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Merrimack County · New Hampshire · United States

What trades pay in Merrimack County

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

$1,187 Median weekly pay across these 31 trades. $2,358 — $526.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 88 businesses · 718 employees$2,358$122,597 a year+14.2%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 62 businesses · 1,906 employees$2,292$119,189 a year+4.3%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 30 businesses · 328 employees$2,160$112,323 a year+2.1%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 17 businesses · 439 employees$1,791$93,113 a year+8.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 54 businesses · 560 employees$1,713$89,059 a year+8.8%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 12 businesses · 725 employees$1,676$87,167 a year+1.9%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 75 businesses · 446 employees$1,598$83,091 a year+7.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 20 businesses · 216 employees$1,598$83,073 a year+8.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 185 businesses · 1,288 employees$1,597$83,058 a year+7.0%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 28 businesses · 176 employees$1,558$81,037 a year+4.6%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 28 businesses · 64 employees$1,389$72,210 a year+2.5%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 55 businesses · 317 employees$1,355$70,477 a year+4.2%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 84 businesses · 395 employees$1,301$67,649 a year+8.0%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 126 businesses · 369 employees$1,300$67,616 a year+2.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 16 businesses · 160 employees$1,238$64,396 a year0.0%flat
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 13 businesses · 896 employees$1,187$61,746 a year-0.8%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 970 employees$1,162$60,409 a year-1.5%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 85 businesses · 355 employees$1,141$59,315 a year+2.2%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 24 businesses · 141 employees$1,132$58,845 a year+11.6%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 128 businesses · 658 employees$1,111$57,777 a year+10.2%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 6 businesses · 71 employees$986$51,298 a year-3.6%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 9 businesses · 34 employees$919$47,789 a year+7.1%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 4 businesses · 40 employees$896$46,609 a year+2.6%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 36 businesses · 188 employees$742$38,586 a year+11.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 47 businesses · 512 employees$711$36,984 a year+4.9%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 12 businesses · 19 employees$655$34,060 a year-7.0%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 53 businesses · 495 employees$626$32,568 a year+9.6%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 6 businesses · 113 employees$603$31,365 a year+0.5%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 120 businesses · 2,505 employees$592$30,800 a year+3.0%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 20 businesses · 1,963 employees$538$27,952 a year+2.7%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 112 businesses · 1,606 employees$526$27,346 a year+4.0%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

Businesses16,428
Employees226,994
Annual payroll$13 M
Net movement of people+1,015People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in New Hampshire

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Merrimack County?
Across the 31 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,187 a week. The highest pays $2,358 and the lowest $526.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Merrimack 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.