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Mesa County · Colorado · United States

What trades pay in Mesa County

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

$1,053 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $2,079 — $344.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 17 businesses · 138 employees$2,079$108,132 a year+38.0%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 12 businesses · 585 employees$1,498$77,913 a year-4.9%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 69 businesses · 274 employees$1,490$77,463 a year-6.9%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 11 businesses · 455 employees$1,469$76,411 a year-1.1%down
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 16 businesses · 253 employees$1,432$74,443 a year-0.4%flat
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 23 businesses · 160 employees$1,373$71,378 a year+5.2%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 122 employees$1,323$68,778 a year+3.6%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 70 businesses · 483 employees$1,256$65,322 a year+3.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 180 businesses · 1,496 employees$1,232$64,080 a year+5.6%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 78 businesses · 717 employees$1,207$62,740 a year+13.5%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 20 businesses · 154 employees$1,205$62,648 a year+2.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 31 businesses · 141 employees$1,173$60,976 a year+0.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 96 businesses · 634 employees$1,155$60,077 a year+5.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 21 businesses · 980 employees$1,118$58,158 a year+24.9%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 11 businesses · 148 employees$1,114$57,947 a year+4.4%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 54 businesses · 209 employees$1,075$55,892 a year+2.1%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 98 businesses · 508 employees$1,053$54,734 a year+2.5%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 153 businesses · 511 employees$1,027$53,381 a year+1.2%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 214 businesses · 312 employees$962$50,018 a year-1.6%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 803 employees$950$49,405 a year+5.8%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 72 businesses · 453 employees$895$46,528 a year+8.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 18 businesses · 97 employees$859$44,658 a year-10.4%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 8 businesses · 143 employees$815$42,370 a year+1.9%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 42 businesses · 220 employees$685$35,609 a year+3.5%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 10 businesses · 35 employees$649$33,760 a year-11.1%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 21 businesses · 54 employees$625$32,517 a year-6.7%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 12 businesses · 40 employees$602$31,305 a year+5.1%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 103 businesses · 2,561 employees$578$30,057 a year+2.7%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 11 employees$561$29,158 a year+6.2%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 29 businesses · 356 employees$510$26,533 a year+4.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 117 businesses · 2,581 employees$434$22,573 a year+4.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 30 businesses · 321 employees$416$21,627 a year+7.2%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 6 businesses · 52 employees$344$17,870 a year-11.1%down

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

Businesses18,473
Employees214,405
Annual payroll$11 M
Net movement of people+795People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Mesa 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 Mesa County?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,053 a week. The highest pays $2,079 and the lowest $344.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Mesa 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.