Whatcom County · Washington · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Whatcom 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 · 82 businesses · 705 employees | $2,144$111,464 a year | +1.3%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 65 businesses · 540 employees | $1,744$90,710 a year | +3.9%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 17 businesses · 161 employees | $1,712$89,004 a year | +22.5%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 151 businesses · 1,794 employees | $1,693$88,031 a year | +0.7%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 118 businesses · 1,186 employees | $1,425$74,106 a year | +2.9%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 59 businesses · 352 employees | $1,414$73,541 a year | +0.1%flat |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 9 businesses · 116 employees | $1,349$70,143 a year | +2.2%up |
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 90 businesses · 313 employees | $1,342$69,772 a year | +2.1%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 13 businesses · 570 employees | $1,294$67,287 a year | -3.3%down |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 9 businesses · 103 employees | $1,246$64,798 a year | +12.3%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 39 businesses · 417 employees | $1,213$63,066 a year | -6.7%down |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 156 businesses · 901 employees | $1,197$62,233 a year | +6.3%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 14 businesses · 160 employees | $1,192$61,996 a year | +7.1%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 313 businesses · 1,071 employees | $1,188$61,796 a year | +6.7%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 62 businesses · 264 employees | $1,125$58,502 a year | +2.9%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 53 employees | $1,099$57,141 a year | +4.6%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 898 employees | $1,082$56,262 a year | +6.5%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 87 businesses · 834 employees | $1,004$52,220 a year | +6.5%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 32 businesses · 303 employees | $1,001$52,068 a year | +7.9%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 126 businesses · 497 employees | $891$46,330 a year | +7.1%up |
| Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 8 businesses · 72 employees | $841$43,736 a year | — |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 13 businesses · 52 employees | $766$39,819 a year | +11.3%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 12 businesses · 381 employees | $752$39,093 a year | -10.3%down |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 36 businesses · 1,936 employees | $718$37,341 a year | +1.4%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 6 businesses · 16 employees | $710$36,937 a year | +4.9%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 35 businesses · 199 employees | $644$33,473 a year | +2.5%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 29 businesses · 96 employees | $632$32,881 a year | +13.5%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 76 businesses · 700 employees | $588$30,562 a year | -1.3%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 210 businesses · 3,301 employees | $566$29,434 a year | +4.4%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 30 businesses · 258 employees | $540$28,072 a year | +5.3%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 16 businesses · 160 employees | $536$27,874 a year | +6.6%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 12 businesses · 101 employees | $526$27,352 a year | +3.3%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 122 businesses · 2,202 employees | $475$24,685 a year | +6.0%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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