Mercer County · New Jersey · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Mercer County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.
| Trade | Per week | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 198 businesses · 1,600 employees | $2,679$139,319 a year | +15.5%up |
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 99 businesses · 1,882 employees | $2,423$125,995 a year | +2.9%up |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 8 businesses · 529 employees | $2,354$122,418 a year | +0.6%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 296 businesses · 3,122 employees | $2,214$115,124 a year | +4.6%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 82 businesses · 300 employees | $1,974$102,636 a year | +8.5%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 176 businesses · 1,916 employees | $1,906$99,093 a year | +6.4%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 38 businesses · 457 employees | $1,662$86,448 a year | +5.1%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 25 businesses · 1,278 employees | $1,632$84,875 a year | +0.8%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 8 businesses · 505 employees | $1,558$81,002 a year | — |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 53 businesses · 408 employees | $1,553$80,755 a year | +42.0%up |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 67 businesses · 509 employees | $1,538$79,958 a year | -0.8%down |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 88 businesses · 643 employees | $1,514$78,733 a year | +5.7%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 228 businesses · 931 employees | $1,465$76,165 a year | +11.2%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 177 businesses · 1,476 employees | $1,463$76,066 a year | +7.8%up |
| Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 6 businesses · 23 employees | $1,437$74,698 a year | +6.5%up |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 17 businesses · 111 employees | $1,286$66,861 a year | +32.6%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 29 businesses · 113 employees | $1,151$59,840 a year | +19.2%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 20 businesses · 2,171 employees | $1,048$54,497 a year | +3.4%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 19 businesses · 60 employees | $980$50,980 a year | -2.1%down |
| General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 83 businesses · 379 employees | $927$48,229 a year | +6.2%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 214 businesses · 1,115 employees | $880$45,770 a year | +9.0%up |
| Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 14 businesses · 1,434 employees | $856$44,499 a year | +6.1%up |
| Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 36 businesses · 1,793 employees | $839$43,608 a year | -4.2%down |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 14 businesses · 2,104 employees | $824$42,864 a year | +3.9%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 110 businesses · 1,882 employees | $710$36,904 a year | +2.9%up |
| Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 30 businesses · 113 employees | $701$36,428 a year | -19.4%down |
| Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 20 businesses · 68 employees | $663$34,499 a year | +6.1%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 17 businesses · 230 employees | $640$33,271 a year | +6.5%up |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 103 businesses · 3,782 employees | $634$32,974 a year | +3.4%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 295 businesses · 5,308 employees | $595$30,961 a year | +1.0%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 124 businesses · 855 employees | $593$30,860 a year | -0.8%down |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 96 businesses · 1,824 employees | $582$30,260 a year | +3.6%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 292 businesses · 3,455 employees | $486$25,272 a year | +5.7%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 105 businesses · 1,148 employees | $437$22,709 a year | -2.2%down |
| Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 66 businesses · 340 employees | $402$20,922 a year | +6.6%up |
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.
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