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Nueces County · Texas · United States

What trades pay in Nueces County

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

$977 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $2,406 — $380.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 63 businesses · 469 employees$2,406$125,109 a year+22.8%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 9 businesses · 364 employees$2,036$105,853 a year-3.7%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 82 businesses · 1,678 employees$2,006$104,331 a year+4.3%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 210 businesses · 1,772 employees$1,844$95,864 a year+6.5%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 452 businesses · 4,635 employees$1,647$85,622 a year-10.7%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 10 businesses · 820 employees$1,631$84,819 a year+14.6%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 31 businesses · 1,447 employees$1,482$77,078 a year-1.3%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 18 businesses · 278 employees$1,417$73,679 a year+3.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 28 businesses · 261 employees$1,353$70,347 a year+15.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 114 businesses · 782 employees$1,349$70,123 a year+3.3%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 42 businesses · 571 employees$1,281$66,593 a year0.0%flat
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 111 businesses · 897 employees$1,258$65,407 a year+9.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 218 businesses · 2,749 employees$1,238$64,376 a year+4.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 82 businesses · 923 employees$1,191$61,952 a year+7.5%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 66 businesses · 982 employees$1,176$61,128 a year-4.1%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 16 businesses · 64 employees$1,149$59,731 a year+10.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 64 businesses · 369 employees$1,007$52,388 a year+7.2%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 88 businesses · 138 employees$989$51,409 a year-13.5%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 8 businesses · 568 employees$977$50,786 a year+11.4%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 44 businesses · 136 employees$903$46,966 a year-0.8%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 29 businesses · 215 employees$883$45,915 a year+3.3%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 44 businesses · 597 employees$850$44,202 a year-0.1%flat
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 24 businesses · 1,417 employees$841$43,716 a year+3.4%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 14 businesses · 646 employees$808$42,006 a year+3.5%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 14 businesses · 62 employees$796$41,401 a year+8.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 60 businesses · 455 employees$695$36,144 a year+1.8%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 7 businesses · 36 employees$680$35,345 a year+9.0%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 36 businesses · 254 employees$622$32,321 a year+0.3%flat
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 60 businesses · 1,201 employees$559$29,044 a year+3.3%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 74 businesses · 975 employees$509$26,456 a year+3.0%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 302 businesses · 7,081 employees$492$25,582 a year+2.3%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 6 businesses · 72 employees$465$24,162 a year+4.3%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 66 businesses · 6,439 employees$463$24,096 a year-1.1%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 18 businesses · 43 employees$455$23,672 a year-7.3%down
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 27 businesses · 106 employees$422$21,968 a year-1.2%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 301 businesses · 8,296 employees$418$21,744 a year+3.5%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 68 businesses · 687 employees$380$19,739 a year+1.9%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

Businesses31,732
Employees531,819
Annual payroll$26 M
Net movement of people−1,333People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Texas

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Nueces County?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $977 a week. The highest pays $2,406 and the lowest $380.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Nueces 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.