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Buffalo County · Nebraska · United States

What trades pay in Buffalo County

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

$984 Median weekly pay across these 22 trades. $2,327 — $317.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 41 businesses · 618 employees$2,327$121,025 a year+6.5%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 7 businesses · 106 employees$1,668$86,751 a year-0.2%flat
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 7 businesses · 63 employees$1,245$64,717 a year+6.0%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 18 businesses · 96 employees$1,165$60,557 a year+3.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 48 businesses · 322 employees$1,139$59,207 a year+5.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 56 businesses · 414 employees$1,121$58,294 a year+2.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 24 businesses · 248 employees$1,114$57,907 a year+8.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 26 businesses · 120 employees$1,109$57,650 a year+6.1%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 5 businesses · 41 employees$1,102$57,318 a year+12.2%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 9 businesses · 96 employees$1,060$55,097 a year
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 11 businesses · 76 employees$984$51,173 a year+7.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 49 businesses · 148 employees$942$48,971 a year+7.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 25 businesses · 106 employees$913$47,501 a year+7.7%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 11 businesses · 264 employees$904$46,997 a year-3.1%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 22 businesses · 166 employees$805$41,864 a year+10.1%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 502 employees$768$39,957 a year-3.3%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 27 businesses · 38 employees$724$37,644 a year-10.8%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 15 businesses · 46 employees$616$32,021 a year+3.5%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 14 businesses · 266 employees$578$30,044 a year+0.9%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 35 businesses · 926 employees$414$21,511 a year+0.2%flat
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 54 businesses · 1,106 employees$388$20,153 a year+4.6%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 16 businesses · 226 employees$317$16,496 a year-2.5%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

Businesses6,502
Employees73,781
Annual payroll$3 M
Net movement of people−198People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Nebraska

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Buffalo County?
Across the 22 trades on this page, the middle one pays $984 a week. The highest pays $2,327 and the lowest $317.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Buffalo 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.