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Luzerne County · Pennsylvania · United States

What trades pay in Luzerne County

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

$978 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $1,765 — $188.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 120 businesses · 583 employees$1,765$91,779 a year-9.9%down
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 39 businesses · 515 employees$1,756$91,305 a year-1.6%down
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 159 businesses · 1,772 employees$1,560$81,095 a year-1.6%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 14 businesses · 113 employees$1,507$78,365 a year+6.4%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 179 businesses · 1,859 employees$1,399$72,760 a year+5.8%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 87 businesses · 825 employees$1,368$71,155 a year+7.8%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 20 businesses · 1,313 employees$1,285$66,834 a year-1.2%down
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 48 businesses · 1,189 employees$1,233$64,124 a year+0.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 59 businesses · 111 employees$1,188$61,766 a year-2.7%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 57 businesses · 348 employees$1,178$61,242 a year-2.7%down
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 93 businesses · 824 employees$1,134$58,958 a year+8.2%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 76 businesses · 851 employees$1,126$58,541 a year-3.2%down
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 26 businesses · 266 employees$1,118$58,127 a year+5.3%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 35 employees$1,067$55,479 a year-3.4%down
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 33 businesses · 191 employees$1,056$54,921 a year+3.2%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 75 businesses · 306 employees$1,018$52,926 a year+8.8%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 360 employees$1,000$52,021 a year+10.6%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 58 businesses · 472 employees$1,000$52,004 a year-3.8%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 100 businesses · 435 employees$978$50,866 a year+6.1%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 32 businesses · 140 employees$939$48,846 a year+7.6%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 121 businesses · 666 employees$910$47,300 a year+1.7%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 24 businesses · 2,442 employees$906$47,114 a year-0.8%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 16 businesses · 1,339 employees$853$44,358 a year+3.3%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 119 businesses · 329 employees$852$44,310 a year+4.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 39 businesses · 1,822 employees$831$43,208 a year-6.1%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 106 businesses · 1,196 employees$595$30,928 a year0.0%flat
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 6 businesses · 11 employees$585$30,412 a year+11.6%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 10 businesses · 920 employees$535$27,839 a year+5.1%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 105 businesses · 454 employees$509$26,472 a year-0.8%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 34 businesses · 119 employees$505$26,251 a year-1.2%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 57 businesses · 438 employees$501$26,059 a year+10.8%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 68 businesses · 3,094 employees$487$25,328 a year+4.5%up
Convenience storesNAICS 445131 · 51 businesses · 190 employees$420$21,830 a year-8.3%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 259 businesses · 4,013 employees$414$21,546 a year+2.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 260 businesses · 3,296 employees$388$20,160 a year+4.6%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 72 businesses · 936 employees$277$14,424 a year-1.4%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 6 businesses · 59 employees$188$9,768 a year-13.0%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

Businesses28,075
Employees511,577
Annual payroll$26 M
Net movement of people+566People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in Pennsylvania

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Luzerne County?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $978 a week. The highest pays $1,765 and the lowest $188.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Luzerne 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.