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Sussex County · Delaware · United States

What trades pay in Sussex County

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

$1,123 Median weekly pay across these 22 trades. $2,024 — $469.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 147 businesses · 370 employees$2,024$105,262 a year+3.5%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 161 businesses · 1,501 employees$1,976$102,763 a year+0.9%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 102 businesses · 418 employees$1,815$94,359 a year
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 38 businesses · 466 employees$1,645$85,548 a year+7.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 18 businesses · 643 employees$1,608$83,616 a year-13.7%down
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 17 businesses · 140 employees$1,565$81,398 a year+2.4%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 162 businesses · 422 employees$1,503$78,164 a year+9.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 173 businesses · 780 employees$1,255$65,258 a year+3.5%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 290 businesses · 2,024 employees$1,234$64,149 a year+3.2%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 32 businesses · 200 employees$1,206$62,725 a year+0.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 92 businesses · 790 employees$1,123$58,406 a year-0.4%flat
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 134 businesses · 588 employees$1,096$57,016 a year+3.2%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 45 businesses · 487 employees$1,049$54,549 a year+2.7%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 18 businesses · 1,083 employees$935$48,632 a year+6.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 12 businesses · 16 employees$912$47,403 a year
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 178 businesses · 1,833 employees$890$46,277 a year+7.6%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 69 businesses · 415 employees$729$37,903 a year+0.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 84 businesses · 772 employees$658$34,208 a year-1.6%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 360 businesses · 8,818 employees$572$29,718 a year+1.4%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 64 businesses · 586 employees$552$28,729 a year+6.6%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 13 businesses · 95 employees$546$28,400 a year
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 220 businesses · 3,046 employees$469$24,406 a year+6.6%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

Businesses24,734
Employees295,916
Annual payroll$14 M
Net movement of people+6,517People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Delaware

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Sussex County?
Across the 22 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,123 a week. The highest pays $2,024 and the lowest $469.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Sussex 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.