Profit Margin
4.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3261
NAICS 3261 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plastics Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$59,808/yr average annual pay, with 674 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3261.
- 4.0%
- Net margin
- 677K
- Workers employed
- $59,808/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $836M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3261
Plastics Product Manufacturing runs a 4.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 10K establishments employing 677K workers.
- 4.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 677K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $59,808/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $836M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plastics Product Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 4.0% net margin (below the national median), $129.7B in aggregate receipts across 9,324 returns, averaging $13.9B per establishment.
9,636 establishments employ 677,305 workers (70.3/location) at $59,808/yr average annual pay. Ohio leads employment, followed by Texas and Michigan.
Total Receipts
$129.7B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$5.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
677,305
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$59,808/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,636
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,200; establishment count decreased by 37. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Plastics Product Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Plastics Product Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Plastics Product 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
9,324 returns 100%
Margin: 4.0% · Receipts: $129.7B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 9,324
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $13.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $40.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 70.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing NAICS 32613 | N/A |
| Other Plastics Product Manufacturing NAICS 32619 | N/A |
| Plastics Bottle Manufacturing NAICS 32616 | N/A |
| Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing NAICS 32611 | N/A |
| Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing NAICS 32612 | N/A |
| Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing NAICS 32614 | N/A |
| Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing NAICS 32615 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 53,550 |
| Texas | 47,653 |
| Michigan | 46,953 |
| California | 45,039 |
| Indiana | 36,642 |
| Illinois | 35,895 |
| Pennsylvania | 35,817 |
| Wisconsin | 30,742 |
| North Carolina | 28,825 |
| Georgia | 26,967 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
674
Total Loan Volume
$836M
Avg Loan Size
$1241K
Jobs Supported
13,228
Program Breakdown
7(a) 495 (73%)
504 179 (27%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
38 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 111
2021 150
2022 103
2023 84
2024 94
2025 120
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Plastics Product Manufacturing?
$129.7B in total annual receipts across all Plastics Product Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $13.9B.
How profitable is Plastics Product Manufacturing?
4.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Plastics Product Manufacturing?
9,636 business establishments. Together they employ 677,305 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plastics Product Manufacturing?
$59,808/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 70.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plastics Product Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 53,550 workers. Texas (47,653) and Michigan (46,953) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plastics Product Manufacturing receive?
Plastics Product Manufacturing businesses received 674 SBA loans totaling $836 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1241K. These loans supported 13,228 jobs at origination. Most lending (73%) 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 Product Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 37% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 80% 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 Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Net margin: 4.0% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 9,636 establishments, 677,305 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 674 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 3261 · Data year: 2023
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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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