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Denton County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Denton County

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

$1,167 Median weekly pay across these 40 trades. $2,201 — $402.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 338 businesses · 2,028 employees$2,201$114,476 a year+2.5%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 126 businesses · 907 employees$2,149$111,723 a year+3.3%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 243 businesses · 960 employees$1,762$91,650 a year+2.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 88 businesses · 747 employees$1,760$91,511 a year+11.4%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 661 businesses · 5,774 employees$1,731$90,022 a year+2.7%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 33 businesses · 2,217 employees$1,679$87,300 a year-3.7%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 29 businesses · 1,303 employees$1,613$83,885 a year+6.3%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 19 businesses · 467 employees$1,607$83,555 a year-0.1%flat
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 124 businesses · 1,493 employees$1,589$82,651 a year
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 27 businesses · 437 employees$1,515$78,802 a year+1.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 160 businesses · 1,279 employees$1,478$76,832 a year+4.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 42 businesses · 217 employees$1,469$76,372 a year-8.5%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 412 businesses · 4,873 employees$1,445$75,150 a year+4.5%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 154 businesses · 1,716 employees$1,420$73,834 a year+4.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 237 businesses · 3,727 employees$1,400$72,785 a year+3.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 173 businesses · 1,234 employees$1,283$66,706 a year+1.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 394 businesses · 2,779 employees$1,259$65,490 a year-0.8%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 43 businesses · 486 employees$1,201$62,446 a year-4.0%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 412 businesses · 563 employees$1,181$61,389 a year+4.4%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 20 businesses · 145 employees$1,167$60,704 a year+1.1%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 84 businesses · 607 employees$1,084$56,356 a year+5.0%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 38 businesses · 2,743 employees$1,063$55,273 a year+3.3%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 212 businesses · 2,783 employees$978$50,872 a year+5.5%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 92 businesses · 261 employees$926$48,134 a year-6.6%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 118 businesses · 1,211 employees$906$47,093 a year0.0%flat
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 25 businesses · 278 employees$803$41,739 a year+1.6%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 31 businesses · 3,226 employees$801$41,658 a year+1.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 24 businesses · 414 employees$774$40,254 a year+7.2%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 32 businesses · 206 employees$735$38,211 a year+2.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 178 businesses · 813 employees$725$37,716 a year-0.1%flat
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 100 businesses · 3,310 employees$720$37,432 a year+14.6%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 62 businesses · 4,875 employees$657$34,169 a year+4.0%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 58 businesses · 168 employees$631$32,788 a year-12.7%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 188 businesses · 2,105 employees$591$30,735 a year+6.5%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 182 businesses · 2,869 employees$589$30,634 a year+0.2%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 569 businesses · 13,116 employees$513$26,701 a year+4.5%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 17 businesses · 126 employees$426$22,142 a year+4.4%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 664 businesses · 14,241 employees$422$21,960 a year+2.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 240 businesses · 2,583 employees$410$21,301 a year+5.9%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 19 businesses · 228 employees$402$20,914 a year+2.3%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

Businesses76,103
Employees1,047,786
Annual payroll$58 M
Net movement of people+17,678People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Denton 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 Denton County?
Across the 40 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,167 a week. The highest pays $2,201 and the lowest $402.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Denton 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.