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Chesapeake city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Chesapeake city

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

$1,111 Median weekly pay across these 34 trades. $2,088 — $386.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 172 businesses · 2,124 employees$2,088$108,575 a year+7.2%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 68 businesses · 2,010 employees$1,969$102,367 a year+2.9%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 12 businesses · 274 employees$1,940$100,871 a year+20.3%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 132 businesses · 536 employees$1,694$88,083 a year-15.2%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 50 businesses · 227 employees$1,583$82,329 a year+8.4%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 8 businesses · 68 employees$1,397$72,650 a year+2.7%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 31 businesses · 262 employees$1,391$72,325 a year+2.4%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 208 businesses · 3,916 employees$1,350$70,213 a year+9.9%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 22 businesses · 262 employees$1,328$69,077 a year+1.0%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 26 businesses · 1,682 employees$1,312$68,235 a year-1.1%down
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 80 businesses · 781 employees$1,308$68,022 a year+13.8%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 104 businesses · 599 employees$1,234$64,147 a year+2.9%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 92 businesses · 618 employees$1,213$63,092 a year+1.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 170 businesses · 332 employees$1,198$62,293 a year+6.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 14 businesses · 81 employees$1,172$60,943 a year+5.0%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 62 businesses · 330 employees$1,152$59,885 a year+6.7%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 10 businesses · 98 employees$1,111$57,783 a year+4.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 69 businesses · 507 employees$1,074$55,862 a year-0.2%flat
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 42 businesses · 347 employees$1,064$55,324 a year+3.5%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 42 businesses · 624 employees$1,003$52,174 a year+1.7%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 9 businesses · 476 employees$912$47,416 a year-0.9%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 92 businesses · 678 employees$853$44,347 a year+5.8%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 7 businesses · 30 employees$789$41,052 a year-4.4%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 72 businesses · 2,348 employees$754$39,202 a year-2.7%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 23 businesses · 142 employees$725$37,676 a year-1.1%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 6 businesses · 44 employees$684$35,582 a year-3.8%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 64 businesses · 350 employees$655$34,054 a year-1.7%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 12 businesses · 314 employees$599$31,131 a year+0.5%flat
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 49 businesses · 779 employees$565$29,399 a year-0.4%flat
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 36 businesses · 85 employees$552$28,719 a year-1.1%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 22 businesses · 1,521 employees$518$26,921 a year+4.2%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 195 businesses · 4,473 employees$491$25,526 a year+2.3%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 67 businesses · 687 employees$459$23,844 a year+5.0%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 237 businesses · 4,285 employees$386$20,071 a year+1.8%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

Businesses22,773
Employees372,804
Annual payroll$20 M
Net movement of people+871People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Chesapeake city. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Virginia

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Chesapeake city?
Across the 34 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,111 a week. The highest pays $2,088 and the lowest $386.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Chesapeake city 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.