Profit Margin
4.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Construction ·NAICS 2381
NAICS 2381 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$67,882/yr average annual pay, with 6,140 SBA loans on record for NAICS 2381.
- 4.9%
- Net margin
- 959K
- Workers employed
- $67,882/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 2381
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors runs a 4.9% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 106K establishments employing 959K workers.
- 4.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 959K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,882/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors sits inside Construction at a 4.9% net margin (below the national median), $105.5B in aggregate receipts across 59,534 returns, averaging $1.8B per establishment.
106,125 establishments employ 959,465 workers (9.0/location) at $67,882/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Total Receipts
$105.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$5.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
959,465
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,882/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
106,125
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 36,156; establishment count increased by 1,693. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors revenue goes
Workforce scale
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors margin vs national reference points
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors net margin 16.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
59,534 returns 100%
Margin: 4.9% · Receipts: $105.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 59,534
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.8B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $65.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Framing Contractors NAICS 23813 | N/A |
| Glass and Glazing Contractors NAICS 23815 | N/A |
| Masonry Contractors NAICS 23814 | N/A |
| Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors NAICS 23819 | N/A |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors NAICS 23811 | N/A |
| Roofing Contractors NAICS 23816 | N/A |
| Siding Contractors NAICS 23817 | N/A |
| Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors NAICS 23812 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 121,158 |
| Texas | 95,249 |
| Florida | 86,466 |
| New York | 40,378 |
| Washington | 32,649 |
| Arizona | 32,539 |
| Pennsylvania | 31,125 |
| Illinois | 28,393 |
| North Carolina | 28,219 |
| Ohio | 28,000 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,140
Total Loan Volume
$2.5B
Avg Loan Size
$403K
Jobs Supported
56,271
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,712 (93%)
504 428 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
866 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 688
2021 780
2022 842
2023 1,045
2024 1,299
2025 1,302
2026 184
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
$105.5B in total annual receipts across all Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors businesses. Average per business: $1.8B.
How profitable is Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
4.9% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
106,125 business establishments. Together they employ 959,465 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
$67,882/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors employment?
California leads with 121,158 workers. Texas (95,249) and Florida (86,466) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors receive?
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors businesses received 6,140 SBA loans totaling $2.5 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $403K. These loans supported 56,271 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) 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: Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors reports a higher net margin than 48% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 85% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
- Net margin: 4.9% vs sector. Browse Construction
- 106,125 establishments, 959,465 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,140 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 2381 · 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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