Fairfax County · Virginia · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Fairfax 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 592 businesses · 14,457 employees | $3,250$169,016 a year | +6.7%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 565 businesses · 4,252 employees | $3,057$158,982 a year | +6.4%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 872 businesses · 13,819 employees | $2,536$131,880 a year | +6.3%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 658 businesses · 1,397 employees | $2,274$118,269 a year | +20.7%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 50 businesses · 4,749 employees | $1,987$103,308 a year | -0.7%down |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 729 businesses · 4,068 employees | $1,884$97,965 a year | +2.3%up |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 24 businesses · 1,415 employees | $1,713$89,098 a year | -0.6%down |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 470 businesses · 6,698 employees | $1,687$87,719 a year | +5.2%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 80 businesses · 763 employees | $1,579$82,096 a year | +2.3%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 210 businesses · 1,848 employees | $1,501$78,065 a year | +4.3%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 14 businesses · 50 employees | $1,496$77,781 a year | +11.0%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 123 businesses · 394 employees | $1,467$76,286 a year | +7.3%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 172 businesses · 1,129 employees | $1,450$75,397 a year | +6.3%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 814 businesses · 5,646 employees | $1,419$73,808 a year | -0.8%down |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 20 businesses · 528 employees | $1,416$73,613 a year | +5.7%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 202 businesses · 1,335 employees | $1,398$72,704 a year | +4.5%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 21 employees | $1,368$71,145 a year | -8.7%down |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 36 businesses · 153 employees | $1,347$70,035 a year | +5.4%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 110 businesses · 7,131 employees | $1,312$68,232 a year | +2.6%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 5 businesses · 21 employees | $1,276$66,377 a year | +4.3%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 406 businesses · 2,657 employees | $1,260$65,507 a year | -2.1%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 23 businesses · 1,565 employees | $1,105$57,448 a year | +2.8%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 162 businesses · 1,320 employees | $1,103$57,341 a year | +2.7%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 234 businesses · 2,988 employees | $1,073$55,772 a year | +2.8%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 50 businesses · 500 employees | $1,031$53,609 a year | -1.4%down |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 43 businesses · 3,347 employees | $951$49,453 a year | +6.7%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 48 businesses · 878 employees | $891$46,352 a year | +4.7%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 16 businesses · 185 employees | $862$44,806 a year | +2.9%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 277 businesses · 7,561 employees | $849$44,142 a year | +2.2%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 183 businesses · 11,504 employees | $829$43,107 a year | -0.4%flat |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 48 businesses · 418 employees | $808$42,010 a year | -8.2%down |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 360 businesses · 1,848 employees | $798$41,510 a year | -4.2%down |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 320 businesses · 4,207 employees | $750$38,990 a year | +2.7%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 59 businesses · 276 employees | $748$38,888 a year | +5.8%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 898 businesses · 19,778 employees | $678$35,273 a year | +1.8%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 128 businesses · 706 employees | $591$30,716 a year | -1.8%down |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 390 businesses · 10,144 employees | $573$29,818 a year | +4.4%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 25 businesses · 338 employees | $558$29,040 a year | -0.4%flat |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 946 businesses · 14,068 employees | $531$27,625 a year | +2.7%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 196 businesses · 2,303 employees | $522$27,130 a year | +7.9%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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