Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115115

NAICS 115115 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders - Industry Benchmarks

$39,705/yr average annual pay, with 35 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115115.

4.3%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
19K
Workers employed
$39,705/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$4M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 115115

California leads Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin.

4.3%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
19K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$39,705/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$4M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.

Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 4.3% net margin overall.

650 establishments employ 18,879 workers (29.0/location) at $39,705/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Oregon and Michigan.

Employment

18,879

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$39,705/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

650

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment decreased by 1,754; establishment count decreased by 6. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$749.6M
Avg Employees per Establishment
29.0

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 8,412
Oregon 2,463
Michigan 1,193
Arizona 592
Washington 445
Florida 337
New Jersey 197
New York 64
Missouri 10
Utah 10

Showing top 10 of 36 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

35

Total Loan Volume

$4M

Avg Loan Size

$125K

Jobs Supported

802

Program Breakdown

7(a) 35 (100%)
504 0 (0%)

Top SBA Lender

Bank of America, National Association

8 loans in this industry

New Business Share

34.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)

2020
5
2023
11
2024
9
2025
10

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 115115 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 4.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders?
650 business establishments. Together they employ 18,879 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders?
$39,705/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 29.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders employment?
California leads with 8,412 workers. Oregon (2,463) and Michigan (1,193) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders receive?
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders businesses received 35 SBA loans totaling $4 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $125K. These loans supported 802 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 29% 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 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

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 115115 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

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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