NAICS 3339 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

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 August 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

Use Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Other General Purpose 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

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.

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing sits in the 66th percentile for employment and the 67th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

6.5%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

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.

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Where each dollar of Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (Census SUSB)

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%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013

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	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 33399	N/A	158,898	$82,230/yr
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 33392	N/A	105,437	$76,797/yr
Pump and Compressor Manufacturing NAICS 33391	N/A	57,688	$83,579/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
Michigan	21,459	455	$1.9B	$90,564/yr
Texas	19,917	438	$1.7B	$84,453/yr
Illinois	17,488	342	$1.3B	$75,217/yr
Wisconsin	17,138	226	$1.4B	$79,789/yr
California	16,971	585	$1.4B	$85,089/yr
Pennsylvania	16,696	296	$1.3B	$80,201/yr
Minnesota	13,820	187	$1.2B	$85,461/yr
North Carolina	12,606	135	$955.7M	$75,814/yr
Indiana	10,409	175	$737.4M	$70,841/yr
Iowa	8,025	102	$591.8M	$73,739/yr

Showing top 10 of 48 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA 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

2021

103

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing ranks #87 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #42 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (6.5% here).

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 6.4% Forging and Stamping 6.4% Basic Chemical Manufacturing 6.8%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (322,023 here).

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 321,068 Freight Transportation Arrangement 324,765 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 318,225

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 3339 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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