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Hays County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Hays County

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

$1,009 Median weekly pay across these 32 trades. $2,053 — $427.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 58 businesses · 420 employees$2,053$106,782 a year+4.6%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 112 businesses · 1,023 employees$1,925$100,117 a year-2.9%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 163 businesses · 744 employees$1,701$88,476 a year+6.0%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 65 businesses · 218 employees$1,656$86,090 a year+12.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 11 businesses · 890 employees$1,623$84,375 a year+1.1%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 11 businesses · 534 employees$1,577$81,993 a year+10.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 147 businesses · 1,864 employees$1,393$72,429 a year+0.6%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 118 businesses · 150 employees$1,309$68,060 a year+5.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 200 businesses · 1,316 employees$1,271$66,070 a year+3.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 78 businesses · 482 employees$1,255$65,239 a year-0.6%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 75 businesses · 779 employees$1,214$63,117 a year+6.6%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 14 businesses · 73 employees$1,212$63,037 a year-3.3%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 68 businesses · 372 employees$1,192$61,980 a year+0.6%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 85 businesses · 657 employees$1,148$59,719 a year+3.5%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 6 businesses · 18 employees$1,014$52,741 a year
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 59 businesses · 320 employees$1,009$52,487 a year-5.6%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 9 businesses · 695 employees$995$51,724 a year+3.8%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 20 businesses · 435 employees$948$49,310 a year+1.5%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 28 businesses · 287 employees$857$44,553 a year+4.9%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 6 businesses · 24 employees$783$40,690 a year+11.7%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 26 businesses · 114 employees$760$39,502 a year+3.7%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 19 businesses · 54 employees$708$36,832 a year-9.2%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 12 businesses · 134 employees$693$36,048 a year+0.3%flat
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 8 businesses · 380 employees$689$35,813 a year+1.5%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 36 businesses · 595 employees$664$34,531 a year+8.1%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 10 businesses · 29 employees$659$34,278 a year-9.8%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 14 businesses · 296 employees$638$33,200 a year-2.6%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 25 businesses · 2,930 employees$635$32,999 a year+5.3%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 40 businesses · 262 employees$608$31,630 a year-1.6%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 52 businesses · 868 employees$584$30,392 a year+1.2%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 148 businesses · 4,609 employees$508$26,441 a year+3.7%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 171 businesses · 4,676 employees$427$22,198 a year+0.2%flat

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

Businesses22,068
Employees276,426
Annual payroll$12 M
Net movement of people+7,545People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Hays 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 Hays County?
Across the 32 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,009 a week. The highest pays $2,053 and the lowest $427.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Hays 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.