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DeKalb County · Illinois · United States

What trades pay in DeKalb County

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

$958 Median weekly pay across these 20 trades. $2,475 — $390.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 27 businesses · 271 employees$2,475$128,700 a year+22.7%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 21 businesses · 444 employees$2,329$121,101 a year+13.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 7 businesses · 36 employees$1,654$85,999 a year-2.4%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 16 businesses · 31 employees$1,621$84,299 a year+7.9%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 69 businesses · 455 employees$1,537$79,923 a year-0.6%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 33 businesses · 238 employees$1,494$77,684 a year+6.9%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 38 businesses · 334 employees$1,443$75,048 a year+5.4%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 22 businesses · 67 employees$1,204$62,604 a year+7.9%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 38 businesses · 366 employees$981$51,022 a year+15.4%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 36 businesses · 76 employees$958$49,800 a year+14.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 7 businesses · 49 employees$880$45,740 a year+1.6%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 7 businesses · 675 employees$849$44,138 a year+2.4%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 6 businesses · 15 employees$746$38,792 a year+12.3%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 11 employees$632$32,886 a year+3.6%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 18 businesses · 192 employees$591$30,731 a year-5.1%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 12 businesses · 197 employees$587$30,528 a year+1.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 12 businesses · 540 employees$578$30,078 a year+6.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 12 businesses · 83 employees$577$29,997 a year+5.9%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 3 businesses · 15 employees$436$22,666 a year+15.0%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 74 businesses · 1,322 employees$390$20,256 a year+5.4%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

Businesses7,237
Employees92,273
Annual payroll$4 M
Net movement of people−357People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Illinois

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in DeKalb County?
Across the 20 trades on this page, the middle one pays $958 a week. The highest pays $2,475 and the lowest $390.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in DeKalb 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.