Cowlitz County · Washington · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Cowlitz 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 94 businesses · 1,492 employees | $1,994$103,706 a year | +7.4%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 20 businesses · 51 employees | $1,837$95,505 a year | +10.7%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 50 businesses · 384 employees | $1,488$77,393 a year | +5.8%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 7 businesses · 404 employees | $1,359$70,662 a year | +3.5%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 11 businesses · 44 employees | $1,331$69,222 a year | +29.7%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 66 businesses · 498 employees | $1,298$67,474 a year | +8.1%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 31 businesses · 404 employees | $1,207$62,753 a year | +6.2%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 23 businesses · 78 employees | $1,189$61,846 a year | +5.7%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 16 businesses · 42 employees | $1,106$57,530 a year | — |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 6 businesses · 45 employees | $1,081$56,188 a year | +3.9%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 16 businesses · 223 employees | $1,074$55,828 a year | +7.9%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 13 businesses · 23 employees | $963$50,076 a year | +5.4%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 5 businesses · 398 employees | $896$46,602 a year | -3.0%down |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 104 businesses · 271 employees | $895$46,548 a year | +14.0%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 57 businesses · 114 employees | $880$45,763 a year | +24.8%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 8 businesses · 77 employees | $845$43,949 a year | +14.3%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 47 businesses · 235 employees | $783$40,731 a year | +3.8%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 5 businesses · 13 employees | $771$40,112 a year | +2.5%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 17 businesses · 766 employees | $751$39,065 a year | +4.6%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 6 businesses · 17 employees | $718$37,352 a year | -6.1%down |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 19 businesses · 21 employees | $658$34,199 a year | +12.5%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 32 businesses · 149 employees | $608$31,592 a year | +8.8%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 76 businesses · 1,013 employees | $586$30,462 a year | +0.7%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 4 businesses · 37 employees | $565$29,360 a year | +0.7%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 14 businesses · 180 employees | $541$28,124 a year | -6.4%down |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 5 businesses · 36 employees | $535$27,815 a year | — |
| Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 10 businesses · 59 employees | $506$26,317 a year | +8.1%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 38 businesses · 420 employees | $504$26,186 a year | +7.5%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 19 businesses · 60 employees | $494$25,704 a year | -3.3%down |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 12 businesses · 34 employees | $492$25,604 a year | -5.7%down |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 66 businesses · 1,415 employees | $448$23,293 a year | +4.2%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.
The counties that take in the most people from Cowlitz County. Same trade, different pay.
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