Profit Margin
5.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3114
NAICS 3114 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$58,383/yr average annual pay, with 228 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3114.
- 5.7%
- Net margin
- 167K
- Workers employed
- $58,383/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $160M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3114
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing runs a 5.7% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 2K establishments employing 167K workers.
- 5.7%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 167K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,383/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $160M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 5.7% net margin (below the national median), $57.9B in aggregate receipts across 942 returns, averaging $61.5B per establishment.
1,981 establishments employ 166,936 workers (84.3/location) at $58,383/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Wisconsin and Texas.
Total Receipts
$57.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$3.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
166,936
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,383/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,981
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,566; establishment count increased by 18. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing net margin 19.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
942 returns 100%
Margin: 5.7% · Receipts: $57.9B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 942
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $61.5B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $9.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 84.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Frozen Food Manufacturing NAICS 31141 | N/A |
| Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying NAICS 31142 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 25,848 |
| Wisconsin | 10,165 |
| Texas | 9,955 |
| Washington | 9,952 |
| Oregon | 8,089 |
| Idaho | 8,001 |
| Illinois | 6,773 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,800 |
| New York | 5,059 |
| North Carolina | 5,006 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
228
Total Loan Volume
$160M
Avg Loan Size
$700K
Jobs Supported
3,147
Program Breakdown
7(a) 196 (86%)
504 32 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 22
2021 33
2022 39
2023 34
2024 51
2025 45
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing?
$57.9B in total annual receipts across all Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $61.5B.
How profitable is Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing?
5.7% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing?
1,981 business establishments. Together they employ 166,936 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing?
$58,383/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 84.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 25,848 workers. Wisconsin (10,165) and Texas (9,955) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing receive?
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing businesses received 228 SBA loans totaling $160 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $700K. These loans supported 3,147 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) 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: Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 57% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 46% 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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
- Net margin: 5.7% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,981 establishments, 166,936 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 228 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 3114 · 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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