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Lewis and Clark County · Montana · United States

What trades pay in Lewis and Clark County

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

$1,018 Median weekly pay across these 28 trades. $2,267 — $462.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 35 businesses · 735 employees$2,267$117,907 a year+4.6%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 61 businesses · 576 employees$2,112$109,850 a year+8.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 6 businesses · 56 employees$1,909$99,247 a year+29.8%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 7 businesses · 10 employees$1,683$87,532 a year+1.7%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 58 businesses · 283 employees$1,682$87,470 a year-1.8%down
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 10 businesses · 249 employees$1,446$75,181 a year-2.6%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 104 businesses · 706 employees$1,274$66,250 a year+6.7%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 11 businesses · 119 employees$1,213$63,052 a year+4.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 49 businesses · 339 employees$1,161$60,352 a year+4.7%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 48 businesses · 252 employees$1,136$59,069 a year+11.7%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 16 businesses · 59 employees$1,132$58,850 a year+1.0%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 29 businesses · 130 employees$1,101$57,242 a year+2.9%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 6 businesses · 38 employees$1,069$55,577 a year+8.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 128 businesses · 322 employees$1,018$52,950 a year+12.6%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 39 businesses · 132 employees$1,017$52,879 a year+11.1%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 30 businesses · 146 employees$985$51,227 a year+6.3%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 57 businesses · 61 employees$968$50,348 a year-0.8%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 50 businesses · 128 employees$933$48,521 a year+8.6%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 7 businesses · 23 employees$923$48,016 a year0.0%flat
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 46 businesses · 215 employees$837$43,503 a year+10.1%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 4 businesses · 344 employees$830$43,151 a year+13.9%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 10 businesses · 207 employees$782$40,684 a year+7.7%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 8 businesses · 17 employees$777$40,408 a year+3.9%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 23 businesses · 63 employees$626$32,530 a year+8.9%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 32 businesses · 166 employees$521$27,113 a year+7.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 43 businesses · 334 employees$505$26,274 a year+2.9%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 68 businesses · 1,368 employees$473$24,602 a year+1.1%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 42 businesses · 699 employees$462$24,003 a year+3.1%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

Businesses9,703
Employees90,576
Annual payroll$4 M
Net movement of people+1,185People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Montana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Lewis and Clark County?
Across the 28 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,018 a week. The highest pays $2,267 and the lowest $462.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Lewis and Clark 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.