Employment
139,844
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238140
NAICS 238140 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Masonry Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$61,509/yr average annual pay, with 647 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238140.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 140K
- Workers employed
- $61,509/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $189M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 238140
California leads Masonry 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)
- 140K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,509/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $189M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Masonry Contractors
Masonry Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% 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.
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.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $8.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.7
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 238140 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 79% 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 Masonry Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 18,258 establishments, 139,844 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 647 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 238140 · 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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