Profit Margin
8.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3252
NAICS 3252 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$89,427/yr average annual pay, with 93 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3252.
- 8.7%
- Net margin
- 114K
- Workers employed
- $89,427/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $98M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3252
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing runs a 8.7% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 2K establishments employing 114K workers.
- 8.7%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 114K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $89,427/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $98M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 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 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 8.7% net margin (in line with the national median), $76.9B in aggregate receipts across 596 returns, averaging $128.9B per establishment.
1,567 establishments employ 114,089 workers (72.8/location) at $89,427/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by South Carolina and Ohio.
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing sits in the 37th percentile for employment and the 78th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$76.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$6.7B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
114,089
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$89,427/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,567
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,309; establishment count increased by 44. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing net margin 28.9%
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
596 returns 100%
Margin: 8.7% · Receipts: $76.9B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 596
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $128.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $10.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 72.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing NAICS 32522 | N/A |
| Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing NAICS 32521 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 17,744 |
| South Carolina | 7,831 |
| Ohio | 7,176 |
| Alabama | 6,186 |
| Georgia | 6,053 |
| Illinois | 4,571 |
| California | 4,241 |
| Indiana | 4,195 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,845 |
| North Carolina | 3,687 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
93
Total Loan Volume
$98M
Avg Loan Size
$1055K
Jobs Supported
1,448
Program Breakdown
7(a) 69 (74%)
504 24 (26%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
8 loans in this industry
New Business Share
9.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 16
2021 21
2022 19
2023 11
2024 16
2025 9
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing?
$76.9B in total annual receipts across all Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $128.9B.
How profitable is Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing?
8.7% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing?
1,567 business establishments. Together they employ 114,089 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing?
$89,427/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 72.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 17,744 workers. South Carolina (7,831) and Ohio (7,176) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing receive?
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing businesses received 93 SBA loans totaling $98 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1055K. These loans supported 1,448 jobs at origination. Most lending (74%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing ranks #164 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 #28 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (8.7% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (114,089 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3252 · 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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