Profit Margin
3.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3323
NAICS 3323 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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.
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing sits in the 71st percentile for employment and the 25th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
Subscribe to this industry's release updates (RSS)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%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing ranks #74 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #95 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (423,013 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3323 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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