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Fort Bend County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Fort Bend County

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

$925 Median weekly pay across these 38 trades. $2,864 — $412.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 209 businesses · 1,719 employees$2,864$148,910 a year+0.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 252 businesses · 1,153 employees$2,288$118,997 a year+5.5%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 658 businesses · 5,517 employees$1,889$98,243 a year+1.7%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 307 businesses · 4,261 employees$1,695$88,133 a year+5.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 208 businesses · 711 employees$1,685$87,612 a year+4.7%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 22 businesses · 1,751 employees$1,600$83,176 a year+1.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 26 businesses · 348 employees$1,571$81,713 a year+6.5%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 318 businesses · 491 employees$1,565$81,393 a year+41.6%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 20 businesses · 529 employees$1,475$76,681 a year+20.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 129 businesses · 1,171 employees$1,458$75,796 a year+5.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 12 businesses · 64 employees$1,445$75,161 a year+11.8%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 82 businesses · 1,071 employees$1,376$71,560 a year+4.2%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 20 businesses · 862 employees$1,357$70,559 a year+7.5%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 128 businesses · 654 employees$1,229$63,913 a year+5.2%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 496 businesses · 3,059 employees$1,193$62,038 a year+4.9%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 38 businesses · 598 employees$1,169$60,799 a year+4.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 94 businesses · 421 employees$1,167$60,694 a year+4.2%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 44 businesses · 181 employees$1,108$57,610 a year+5.0%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 115 businesses · 698 employees$925$48,096 a year-0.9%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 32 businesses · 2,766 employees$889$46,254 a year+7.1%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 100 businesses · 1,143 employees$863$44,890 a year+0.3%flat
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 36 businesses · 1,659 employees$839$43,629 a year+6.5%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 88 businesses · 205 employees$810$42,097 a year+6.0%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 25 businesses · 240 employees$754$39,205 a year-0.7%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 19 businesses · 100 employees$708$36,824 a year+14.0%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 18 businesses · 114 employees$678$35,237 a year-0.4%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 172 businesses · 855 employees$637$33,142 a year+2.4%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 105 businesses · 7,281 employees$613$31,876 a year+3.4%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 40 businesses · 127 employees$606$31,496 a year+8.6%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 20 businesses · 197 employees$572$29,739 a year+0.5%flat
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 227 businesses · 3,798 employees$543$28,238 a year+0.2%flat
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 93 businesses · 1,641 employees$530$27,563 a year+9.1%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 476 businesses · 10,945 employees$526$27,341 a year+2.9%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 256 businesses · 7,417 employees$513$26,699 a year+5.1%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 221 businesses · 653 employees$475$24,721 a year-1.2%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 53 businesses · 922 employees$460$23,946 a year+7.2%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 204 businesses · 2,014 employees$415$21,604 a year+7.8%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 528 businesses · 10,970 employees$412$21,441 a year+2.7%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

Businesses70,043
Employees810,583
Annual payroll$41 M
Net movement of people+15,924People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County?
Across the 38 trades on this page, the middle one pays $925 a week. The highest pays $2,864 and the lowest $412.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Fort Bend 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.