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Cameron County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Cameron County

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

$912 Median weekly pay across these 35 trades. $1,762 — $359.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 3 businesses · 30 employees$1,762$91,609 a year
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 26 businesses · 255 employees$1,531$79,637 a year+16.8%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 370 businesses · 4,769 employees$1,304$67,825 a year+2.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 20 businesses · 123 employees$1,267$65,873 a year+23.5%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 29 businesses · 1,545 employees$1,266$65,827 a year-4.6%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 160 businesses · 715 employees$1,175$61,085 a year+6.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 51 businesses · 642 employees$1,100$57,185 a year+5.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 58 businesses · 772 employees$1,069$55,592 a year+3.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 27 businesses · 186 employees$1,065$55,375 a year+3.7%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 24 businesses · 841 employees$1,056$54,922 a year+36.6%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 13 businesses · 680 employees$1,005$52,254 a year+9.0%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 74 businesses · 816 employees$991$51,511 a year+1.8%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 124 businesses · 1,248 employees$978$50,838 a year+8.3%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 36 businesses · 179 employees$969$50,395 a year+11.3%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 36 businesses · 454 employees$965$50,205 a year+5.9%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 72 businesses · 182 employees$954$49,607 a year-11.1%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 111 businesses · 324 employees$912$47,441 a year+17.7%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 56 businesses · 283 employees$912$47,407 a year+0.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 9 businesses · 114 employees$901$46,873 a year-0.4%flat
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 39 businesses · 531 employees$879$45,705 a year-3.6%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 13 businesses · 98 employees$873$45,407 a year+6.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 16 businesses · 1,296 employees$778$40,438 a year+8.4%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 20 businesses · 104 employees$703$36,564 a year+0.3%flat
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 32 businesses · 2,643 employees$684$35,550 a year+5.2%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 14 businesses · 64 employees$609$31,659 a year+1.3%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 28 businesses · 164 employees$544$28,276 a year-3.4%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 32 businesses · 106 employees$466$24,222 a year+9.9%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 53 businesses · 788 employees$457$23,775 a year-3.0%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 169 businesses · 1,395 employees$445$23,117 a year0.0%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 284 businesses · 6,094 employees$419$21,789 a year+3.7%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 8 businesses · 32 employees$402$20,900 a year+6.6%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 78 businesses · 632 employees$381$19,823 a year+5.5%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 12 businesses · 40 employees$381$19,787 a year+11.7%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 116 businesses · 14,901 employees$360$18,705 a year+7.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 282 businesses · 7,573 employees$359$18,646 a year+4.1%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

Businesses25,858
Employees447,822
Annual payroll$15 M
Net movement of people−346People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Texas

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Cameron County?
Across the 35 trades on this page, the middle one pays $912 a week. The highest pays $1,762 and the lowest $359.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Cameron 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.