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McHenry County · Illinois · United States

What trades pay in McHenry County

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

$1,138 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $2,510 — $431.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 13 businesses · 458 employees$2,510$130,536 a year-0.5%flat
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 38 businesses · 587 employees$2,246$116,779 a year+7.7%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 13 businesses · 41 employees$2,098$109,073 a year+2.7%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 78 businesses · 915 employees$1,716$89,224 a year+8.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 286 businesses · 2,090 employees$1,645$85,538 a year+6.9%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 118 businesses · 758 employees$1,640$85,295 a year+2.5%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 114 businesses · 442 employees$1,501$78,036 a year+6.8%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 18 businesses · 1,045 employees$1,499$77,947 a year+0.2%flat
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 167 businesses · 1,356 employees$1,426$74,144 a year+0.8%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 37 businesses · 308 employees$1,360$70,700 a year+13.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 189 businesses · 740 employees$1,280$66,568 a year+4.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 106 businesses · 765 employees$1,248$64,874 a year+6.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 43 businesses · 262 employees$1,223$63,596 a year+2.1%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 24 businesses · 140 employees$1,171$60,903 a year+1.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 274 businesses · 818 employees$1,151$59,863 a year+2.8%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 112 businesses · 310 employees$1,147$59,634 a year+0.3%flat
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 116 businesses · 593 employees$1,138$59,153 a year+1.3%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 19 businesses · 150 employees$1,099$57,155 a year+0.3%flat
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 96 businesses · 126 employees$1,009$52,479 a year+0.5%flat
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 28 businesses · 153 employees$1,006$52,313 a year+6.6%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 293 businesses · 1,465 employees$958$49,813 a year-0.6%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 19 businesses · 236 employees$863$44,863 a year
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 169 businesses · 248 employees$798$41,473 a year+8.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 98 businesses · 440 employees$690$35,888 a year+5.3%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 9 businesses · 57 employees$659$34,269 a year-0.8%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 57 businesses · 916 employees$626$32,565 a year+5.7%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 25 businesses · 59 employees$599$31,158 a year+5.8%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 40 businesses · 1,895 employees$561$29,148 a year+1.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 84 businesses · 480 employees$499$25,950 a year+4.2%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 13 businesses · 132 employees$496$25,794 a year+7.1%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 239 businesses · 4,351 employees$489$25,411 a year+4.7%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 198 businesses · 3,172 employees$431$22,431 a year+6.4%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 15 businesses · 101 employees$431$22,414 a year+18.1%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

Businesses31,739
Employees329,329
Annual payroll$17 M
Net movement of people+918People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from McHenry 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 McHenry County?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,138 a week. The highest pays $2,510 and the lowest $431.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in McHenry 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.