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New Hanover County · North Carolina · United States

What trades pay in New Hanover County

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

$1,118 Median weekly pay across these 36 trades. $1,885 — $360.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 244 businesses · 4,137 employees$1,885$98,019 a year+4.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 106 businesses · 837 employees$1,884$97,971 a year+1.1%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 23 businesses · 1,447 employees$1,726$89,758 a year-0.7%down
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 236 businesses · 904 employees$1,519$78,982 a year+6.6%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 10 businesses · 389 employees$1,514$78,746 a year+0.9%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 377 businesses · 1,628 employees$1,477$76,796 a year+5.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 5 businesses · 136 employees$1,438$74,763 a year+2.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 23 businesses · 125 employees$1,429$74,301 a year+5.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 102 businesses · 664 employees$1,371$71,306 a year+11.5%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 39 businesses · 364 employees$1,363$70,887 a year+4.4%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 135 businesses · 1,098 employees$1,351$70,233 a year+5.2%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 26 businesses · 362 employees$1,313$68,286 a year-3.0%down
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 78 businesses · 898 employees$1,264$65,705 a year+4.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 95 businesses · 508 employees$1,198$62,320 a year+5.3%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 283 businesses · 2,515 employees$1,188$61,791 a year+7.2%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 13 businesses · 92 employees$1,183$61,522 a year-4.1%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 363 businesses · 544 employees$1,177$61,190 a year+7.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 166 businesses · 1,004 employees$1,118$58,126 a year+1.8%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 23 businesses · 133 employees$1,098$57,104 a year+3.4%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 70 businesses · 527 employees$992$51,570 a year+6.6%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 11 businesses · 941 employees$939$48,828 a year+11.8%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 10 businesses · 751 employees$934$48,586 a year+11.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 39 businesses · 1,679 employees$924$48,069 a year+7.3%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 155 businesses · 1,191 employees$865$44,970 a year+4.3%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 41 businesses · 182 employees$748$38,893 a year+10.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 113 businesses · 490 employees$657$34,165 a year-1.5%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 10 businesses · 161 employees$606$31,510 a year-0.7%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 25 businesses · 112 employees$583$30,336 a year0.0%flat
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 52 businesses · 2,857 employees$562$29,210 a year+2.9%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 98 businesses · 809 employees$555$28,841 a year+6.3%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 51 businesses · 826 employees$553$28,749 a year+1.1%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 9 businesses · 156 employees$510$26,528 a year-4.0%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 358 businesses · 8,499 employees$506$26,310 a year+2.6%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 15 businesses · 87 employees$458$23,799 a year
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 249 businesses · 4,449 employees$420$21,818 a year+5.0%up
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 15 businesses · 82 employees$360$18,695 a year-10.0%down

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

Businesses33,570
Employees413,954
Annual payroll$23 M
Net movement of people+2,390People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in North Carolina

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in New Hanover County?
Across the 36 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,118 a week. The highest pays $1,885 and the lowest $360.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in New Hanover 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.