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Lake County · Illinois · United States

What trades pay in Lake County

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

$1,118 Median weekly pay across these 40 trades. $2,476 — $469.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 346 businesses · 1,525 employees$2,476$128,773 a year+7.0%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 6 businesses · 73 employees$2,357$122,588 a year-6.1%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 111 businesses · 1,276 employees$2,073$107,789 a year+4.1%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 328 businesses · 3,218 employees$1,768$91,941 a year-1.2%down
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 6 businesses · 146 employees$1,724$89,622 a year+4.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 472 businesses · 3,837 employees$1,676$87,140 a year+5.4%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 543 businesses · 2,037 employees$1,672$86,959 a year+3.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 216 businesses · 1,378 employees$1,629$84,725 a year-3.7%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 267 businesses · 617 employees$1,594$82,862 a year+3.0%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 52 businesses · 3,500 employees$1,553$80,736 a year-6.4%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 317 businesses · 1,500 employees$1,539$80,040 a year+2.7%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 252 businesses · 1,798 employees$1,428$74,233 a year+3.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 68 businesses · 544 employees$1,381$71,808 a year+4.1%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 333 businesses · 2,322 employees$1,328$69,081 a year+4.3%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 50 businesses · 929 employees$1,260$65,510 a year+5.3%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 205 businesses · 435 employees$1,258$65,396 a year+0.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 36 businesses · 291 employees$1,258$65,413 a year+6.8%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 210 businesses · 910 employees$1,166$60,617 a year+8.0%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 23 employees$1,139$59,233 a year
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 57 businesses · 451 employees$1,118$58,151 a year-2.5%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 720 businesses · 5,923 employees$1,056$54,911 a year+3.5%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 319 businesses · 453 employees$972$50,545 a year+5.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 25 businesses · 2,866 employees$948$49,274 a year-0.5%flat
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 48 businesses · 97 employees$926$48,146 a year+2.0%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 99 businesses · 578 employees$885$45,999 a year+0.9%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 63 businesses · 1,816 employees$879$45,728 a year-6.6%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 18 businesses · 969 employees$844$43,863 a year-2.5%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 9 businesses · 90 employees$786$40,859 a year+4.8%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 223 businesses · 1,472 employees$718$37,348 a year+4.8%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 25 businesses · 97 employees$687$35,737 a year+3.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 217 businesses · 3,588 employees$673$34,980 a year+4.2%up
Taxi and ride serviceNAICS 485310 · 7 businesses · 12 employees$672$34,936 a year-45.5%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 237 businesses · 2,262 employees$650$33,777 a year+4.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 119 businesses · 5,633 employees$640$33,290 a year+2.4%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 24 businesses · 80 employees$611$31,760 a year+6.1%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 122 businesses · 1,910 employees$604$31,413 a year-5.5%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 511 businesses · 9,100 employees$572$29,742 a year+3.4%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 10 businesses · 9 employees$550$28,586 a year-6.5%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 78 businesses · 243 employees$502$26,084 a year+0.6%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 510 businesses · 9,172 employees$469$24,372 a year+4.7%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

Businesses79,509
Employees1,249,078
Annual payroll$112 M
Net movement of people−2,775People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Illinois

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Lake County?
Across the 40 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,118 a week. The highest pays $2,476 and the lowest $469.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Lake 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.