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Fairfax city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Fairfax city

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

$1,036 Median weekly pay across these 26 trades. $2,059 — $434.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 26 businesses · 319 employees$2,059$107,080 a year+1.6%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 153 businesses · 949 employees$2,001$104,048 a year-1.6%down
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 6 businesses · 88 employees$1,735$90,199 a year
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 10 businesses · 68 employees$1,581$82,215 a year+8.2%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 47 businesses · 245 employees$1,512$78,621 a year+12.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 12 businesses · 90 employees$1,474$76,654 a year+7.5%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 4 businesses · 10 employees$1,447$75,250 a year+12.0%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 35 businesses · 233 employees$1,373$71,403 a year-5.6%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 13 businesses · 54 employees$1,252$65,124 a year+2.1%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 34 businesses · 162 employees$1,191$61,931 a year+2.2%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 10 businesses · 194 employees$1,051$54,665 a year-5.7%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 5 businesses · 22 employees$1,043$54,234 a year-11.7%down
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 8 businesses · 107 employees$1,036$53,852 a year+3.3%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 18 businesses · 32 employees$930$48,384 a year
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 26 businesses · 142 employees$845$43,963 a year+1.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 6 businesses · 728 employees$839$43,617 a year-5.1%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 39 businesses · 1,581 employees$769$39,964 a year+5.3%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 11 businesses · 494 employees$738$38,352 a year+2.4%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 9 businesses · 144 employees$729$37,926 a year+6.4%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 3 businesses · 9 employees$721$37,518 a year+4.0%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 68 businesses · 1,810 employees$634$32,952 a year+5.8%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 6 businesses · 27 employees$533$27,715 a year-12.6%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 11 businesses · 356 employees$510$26,497 a year+6.5%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 10 businesses · 33 employees$509$26,481 a year-2.7%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 53 businesses · 800 employees$500$26,004 a year+6.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 16 businesses · 180 employees$434$22,544 a year+4.3%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

Businesses7,685
Employees100,565
Annual payroll$6 M
Net movement of people−430People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Fairfax 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 Fairfax city?
Across the 26 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,036 a week. The highest pays $2,059 and the lowest $434.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Fairfax 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.