Chester County · Pennsylvania · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Chester County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.
| Trade | Per week | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 236 businesses · 1,778 employees | $2,502$130,114 a year | +5.3%up |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 10 businesses · 702 employees | $2,493$129,644 a year | +8.3%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 182 businesses · 2,156 employees | $2,331$121,207 a year | +5.4%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 312 businesses · 4,582 employees | $2,073$107,785 a year | +7.7%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 50 businesses · 248 employees | $1,925$100,123 a year | -18.4%down |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 362 businesses · 3,724 employees | $1,827$95,004 a year | +3.9%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 212 businesses · 571 employees | $1,626$84,531 a year | +3.2%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 77 businesses · 601 employees | $1,622$84,364 a year | +5.3%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 170 businesses · 1,553 employees | $1,601$83,248 a year | +6.9%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 8 businesses · 101 employees | $1,580$82,139 a year | +2.8%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 42 businesses · 2,454 employees | $1,572$81,735 a year | +0.3%flat |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 180 businesses · 1,472 employees | $1,566$81,448 a year | +4.0%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 16 businesses · 114 employees | $1,529$79,518 a year | 0.0%flat |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 24 businesses · 214 employees | $1,488$77,398 a year | +3.9%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 49 businesses · 1,065 employees | $1,441$74,940 a year | +3.4%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 247 businesses · 1,788 employees | $1,399$72,738 a year | +2.3%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 412 businesses · 1,942 employees | $1,395$72,522 a year | +5.8%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 26 businesses · 328 employees | $1,349$70,149 a year | +6.3%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 223 businesses · 1,338 employees | $1,328$69,047 a year | +5.2%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 29 businesses · 298 employees | $1,325$68,921 a year | — |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 197 businesses · 855 employees | $1,131$58,810 a year | +4.7%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 386 businesses · 3,185 employees | $1,073$55,777 a year | +3.4%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 18 businesses · 1,528 employees | $1,072$55,755 a year | +4.2%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 108 businesses · 1,057 employees | $1,052$54,724 a year | -2.5%down |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 27 businesses · 260 employees | $998$51,922 a year | +0.6%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 45 businesses · 1,816 employees | $975$50,709 a year | +1.2%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 7 businesses · 44 employees | $920$47,864 a year | +8.1%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 26 businesses · 112 employees | $859$44,674 a year | +13.0%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 146 businesses · 1,729 employees | $711$36,991 a year | +3.5%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 130 businesses · 2,351 employees | $641$33,348 a year | +1.6%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 181 businesses · 1,254 employees | $633$32,921 a year | +2.9%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 30 businesses · 344 employees | $615$31,954 a year | -1.4%down |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 63 businesses · 5,121 employees | $587$30,505 a year | +2.8%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 378 businesses · 8,896 employees | $498$25,898 a year | +1.4%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 82 businesses · 467 employees | $457$23,787 a year | +8.3%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 338 businesses · 4,083 employees | $434$22,547 a year | +3.6%up |
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.
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