Employment
150,522
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238290
NAICS 238290 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Building Equipment Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$90,627/yr average annual pay, with 686 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238290.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin
- 151K
- Workers employed
- $90,627/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $382M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 238290
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 3.4% net margin.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 151K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $90,627/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $382M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Building Equipment Contractors's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Building Equipment 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 Other Building Equipment Contractors
Other Building Equipment Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% 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.
Other Building Equipment Contractors sits in the 81st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $13.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 18.6
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 238290 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Building Equipment Contractors, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Building Equipment Contractors ranks #154 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (150,522 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 238290 · 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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