Profit Margin
9.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3259
NAICS 3259 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$78,366/yr average annual pay, with 159 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3259.
- 9.8%
- Net margin
- 87K
- Workers employed
- $78,366/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $143M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3259
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing runs a 9.8% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 2K establishments employing 87K workers.
- 9.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 87K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $78,366/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $143M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Chemical Product and Preparation 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 Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 9.8% net margin (in line with the national median), $80.5B in aggregate receipts across 1,741 returns, averaging $46.2B per establishment.
2,251 establishments employ 86,668 workers (38.5/location) at $78,366/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing sits in the 29th percentile for employment and the 85th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$80.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$7.9B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
86,668
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$78,366/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,251
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,113; establishment count decreased by 12. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing net margin 32.7%
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
1,741 returns 100%
Margin: 9.8% · Receipts: $80.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 1,741
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $46.2B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $6.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 38.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing NAICS 32599 | N/A |
| Explosives Manufacturing NAICS 32592 | N/A |
| Printing Ink Manufacturing NAICS 32591 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,043 |
| Ohio | 6,909 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| California | 4,526 |
| Illinois | 4,514 |
| New York | 3,913 |
| Michigan | 3,851 |
| Indiana | 3,534 |
| Minnesota | 2,255 |
| Massachusetts | 2,060 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
159
Total Loan Volume
$143M
Avg Loan Size
$898K
Jobs Supported
2,475
Program Breakdown
7(a) 123 (77%)
504 36 (23%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 28
2021 39
2022 27
2023 23
2024 15
2025 26
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing?
$80.5B in total annual receipts across all Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $46.2B.
How profitable is Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing?
9.8% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing?
2,251 business establishments. Together they employ 86,668 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing?
$78,366/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 38.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 7,043 workers. Ohio (6,909) and Pennsylvania (5,464) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing receive?
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing businesses received 159 SBA loans totaling $143 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $898K. These loans supported 2,475 jobs at origination. Most lending (77%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing ranks #185 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 #19 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (9.8% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (86,668 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3259 · 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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