Employment
37,403
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3253
NAICS 3253 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$94,379/yr average annual pay, with 71 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3253.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 37K
- Workers employed
- $94,379/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $51M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3253
California leads Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 37K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 37K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $94,379/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $51M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,033 establishments employ 37,403 workers (36.2/location) at $94,379/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Missouri.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$94,379/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,033
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,925; establishment count decreased by 16. 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)
- $3.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 36.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fertilizer Manufacturing NAICS 32531 | N/A |
| Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing NAICS 32532 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,649 |
| Texas | 2,458 |
| Missouri | 2,372 |
| Ohio | 2,365 |
| Iowa | 2,127 |
| Louisiana | 1,812 |
| Wisconsin | 1,132 |
| Oklahoma | 928 |
| Washington | 925 |
| New York | 732 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
71
Total Loan Volume
$51M
Avg Loan Size
$723K
Jobs Supported
787
Program Breakdown
7(a) 62 (87%)
504 9 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
BayFirst National Bank
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 10
2021 20
2022 3
2023 12
2024 14
2025 11
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing?
1,033 business establishments. Together they employ 37,403 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing?
$94,379/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 36.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 2,649 workers. Texas (2,458) and Missouri (2,372) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing receive?
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing businesses received 71 SBA loans totaling $51 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $723K. These loans supported 787 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 15% 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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing 35,582
- Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing 34,731
- Fabric Mills 40,117
Benchmarking Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,033 establishments, 37,403 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 71 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 3253 · 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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