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Thurston County · Washington · United States

What trades pay in Thurston County

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

$1,180 Median weekly pay across these 30 trades. $2,235 — $486.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 11 businesses · 253 employees$2,235$116,200 a year+9.3%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 94 businesses · 632 employees$2,158$112,231 a year+4.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 206 businesses · 1,816 employees$1,690$87,899 a year+7.2%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 24 businesses · 251 employees$1,675$87,102 a year+3.5%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 115 businesses · 1,673 employees$1,658$86,203 a year+16.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 16 businesses · 876 employees$1,536$79,881 a year-5.1%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 113 businesses · 407 employees$1,502$78,080 a year+3.6%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 13 employees$1,458$75,799 a year+1.1%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 87 businesses · 411 employees$1,402$72,905 a year+14.5%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 161 businesses · 1,008 employees$1,322$68,747 a year+3.8%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 25 businesses · 836 employees$1,245$64,738 a year-2.2%down
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 118 businesses · 1,263 employees$1,212$63,034 a year+2.3%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 51 businesses · 120 employees$1,200$62,416 a year+20.0%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 8 businesses · 285 employees$1,182$61,459 a year+8.5%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 51 businesses · 235 employees$1,180$61,337 a year+4.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 322 businesses · 994 employees$1,157$60,174 a year+3.4%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 9 businesses · 1,009 employees$1,122$58,331 a year+2.1%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 165 businesses · 712 employees$1,104$57,402 a year+8.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 48 businesses · 363 employees$1,008$52,437 a year+1.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 18 businesses · 550 employees$907$47,163 a year-15.8%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 5 businesses · 15 employees$897$46,625 a year-9.2%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 117 businesses · 628 employees$886$46,084 a year+6.7%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 50 businesses · 1,921 employees$824$42,863 a year+4.3%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 84 businesses · 368 employees$733$38,091 a year-10.7%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 36 businesses · 114 employees$640$33,297 a year-30.2%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 196 businesses · 3,204 employees$615$31,993 a year+1.2%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 66 businesses · 825 employees$597$31,048 a year+4.7%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 9 businesses · 41 employees$503$26,168 a year+16.7%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 84 businesses · 432 employees$501$26,075 a year-4.9%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 186 businesses · 3,503 employees$486$25,295 a year+2.1%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

Businesses26,214
Employees292,258
Annual payroll$15 M
Net movement of people−97People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Thurston County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Washington

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

Do you own one of these 26,214 businesses?

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What is the average weekly pay in Thurston County?
Across the 30 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,180 a week. The highest pays $2,235 and the lowest $486.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Thurston County 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.