Employment
139,844
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23814
NAICS 23814 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Masonry Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$61,509/yr average annual pay, with 647 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23814.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin
- 140K
- Workers employed
- $61,509/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $189M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23814
California leads Masonry Contractors activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 140K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,509/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $189M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Masonry Contractors's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Masonry Contractors 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 Masonry Contractors
Masonry Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% net margin overall.
18,258 establishments employ 139,844 workers (7.7/location) at $61,509/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Masonry Contractors sits in the 69th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,509/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
18,258
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,667; establishment count decreased by 223. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $8.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Masonry Contractors NAICS 238140 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 14,192 |
| Texas | 12,302 |
| New York | 10,064 |
| Florida | 9,997 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,451 |
| Arizona | 4,988 |
| North Carolina | 4,757 |
| Maryland | 4,645 |
| Virginia | 4,409 |
| Illinois | 4,205 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
647
Total Loan Volume
$189M
Avg Loan Size
$292K
Jobs Supported
5,094
Program Breakdown
7(a) 624 (96%)
504 23 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
119 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 82
2021 76
2022 93
2023 115
2024 132
2025 127
2026 22
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Masonry Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23814 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Masonry Contractors?
18,258 business establishments. Together they employ 139,844 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Masonry Contractors?
$61,509/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Masonry Contractors employment?
California leads with 14,192 workers. Texas (12,302) and New York (10,064) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Masonry Contractors receive?
Masonry Contractors businesses received 647 SBA loans totaling $189 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $292K. These loans supported 5,094 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Masonry Contractors, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Masonry Contractors ranks #173 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (139,844 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Construction · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 23814 · 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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