Employment
9,251
Total employees (Census CBP)
Utilities ·NAICS 221115
NAICS 221115 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Wind Electric Power Generation - Industry Benchmarks
$157,200/yr average annual pay, with 5 SBA loans on record for NAICS 221115.
- 2.6%
- Utilities sector margin
- 9K
- Workers employed
- $157,200/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 221115
Iowa leads Wind Electric Power Generation activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Utilities sector runs a 2.6% net margin.
- 2.6%
- Utilities sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 9K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $157,200/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Wind Electric Power Generation
Wind Electric Power Generation sits inside Utilities, a sector that runs a 2.6% net margin overall.
611 establishments employ 9,251 workers (15.1/location) at $157,200/yr average annual pay. Iowa leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and New Mexico.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$157,200/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
611
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 841; establishment count decreased by 18. 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)
- $1.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 15.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 155 |
| Pennsylvania | 130 |
| New Mexico | 86 |
| South Dakota | 54 |
| Ohio | 48 |
| Idaho | 26 |
| Maine | 22 |
Showing top 10 of 39 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
5
Total Loan Volume
$2M
Avg Loan Size
$497K
Jobs Supported
83
Program Breakdown
7(a) 4 (80%)
504 1 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
Nicolet National Bank
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
80.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2020 1
2021 1
2024 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Wind Electric Power Generation?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 221115 level. Iowa leads this industry nationally. The broader Utilities sector runs a 2.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Wind Electric Power Generation?
611 business establishments. Together they employ 9,251 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wind Electric Power Generation?
$157,200/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 15.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Wind Electric Power Generation employment?
Iowa leads with 155 workers. Pennsylvania (130) and New Mexico (86) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wind Electric Power Generation receive?
Wind Electric Power Generation businesses received 5 SBA loans totaling $2 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $497K. These loans supported 83 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) 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 14% 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 Wind Electric Power Generation
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Utilities
- 611 establishments, 9,251 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 5 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 221115 · 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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