · 313 employees$1,035$53,797 a year+1.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 154 businesses · 3,158 employees$1,023$53,204 a year+2.9%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 318 businesses · 2,512 employees$1,000$52,017 a year+5.2%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 27 businesses · 1,728 employees$941$48,918 a year-1.7%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 230 businesses · 2,094 employees$929$48,298 a year-1.7%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 61 businesses · 532 employees$808$42,021 a year+4.3%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 68 businesses · 160 employees$790$41,097 a year+12.4%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 42 businesses · 3,002 employees$718$37,326 a year+2.1%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 30 businesses · 102 employees$716$37,218 a year+2.9%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 34 businesses · 268 employees$685$35,620 a year0.0%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 278 businesses · 1,241 employees$671$34,915 a year-0.7%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 45 businesses · 384 employees$670$34,860 a year+3.7%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 86 businesses · 178 employees$656$34,137 a year-1.1%down
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 52 businesses · 4,315 employees$651$33,838 a year+10.9%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 248 businesses · 3,129 employees$622$32,341 a year+2.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 108 businesses · 7,361 employees$583$30,299 a year+0.7%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 663 businesses · 14,672 employees$565$29,361 a year+2.5%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 22 businesses · 207 employees$485$25,203 a year+1.3%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 192 businesses · 2,918 employees$441$22,950 a year+1.8%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 773 businesses · 12,293 employees$424$22,069 a year+1.0%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

Businesses88,011
Employees1,473,962
Annual payroll$104 M
Net movement of people−3,226People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Georgia

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Cobb County?
Across the 41 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,090 a week. The highest pays $2,134 and the lowest $424.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Cobb 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.