St. Louis city · Missouri · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in St. Louis city. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 268 businesses · 3,818 employees | $2,591$134,722 a year | +3.2%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 67 businesses · 1,590 employees | $2,075$107,876 a year | +2.4%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 97 businesses · 3,049 employees | $1,906$99,132 a year | +9.5%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 32 businesses · 723 employees | $1,626$84,556 a year | -4.3%down |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 53 businesses · 657 employees | $1,601$83,233 a year | +2.2%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 9 businesses · 127 employees | $1,576$81,950 a year | +2.1%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 60 businesses · 869 employees | $1,547$80,458 a year | +5.2%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 5 businesses · 318 employees | $1,545$80,328 a year | +2.6%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 30 businesses · 264 employees | $1,452$75,503 a year | +26.6%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 70 businesses · 202 employees | $1,338$69,596 a year | +3.2%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 42 businesses · 316 employees | $1,272$66,146 a year | +9.7%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 18 businesses · 372 employees | $1,269$66,007 a year | +0.6%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 78 businesses · 339 employees | $1,249$64,974 a year | -0.7%down |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 136 employees | $1,210$62,946 a year | — |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 53 businesses · 356 employees | $1,173$60,991 a year | +7.0%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 34 businesses · 107 employees | $934$48,588 a year | +5.1%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 29 businesses · 162 employees | $927$48,202 a year | +2.0%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 48 businesses · 337 employees | $903$46,959 a year | +7.8%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 53 businesses · 182 employees | $770$40,022 a year | -4.3%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 22 businesses · 1,230 employees | $763$39,690 a year | +3.5%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 12 businesses · 139 employees | $750$38,979 a year | +5.8%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 89 businesses · 1,168 employees | $720$37,444 a year | -1.4%down |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 76 businesses · 958 employees | $701$36,443 a year | +12.0%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 20 businesses · 1,856 employees | $676$35,165 a year | +7.3%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 306 businesses · 6,253 employees | $593$30,828 a year | +3.0%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 66 businesses · 1,523 employees | $590$30,693 a year | +4.8%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 29 businesses · 38 employees | $555$28,845 a year | +11.7%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 61 businesses · 2,880 employees | $534$27,793 a year | -5.2%down |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 301 businesses · 4,129 employees | $493$25,656 a year | +4.2%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 84 businesses · 957 employees | $476$24,746 a year | +4.8%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 8 businesses · 85 employees | $475$24,714 a year | +13.6%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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