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Berkeley County · South Carolina · United States

What trades pay in Berkeley County

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

$1,045 Median weekly pay across these 27 trades. $2,131 — $401.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 71 businesses · 2,164 employees$2,131$110,819 a year+5.4%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 107 businesses · 656 employees$2,001$104,066 a year-4.1%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 62 businesses · 224 employees$1,725$89,699 a year+2.9%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 12 businesses · 425 employees$1,640$85,304 a year-0.5%flat
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 73 businesses · 251 employees$1,632$84,886 a year+6.5%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 132 businesses · 1,223 employees$1,356$70,486 a year+15.5%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 16 businesses · 239 employees$1,330$69,137 a year+15.9%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 66 businesses · 507 employees$1,312$68,199 a year+6.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 88 businesses · 477 employees$1,310$68,140 a year+8.2%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 122 businesses · 722 employees$1,307$67,962 a year+9.6%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 56 businesses · 639 employees$1,260$65,514 a year+7.9%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 6 businesses · 123 employees$1,191$61,940 a year+6.5%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 101 businesses · 107 employees$1,157$60,171 a year+3.2%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 48 businesses · 294 employees$1,045$54,349 a year+6.5%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 28 businesses · 111 employees$1,010$52,515 a year-5.3%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 8 businesses · 411 employees$964$50,126 a year+4.4%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 5 businesses · 48 employees$835$43,400 a year-1.5%down
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 20 businesses · 55 employees$807$41,957 a year+26.5%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 6 businesses · 75 employees$800$41,603 a year+7.1%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 22 businesses · 48 employees$795$41,356 a year-5.7%down
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 34 businesses · 140 employees$713$37,097 a year+0.7%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 8 businesses · 41 employees$675$35,078 a year-13.4%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 50 businesses · 290 employees$596$31,005 a year+22.4%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 31 businesses · 394 employees$571$29,682 a year+5.2%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 36 businesses · 1,840 employees$570$29,621 a year+3.3%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 123 businesses · 2,525 employees$491$25,519 a year+3.2%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 134 businesses · 2,632 employees$401$20,828 a year+7.2%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

Businesses15,697
Employees212,258
Annual payroll$12 M
Net movement of people+5,822People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

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

Other counties in South Carolina

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Berkeley County?
Across the 27 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,045 a week. The highest pays $2,131 and the lowest $401.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Berkeley 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.