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Arapahoe County · Colorado · United States

What trades pay in Arapahoe County

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

$1,098 Median weekly pay across these 41 trades. $2,722 — $436.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 496 businesses · 6,212 employees$2,722$141,552 a year+3.5%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 432 businesses · 9,413 employees$2,561$133,178 a year+3.6%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 425 businesses · 3,056 employees$2,362$122,820 a year0.0%flat
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 467 businesses · 2,066 employees$2,331$121,192 a year+2.1%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 24 businesses · 1,198 employees$1,885$97,996 a year-0.8%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 44 businesses · 3,936 employees$1,721$89,468 a year-2.0%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 708 businesses · 777 employees$1,687$87,707 a year+2.6%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 23 businesses · 42 employees$1,597$83,019 a year-3.5%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 570 businesses · 7,956 employees$1,580$82,137 a year+7.1%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 146 businesses · 1,382 employees$1,576$81,970 a year+5.3%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 94 businesses · 719 employees$1,484$77,148 a year+4.4%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 49 businesses · 514 employees$1,472$76,549 a year-2.1%down
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 331 businesses · 3,538 employees$1,449$75,328 a year+7.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 437 businesses · 3,022 employees$1,446$75,213 a year+1.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 440 businesses · 2,057 employees$1,386$72,089 a year+2.7%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 29 businesses · 388 employees$1,352$70,320 a year-0.2%flat
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 150 businesses · 875 employees$1,321$68,687 a year-4.8%down
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 15 businesses · 797 employees$1,250$64,999 a year+4.5%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 195 businesses · 2,863 employees$1,143$59,435 a year+3.2%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 51 businesses · 244 employees$1,107$57,575 a year+0.6%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 29 businesses · 2,519 employees$1,098$57,100 a year+2.5%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 25 businesses · 149 employees$1,075$55,921 a year+14.4%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 129 businesses · 1,035 employees$1,065$55,383 a year+2.2%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 82 businesses · 302 employees$1,033$53,717 a year-7.8%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 53 businesses · 137 employees$954$49,591 a year+1.5%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 170 businesses · 5,598 employees$906$47,098 a year+0.4%flat
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 29 businesses · 1,139 employees$843$43,860 a year+0.8%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 84 businesses · 4,938 employees$829$43,090 a year+3.1%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 92 businesses · 224 employees$796$41,408 a year+3.2%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 52 businesses · 2,666 employees$788$40,952 a year+2.6%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 23 businesses · 212 employees$785$40,828 a year+5.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 220 businesses · 827 employees$711$36,994 a year-0.1%flat
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 22 businesses · 403 employees$697$36,253 a year+0.7%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 477 businesses · 10,892 employees$674$35,074 a year+2.6%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 114 businesses · 2,176 employees$672$34,929 a year+3.5%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 197 businesses · 3,045 employees$658$34,209 a year+1.1%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 112 businesses · 550 employees$657$34,140 a year-0.6%down
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 28 businesses · 160 employees$610$31,741 a year+0.3%flat
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 538 businesses · 9,687 employees$514$26,706 a year+4.3%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 176 businesses · 2,251 employees$480$24,942 a year+5.0%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 10 businesses · 91 employees$436$22,689 a year+3.6%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

Businesses80,041
Employees1,217,182
Annual payroll$91 M
Net movement of people−5,729People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Colorado

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Arapahoe County?
Across the 41 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,098 a week. The highest pays $2,722 and the lowest $436.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Arapahoe 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.