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Porter County · Indiana · United States

What trades pay in Porter County

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

$1,030 Median weekly pay across these 28 trades. $1,967 — $391.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 88 businesses · 1,610 employees$1,967$102,299 a year
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 48 businesses · 1,155 employees$1,946$101,189 a year+6.2%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 148 employees$1,825$94,899 a year+4.0%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 42 businesses · 321 employees$1,690$87,874 a year+5.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 105 businesses · 1,289 employees$1,467$76,286 a year+8.1%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 18 businesses · 69 employees$1,410$73,310 a year+8.0%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 12 businesses · 531 employees$1,341$69,757 a year+1.3%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 10 businesses · 253 employees$1,324$68,871 a year-7.9%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 41 businesses · 49 employees$1,259$65,450 a year+20.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 58 businesses · 618 employees$1,250$64,993 a year+3.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 58 businesses · 358 employees$1,229$63,907 a year+7.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 59 businesses · 392 employees$1,207$62,779 a year-1.0%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 38 businesses · 212 employees$1,062$55,230 a year-0.5%flat
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 106 businesses · 412 employees$1,030$53,585 a year+7.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 10 businesses · 47 employees$975$50,699 a year-1.9%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 36 businesses · 388 employees$970$50,442 a year+6.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 78 businesses · 484 employees$934$48,552 a year+10.3%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 1,026 employees$899$46,726 a year+0.8%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 26 businesses · 908 employees$799$41,564 a year-3.4%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 6 businesses · 81 employees$756$39,301 a year-31.6%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 32 businesses · 375 employees$579$30,103 a year+8.2%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 39 businesses · 334 employees$578$30,080 a year+6.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 36 businesses · 349 employees$554$28,808 a year+5.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 14 businesses · 800 employees$542$28,200 a year+4.8%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 9 businesses · 28 employees$465$24,184 a year+1.1%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 118 businesses · 2,580 employees$444$23,066 a year+4.0%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 38 businesses · 516 employees$409$21,290 a year+5.4%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 131 businesses · 2,718 employees$391$20,348 a year+4.8%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

Businesses14,252
Employees199,999
Annual payroll$11 M
Net movement of people+338People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Porter 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 Porter County?
Across the 28 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,030 a week. The highest pays $1,967 and the lowest $391.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Porter 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.