Employment
150,522
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23829
NAICS 23829 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Building Equipment Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$90,627/yr average annual pay, with 686 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23829.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 151K
- Workers employed
- $90,627/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $382M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23829
Texas leads Other Building Equipment 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)
- 151K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $90,627/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $382M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Building Equipment Contractors
Other Building Equipment Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
8,107 establishments employ 150,522 workers (18.6/location) at $90,627/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$90,627/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,107
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 7,464; establishment count increased by 200. 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)
- $13.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 18.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Building Equipment Contractors NAICS 238290 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 18,232 |
| California | 12,602 |
| New York | 9,405 |
| Florida | 8,104 |
| Illinois | 5,900 |
| Georgia | 4,934 |
| Michigan | 4,873 |
| Indiana | 4,731 |
| North Carolina | 4,652 |
| Ohio | 4,577 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
686
Total Loan Volume
$382M
Avg Loan Size
$557K
Jobs Supported
7,052
Program Breakdown
7(a) 603 (88%)
504 83 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
82 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 70
2021 101
2022 98
2023 121
2024 140
2025 139
2026 17
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Building Equipment Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23829 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Building Equipment Contractors?
8,107 business establishments. Together they employ 150,522 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Building Equipment Contractors?
$90,627/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 18.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Building Equipment Contractors employment?
Texas leads with 18,232 workers. California (12,602) and New York (9,405) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Building Equipment Contractors receive?
Other Building Equipment Contractors businesses received 686 SBA loans totaling $382 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $557K. These loans supported 7,052 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 72% 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.
- Ship and Boat Building 150,621
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Benchmarking Other Building Equipment Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 8,107 establishments, 150,522 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 686 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 23829 · 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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