Employment
369,691
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 32311
NAICS 32311 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Printing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Printing 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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.
Printing sits in the 88th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Printing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Printing ranks #66 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (369,691 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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