Employment
86,861
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23813
NAICS 23813 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Framing Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$57,935/yr average annual pay, with 278 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23813.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 87K
- Workers employed
- $57,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $77M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23813
California leads Framing Contractors activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 87K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,935/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $77M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Framing Contractors
Framing Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
12,417 establishments employ 86,861 workers (7.0/location) at $57,935/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Washington and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,935/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,417
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,990; establishment count decreased by 107. 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)
- $5.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Framing Contractors NAICS 238130 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 20,491 |
| Washington | 5,385 |
| Florida | 4,365 |
| Texas | 4,150 |
| Arizona | 3,846 |
| Nevada | 3,671 |
| Illinois | 2,972 |
| Idaho | 2,760 |
| Utah | 2,715 |
| Minnesota | 2,684 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
278
Total Loan Volume
$77M
Avg Loan Size
$279K
Jobs Supported
2,692
Program Breakdown
7(a) 267 (96%)
504 11 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
30 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 25
2021 21
2022 46
2023 50
2024 60
2025 67
2026 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Framing Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23813 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Framing Contractors?
12,417 business establishments. Together they employ 86,861 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Framing Contractors?
$57,935/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Framing Contractors employment?
California leads with 20,491 workers. Washington (5,385) and Florida (4,365) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Framing Contractors receive?
Framing Contractors businesses received 278 SBA loans totaling $77 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $279K. These loans supported 2,692 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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 55% of that same 551-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.
- Professional Organizations 86,514
- All Other Personal Services 87,222
- Metal Valve Manufacturing 87,679
Benchmarking Framing Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 12,417 establishments, 86,861 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 278 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 23813 · Data year: 2023
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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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