Durham County · North Carolina · United States
This is what each kind of business actually pays in Durham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 98 businesses · 1,736 employees | $2,311$120,148 a year | +14.8%up |
| Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 216 businesses · 798 employees | $1,743$90,617 a year | +13.3%up |
| Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 153 businesses · 1,385 employees | $1,731$90,012 a year | +7.1%up |
| Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 232 businesses · 799 employees | $1,710$88,918 a year | +6.2%up |
| New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 17 businesses · 1,285 employees | $1,626$84,535 a year | -4.3%down |
| Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 48 businesses · 491 employees | $1,563$81,293 a year | +30.1%up |
| Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 36 businesses · 335 employees | $1,508$78,430 a year | +2.9%up |
| Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 48 businesses · 373 employees | $1,476$76,744 a year | +1.8%up |
| Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 144 businesses · 975 employees | $1,473$76,582 a year | +2.9%up |
| Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 193 businesses · 2,441 employees | $1,431$74,429 a year | +8.2%up |
| Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 6 businesses · 136 employees | $1,431$74,417 a year | — |
| Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 7 businesses · 350 employees | $1,420$73,852 a year | -2.1%down |
| Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 143 businesses · 429 employees | $1,148$59,696 a year | +4.4%up |
| Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 132 businesses · 642 employees | $1,111$57,778 a year | +4.1%up |
| Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 57 businesses · 405 employees | $1,013$52,674 a year | +5.1%up |
| Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 107 businesses · 1,119 employees | $993$51,639 a year | +5.0%up |
| Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 24 businesses · 90 employees | $927$48,224 a year | +4.0%up |
| Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 17 businesses · 1,623 employees | $921$47,902 a year | +1.1%up |
| Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 78 businesses · 359 employees | $837$43,527 a year | -0.8%down |
| Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 13 businesses · 212 employees | $703$36,556 a year | +0.9%up |
| Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 107 businesses · 1,241 employees | $683$35,521 a year | +1.6%up |
| CaterersNAICS 722320 · 23 businesses · 295 employees | $627$32,584 a year | -5.3%down |
| Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 50 businesses · 2,392 employees | $572$29,758 a year | +3.6%up |
| Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 291 businesses · 5,010 employees | $568$29,553 a year | +2.9%up |
| Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 128 businesses · 1,804 employees | $567$29,471 a year | +6.0%up |
| Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 24 businesses · 89 employees | $520$27,030 a year | +2.0%up |
| Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 13 businesses · 143 employees | $487$25,304 a year | +2.5%up |
| Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 299 businesses · 5,996 employees | $484$25,186 a year | +2.5%up |
| Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 76 businesses · 798 employees | $468$24,316 a year | +7.6%up |
| Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 14 businesses · 957 employees | $465$24,171 a year | -9.2%down |
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.
The counties that take in the most people from Durham County. Same trade, different pay.
The same trades, priced differently a county over.
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