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La Plata County · Colorado · United States

What trades pay in La Plata County

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

$1,009 Median weekly pay across these 26 trades. $2,171 — $468.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 47 businesses · 120 employees$2,171$112,901 a year+12.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 37 businesses · 143 employees$2,142$111,373 a year+2.7%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 68 businesses · 577 employees$1,795$93,362 a year+8.6%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 7 businesses · 43 employees$1,430$74,346 a year+20.3%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 79 businesses · 88 employees$1,401$72,872 a year+5.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 83 businesses · 515 employees$1,261$65,586 a year+9.4%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 34 businesses · 214 employees$1,231$64,013 a year+7.0%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 48 businesses · 328 employees$1,198$62,309 a year+5.7%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 5 businesses · 134 employees$1,190$61,870 a year+7.4%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 118 businesses · 350 employees$1,185$61,637 a year+4.0%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 39 businesses · 301 employees$1,076$55,947 a year+1.8%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 49 businesses · 168 employees$1,025$53,285 a year+3.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 3 businesses · 9 employees$1,009$52,468 a year-4.5%down
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 8 businesses · 42 employees$969$50,394 a year
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 4 businesses · 19 employees$924$48,065 a year-0.3%flat
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 46 businesses · 294 employees$858$44,636 a year+9.7%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 15 businesses · 99 employees$849$44,129 a year-3.6%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 15 businesses · 47 employees$778$40,447 a year+9.6%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 4 businesses · 32 employees$716$37,251 a year
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 14 businesses · 126 employees$676$35,134 a year+4.8%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 10 businesses · 48 employees$665$34,600 a year-17.6%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 30 businesses · 140 employees$645$33,541 a year+8.2%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 72 businesses · 1,404 employees$634$32,974 a year+2.4%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 10 businesses · 33 employees$607$31,585 a year-2.1%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 54 businesses · 829 employees$492$25,592 a year+3.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 12 businesses · 202 employees$468$24,336 a year+6.1%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

Businesses9,318
Employees71,060
Annual payroll$3 M
Net movement of people−11People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from La Plata 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 La Plata County?
Across the 26 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,009 a week. The highest pays $2,171 and the lowest $468.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in La Plata 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.