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Guilford County · North Carolina · United States

What trades pay in Guilford County

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

$954 Median weekly pay across these 36 trades. $2,196 — $369.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 295 businesses · 6,444 employees$2,196$114,183 a year+2.2%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 114 businesses · 1,662 employees$1,825$94,890 a year+4.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 47 businesses · 2,400 employees$1,511$78,553 a year-4.0%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 459 businesses · 1,926 employees$1,509$78,446 a year+3.4%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 392 businesses · 5,643 employees$1,453$75,577 a year+5.1%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 218 businesses · 2,147 employees$1,418$73,723 a year+5.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 171 businesses · 1,072 employees$1,382$71,877 a year+11.1%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 123 businesses · 1,234 employees$1,368$71,118 a year-2.6%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 21 businesses · 671 employees$1,352$70,305 a year+6.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 68 businesses · 602 employees$1,277$66,384 a year+4.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 53 businesses · 566 employees$1,267$65,902 a year+10.7%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 206 businesses · 1,350 employees$1,204$62,616 a year-0.2%flat
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 168 businesses · 1,433 employees$1,172$60,934 a year-0.7%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 342 businesses · 706 employees$1,160$60,317 a year+4.7%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 169 businesses · 879 employees$1,139$59,207 a year+7.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 104 businesses · 944 employees$1,051$54,657 a year-1.2%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 84 businesses · 937 employees$996$51,768 a year-1.2%down
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 11 businesses · 20 employees$954$49,618 a year-1.3%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 217 businesses · 1,246 employees$856$44,488 a year+5.7%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 14 businesses · 377 employees$852$44,301 a year+12.4%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 28 businesses · 2,151 employees$841$43,729 a year+4.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 82 businesses · 3,097 employees$825$42,896 a year+4.4%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 44 businesses · 5,909 employees$776$40,331 a year+3.5%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 20 businesses · 58 employees$692$36,006 a year+4.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 132 businesses · 450 employees$628$32,637 a year+5.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 164 businesses · 2,102 employees$608$31,616 a year+0.5%flat
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 110 businesses · 5,637 employees$597$31,070 a year+4.0%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 32 businesses · 41 employees$594$30,884 a year+15.1%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 48 businesses · 206 employees$573$29,774 a year+8.9%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 200 businesses · 2,249 employees$504$26,202 a year+5.0%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 466 businesses · 9,923 employees$479$24,924 a year+2.1%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 28 businesses · 287 employees$464$24,111 a year+2.9%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 52 businesses · 137 employees$458$23,817 a year+6.0%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 111 businesses · 1,231 employees$386$20,062 a year
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 500 businesses · 10,055 employees$381$19,818 a year+4.7%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 24 businesses · 1,775 employees$369$19,176 a year-33.9%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

Businesses56,879
Employees1,047,760
Annual payroll$58 M
Net movement of people+557People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in North Carolina

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Guilford County?
Across the 36 trades on this page, the middle one pays $954 a week. The highest pays $2,196 and the lowest $369.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Guilford 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.