Profit Margin
4.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3324
NAICS 3324 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$76,901/yr average annual pay, with 61 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3324.
- 4.5%
- Net margin
- 89K
- Workers employed
- $76,901/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $75M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3324
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing runs a 4.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 1K establishments employing 89K workers.
- 4.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 89K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $76,901/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $75M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container 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 Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 4.5% net margin (below the national median), $31.0B in aggregate receipts across 1,412 returns, averaging $21.9B per establishment.
1,337 establishments employ 88,730 workers (66.4/location) at $76,901/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing sits in the 29th percentile for employment and the 44th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$31.0B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$1.4B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
88,730
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$76,901/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,337
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 60; establishment count decreased by 80. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing net margin 15.0%
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
1,412 returns 100%
Margin: 4.5% · Receipts: $31.0B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 1,412
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $21.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $6.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 66.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing NAICS 33243 | N/A |
| Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing NAICS 33242 | N/A |
| Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing NAICS 33241 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8,787 |
| Ohio | 7,514 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,540 |
| Virginia | 5,245 |
| Oklahoma | 4,528 |
| Illinois | 4,468 |
| California | 4,095 |
| Missouri | 3,279 |
| Indiana | 2,493 |
| Kansas | 1,708 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
61
Total Loan Volume
$75M
Avg Loan Size
$1226K
Jobs Supported
1,403
Program Breakdown
7(a) 46 (75%)
504 15 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
9.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 12
2021 7
2022 6
2023 12
2024 13
2025 11
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing?
$31.0B in total annual receipts across all Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $21.9B.
How profitable is Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing?
4.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing?
1,337 business establishments. Together they employ 88,730 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing?
$76,901/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 66.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 8,787 workers. Ohio (7,514) and Pennsylvania (5,540) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing receive?
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing businesses received 61 SBA loans totaling $75 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1226K. These loans supported 1,403 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing ranks #183 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 #70 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (4.5% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (88,730 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3324 · 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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