Profit Margin
8.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3331
NAICS 3331 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$75,149/yr average annual pay, with 224 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3331.
- 8.9%
- Net margin
- 194K
- Workers employed
- $75,149/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $219M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3331
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing runs a 8.9% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 3K establishments employing 194K workers.
- 8.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 194K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $75,149/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $219M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 8.9% net margin (in line with the national median), $184.4B in aggregate receipts across 3,539 returns, averaging $52.1B per establishment.
2,805 establishments employ 193,869 workers (69.1/location) at $75,149/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Illinois and Wisconsin.
Total Receipts
$184.4B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$16.4B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
193,869
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$75,149/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,805
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,381; establishment count decreased by 16. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing net margin 29.7%
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
3,539 returns 100%
Margin: 8.9% · Receipts: $184.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 3,539
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $52.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $14.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 69.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Implement Manufacturing NAICS 33311 | N/A |
| Construction Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 33312 | N/A |
| Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 33313 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 22,892 |
| Illinois | 14,560 |
| Wisconsin | 13,838 |
| Georgia | 7,637 |
| Minnesota | 7,507 |
| Tennessee | 6,641 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,070 |
| North Carolina | 5,839 |
| Oklahoma | 5,293 |
| California | 5,178 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
224
Total Loan Volume
$219M
Avg Loan Size
$978K
Jobs Supported
3,367
Program Breakdown
7(a) 186 (83%)
504 38 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 17
2021 32
2022 55
2023 33
2024 39
2025 43
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing?
$184.4B in total annual receipts across all Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $52.1B.
How profitable is Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing?
8.9% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing?
2,805 business establishments. Together they employ 193,869 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing?
$75,149/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 69.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 22,892 workers. Illinois (14,560) and Wisconsin (13,838) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing receive?
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing businesses received 224 SBA loans totaling $219 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $978K. These loans supported 3,367 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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: Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 78% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 50% 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.
- Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 193,533
- Furniture Stores 194,508
- Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing 189,833
Benchmarking Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
- Net margin: 8.9% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,805 establishments, 193,869 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 224 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 3331 · 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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