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Onondaga County · New York · United States

What trades pay in Onondaga County

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

$1,188 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $2,285 — $454.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 117 businesses · 2,966 employees$2,285$118,824 a year+5.5%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 11 businesses · 214 employees$2,086$108,484 a year+5.6%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 289 businesses · 6,581 employees$1,971$102,505 a year+3.0%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 104 businesses · 991 employees$1,728$89,835 a year+22.4%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 238 businesses · 3,451 employees$1,661$86,363 a year+2.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 266 businesses · 1,886 employees$1,642$85,396 a year+4.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 49 businesses · 2,106 employees$1,528$79,472 a year+1.2%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 6 businesses · 158 employees$1,521$79,115 a year-7.9%down
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 104 businesses · 870 employees$1,502$78,088 a year+3.4%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 164 businesses · 1,794 employees$1,458$75,802 a year+4.7%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 16 businesses · 391 employees$1,414$73,536 a year+6.4%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 41 businesses · 997 employees$1,353$70,370 a year+4.4%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 39 businesses · 372 employees$1,321$68,708 a year+6.9%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 12 businesses · 172 employees$1,308$67,991 a year+4.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 188 businesses · 1,265 employees$1,277$66,408 a year+6.6%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 39 businesses · 470 employees$1,267$65,903 a year+3.4%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 113 businesses · 395 employees$1,252$65,103 a year+16.8%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 28 businesses · 107 employees$1,207$62,740 a year+14.1%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 305 businesses · 1,257 employees$1,188$61,756 a year+6.8%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 20 businesses · 111 employees$1,098$57,103 a year+6.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 18 businesses · 3,464 employees$1,094$56,909 a year+12.0%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 134 businesses · 640 employees$1,078$56,058 a year+1.5%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 27 businesses · 2,055 employees$952$49,489 a year+7.1%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 31 businesses · 2,463 employees$927$48,187 a year-0.9%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 194 businesses · 1,181 employees$918$47,710 a year+6.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 54 businesses · 934 employees$877$45,587 a year+3.9%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 7 businesses · 20 employees$735$38,239 a year+11.0%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 173 businesses · 2,357 employees$678$35,255 a year+7.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 101 businesses · 1,514 employees$645$33,565 a year-1.2%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 42 businesses · 64 employees$618$32,134 a year-0.5%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 310 businesses · 6,732 employees$587$30,522 a year+3.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 89 businesses · 5,238 employees$587$30,503 a year+3.9%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 96 businesses · 490 employees$560$29,108 a year-0.4%flat
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 15 businesses · 144 employees$545$28,351 a year+14.0%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 142 businesses · 1,616 employees$497$25,862 a year-19.1%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 82 businesses · 404 employees$467$24,295 a year0.0%flat
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 338 businesses · 5,364 employees$454$23,590 a year+3.2%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

Businesses44,548
Employees816,831
Annual payroll$46 M
Net movement of people−3,158People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Onondaga 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 Onondaga County?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,188 a week. The highest pays $2,285 and the lowest $454.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Onondaga 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.