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Clay County · Missouri · United States

What trades pay in Clay County

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

$1,070 Median weekly pay across these 34 trades. $2,389 — $376.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 116 businesses · 2,332 employees$2,389$124,253 a year+9.2%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 41 businesses · 588 employees$2,011$104,585 a year+2.2%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 116 businesses · 392 employees$1,510$78,517 a year-7.0%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 16 businesses · 1,110 employees$1,509$78,484 a year-1.8%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 156 businesses · 1,796 employees$1,503$78,171 a year+11.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 81 businesses · 713 employees$1,424$74,052 a year+7.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 29 businesses · 307 employees$1,361$70,796 a year+7.1%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 44 businesses · 1,112 employees$1,308$68,008 a year+0.8%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 105 businesses · 865 employees$1,299$67,525 a year+8.9%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 113 businesses · 433 employees$1,296$67,371 a year+5.8%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 63 businesses · 376 employees$1,278$66,457 a year+12.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 60 businesses · 417 employees$1,206$62,738 a year-0.4%flat
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 78 businesses · 397 employees$1,193$62,059 a year-9.1%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 6 businesses · 46 employees$1,174$61,066 a year+17.5%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 21 businesses · 98 employees$1,148$59,716 a year+6.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 29 businesses · 310 employees$1,138$59,171 a year+9.0%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 115 businesses · 200 employees$1,070$55,617 a year+7.9%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 12 businesses · 84 employees$946$49,193 a year+3.8%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 32 businesses · 220 employees$945$49,114 a year-3.8%down
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 4 businesses · 16 employees$852$44,310 a year+16.6%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 846 employees$831$43,208 a year-1.1%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 11 businesses · 271 employees$796$41,388 a year-5.8%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 73 businesses · 397 employees$787$40,946 a year-1.3%down
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 7 businesses · 169 employees$759$39,491 a year+4.3%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 30 businesses · 236 employees$745$38,741 a year+0.7%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 52 businesses · 691 employees$703$36,554 a year-0.7%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 42 businesses · 797 employees$625$32,492 a year-1.3%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 42 businesses · 178 employees$603$31,367 a year+3.3%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 12 businesses · 119 employees$585$30,428 a year-2.5%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 148 businesses · 3,931 employees$545$28,331 a year+2.1%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 25 businesses · 1,935 employees$482$25,084 a year+3.9%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 9 businesses · 58 employees$423$22,010 a year-6.2%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 203 businesses · 4,110 employees$413$21,492 a year+5.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 54 businesses · 699 employees$376$19,568 a year-8.3%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

Businesses21,731
Employees420,867
Annual payroll$24 M
Net movement of people+913People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Missouri

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Clay County?
Across the 34 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,070 a week. The highest pays $2,389 and the lowest $376.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Clay 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.