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Tompkins County · New York · United States

What trades pay in Tompkins County

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

$893 Median weekly pay across these 21 trades. $1,819 — $437.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 18 businesses · 141 employees$1,819$94,578 a year+11.9%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 54 businesses · 221 employees$1,365$70,981 a year+8.4%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 24 businesses · 142 employees$1,340$69,667 a year+15.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 31 businesses · 286 employees$1,210$62,898 a year+1.8%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 24 businesses · 160 employees$1,208$62,798 a year+8.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 22 businesses · 44 employees$1,203$62,558 a year-1.9%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 11 businesses · 112 employees$1,190$61,859 a year-2.1%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 72 businesses · 319 employees$1,095$56,946 a year+9.4%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 5 businesses · 518 employees$998$51,888 a year-0.4%flat
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 26 businesses · 137 employees$966$50,224 a year-1.4%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 42 businesses · 218 employees$893$46,456 a year+7.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 13 businesses · 42 employees$857$44,548 a year+7.1%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 6 businesses · 164 employees$847$44,029 a year+6.7%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 20 businesses · 954 employees$687$35,721 a year-0.9%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 40 businesses · 442 employees$611$31,754 a year+1.3%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 12 businesses · 60 employees$599$31,171 a year+6.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 78 businesses · 1,259 employees$590$30,693 a year+0.5%flat
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 8 businesses · 40 employees$526$27,353 a year-11.0%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 27 businesses · 145 employees$514$26,719 a year-1.5%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 69 businesses · 768 employees$497$25,825 a year+1.8%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 11 businesses · 115 employees$437$22,746 a year-17.1%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

Businesses8,352
Employees173,769
Annual payroll$9 M
Net movement of people−1,154People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Tompkins 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 Tompkins County?
Across the 21 trades on this page, the middle one pays $893 a week. The highest pays $1,819 and the lowest $437.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Tompkins 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.