Employment
12,466
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 333243
NAICS 333243 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$81,324/yr average annual pay, with 45 SBA loans on record for NAICS 333243.
- 391
- Establishments
- 12K
- Workers employed
- $81,324/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $16M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 333243
Wisconsin leads Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing activity nationally, across 391 establishments employing 12K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 391
- Business establishments (Census)
- 12K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $81,324/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $16M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery 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 Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing
Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
391 establishments employ 12,466 workers (31.9/location) at $81,324/yr average annual pay. Wisconsin leads employment, followed by Oregon and Massachusetts.
Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing sits in the 20th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$81,324/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
391
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 524; establishment count increased by 16. 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)
- $1.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 31.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 3,083 |
| Oregon | 649 |
| Massachusetts | 463 |
| Ohio | 432 |
| California | 401 |
| North Carolina | 385 |
| Texas | 355 |
| New York | 275 |
| Michigan | 238 |
| Illinois | 205 |
Showing top 10 of 31 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
45
Total Loan Volume
$16M
Avg Loan Size
$362K
Jobs Supported
477
Program Breakdown
7(a) 44 (98%)
504 1 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 3
2021 1
2022 4
2023 7
2024 17
2025 13
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing?
391 business establishments. Together they employ 12,466 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing?
$81,324/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 31.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing employment?
Wisconsin leads with 3,083 workers. Oregon (649) and Massachusetts (463) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing receive?
Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing businesses received 45 SBA loans totaling $16 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $362K. These loans supported 477 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing ranks #638 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (12,466 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 333243 · 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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