Employment
25,059
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311941
NAICS 311941 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$68,262/yr average annual pay, with 52 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311941.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 25K
- Workers employed
- $68,262/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311941
California leads Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 25K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,262/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
376 establishments employ 25,059 workers (66.7/location) at $68,262/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,262/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
376
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,087; establishment count decreased by 26. 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)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 66.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 3,859 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,337 |
| Wisconsin | 1,078 |
| Louisiana | 848 |
| Oregon | 468 |
| Nevada | 448 |
| New York | 427 |
| Indiana | 388 |
Showing top 10 of 36 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
52
Total Loan Volume
$13M
Avg Loan Size
$250K
Jobs Supported
340
Program Breakdown
7(a) 47 (90%)
504 5 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 8
2021 6
2022 6
2023 14
2024 7
2025 9
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311941 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing?
376 business establishments. Together they employ 25,059 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing?
$68,262/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 66.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 3,859 workers. Pennsylvania (1,337) and Wisconsin (1,078) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing receive?
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing businesses received 52 SBA loans totaling $13 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $250K. These loans supported 340 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 36% of that same 801-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 Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 376 establishments, 25,059 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 52 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 311941 · 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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