Employment
30,382
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 325411
NAICS 325411 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$77,394/yr average annual pay, with 128 SBA loans on record for NAICS 325411.
- 761
- Establishments
- 30K
- Workers employed
- $77,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $138M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 325411
California leads Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing activity nationally, across 761 establishments employing 30K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 761
- Business establishments (Census)
- 30K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $77,394/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $138M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Medicinal and Botanical 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
761 establishments employ 30,382 workers (39.9/location) at $77,394/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Utah.
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing sits in the 42nd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$77,394/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
761
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 5,543; establishment count increased by 7. 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)
- $2.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 39.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 6,442 |
| New Jersey | 1,871 |
| Utah | 1,821 |
| New York | 1,754 |
| Florida | 1,666 |
| Colorado | 1,520 |
| Texas | 1,252 |
| Michigan | 1,008 |
| Massachusetts | 966 |
| Arizona | 674 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
128
Total Loan Volume
$138M
Avg Loan Size
$1077K
Jobs Supported
1,887
Program Breakdown
7(a) 107 (84%)
504 21 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 17
2021 26
2022 19
2023 19
2024 15
2025 28
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing?
761 business establishments. Together they employ 30,382 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing?
$77,394/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 39.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 6,442 workers. New Jersey (1,871) and Utah (1,821) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing receive?
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing businesses received 128 SBA loans totaling $138 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1077K. These loans supported 1,887 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 Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing ranks #464 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (30,382 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 325411 · 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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