Employment
27,966
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 331523
NAICS 331523 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries - Industry Benchmarks
$62,885/yr average annual pay, with 21 SBA loans on record for NAICS 331523.
- 318
- Establishments
- 28K
- Workers employed
- $62,885/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $19M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 331523
Indiana leads Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries activity nationally, across 318 establishments employing 28K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 318
- Business establishments (Census)
- 28K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,885/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $19M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries sits inside Manufacturing.
318 establishments employ 27,966 workers (87.9/location) at $62,885/yr average annual pay. Indiana leads employment, followed by Michigan and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,885/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
318
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 515; establishment count decreased by 3. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $1.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 87.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,892 |
| Michigan | 2,347 |
| Illinois | 1,806 |
| Kentucky | 1,778 |
| California | 1,237 |
| North Carolina | 1,206 |
| Minnesota | 1,100 |
| Iowa | 567 |
| South Carolina | 314 |
| Florida | 107 |
Showing top 10 of 27 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
21
Total Loan Volume
$19M
Avg Loan Size
$913K
Jobs Supported
392
Program Breakdown
7(a) 16 (76%)
504 5 (24%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
4.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 3
2021 5
2022 4
2023 3
2024 2
2025 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries?
318 business establishments. Together they employ 27,966 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries?
$62,885/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 87.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries employment?
Indiana leads with 2,892 workers. Michigan (2,347) and Illinois (1,806) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries receive?
Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries businesses received 21 SBA loans totaling $19 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $913K. These loans supported 392 jobs at origination. Most lending (76%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 39% of that same 801-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 318 establishments, 27,966 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 21 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 331523 · 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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