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Elkhart County · Indiana · United States

What trades pay in Elkhart County

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

$1,045 Median weekly pay across these 34 trades. $1,806 — $335.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 64 businesses · 844 employees$1,806$93,894 a year+1.3%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 75 businesses · 1,939 employees$1,799$93,564 a year+2.3%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 9 businesses · 243 employees$1,579$82,098 a year
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 44 businesses · 98 employees$1,554$80,809 a year+14.3%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 28 businesses · 182 employees$1,521$79,103 a year+3.2%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 26 businesses · 350 employees$1,381$71,821 a year+4.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 100 businesses · 662 employees$1,316$68,449 a year+8.3%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 11 businesses · 512 employees$1,305$67,871 a year-3.1%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 112 businesses · 1,004 employees$1,288$66,992 a year+3.5%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 28 businesses · 818 employees$1,257$65,367 a year+5.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 50 businesses · 513 employees$1,244$64,672 a year+1.5%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 66 businesses · 569 employees$1,196$62,201 a year+0.4%flat
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 12 businesses · 150 employees$1,170$60,821 a year+9.0%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 138 businesses · 550 employees$1,120$58,224 a year-0.1%flat
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 80 businesses · 400 employees$1,071$55,672 a year+4.2%up
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 11 businesses · 848 employees$1,062$55,246 a year+10.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 82 businesses · 411 employees$1,045$54,321 a year+3.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 36 businesses · 125 employees$973$50,590 a year+3.1%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 28 businesses · 99 employees$967$50,268 a year-1.1%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 16 businesses · 1,152 employees$876$45,548 a year+6.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 80 businesses · 414 employees$845$43,932 a year+3.0%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 18 businesses · 174 employees$811$42,187 a year+1.5%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 5 businesses · 20 employees$785$40,807 a year+4.2%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 17 businesses · 55 employees$738$38,396 a year+11.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 30 businesses · 144 employees$690$35,861 a year+3.3%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 30 businesses · 297 employees$583$30,303 a year-8.5%down
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 4 businesses · 43 employees$563$29,291 a year+11.9%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 6 businesses · 264 employees$535$27,830 a year+12.4%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 6 businesses · 365 employees$522$27,160 a year
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 35 businesses · 1,397 employees$503$26,135 a year+2.9%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 37 businesses · 369 employees$502$26,109 a year+11.3%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 124 businesses · 2,600 employees$419$21,778 a year+4.2%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 142 businesses · 2,650 employees$376$19,537 a year+7.7%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 43 businesses · 536 employees$335$17,396 a year+10.9%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

Businesses20,023
Employees545,290
Annual payroll$33 M
Net movement of people−854People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Indiana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Elkhart County?
Across the 34 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,045 a week. The highest pays $1,806 and the lowest $335.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Elkhart 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.