Employment
369,691
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32311
NAICS 32311 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Printing - Industry Benchmarks
$57,469/yr average annual pay, with 1,989 SBA loans on record for NAICS 32311.
- 21K
- Establishments
- 370K
- Workers employed
- $57,469/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 32311
California leads Printing activity nationally, across 21K establishments employing 370K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 21K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 370K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,469/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Printing
Printing sits inside Manufacturing.
21,354 establishments employ 369,691 workers (17.3/location) at $57,469/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,469/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
21,354
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,694; establishment count decreased by 261. 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)
- $21.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Books Printing NAICS 323117 | N/A |
| Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) NAICS 323111 | N/A |
| Commercial Screen Printing NAICS 323113 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 31,634 |
| Illinois | 22,086 |
| Texas | 21,017 |
| Wisconsin | 20,894 |
| Ohio | 20,375 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,730 |
| Florida | 19,473 |
| Minnesota | 17,950 |
| New York | 15,945 |
| New Jersey | 12,275 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,989
Total Loan Volume
$1.2B
Avg Loan Size
$618K
Jobs Supported
22,749
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,670 (84%)
504 319 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
176 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 292
2021 333
2022 281
2023 279
2024 345
2025 397
2026 62
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Printing?
21,354 business establishments. Together they employ 369,691 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Printing?
$57,469/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Printing employment?
California leads with 31,634 workers. Illinois (22,086) and Texas (21,017) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Printing receive?
Printing businesses received 1,989 SBA loans totaling $1.2 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $618K. These loans supported 22,749 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 88% of that same 551-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 Printing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 21,354 establishments, 369,691 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,989 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 32311 · 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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