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Baltimore County · Maryland · United States

What trades pay in Baltimore County

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

$1,122 Median weekly pay across these 41 trades. $2,209 — $476.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 164 businesses · 4,254 employees$2,209$114,848 a year+4.6%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 598 businesses · 8,034 employees$2,002$104,107 a year+2.5%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 544 businesses · 2,420 employees$1,970$102,460 a year+4.5%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 332 businesses · 690 employees$1,765$91,800 a year+2.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 494 businesses · 8,203 employees$1,671$86,897 a year+4.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 68 businesses · 4,501 employees$1,607$83,567 a year-3.0%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 19 businesses · 584 employees$1,555$80,860 a year+5.2%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 75 businesses · 796 employees$1,552$80,700 a year+6.0%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 305 businesses · 2,577 employees$1,524$79,247 a year+5.2%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 22 businesses · 109 employees$1,433$74,505 a year+22.8%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 194 businesses · 3,765 employees$1,389$72,228 a year+3.3%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 514 businesses · 2,035 employees$1,368$71,130 a year-2.6%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 253 businesses · 1,981 employees$1,347$70,025 a year-1.5%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 29 businesses · 2,258 employees$1,345$69,917 a year+3.1%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 350 businesses · 2,677 employees$1,328$69,051 a year+3.3%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 81 businesses · 366 employees$1,317$68,465 a year+4.5%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 26 businesses · 325 employees$1,317$68,468 a year
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 31 businesses · 349 employees$1,264$65,730 a year+1.3%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 259 businesses · 1,321 employees$1,224$63,624 a year+4.5%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 161 businesses · 1,267 employees$1,138$59,198 a year+9.3%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 39 businesses · 530 employees$1,122$58,369 a year+8.7%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 81 businesses · 5,124 employees$1,074$55,858 a year+1.5%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 274 businesses · 2,471 employees$1,011$52,566 a year+1.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 147 businesses · 2,118 employees$947$49,256 a year-0.7%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 100 businesses · 238 employees$869$45,193 a year+0.6%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 29 businesses · 92 employees$751$39,066 a year+11.3%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 39 businesses · 597 employees$735$38,231 a year-29.0%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 193 businesses · 8,669 employees$722$37,520 a year+8.9%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 13 businesses · 131 employees$719$37,403 a year+5.3%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 158 businesses · 7,834 employees$672$34,939 a year+2.8%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 53 businesses · 870 employees$658$34,232 a year+3.6%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 202 businesses · 3,400 employees$642$33,402 a year+2.1%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 85 businesses · 304 employees$624$32,467 a year-3.1%down
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 143 businesses · 1,107 employees$622$32,331 a year+1.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 217 businesses · 1,476 employees$619$32,206 a year-0.2%flat
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 183 businesses · 2,567 employees$579$30,125 a year+3.2%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 12 businesses · 123 employees$572$29,734 a year+11.9%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 55 businesses · 4,606 employees$555$28,851 a year-9.3%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 448 businesses · 10,368 employees$552$28,691 a year+4.3%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 156 businesses · 1,814 employees$484$25,179 a year
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 771 businesses · 10,649 employees$476$24,755 a year+7.2%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

Businesses80,892
Employees1,304,091
Annual payroll$79 M
Net movement of people−4,307People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Maryland

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Baltimore County?
Across the 41 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,122 a week. The highest pays $2,209 and the lowest $476.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Baltimore 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.