Employment
2,818
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115113
NAICS 115113 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine - Industry Benchmarks
$73,079/yr average annual pay, with 32 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115113.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 3K
- Workers employed
- $73,079/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $12M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 115113
California leads Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 3K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,079/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $12M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 6.8% net margin overall.
338 establishments employ 2,818 workers (8.3/location) at $73,079/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Oregon.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,079/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
338
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 95; establishment count decreased by 44. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $205.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,289 |
| Florida | 369 |
| Oregon | 150 |
| Pennsylvania | 102 |
| Kansas | 65 |
| Washington | 53 |
| Indiana | 0 |
Showing top 10 of 26 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
32
Total Loan Volume
$12M
Avg Loan Size
$368K
Jobs Supported
233
Program Breakdown
7(a) 30 (94%)
504 2 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Mission Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
53.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 7
2021 4
2022 6
2023 2
2024 12
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 115113 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine?
338 business establishments. Together they employ 2,818 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine?
$73,079/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine employment?
California leads with 1,289 workers. Florida (369) and Oregon (150) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine receive?
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine businesses received 32 SBA loans totaling $12 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $368K. These loans supported 233 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 3% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 338 establishments, 2,818 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 32 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 115113 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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