Profit Margin
5.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3272
NAICS 3272 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,434/yr average annual pay, with 187 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3272.
- 5.5%
- Net margin
- 88K
- Workers employed
- $67,434/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $177M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3272
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing runs a 5.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 2K establishments employing 88K workers.
- 5.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 88K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,434/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $177M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 5.5% net margin (below the national median), $30.9B in aggregate receipts across 2,002 returns, averaging $15.4B per establishment.
1,541 establishments employ 87,874 workers (57.0/location) at $67,434/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Ohio and California.
Total Receipts
$30.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$1.7B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
87,874
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,434/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,541
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 771; establishment count decreased by 28. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing net margin 18.4%
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
2,002 returns 100%
Margin: 5.5% · Receipts: $30.9B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 2,002
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $15.4B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $5.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 57.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing NAICS 32721 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 10,268 |
| Ohio | 8,048 |
| California | 6,613 |
| North Carolina | 5,816 |
| Indiana | 4,529 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,345 |
| Tennessee | 3,502 |
| New York | 3,456 |
| New Jersey | 3,351 |
| Georgia | 3,034 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
187
Total Loan Volume
$177M
Avg Loan Size
$947K
Jobs Supported
2,640
Program Breakdown
7(a) 150 (80%)
504 37 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 29
2021 46
2022 16
2023 28
2024 36
2025 29
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
$30.9B in total annual receipts across all Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $15.4B.
How profitable is Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
5.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
1,541 business establishments. Together they employ 87,874 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing?
$67,434/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 57.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 10,268 workers. Ohio (8,048) and California (6,613) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing receive?
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing businesses received 187 SBA loans totaling $177 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $947K. These loans supported 2,640 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) 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: Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 54% 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 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
- Net margin: 5.5% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,541 establishments, 87,874 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 187 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 3272 · 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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