Employment
20,379
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 333912
NAICS 333912 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$83,603/yr average annual pay, with 17 SBA loans on record for NAICS 333912.
- 275
- Establishments
- 20K
- Workers employed
- $83,603/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $21M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 333912
Texas leads Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing activity nationally, across 275 establishments employing 20K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 275
- Business establishments (Census)
- 20K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $83,603/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $21M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Air and Gas Compressor 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 Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing
Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
275 establishments employ 20,379 workers (74.1/location) at $83,603/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by New York and Michigan.
Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing sits in the 30th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$83,603/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
275
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,271; establishment count decreased by 7. 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)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 74.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,367 |
| New York | 1,805 |
| Michigan | 1,229 |
| Minnesota | 796 |
| California | 602 |
| New Jersey | 194 |
| Tennessee | 23 |
Showing top 10 of 28 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
17
Total Loan Volume
$21M
Avg Loan Size
$1228K
Jobs Supported
191
Program Breakdown
7(a) 11 (65%)
504 6 (35%)
Top SBA Lender
Small Business Growth Corporat
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
5.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing?
275 business establishments. Together they employ 20,379 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing?
$83,603/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 74.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 2,367 workers. New York (1,805) and Michigan (1,229) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing receive?
Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing businesses received 17 SBA loans totaling $21 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1228K. These loans supported 191 jobs at origination. Most lending (65%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing ranks #557 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (20,379 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 333912 · 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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