Profit Margin
5.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3114
NAICS 3114 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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.
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing sits in the 46th percentile for employment and the 60th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing ranks #141 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #51 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (5.7% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (166,936 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3114 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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