Profit Margin
9.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3259
NAICS 3259 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
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 July 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
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.
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.
Where each dollar of Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing revenue goes
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%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
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.
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: Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 82% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 29% 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.
Benchmarking Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Net margin: 9.8% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,251 establishments, 86,668 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 159 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 3259 · 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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