Employment
25,999
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 332994
NAICS 332994 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$94,832/yr average annual pay, with 86 SBA loans on record for NAICS 332994.
- 523
- Establishments
- 26K
- Workers employed
- $94,832/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $59M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 332994
Texas leads Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing activity nationally, across 523 establishments employing 26K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 523
- Business establishments (Census)
- 26K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $94,832/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $59M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
523 establishments employ 25,999 workers (49.7/location) at $94,832/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Florida and Tennessee.
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing sits in the 37th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$94,832/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
523
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 592; establishment count increased by 6. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 49.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,025 |
| Florida | 954 |
| Tennessee | 863 |
| California | 757 |
| Missouri | 434 |
| Minnesota | 261 |
| Indiana | 174 |
| Virginia | 92 |
| Iowa | 67 |
| Vermont | 65 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
86
Total Loan Volume
$59M
Avg Loan Size
$688K
Jobs Supported
960
Program Breakdown
7(a) 77 (90%)
504 9 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
9 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 12
2021 17
2022 11
2023 11
2024 11
2025 22
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing?
523 business establishments. Together they employ 25,999 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing?
$94,832/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 49.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 1,025 workers. Florida (954) and Tennessee (863) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing receive?
Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing businesses received 86 SBA loans totaling $59 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $688K. These loans supported 960 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing ranks #501 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (25,999 here).
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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 332994 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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