Jefferson County · Alabama · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 656 businesses · 4,836 employees | $2,736$142,270 a year | +1.5%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 223 businesses · 2,203 employees | $2,174$113,038 a year | +7.2%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 595 businesses · 9,106 employees | $2,078$108,052 a year | +3.9%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 303 businesses · 1,302 employees | $1,781$92,593 a year | +0.6%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 314 businesses · 795 employees | $1,695$88,139 a year | +2.2%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 57 businesses · 341 employees | $1,653$85,945 a year | +5.5%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 42 businesses · 3,420 employees | $1,630$84,785 a year | -3.7%down |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 490 employees | $1,545$80,341 a year | +12.7%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 108 businesses · 1,746 employees | $1,507$78,371 a year | +1.8%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 18 businesses · 442 employees | $1,484$77,176 a year | +0.9%up |
| Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 48 businesses · 1,242 employees | $1,471$76,513 a year | -0.3%flat |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 517 businesses · 6,887 employees | $1,451$75,449 a year | +7.6%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 120 businesses · 2,106 employees | $1,432$74,474 a year | -2.3%down |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 164 businesses · 1,534 employees | $1,402$72,928 a year | +5.7%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 158 businesses · 1,433 employees | $1,381$71,833 a year | +2.1%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 75 businesses · 442 employees | $1,346$70,017 a year | +3.1%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 293 businesses · 2,198 employees | $1,281$66,609 a year | +2.9%up |
| Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 84 businesses · 513 employees | $1,275$66,279 a year | +3.2%up |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 143 businesses · 701 employees | $1,209$62,864 a year | +3.0%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 68 businesses · 1,831 employees | $1,076$55,962 a year | +3.3%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 203 businesses · 1,811 employees | $1,035$53,836 a year | +9.1%up |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 26 businesses · 171 employees | $991$51,529 a year | +5.2%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 146 businesses · 1,614 employees | $948$49,278 a year | +1.6%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 68 businesses · 2,529 employees | $848$44,097 a year | +1.3%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 166 businesses · 686 employees | $782$40,689 a year | -1.4%down |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 32 businesses · 3,625 employees | $766$39,841 a year | +2.5%up |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 46 businesses · 99 employees | $705$36,643 a year | -4.2%down |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 25 businesses · 175 employees | $697$36,257 a year | +10.5%up |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 20 businesses · 70 employees | $692$35,972 a year | +1.2%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 153 businesses · 1,664 employees | $591$30,745 a year | -3.7%down |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 459 businesses · 10,948 employees | $586$30,459 a year | +2.3%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 44 businesses · 4,167 employees | $570$29,617 a year | +3.8%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 105 businesses · 5,228 employees | $558$29,027 a year | -0.2%flat |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 96 businesses · 124 employees | $506$26,328 a year | +4.3%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 135 businesses · 1,747 employees | $505$26,262 a year | +3.7%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 22 businesses · 175 employees | $500$26,009 a year | +2.0%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 781 businesses · 12,231 employees | $438$22,785 a year | +4.8%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 156 businesses · 1,568 employees | $405$21,069 a year | +2.3%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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