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Laurel County · Kentucky · United States

What trades pay in Laurel County

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

$827 Median weekly pay across these 24 trades. $2,323 — $368.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 30 businesses · 302 employees$2,323$120,821 a year-12.9%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 3 businesses · 8 employees$1,911$99,351 a year+15.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 14 businesses · 50 employees$1,203$62,569 a year+5.9%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 6 businesses · 247 employees$1,160$60,298 a year-3.8%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 7 businesses · 67 employees$1,077$55,984 a year+6.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 12 businesses · 60 employees$1,044$54,271 a year+22.8%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 22 businesses · 169 employees$1,018$52,945 a year+3.4%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 18 businesses · 155 employees$977$50,797 a year+4.8%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 10 businesses · 54 employees$924$48,025 a year+10.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 25 businesses · 73 employees$861$44,768 a year+15.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 9 businesses · 58 employees$837$43,512 a year-0.1%flat
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 9 businesses · 394 employees$827$43,003 a year+2.0%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 30 businesses · 96 employees$760$39,536 a year+0.3%flat
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 7 businesses · 14 employees$712$37,031 a year-17.8%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 5 businesses · 254 employees$683$35,505 a year-11.0%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 10 businesses · 435 employees$661$34,381 a year+7.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 9 businesses · 14 employees$639$33,226 a year+3.1%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 9 businesses · 276 employees$626$32,541 a year+6.1%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 9 businesses · 20 employees$557$28,949 a year-3.5%down
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 8 businesses · 34 employees$540$28,099 a year+15.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 34 businesses · 896 employees$448$23,271 a year+2.5%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 10 businesses · 109 employees$375$19,482 a year-2.3%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 8 businesses · 68 employees$374$19,468 a year+0.5%flat
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 40 businesses · 977 employees$368$19,119 a year+7.0%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

Businesses4,492
Employees73,473
Annual payroll$3 M
Net movement of people+424People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Kentucky

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Laurel County?
Across the 24 trades on this page, the middle one pays $827 a week. The highest pays $2,323 and the lowest $368.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Laurel 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.