What is the average weekly pay in Vernon County?

Across the 8 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,072 a week. The highest pays $1,304 and the lowest $348.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the payroll that employers in Vernon 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.

Vernon County · Missouri · United States

What trades pay in Vernon County

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

$1,072 Median weekly pay across these 8 trades. $1,304 — $348.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

Trade	Per week	vs 2023
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 11 businesses · 64 employees	$1,304$67,808 a year	+13.0%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 7 businesses · 9 employees	$1,090$56,687 a year	+32.4%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 14 businesses · 62 employees	$1,073$55,778 a year	+6.8%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 6 businesses · 15 employees	$1,072$55,729 a year	+15.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 3 businesses · 24 employees	$897$46,646 a year	-0.3%flat
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 3 businesses · 11 employees	$847$44,026 a year	+4.8%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 14 businesses · 153 employees	$493$25,624 a year	+2.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 11 businesses · 269 employees	$348$18,102 a year	+8.4%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

Businesses1,421

Employees10,219

Annual payroll$346,003

Net movement of people+192People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other flows - Different State295
Other flows - Same State209
Other flows - Midwest144
Other flows - South113

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 Vernon County?: Across the 8 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,072 a week. The highest pays $1,304 and the lowest $348.
Where do these numbers come from?: From the payroll that employers in Vernon 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.