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Erie County · New York · United States

What trades pay in Erie County

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

$1,010 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $2,318 — $458.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 28 businesses · 809 employees$2,318$120,539 a year+8.9%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 146 businesses · 2,187 employees$1,981$103,020 a year+3.4%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 472 businesses · 4,816 employees$1,718$89,324 a year+6.2%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 28 businesses · 370 employees$1,629$84,722 a year-3.6%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 462 businesses · 6,523 employees$1,628$84,676 a year+8.8%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 230 businesses · 1,798 employees$1,621$84,298 a year+8.1%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 64 businesses · 4,738 employees$1,473$76,620 a year-3.2%down
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 68 businesses · 468 employees$1,343$69,829 a year+5.5%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 265 businesses · 2,263 employees$1,311$68,156 a year+5.8%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 68 businesses · 756 employees$1,307$67,975 a year+5.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 83 businesses · 582 employees$1,279$66,532 a year+4.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 404 businesses · 2,328 employees$1,267$65,886 a year+4.6%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 302 businesses · 2,853 employees$1,204$62,600 a year+3.3%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 84 businesses · 577 employees$1,193$62,036 a year+1.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 598 businesses · 2,061 employees$1,137$59,115 a year+6.4%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 218 businesses · 437 employees$1,124$58,429 a year-2.9%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 54 businesses · 266 employees$1,084$56,392 a year+3.0%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 278 businesses · 1,277 employees$1,047$54,465 a year+2.7%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 16 businesses · 82 employees$1,010$52,513 a year+7.0%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 38 businesses · 202 employees$987$51,347 a year+11.3%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 37 businesses · 5,717 employees$948$49,272 a year+2.6%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 42 businesses · 3,740 employees$935$48,637 a year+2.3%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 458 businesses · 2,080 employees$870$45,234 a year+4.8%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 38 businesses · 2,654 employees$862$44,844 a year+0.7%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 94 businesses · 1,678 employees$858$44,626 a year-0.2%flat
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 18 businesses · 88 employees$778$40,438 a year+3.5%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 116 businesses · 315 employees$667$34,683 a year+12.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 227 businesses · 3,717 employees$620$32,234 a year+2.5%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 302 businesses · 1,540 employees$604$31,387 a year+1.3%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 240 businesses · 10,027 employees$570$29,632 a year+3.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 731 businesses · 15,228 employees$548$28,489 a year+4.0%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 341 businesses · 3,190 employees$537$27,926 a year+6.8%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 131 businesses · 625 employees$533$27,740 a year+3.9%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 64 businesses · 620 employees$527$27,420 a year+4.4%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 20 businesses · 1,931 employees$478$24,859 a year+3.2%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 228 businesses · 2,964 employees$470$24,432 a year+3.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 762 businesses · 12,556 employees$458$23,839 a year+2.0%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

Businesses89,774
Employees1,628,078
Annual payroll$91 M
Net movement of people−3,655People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in New York

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Erie County?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,010 a week. The highest pays $2,318 and the lowest $458.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Erie 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.