Employment
863,952
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 2383
NAICS 2383 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Building Finishing Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$60,715/yr average annual pay, with 7,342 SBA loans on record for NAICS 2383.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 864K
- Workers employed
- $60,715/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 2383
California leads Building Finishing 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)
- 864K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,715/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Building Finishing Contractors
Building Finishing Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
128,009 establishments employ 863,952 workers (6.8/location) at $60,715/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,715/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
128,009
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 16,719; establishment count increased by 976. 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)
- $52.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors NAICS 23831 | N/A |
| Finish Carpentry Contractors NAICS 23835 | N/A |
| Flooring Contractors NAICS 23833 | N/A |
| Other Building Finishing Contractors NAICS 23839 | N/A |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors NAICS 23832 | N/A |
| Tile and Terrazzo Contractors NAICS 23834 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 131,266 |
| Texas | 70,604 |
| Florida | 70,176 |
| New York | 45,152 |
| Washington | 32,896 |
| Arizona | 26,593 |
| Illinois | 26,545 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,262 |
| Ohio | 22,494 |
| North Carolina | 21,984 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7,342
Total Loan Volume
$2.4B
Avg Loan Size
$333K
Jobs Supported
56,005
Program Breakdown
7(a) 6,785 (92%)
504 557 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
976 loans in this industry
New Business Share
26.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 858
2021 839
2022 941
2023 1,253
2024 1,605
2025 1,609
2026 237
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Building Finishing Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 2383 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Building Finishing Contractors?
128,009 business establishments. Together they employ 863,952 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Building Finishing Contractors?
$60,715/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Building Finishing Contractors employment?
California leads with 131,266 workers. Texas (70,604) and Florida (70,176) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Building Finishing Contractors receive?
Building Finishing Contractors businesses received 7,342 SBA loans totaling $2.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $333K. These loans supported 56,005 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 83% of that same 259-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 Building Finishing Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 128,009 establishments, 863,952 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7,342 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 2383 · 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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