Employment
23,991
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 333515
NAICS 333515 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$67,765/yr average annual pay, with 69 SBA loans on record for NAICS 333515.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $67,765/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $38M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 333515
Michigan leads Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 24K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,765/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $38M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory 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 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,060 establishments employ 23,991 workers (22.6/location) at $67,765/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Illinois and California.
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing sits in the 35th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,765/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,060
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 538; establishment count decreased by 34. 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)
- $1.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 22.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 3,439 |
| Illinois | 1,941 |
| California | 1,892 |
| Wisconsin | 1,194 |
| New York | 893 |
| Minnesota | 779 |
| Texas | 750 |
| Connecticut | 519 |
| Florida | 391 |
| Kansas | 198 |
Showing top 10 of 40 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
69
Total Loan Volume
$38M
Avg Loan Size
$550K
Jobs Supported
517
Program Breakdown
7(a) 62 (90%)
504 7 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
24.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 7
2021 14
2022 13
2023 8
2024 16
2025 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing?
1,060 business establishments. Together they employ 23,991 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing?
$67,765/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 22.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 3,439 workers. Illinois (1,941) and California (1,892) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing receive?
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing businesses received 69 SBA loans totaling $38 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $550K. These loans supported 517 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 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing ranks #524 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (23,991 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 333515 · 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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