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Wayne County · Michigan · United States

What trades pay in Wayne County

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

$1,156 Median weekly pay across these 42 trades. $2,545 — $411.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 475 businesses · 3,448 employees$2,545$132,340 a year+7.5%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 22 businesses · 1,252 employees$2,240$116,476 a year+3.3%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 222 businesses · 9,928 employees$2,165$112,583 a year+3.9%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 145 businesses · 947 employees$1,981$102,993 a year+0.6%up
Taxi and ride serviceNAICS 485310 · 17 businesses · 128 employees$1,935$100,603 a year-2.4%down
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 806 businesses · 10,744 employees$1,935$100,604 a year+1.0%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 505 businesses · 7,249 employees$1,876$97,558 a year+6.1%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 49 businesses · 1,300 employees$1,724$89,652 a year-1.0%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 58 businesses · 4,168 employees$1,639$85,218 a year-4.0%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 235 businesses · 823 employees$1,638$85,184 a year+8.2%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 247 businesses · 2,668 employees$1,613$83,884 a year+3.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 252 businesses · 2,189 employees$1,605$83,467 a year+4.4%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 98 businesses · 1,497 employees$1,502$78,111 a year+6.6%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 457 businesses · 3,569 employees$1,347$70,042 a year+1.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 394 businesses · 3,582 employees$1,344$69,902 a year+1.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 538 businesses · 2,810 employees$1,328$69,073 a year+8.4%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 33 businesses · 200 employees$1,277$66,408 a year-0.2%flat
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 26 businesses · 937 employees$1,240$64,490 a year+2.1%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 575 businesses · 1,954 employees$1,228$63,861 a year+12.7%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 147 businesses · 687 employees$1,180$61,369 a year-0.4%flat
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 505 businesses · 4,525 employees$1,156$60,088 a year+4.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 377 businesses · 3,014 employees$1,023$53,206 a year+0.2%flat
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 64 businesses · 3,956 employees$1,015$52,790 a year+1.7%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 438 businesses · 1,677 employees$973$50,598 a year+4.7%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 68 businesses · 7,482 employees$917$47,665 a year+0.8%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 150 businesses · 2,346 employees$881$45,801 a year+0.5%flat
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 190 businesses · 517 employees$847$44,054 a year+0.2%flat
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 210 businesses · 4,125 employees$760$39,539 a year+6.9%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 277 businesses · 5,621 employees$741$38,545 a year+0.5%flat
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 56 businesses · 3,655 employees$677$35,202 a year+8.0%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 142 businesses · 540 employees$626$32,547 a year+2.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 316 businesses · 8,036 employees$612$31,817 a year+2.5%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 310 businesses · 3,620 employees$608$31,620 a year+2.7%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 57 businesses · 180 employees$593$30,859 a year+6.3%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 94 businesses · 1,213 employees$555$28,845 a year-0.9%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 273 businesses · 1,195 employees$524$27,229 a year+0.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 1,146 businesses · 20,254 employees$521$27,103 a year+3.6%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 182 businesses · 827 employees$511$26,570 a year+5.8%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 75 businesses · 628 employees$509$26,447 a year+4.7%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 49 businesses · 95 employees$483$25,108 a year+5.9%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 1,294 businesses · 20,955 employees$463$24,096 a year+3.6%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 191 businesses · 1,881 employees$411$21,382 a year+4.3%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

Businesses132,763
Employees2,567,068
Annual payroll$172 M
Net movement of people−12,633People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Michigan

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Wayne County?
Across the 42 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,156 a week. The highest pays $2,545 and the lowest $411.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Wayne 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.