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Greenville County · South Carolina · United States

What trades pay in Greenville County

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

$1,059 Median weekly pay across these 40 trades. $2,363 — $404.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 341 businesses · 8,431 employees$2,363$122,863 a year+3.7%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 253 businesses · 4,156 employees$2,246$116,784 a year+9.6%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 391 businesses · 2,728 employees$2,120$110,246 a year+4.0%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 416 businesses · 2,275 employees$1,881$97,798 a year+9.9%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 10 businesses · 45 employees$1,808$94,031 a year-0.6%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 33 businesses · 1,791 employees$1,641$85,308 a year+1.7%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 12 businesses · 252 employees$1,502$78,102 a year+4.5%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 369 businesses · 5,362 employees$1,437$74,700 a year+9.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 94 businesses · 684 employees$1,376$71,544 a year+3.8%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 178 businesses · 1,471 employees$1,364$70,950 a year+9.6%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 18 businesses · 527 employees$1,339$69,616 a year+6.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 240 businesses · 2,773 employees$1,301$67,662 a year+5.0%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 457 businesses · 816 employees$1,275$66,323 a year+5.1%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 349 businesses · 1,711 employees$1,267$65,888 a year-1.2%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 31 businesses · 291 employees$1,181$61,396 a year+5.8%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 81 businesses · 650 employees$1,171$60,911 a year0.0%flat
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 212 businesses · 930 employees$1,170$60,852 a year+6.8%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 66 businesses · 698 employees$1,083$56,319 a year+5.9%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 72 businesses · 582 employees$1,075$55,909 a year+1.4%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 112 businesses · 530 employees$1,059$55,072 a year+1.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 93 businesses · 1,084 employees$919$47,801 a year+3.3%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 40 businesses · 2,558 employees$896$46,573 a year+0.8%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 32 businesses · 1,452 employees$887$46,126 a year+6.0%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 204 businesses · 1,545 employees$875$45,490 a year+9.4%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 72 businesses · 201 employees$813$42,272 a year+0.7%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 42 businesses · 258 employees$735$38,214 a year+10.4%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 20 businesses · 79 employees$707$36,764 a year+11.9%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 7 businesses · 432 employees$697$36,233 a year+11.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 114 businesses · 3,236 employees$682$35,469 a year+4.0%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 140 businesses · 448 employees$660$34,300 a year+6.3%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 38 businesses · 99 employees$617$32,086 a year+2.8%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 18 businesses · 2,152 employees$592$30,758 a year+3.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 84 businesses · 5,467 employees$578$30,078 a year+3.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 82 businesses · 1,346 employees$569$29,586 a year+4.8%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 158 businesses · 3,044 employees$540$28,082 a year+9.5%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 18 businesses · 251 employees$514$26,720 a year-4.3%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 589 businesses · 12,599 employees$501$26,071 a year+3.3%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 120 businesses · 1,642 employees$409$21,242 a year+4.3%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 507 businesses · 9,716 employees$405$21,082 a year+6.3%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 12 businesses · 202 employees$404$21,007 a year+1.0%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

Businesses60,134
Employees1,019,404
Annual payroll$54 M
Net movement of people+6,583People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in South Carolina

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Greenville County?
Across the 40 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,059 a week. The highest pays $2,363 and the lowest $404.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Greenville 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.