Arlington County · Virginia · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Arlington County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.
| Trade | Per week | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 132 businesses · 895 employees | $2,899$150,743 a year | +8.6%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 131 businesses · 313 employees | $2,714$141,135 a year | +9.8%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 174 businesses · 4,789 employees | $2,690$139,881 a year | +2.9%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 34 businesses · 186 employees | $2,268$117,937 a year | -4.5%down |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 132 businesses · 1,452 employees | $2,252$117,127 a year | +0.5%flat |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 93 businesses · 421 employees | $1,989$103,404 a year | -2.8%down |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 10 businesses · 527 employees | $1,926$100,160 a year | +13.0%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 5 businesses · 27 employees | $1,856$96,527 a year | — |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 36 businesses · 927 employees | $1,538$79,989 a year | +8.4%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 12 businesses · 32 employees | $1,501$78,066 a year | +12.8%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 112 businesses · 772 employees | $1,396$72,569 a year | -0.6%down |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 12 businesses · 60 employees | $1,379$71,714 a year | +0.7%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 18 businesses · 118 employees | $1,313$68,251 a year | -5.8%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 464 employees | $1,198$62,276 a year | -0.1%flat |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 29 businesses · 65 employees | $1,189$61,853 a year | -25.3%down |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 27 businesses · 131 employees | $1,146$59,607 a year | +13.4%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 29 businesses · 102 employees | $1,053$54,742 a year | +1.1%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 24 businesses · 234 employees | $1,011$52,580 a year | +0.9%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 61 businesses · 357 employees | $956$49,689 a year | +7.9%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 14 businesses · 95 employees | $909$47,283 a year | +0.6%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 91 businesses · 896 employees | $837$43,537 a year | +2.4%up |
| Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 29 businesses · 173 employees | $781$40,609 a year | -8.4%down |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 43 businesses · 1,937 employees | $728$37,875 a year | -4.2%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 259 businesses · 6,401 employees | $661$34,384 a year | +1.4%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 14 businesses · 217 employees | $660$34,310 a year | -2.4%down |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 30 businesses · 223 employees | $639$33,235 a year | +0.5%flat |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 226 businesses · 3,662 employees | $594$30,895 a year | +5.9%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 54 businesses · 770 employees | $536$27,858 a year | +9.2%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 5 businesses · 151 employees | $535$27,838 a year | -3.1%down |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 72 businesses · 2,453 employees | $521$27,095 a year | +6.3%up |
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.
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