Profit Margin
6.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3339
NAICS 3339 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$80,693/yr average annual pay, with 522 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3339.
- 6.5%
- Net margin
- 322K
- Workers employed
- $80,693/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $402M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3339
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing runs a 6.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 6K establishments employing 322K workers.
- 6.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 322K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $80,693/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $402M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 6.5% net margin (below the national median), $91.7B in aggregate receipts across 4,132 returns, averaging $22.2B per establishment.
5,940 establishments employ 322,023 workers (54.2/location) at $80,693/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Total Receipts
$91.7B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$5.9B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
322,023
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$80,693/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,940
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 15,087; establishment count increased by 107. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing net margin 21.5%
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
4,132 returns 100%
Margin: 6.5% · Receipts: $91.7B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 4,132
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $22.2B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $26.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 54.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 33399 | N/A |
| Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 33392 | N/A |
| Pump and Compressor Manufacturing NAICS 33391 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 21,459 |
| Texas | 19,917 |
| Illinois | 17,488 |
| Wisconsin | 17,138 |
| California | 16,971 |
| Pennsylvania | 16,696 |
| Minnesota | 13,820 |
| North Carolina | 12,606 |
| Indiana | 10,409 |
| Iowa | 8,025 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
522
Total Loan Volume
$402M
Avg Loan Size
$771K
Jobs Supported
5,398
Program Breakdown
7(a) 452 (87%)
504 70 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
59 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 83
2021 103
2022 83
2023 70
2024 95
2025 74
2026 14
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing?
$91.7B in total annual receipts across all Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $22.2B.
How profitable is Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing?
6.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing?
5,940 business establishments. Together they employ 322,023 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing?
$80,693/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 54.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing employment?
Michigan leads with 21,459 workers. Texas (19,917) and Illinois (17,488) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing receive?
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing businesses received 522 SBA loans totaling $402 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $771K. These loans supported 5,398 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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: Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing reports a higher net margin than 63% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 66% 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.
Benchmarking Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- Net margin: 6.5% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 5,940 establishments, 322,023 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 522 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 3339 · 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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