Employment
27,601
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 211130
NAICS 211130 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Natural Gas Extraction - Industry Benchmarks
$173,184/yr average annual pay, with 10 SBA loans on record for NAICS 211130.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 28K
- Workers employed
- $173,184/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 211130
Oklahoma leads Natural Gas Extraction activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 28K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $173,184/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Natural Gas Extraction
Natural Gas Extraction sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 17.6% net margin overall.
1,342 establishments employ 27,601 workers (20.6/location) at $173,184/yr average annual pay. Oklahoma leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$173,184/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,342
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,382; establishment count increased by 39. 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)
- $4.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 20.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3,229 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,160 |
| Colorado | 1,761 |
| West Virginia | 1,605 |
| Ohio | 1,148 |
| Kansas | 397 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
Showing top 10 of 27 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
10
Total Loan Volume
$2M
Avg Loan Size
$184K
Jobs Supported
53
Program Breakdown
7(a) 10 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
10.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2025 5
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Natural Gas Extraction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 211130 level. Oklahoma leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Natural Gas Extraction?
1,342 business establishments. Together they employ 27,601 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Natural Gas Extraction?
$173,184/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Natural Gas Extraction employment?
Oklahoma leads with 3,229 workers. Pennsylvania (3,160) and Colorado (1,761) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Natural Gas Extraction receive?
Natural Gas Extraction businesses received 10 SBA loans totaling $2 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $184K. These loans supported 53 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 39% 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 Natural Gas Extraction
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 1,342 establishments, 27,601 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 10 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 211130 · 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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