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St. Louis County · Minnesota · United States

What trades pay in St. Louis County

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

$1,044 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $3,881 — $314.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 55 businesses · 1,944 employees$3,881$201,806 a year+3.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 10 businesses · 433 employees$2,150$111,782 a year+5.2%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 60 businesses · 284 employees$2,052$106,722 a year+24.6%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 43 businesses · 1,095 employees$1,996$103,816 a year+5.2%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 82 businesses · 826 employees$1,584$82,359 a year+10.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 125 businesses · 1,202 employees$1,550$80,577 a year+5.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 60 businesses · 708 employees$1,368$71,158 a year+3.2%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 10 businesses · 143 employees$1,357$70,581 a year-1.6%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 7 businesses · 58 employees$1,275$66,309 a year+0.1%flat
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 7 businesses · 64 employees$1,262$65,630 a year+5.6%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 14 businesses · 42 employees$1,226$63,750 a year+10.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 17 businesses · 771 employees$1,207$62,786 a year-1.1%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 105 businesses · 361 employees$1,190$61,888 a year-1.0%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 74 businesses · 255 employees$1,113$57,853 a year+7.0%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 32 businesses · 137 employees$1,091$56,742 a year+3.5%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 165 businesses · 708 employees$1,079$56,128 a year+4.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 12 businesses · 80 employees$1,044$54,304 a year+6.0%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 48 businesses · 178 employees$1,009$52,480 a year-4.7%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 46 businesses · 64 employees$936$48,654 a year-4.2%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 26 businesses · 118 employees$922$47,960 a year-5.4%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 56 businesses · 237 employees$823$42,805 a year+9.4%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 14 businesses · 391 employees$818$42,532 a year+15.2%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 18 businesses · 1,508 employees$814$42,335 a year+6.4%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 4 businesses · 107 employees$744$38,690 a year+0.8%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 5 businesses · 39 employees$717$37,295 a year-8.5%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 53 businesses · 218 employees$640$33,278 a year+1.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 29 businesses · 1,565 employees$572$29,758 a year+3.4%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 40 businesses · 410 employees$525$27,274 a year+3.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 31 businesses · 433 employees$502$26,108 a year+5.2%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 5 businesses · 84 employees$502$26,124 a year+13.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 158 businesses · 3,938 employees$460$23,914 a year+2.7%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 139 businesses · 2,358 employees$402$20,905 a year+5.5%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 5 businesses · 71 employees$314$16,344 a year-8.5%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

Businesses20,859
Employees316,350
Annual payroll$17 M
Net movement of people+124People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Minnesota

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in St. Louis County?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,044 a week. The highest pays $3,881 and the lowest $314.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in St. Louis 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.