Employment
31,470
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 325520
NAICS 325520 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Adhesive Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$79,729/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 325520.
- 539
- Establishments
- 31K
- Workers employed
- $79,729/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $16M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 325520
California leads Adhesive Manufacturing activity nationally, across 539 establishments employing 31K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 539
- Business establishments (Census)
- 31K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $79,729/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $16M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Adhesive Manufacturing
Adhesive Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
539 establishments employ 31,470 workers (58.4/location) at $79,729/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Ohio and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$79,729/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
539
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,303; establishment count was unchanged by 0. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 58.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 3,761 |
| Ohio | 3,226 |
| Texas | 2,451 |
| Illinois | 2,347 |
| Kentucky | 1,737 |
| Missouri | 1,486 |
| Georgia | 1,401 |
| Wisconsin | 1,378 |
| South Carolina | 1,134 |
| North Carolina | 1,089 |
Showing top 10 of 35 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$16M
Avg Loan Size
$920K
Jobs Supported
205
Program Breakdown
7(a) 12 (71%)
504 5 (29%)
Top SBA Lender
First American Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 2
2021 9
2022 3
2024 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Adhesive Manufacturing?
539 business establishments. Together they employ 31,470 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Adhesive Manufacturing?
$79,729/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 58.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Adhesive Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 3,761 workers. Ohio (3,226) and Texas (2,451) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Adhesive Manufacturing receive?
Adhesive Manufacturing businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $16 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $920K. These loans supported 205 jobs at origination. Most lending (71%) 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 43% of that same 801-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.
Benchmarking Adhesive Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 539 establishments, 31,470 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 17 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 325520 · 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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