Dakota County · Minnesota · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 1,309 employees | $4,565$237,377 a year | +70.7%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 59 businesses · 928 employees | $4,048$210,519 a year | +22.7%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 246 businesses · 1,245 employees | $2,006$104,298 a year | +11.0%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 124 businesses · 3,506 employees | $1,984$103,160 a year | +8.0%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 119 businesses · 402 employees | $1,857$96,565 a year | +10.0%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 188 businesses · 1,253 employees | $1,817$94,471 a year | +4.2%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 196 businesses · 2,742 employees | $1,786$92,857 a year | +4.1%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 18 businesses · 553 employees | $1,687$87,742 a year | +26.5%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 137 businesses · 922 employees | $1,642$85,401 a year | +6.9%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 40 businesses · 453 employees | $1,604$83,413 a year | -0.2%flat |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 14 businesses · 131 employees | $1,576$81,957 a year | +0.1%flat |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 223 businesses · 1,746 employees | $1,537$79,948 a year | +6.7%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 173 businesses · 1,602 employees | $1,468$76,316 a year | -2.9%down |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 83 businesses · 1,026 employees | $1,429$74,318 a year | +2.4%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 66 businesses · 2,214 employees | $1,417$73,668 a year | -1.3%down |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 29 businesses · 2,485 employees | $1,380$71,743 a year | -1.2%down |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 88 businesses · 589 employees | $1,377$71,582 a year | +4.3%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 184 businesses · 211 employees | $1,341$69,745 a year | +0.6%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 20 businesses · 2,003 employees | $1,238$64,386 a year | +11.7%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 24 businesses · 323 employees | $1,219$63,385 a year | +12.4%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 28 businesses · 197 employees | $1,155$60,053 a year | +3.4%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 18 businesses · 185 employees | $1,083$56,330 a year | +16.3%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 194 businesses · 1,399 employees | $991$51,518 a year | +2.0%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 19 businesses · 1,609 employees | $927$48,213 a year | +2.7%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 106 businesses · 722 employees | $818$42,517 a year | +1.7%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 55 businesses · 1,005 employees | $815$42,383 a year | +5.6%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 38 businesses · 100 employees | $728$37,849 a year | +5.4%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 106 businesses · 1,747 employees | $645$33,524 a year | +5.6%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 62 businesses · 3,219 employees | $622$32,360 a year | — |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 119 businesses · 851 employees | $613$31,868 a year | +0.8%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 260 businesses · 6,745 employees | $544$28,276 a year | +1.9%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 314 businesses · 5,866 employees | $445$23,142 a year | +6.5%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 5 businesses · 83 employees | $366$19,057 a year | +24.5%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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