Employment
98,647
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 312120
NAICS 312120 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Breweries - Industry Benchmarks
$46,767/yr average annual pay, with 1,490 SBA loans on record for NAICS 312120.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 99K
- Workers employed
- $46,767/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 312120
California leads Breweries 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)
- 99K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $46,767/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Breweries
Breweries sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
5,218 establishments employ 98,647 workers (18.9/location) at $46,767/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$46,767/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,218
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,461; establishment count increased by 53. 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)
- $4.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 18.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,106 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,271 |
| New York | 5,542 |
| Colorado | 5,458 |
| North Carolina | 5,070 |
| Texas | 4,558 |
| Virginia | 4,011 |
| Florida | 3,751 |
| Wisconsin | 3,432 |
| Michigan | 2,995 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,490
Total Loan Volume
$1.0B
Avg Loan Size
$678K
Jobs Supported
21,667
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,209 (81%)
504 281 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
51 loans in this industry
New Business Share
44.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 276
2021 334
2022 268
2023 242
2024 174
2025 169
2026 27
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Breweries?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 312120 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Breweries?
5,218 business establishments. Together they employ 98,647 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Breweries?
$46,767/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 18.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Breweries employment?
California leads with 12,106 workers. Pennsylvania (6,271) and New York (5,542) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Breweries receive?
Breweries businesses received 1,490 SBA loans totaling $1.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $678K. These loans supported 21,667 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) 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 72% 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.
- Diagnostic Imaging Centers 99,727
- Automobile Manufacturing 99,754
- Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 99,773
Benchmarking Breweries
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 5,218 establishments, 98,647 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,490 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 312120 · 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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