Shelby County · Tennessee · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 157 businesses · 1,644 employees | $2,271$118,071 a year | +2.2%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 576 businesses · 12,080 employees | $2,199$114,328 a year | -3.2%down |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 372 businesses · 2,527 employees | $2,133$110,895 a year | +10.2%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 95 businesses · 34,694 employees | $1,991$103,538 a year | +6.6%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 156 businesses · 2,000 employees | $1,669$86,810 a year | +10.6%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 69 businesses · 798 employees | $1,641$85,320 a year | +14.7%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 481 businesses · 8,029 employees | $1,584$82,358 a year | +6.7%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 270 businesses · 1,202 employees | $1,555$80,844 a year | +4.8%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 196 businesses · 1,344 employees | $1,554$80,805 a year | +4.5%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 58 businesses · 3,090 employees | $1,524$79,245 a year | -4.7%down |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 100 businesses · 1,504 employees | $1,520$79,029 a year | -1.5%down |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 26 businesses · 744 employees | $1,495$77,736 a year | +1.5%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 19 businesses · 422 employees | $1,486$77,265 a year | +5.2%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 31 businesses · 366 employees | $1,469$76,406 a year | -0.4%flat |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 175 businesses · 1,619 employees | $1,382$71,844 a year | -0.1%flat |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 59 businesses · 552 employees | $1,382$71,853 a year | +1.7%up |
| Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 8 businesses · 479 employees | $1,302$67,722 a year | +6.8%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 16 businesses · 166 employees | $1,281$66,635 a year | +2.0%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 147 businesses · 864 employees | $1,251$65,040 a year | +5.0%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 266 businesses · 5,010 employees | $1,225$63,726 a year | -0.6%down |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 92 businesses · 1,214 employees | $1,202$62,528 a year | +1.2%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 321 businesses · 2,420 employees | $1,160$60,335 a year | +6.1%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 226 businesses · 2,060 employees | $943$49,042 a year | +2.6%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 121 businesses · 885 employees | $939$48,808 a year | +9.6%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 16 businesses · 67 employees | $938$48,761 a year | -2.0%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 42 businesses · 3,746 employees | $924$48,046 a year | +1.9%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 91 businesses · 2,845 employees | $868$45,126 a year | -5.9%down |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 42 businesses · 177 employees | $851$44,231 a year | +11.2%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 62 businesses · 261 employees | $691$35,958 a year | +13.3%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 28 businesses · 259 employees | $684$35,586 a year | +3.6%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 170 businesses · 1,011 employees | $677$35,207 a year | +0.1%flat |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 98 businesses · 6,494 employees | $657$34,142 a year | +5.6%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 128 businesses · 5,295 employees | $638$33,172 a year | +2.7%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 220 businesses · 2,621 employees | $612$31,833 a year | -1.9%down |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 229 businesses · 3,724 employees | $566$29,441 a year | +2.9%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 34 businesses · 358 employees | $550$28,583 a year | -12.3%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 680 businesses · 15,001 employees | $534$27,783 a year | +0.6%up |
| Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 84 businesses · 182 employees | $534$27,774 a year | +20.5%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 90 businesses · 210 employees | $533$27,712 a year | +7.5%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 810 businesses · 14,605 employees | $421$21,914 a year | +2.2%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 199 businesses · 2,064 employees | $400$20,799 a year | +2.6%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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