What is the average weekly pay in Bristol city?

Across the 8 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,007 a week. The highest pays $1,579 and the lowest $412.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the payroll that employers in Bristol city 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.

Bristol city · Virginia · United States

What trades pay in Bristol city

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

$1,007 Median weekly pay across these 8 trades. $1,579 — $412.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

Trade	Per week	vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 8 businesses · 60 employees	$1,579$82,129 a year	+20.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 5 businesses · 24 employees	$1,068$55,528 a year	+12.3%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 3 businesses · 481 employees	$1,015$52,796 a year	—
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 3 businesses · 30 employees	$1,007$52,354 a year	—
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 4 businesses · 11 employees	$710$36,943 a year	+0.4%flat
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 3 businesses · 21 employees	$640$33,255 a year	-6.6%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 27 businesses · 674 employees	$488$25,388 a year	+1.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 26 businesses · 507 employees	$412$21,405 a year	—

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

Businesses1,598

Employees18,793

Annual payroll$634,672

Net movement of people−81People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Bristol city. Same trade, different pay.

Sullivan County436
Washington County365
Other flows - Different State288
Other flows - South249

Other counties in Virginia

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

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What is the average weekly pay in Bristol city?: Across the 8 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,007 a week. The highest pays $1,579 and the lowest $412.
Where do these numbers come from?: From the payroll that employers in Bristol city 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.