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Norfolk city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Norfolk city

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

$1,054 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $2,487 — $417.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 194 businesses · 3,784 employees$2,487$129,320 a year+2.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 116 businesses · 1,181 employees$2,317$120,496 a year+12.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 78 businesses · 459 employees$2,266$117,806 a year+12.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 86 businesses · 1,949 employees$1,790$93,078 a year+4.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 8 businesses · 1,010 employees$1,695$88,121 a year+13.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 104 businesses · 1,362 employees$1,453$75,533 a year+10.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 46 businesses · 645 employees$1,445$75,126 a year+11.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 13 businesses · 762 employees$1,392$72,371 a year+4.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 50 businesses · 694 employees$1,350$70,194 a year+11.9%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 6 businesses · 50 employees$1,314$68,334 a year
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 45 businesses · 910 employees$1,257$65,376 a year+3.6%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 37 businesses · 288 employees$1,216$63,256 a year+6.1%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 25 businesses · 107 employees$1,177$61,200 a year+5.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 15 businesses · 92 employees$1,164$60,509 a year+13.0%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 8 businesses · 98 employees$1,154$59,995 a year+4.4%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 30 businesses · 183 employees$1,099$57,173 a year-4.3%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 36 businesses · 237 employees$1,054$54,830 a year+4.2%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 29 businesses · 712 employees$1,025$53,321 a year+7.4%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 66 businesses · 192 employees$1,024$53,258 a year+13.1%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 8 businesses · 946 employees$1,019$52,972 a year+5.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 46 businesses · 232 employees$984$51,174 a year+3.3%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 22 businesses · 1,806 employees$723$37,617 a year+5.5%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 49 businesses · 349 employees$694$36,111 a year+4.4%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 76 businesses · 1,539 employees$570$29,637 a year+0.5%flat
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 27 businesses · 1,071 employees$563$29,251 a year+7.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 55 businesses · 439 employees$548$28,499 a year+4.0%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 26 businesses · 72 employees$542$28,193 a year-3.6%down
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 3 businesses · 110 employees$524$27,264 a year+0.8%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 58 businesses · 483 employees$523$27,184 a year+6.3%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 225 businesses · 3,802 employees$505$26,257 a year+2.4%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 35 businesses · 67 employees$504$26,215 a year
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 8 businesses · 8 employees$418$21,724 a year-0.7%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 261 businesses · 3,783 employees$417$21,690 a year+3.5%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

Businesses21,032
Employees415,112
Annual payroll$25 M
Net movement of people−3,319People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Norfolk 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 Norfolk city?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,054 a week. The highest pays $2,487 and the lowest $417.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Norfolk 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.