Howard County · Maryland · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Howard County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.
| Trade | Per week | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 212 businesses · 3,184 employees | $2,460$127,942 a year | +1.8%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 200 businesses · 1,456 employees | $2,169$112,768 a year | +9.9%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 158 businesses · 713 employees | $2,152$111,922 a year | +5.1%up |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 7 businesses · 174 employees | $1,867$97,066 a year | +21.9%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 204 businesses · 3,805 employees | $1,740$90,504 a year | +4.3%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 247 businesses · 2,862 employees | $1,691$87,922 a year | +2.1%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 178 businesses · 461 employees | $1,678$87,241 a year | +3.3%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 76 businesses · 1,420 employees | $1,651$85,846 a year | +2.4%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 32 businesses · 283 employees | $1,628$84,666 a year | +2.1%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 25 businesses · 170 employees | $1,602$83,322 a year | +1.7%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 110 businesses · 1,033 employees | $1,594$82,874 a year | +14.1%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 117 businesses · 1,355 employees | $1,558$81,033 a year | +4.0%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 64 businesses · 362 employees | $1,366$71,055 a year | +4.5%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 190 businesses · 1,350 employees | $1,252$65,093 a year | -9.2%down |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 63 businesses · 466 employees | $1,216$63,250 a year | -0.4%flat |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 14 businesses · 257 employees | $1,201$62,464 a year | +14.1%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 106 businesses · 1,337 employees | $1,082$56,251 a year | +1.6%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 74 businesses · 633 employees | $1,077$56,001 a year | +7.8%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 3 businesses · 30 employees | $1,069$55,593 a year | +2.6%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 18 businesses · 652 employees | $966$50,251 a year | +1.8%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 30 businesses · 61 employees | $922$47,961 a year | +3.9%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 6 businesses · 114 employees | $897$46,629 a year | +2.4%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 16 employees | $809$42,070 a year | +0.2%flat |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 56 businesses · 1,812 employees | $762$39,600 a year | +9.2%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 104 businesses · 540 employees | $741$38,510 a year | +1.9%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 54 businesses · 3,405 employees | $712$37,022 a year | +5.2%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 99 businesses · 1,471 employees | $684$35,593 a year | +0.7%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 22 businesses · 621 employees | $678$35,249 a year | -6.0%down |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 96 businesses · 1,440 employees | $675$35,118 a year | +1.0%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 16 businesses · 823 employees | $656$34,109 a year | -1.6%down |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 10 businesses · 182 employees | $633$32,912 a year | +12.2%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 33 businesses · 149 employees | $588$30,570 a year | +3.2%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 214 businesses · 5,913 employees | $569$29,595 a year | +1.8%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 276 businesses · 4,490 employees | $488$25,359 a year | +6.6%up |
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.
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