Profit Margin
8.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3252
NAICS 3252 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
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 July 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
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.
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.
Where each dollar of Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing revenue goes
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%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
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.
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: Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 75% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 37% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
- Net margin: 8.7% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,567 establishments, 114,089 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 93 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 3252 · 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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