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Dorchester County · Maryland · United States

What trades pay in Dorchester County

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

$820 Median weekly pay across these 15 trades. $1,462 — $380.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 4 businesses · 62 employees$1,462$76,038 a year+8.5%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 24 businesses · 144 employees$1,129$58,713 a year-1.7%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 4 businesses · 42 employees$1,064$55,331 a year+9.2%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 14 businesses · 76 employees$1,046$54,376 a year+3.7%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 10 businesses · 38 employees$1,036$53,891 a year+8.3%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 7 businesses · 164 employees$1,034$53,779 a year+8.7%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 6 businesses · 34 employees$974$50,623 a year-1.3%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 19 businesses · 46 employees$820$42,649 a year+3.0%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 13 businesses · 81 employees$736$38,251 a year-1.5%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 10 businesses · 13 employees$691$35,950 a year-5.1%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 13 businesses · 24 employees$650$33,794 a year-10.7%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 3 businesses · 23 employees$546$28,368 a year+9.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 6 businesses · 110 employees$525$27,309 a year+5.8%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 13 businesses · 79 employees$514$26,726 a year-9.3%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 4 businesses · 6 employees$380$19,778 a year-19.1%down

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

Businesses2,116
Employees22,912
Annual payroll$1 M
Net movement of people+47People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Maryland

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Dorchester County?
Across the 15 trades on this page, the middle one pays $820 a week. The highest pays $1,462 and the lowest $380.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Dorchester 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.