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Bucks County · Pennsylvania · United States

What trades pay in Bucks County

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

$1,140 Median weekly pay across these 40 trades. $2,250 — $251.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 443 businesses · 5,607 employees$2,250$117,018 a year+7.1%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 134 businesses · 1,669 employees$2,184$113,584 a year+2.9%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 40 businesses · 632 employees$2,081$108,228 a year+3.6%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 12 businesses · 226 employees$2,014$104,716 a year-1.2%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 254 businesses · 1,436 employees$2,007$104,385 a year+9.0%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 674 businesses · 5,988 employees$1,783$92,738 a year+2.8%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 328 businesses · 2,555 employees$1,612$83,839 a year+1.6%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 56 businesses · 3,420 employees$1,575$81,888 a year-1.5%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 286 businesses · 2,690 employees$1,490$77,459 a year+0.7%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 30 businesses · 247 employees$1,488$77,389 a year+4.9%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 351 businesses · 1,709 employees$1,472$76,548 a year+5.9%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 72 businesses · 969 employees$1,472$76,538 a year+2.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 104 businesses · 850 employees$1,387$72,106 a year+5.0%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 261 businesses · 470 employees$1,262$65,599 a year+7.6%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 748 businesses · 2,394 employees$1,249$64,965 a year+2.8%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 382 businesses · 2,784 employees$1,230$63,953 a year+3.4%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 67 businesses · 417 employees$1,223$63,591 a year+1.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 286 businesses · 1,609 employees$1,165$60,586 a year+3.7%up
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 6 businesses · 150 employees$1,161$60,384 a year+22.2%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 77 businesses · 505 employees$1,140$59,282 a year-1.5%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 156 businesses · 566 employees$1,076$55,954 a year+0.5%flat
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 270 businesses · 658 employees$1,055$54,839 a year-2.4%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 482 businesses · 3,267 employees$987$51,307 a year+1.3%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 145 businesses · 1,168 employees$986$51,283 a year+0.4%flat
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 95 businesses · 236 employees$888$46,176 a year+6.6%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 83 businesses · 5,697 employees$856$44,496 a year+3.3%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 32 businesses · 1,352 employees$841$43,739 a year-10.1%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 12 businesses · 105 employees$821$42,711 a year+4.2%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 31 businesses · 141 employees$801$41,664 a year+0.3%flat
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 166 businesses · 1,242 employees$622$32,332 a year-2.0%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 179 businesses · 2,781 employees$603$31,367 a year-0.5%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 285 businesses · 1,806 employees$583$30,317 a year+2.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 90 businesses · 7,564 employees$556$28,897 a year+3.7%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 34 businesses · 284 employees$546$28,385 a year-0.2%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 456 businesses · 10,080 employees$486$25,269 a year+0.2%flat
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 74 businesses · 777 employees$471$24,497 a year+15.7%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 33 businesses · 353 employees$426$22,135 a year+7.8%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 525 businesses · 6,639 employees$425$22,090 a year+4.9%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 173 businesses · 815 employees$368$19,113 a year+1.4%up
Taxi and ride serviceNAICS 485310 · 8 businesses · 10 employees$251$13,069 a year-15.8%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

Businesses79,663
Employees1,030,713
Annual payroll$59 M
Net movement of people+295People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Pennsylvania

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Bucks County?
Across the 40 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,140 a week. The highest pays $2,250 and the lowest $251.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Bucks 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.