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Alameda County · California · United States

What trades pay in Alameda County

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

$1,285 Median weekly pay across these 42 trades. $2,831 — $439.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 482 businesses · 6,454 employees$2,831$147,199 a year+1.5%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 86 businesses · 6,250 employees$2,649$137,772 a year+12.4%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 706 businesses · 3,847 employees$2,585$134,420 a year-7.4%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 37 businesses · 2,055 employees$2,487$129,305 a year+1.2%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 908 businesses · 8,943 employees$2,485$129,241 a year+2.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 876 businesses · 15,312 employees$2,207$114,756 a year+4.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 806 businesses · 1,748 employees$2,018$104,930 a year-0.4%flat
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 169 businesses · 3,733 employees$1,993$103,613 a year-0.1%flat
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 5 businesses · 115 employees$1,983$103,099 a year+5.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 371 businesses · 5,900 employees$1,757$91,361 a year+2.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 565 businesses · 7,417 employees$1,756$91,292 a year+3.2%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 45 businesses · 991 employees$1,721$89,502 a year+3.1%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 1,079 businesses · 6,292 employees$1,708$88,809 a year+5.8%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 129 businesses · 2,057 employees$1,584$82,366 a year+7.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 199 businesses · 1,566 employees$1,462$76,044 a year+1.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 44 businesses · 428 employees$1,407$73,173 a year+1.4%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 49 businesses · 413 employees$1,319$68,596 a year-6.2%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 97 businesses · 7,772 employees$1,310$68,138 a year+8.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 173 businesses · 4,920 employees$1,305$67,877 a year+0.2%flat
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 394 businesses · 2,279 employees$1,292$67,183 a year+0.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 948 businesses · 6,127 employees$1,285$66,820 a year+3.3%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 216 businesses · 1,268 employees$1,272$66,156 a year-1.5%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 425 businesses · 1,845 employees$1,248$64,916 a year+3.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 12 businesses · 25 employees$1,232$64,054 a year-9.1%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 94 businesses · 6,209 employees$1,219$63,387 a year+3.0%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 310 businesses · 3,928 employees$1,168$60,731 a year+3.2%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 168 businesses · 1,408 employees$1,143$59,428 a year+3.5%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 180 businesses · 365 employees$1,050$54,586 a year+7.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 658 businesses · 5,168 employees$892$46,400 a year+4.1%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 38 businesses · 267 employees$891$46,351 a year-3.5%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 372 businesses · 13,355 employees$883$45,924 a year+9.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 120 businesses · 5,722 employees$800$41,606 a year-0.2%flat
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 412 businesses · 1,620 employees$783$40,694 a year+6.5%up
Taxi and ride serviceNAICS 485310 · 7 businesses · 16 employees$776$40,363 a year+20.9%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 30 businesses · 142 employees$754$39,212 a year+0.9%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 338 businesses · 4,187 employees$713$37,072 a year-15.1%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 1,500 businesses · 21,736 employees$711$36,975 a year+1.6%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 105 businesses · 1,320 employees$705$36,676 a year-2.8%down
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 123 businesses · 564 employees$623$32,396 a year+4.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 1,415 businesses · 19,117 employees$609$31,657 a year+7.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 589 businesses · 6,497 employees$548$28,521 a year+5.0%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 313 businesses · 1,556 employees$439$22,840 a year+4.3%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

Businesses167,487
Employees2,848,116
Annual payroll$270 M
Net movement of people−26,840People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in California

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Alameda County?
Across the 42 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,285 a week. The highest pays $2,831 and the lowest $439.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Alameda 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.