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Jefferson County · New York · United States

What trades pay in Jefferson County

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

$968 Median weekly pay across these 24 trades. $1,902 — $457.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 11 businesses · 97 employees$1,902$98,889 a year-5.3%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 15 businesses · 88 employees$1,717$89,284 a year+7.9%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 6 businesses · 169 employees$1,481$77,014 a year
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 45 businesses · 466 employees$1,376$71,547 a year+6.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 32 businesses · 260 employees$1,369$71,173 a year+7.0%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 12 businesses · 483 employees$1,327$68,984 a year-0.2%flat
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 32 businesses · 139 employees$1,302$67,729 a year+7.0%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 4 businesses · 42 employees$1,088$56,599 a year+4.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 33 businesses · 169 employees$1,056$54,929 a year-3.9%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 98 businesses · 338 employees$1,042$54,189 a year+12.3%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 610 employees$1,011$52,591 a year+8.7%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 14 businesses · 136 employees$968$50,323 a year+8.2%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 10 businesses · 55 employees$921$47,895 a year+4.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 4 businesses · 119 employees$886$46,083 a year+2.5%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 34 businesses · 134 employees$880$45,773 a year+3.3%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 18 businesses · 44 employees$836$43,470 a year+12.1%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 33 businesses · 113 employees$804$41,833 a year+7.5%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 37 businesses · 149 employees$721$37,468 a year-1.0%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 15 businesses · 27 employees$705$36,668 a year+5.9%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 30 businesses · 201 employees$650$33,777 a year+0.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 24 businesses · 112 employees$568$29,536 a year+0.7%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 20 businesses · 567 employees$541$28,150 a year+4.8%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 112 businesses · 1,625 employees$493$25,632 a year+2.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 85 businesses · 1,333 employees$457$23,784 a year+4.8%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

Businesses8,971
Employees102,047
Annual payroll$5 M
Net movement of people−1,474People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in New York

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Jefferson County?
Across the 24 trades on this page, the middle one pays $968 a week. The highest pays $1,902 and the lowest $457.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Jefferson 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.