Profit Margin
3.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3323
NAICS 3323 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$66,818/yr average annual pay, with 1,151 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3323.
- 3.0%
- Net margin
- 423K
- Workers employed
- $66,818/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $982M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3323
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing runs a 3.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 15K establishments employing 423K workers.
- 3.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 423K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,818/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $982M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 3.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $50.3B in aggregate receipts across 7,789 returns, averaging $6.5B per establishment.
14,533 establishments employ 423,013 workers (29.1/location) at $66,818/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Total Receipts
$50.3B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$1.5B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
423,013
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,818/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
14,533
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 18,826; establishment count increased by 186. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing net margin 10.0%
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
7,789 returns 100%
Margin: 3.0% · Receipts: $50.3B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 7,789
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $6.5B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $28.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 29.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing NAICS 33232 | N/A |
| Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing NAICS 33231 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 45,928 |
| California | 32,400 |
| Florida | 22,865 |
| Pennsylvania | 22,604 |
| Ohio | 19,212 |
| Wisconsin | 18,482 |
| Georgia | 15,833 |
| Illinois | 15,049 |
| Indiana | 14,209 |
| North Carolina | 12,554 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,151
Total Loan Volume
$982M
Avg Loan Size
$853K
Jobs Supported
14,626
Program Breakdown
7(a) 912 (79%)
504 239 (21%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
46 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 161
2021 204
2022 188
2023 155
2024 191
2025 208
2026 44
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing?
$50.3B in total annual receipts across all Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $6.5B.
How profitable is Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing?
3.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing?
14,533 business establishments. Together they employ 423,013 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing?
$66,818/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 29.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 45,928 workers. California (32,400) and Florida (22,865) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing receive?
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing businesses received 1,151 SBA loans totaling $982 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $853K. These loans supported 14,626 jobs at origination. Most lending (79%) 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: Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 25% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 71% 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 Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing
- Net margin: 3.0% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 14,533 establishments, 423,013 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,151 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 3323 · 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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