Profit Margin
4.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 326
NAICS 326 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$61,101/yr average annual pay, with 789 SBA loans on record for NAICS 326.
- 4.0%
- Net margin
- 816K
- Workers employed
- $61,101/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $927M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 326
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing runs a 4.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 11K establishments employing 816K workers.
- 4.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 816K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,101/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $927M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 4.0% net margin (below the national median), $197.5B in aggregate receipts across 10,813 returns, averaging $18.3B per establishment.
11,392 establishments employ 815,991 workers (71.6/location) at $61,101/yr average annual pay. Ohio leads employment, followed by Michigan and Texas.
Total Receipts
$197.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$7.9B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
815,991
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,101/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,392
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,276; establishment count decreased by 95. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing net margin 13.4%
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
10,813 returns 100%
Margin: 4.0% · Receipts: $197.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 10,813
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $18.3B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $49.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 71.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Plastics Product Manufacturing NAICS 3261 | 4.0% |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing NAICS 3262 | 4.0% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 67,100 |
| Michigan | 52,263 |
| Texas | 51,348 |
| California | 49,065 |
| Illinois | 45,852 |
| Indiana | 42,834 |
| Pennsylvania | 40,193 |
| North Carolina | 38,603 |
| Georgia | 34,415 |
| Wisconsin | 33,694 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
789
Total Loan Volume
$927M
Avg Loan Size
$1175K
Jobs Supported
14,864
Program Breakdown
7(a) 589 (75%)
504 200 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
44 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 132
2021 179
2022 120
2023 95
2024 118
2025 133
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing?
$197.5B in total annual receipts across all Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $18.3B.
How profitable is Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing?
4.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing?
11,392 business establishments. Together they employ 815,991 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing?
$61,101/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 71.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 67,100 workers. Michigan (52,263) and Texas (51,348) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing receive?
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing businesses received 789 SBA loans totaling $927 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1175K. These loans supported 14,864 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) 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: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 32% of the 79 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 47% of that same 77-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 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
- Net margin: 4.0% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 11,392 establishments, 815,991 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 789 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 326 · 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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