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Plymouth County · Iowa · United States

What trades pay in Plymouth County

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

$769 Median weekly pay across these 18 trades. $1,487 — $287.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 6 businesses · 14 employees$1,487$77,300 a year+27.5%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 12 businesses · 123 employees$1,339$69,603 a year-1.5%down
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 6 businesses · 42 employees$1,336$69,470 a year+13.4%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 13 businesses · 626 employees$1,331$69,223 a year+1.2%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 9 businesses · 46 employees$1,229$63,922 a year+0.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 24 businesses · 116 employees$1,203$62,567 a year+4.8%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 9 businesses · 45 employees$1,009$52,458 a year+5.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 24 businesses · 56 employees$928$48,245 a year+5.1%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 6 businesses · 13 employees$769$39,995 a year-10.2%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 12 businesses · 52 employees$698$36,315 a year+9.4%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 3 businesses · 6 employees$691$35,957 a year+12.4%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 294 employees$690$35,857 a year-0.6%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 4 businesses · 9 employees$642$33,399 a year+12.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 4 businesses · 27 employees$592$30,806 a year
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 5 businesses · 214 employees$476$24,753 a year+0.8%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 6 businesses · 84 employees$426$22,172 a year+5.7%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 20 businesses · 298 employees$297$15,436 a year+3.1%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 21 businesses · 328 employees$287$14,916 a year+3.6%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

Businesses2,250
Employees29,072
Annual payroll$2 M
Net movement of people−66People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Iowa

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Plymouth County?
Across the 18 trades on this page, the middle one pays $769 a week. The highest pays $1,487 and the lowest $287.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Plymouth 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.