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Suffolk County · New York · United States

What trades pay in Suffolk County

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

$1,247 Median weekly pay across these 42 trades. $2,794 — $391.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 36 businesses · 1,814 employees$2,794$145,299 a year+10.6%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 1,305 businesses · 20,690 employees$2,266$117,837 a year+7.7%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 229 businesses · 2,513 employees$2,243$116,660 a year+4.4%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 117 businesses · 6,627 employees$1,831$95,197 a year-3.9%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 1,030 businesses · 5,252 employees$1,801$93,671 a year+5.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 64 businesses · 523 employees$1,755$91,238 a year+16.6%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 2,044 businesses · 15,793 employees$1,716$89,236 a year+6.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 552 businesses · 3,941 employees$1,591$82,713 a year+4.4%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 68 businesses · 1,442 employees$1,487$77,321 a year+7.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 1,454 businesses · 6,614 employees$1,475$76,717 a year+2.6%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 786 businesses · 5,528 employees$1,465$76,167 a year+2.8%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 672 businesses · 1,364 employees$1,453$75,546 a year-1.3%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 105 businesses · 772 employees$1,437$74,731 a year+3.7%up
Metal window and door manufacturingNAICS 332321 · 18 businesses · 470 employees$1,433$74,494 a year+10.7%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 161 businesses · 358 employees$1,394$72,487 a year+57.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 2,324 businesses · 7,349 employees$1,385$72,036 a year+4.4%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 16 businesses · 51 employees$1,370$71,215 a year+32.2%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 209 businesses · 933 employees$1,338$69,562 a year+1.4%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 670 businesses · 4,684 employees$1,314$68,307 a year+4.8%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 265 businesses · 1,647 employees$1,308$68,038 a year+3.6%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 1,730 businesses · 9,724 employees$1,247$64,851 a year+5.5%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 48 businesses · 8,638 employees$1,200$62,413 a year+2.1%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 273 businesses · 1,487 employees$1,183$61,491 a year+1.5%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 78 businesses · 257 employees$1,104$57,433 a year+0.6%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 61 businesses · 3,121 employees$1,073$55,819 a year+2.8%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 618 businesses · 2,262 employees$1,062$55,225 a year+3.6%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 83 businesses · 9,161 employees$908$47,206 a year+0.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 380 businesses · 2,858 employees$880$45,737 a year+1.7%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 86 businesses · 1,535 employees$756$39,315 a year+1.5%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 62 businesses · 909 employees$737$38,339 a year
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 78 businesses · 8,689 employees$736$38,295 a year+5.4%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 1,361 businesses · 24,649 employees$724$37,669 a year+3.0%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 499 businesses · 5,567 employees$674$35,033 a year+4.8%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 340 businesses · 2,044 employees$670$34,838 a year+2.9%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 364 businesses · 12,418 employees$668$34,734 a year+2.8%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 16 businesses · 137 employees$660$34,342 a year-1.9%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 420 businesses · 5,804 employees$601$31,260 a year-0.3%flat
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 103 businesses · 169 employees$535$27,818 a year+1.3%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 1,386 businesses · 15,203 employees$530$27,546 a year+5.8%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 564 businesses · 5,399 employees$511$26,577 a year+6.5%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 636 businesses · 2,944 employees$509$26,482 a year+2.4%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 370 businesses · 2,090 employees$391$20,328 a year+1.8%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

Businesses201,102
Employees2,309,261
Annual payroll$154 M
Net movement of people−7,754People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

For the business owner

Do you own one of these 201,102 businesses?

People looking for work in your trade, in your county, are reading this page. Your business can appear next to its row, with your phone and what you pay.

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What is the average weekly pay in Suffolk County?
Across the 42 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,247 a week. The highest pays $2,794 and the lowest $391.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Suffolk 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.