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Lake County · Indiana · 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.

$1,042 Median weekly pay across these 39 trades. $1,959 — $359.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 318 businesses · 5,501 employees$1,959$101,889 a year+4.2%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 110 businesses · 1,370 employees$1,805$93,854 a year+3.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 258 businesses · 3,643 employees$1,781$92,624 a year+6.3%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 20 businesses · 287 employees$1,676$87,177 a year+7.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 160 businesses · 1,842 employees$1,642$85,386 a year+7.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 275 businesses · 1,227 employees$1,609$83,687 a year+4.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 123 businesses · 1,524 employees$1,562$81,211 a year+6.6%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 10 businesses · 403 employees$1,526$79,359 a year+8.6%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 43 businesses · 768 employees$1,484$77,182 a year
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 142 businesses · 242 employees$1,396$72,607 a year+16.8%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 39 businesses · 1,960 employees$1,388$72,151 a year-3.8%down
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 28 businesses · 266 employees$1,381$71,799 a year+5.4%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 64 businesses · 540 employees$1,365$70,976 a year+4.0%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 196 businesses · 1,828 employees$1,322$68,758 a year+2.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 156 businesses · 1,072 employees$1,273$66,197 a year+3.3%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 100 businesses · 1,634 employees$1,175$61,106 a year+2.3%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 255 businesses · 1,029 employees$1,161$60,374 a year+3.6%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 196 businesses · 1,710 employees$1,122$58,321 a year+0.3%flat
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 70 businesses · 319 employees$1,083$56,320 a year+4.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 163 businesses · 685 employees$1,042$54,196 a year+7.4%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 13 businesses · 103 employees$1,020$53,060 a year-5.3%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 98 businesses · 758 employees$881$45,825 a year+1.3%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 82 businesses · 1,452 employees$856$44,530 a year+5.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 143 businesses · 956 employees$848$44,117 a year+3.0%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 27 businesses · 2,056 employees$839$43,637 a year+1.2%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 21 businesses · 1,127 employees$791$41,132 a year+8.7%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 10 businesses · 32 employees$715$37,156 a year+18.4%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 138 businesses · 1,056 employees$663$34,463 a year+5.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 86 businesses · 1,526 employees$624$32,441 a year-9.8%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 17 businesses · 45 employees$619$32,201 a year-4.3%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 22 businesses · 210 employees$597$31,056 a year+5.9%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 50 businesses · 177 employees$597$31,058 a year+6.6%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 16 businesses · 132 employees$563$29,274 a year+1.3%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 20 businesses · 38 employees$557$28,986 a year+7.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 78 businesses · 3,519 employees$539$28,032 a year+3.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 106 businesses · 1,258 employees$525$27,302 a year+5.0%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 314 businesses · 6,863 employees$473$24,593 a year+5.8%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 23 businesses · 290 employees$426$22,150 a year+5.2%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 455 businesses · 8,327 employees$359$18,683 a year+3.5%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

Businesses41,336
Employees640,782
Annual payroll$36 M
Net movement of people+1,473People 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 Indiana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Lake County?
Across the 39 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,042 a week. The highest pays $1,959 and the lowest $359.
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.