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Jefferson County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Jefferson County

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

$1,028 Median weekly pay across these 30 trades. $2,427 — $412.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 52 businesses · 1,786 employees$2,427$126,202 a year+5.5%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 145 businesses · 798 employees$2,138$111,185 a year+5.1%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 40 businesses · 570 employees$1,947$101,222 a year+0.8%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 135 businesses · 4,385 employees$1,766$91,816 a year+19.2%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 50 businesses · 1,422 employees$1,590$82,688 a year+6.1%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 326 businesses · 3,033 employees$1,578$82,058 a year+6.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 45 businesses · 570 employees$1,461$75,960 a year+1.3%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 65 businesses · 631 employees$1,461$75,956 a year+1.5%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 22 businesses · 1,035 employees$1,433$74,520 a year-4.5%down
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 15 businesses · 118 employees$1,309$68,059 a year-1.1%down
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 22 businesses · 238 employees$1,226$63,752 a year+4.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 13 businesses · 72 employees$1,195$62,160 a year+10.5%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 47 businesses · 256 employees$1,058$55,003 a year+3.2%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 91 businesses · 710 employees$1,029$53,521 a year+4.8%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 34 businesses · 285 employees$1,028$53,461 a year
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 38 businesses · 116 employees$1,017$52,885 a year-5.6%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 32 businesses · 329 employees$818$42,559 a year+1.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 22 businesses · 88 employees$792$41,177 a year+3.1%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 24 businesses · 1,441 employees$771$40,109 a year+1.8%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 16 businesses · 842 employees$691$35,956 a year+0.7%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 40 businesses · 315 employees$647$33,632 a year-5.4%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 48 businesses · 971 employees$634$32,977 a year+3.4%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 28 businesses · 1,921 employees$547$28,443 a year+3.4%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 32 businesses · 62 employees$521$27,116 a year+2.0%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 10 businesses · 83 employees$520$27,017 a year-1.9%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 58 businesses · 3,669 employees$502$26,116 a year+0.6%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 174 businesses · 4,770 employees$483$25,129 a year+5.0%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 17 businesses · 201 employees$477$24,811 a year-4.6%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 181 businesses · 4,137 employees$413$21,476 a year-4.6%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 52 businesses · 552 employees$412$21,433 a year+1.0%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

Businesses22,222
Employees388,679
Annual payroll$24 M
Net movement of people−1,859People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
Across the 30 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,028 a week. The highest pays $2,427 and the lowest $412.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Jefferson 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.