Employment
20,490
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 333995
NAICS 333995 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$79,414/yr average annual pay, with 4 SBA loans on record for NAICS 333995.
- 298
- Establishments
- 20K
- Workers employed
- $79,414/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 333995
Illinois leads Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing activity nationally, across 298 establishments employing 20K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 298
- Business establishments (Census)
- 20K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $79,414/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator 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 Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing
Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
298 establishments employ 20,490 workers (68.8/location) at $79,414/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Michigan.
Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing sits in the 31st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$79,414/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
298
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,091; establishment count increased by 9. 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
- 68.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,732 |
| California | 1,474 |
| Michigan | 1,338 |
| Texas | 1,110 |
| Wisconsin | 971 |
| Kentucky | 784 |
| Minnesota | 721 |
| North Carolina | 655 |
| Tennessee | 265 |
| Alabama | 264 |
Showing top 10 of 29 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
4
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$1268K
Jobs Supported
144
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (50%)
504 2 (50%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2021 1
2022 1
2025 1
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing?
298 business establishments. Together they employ 20,490 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing?
$79,414/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 68.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing employment?
Illinois leads with 1,732 workers. California (1,474) and Michigan (1,338) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing receive?
Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing businesses received 4 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1268K. These loans supported 144 jobs at origination. A significant share came through the SBA 504 program, which finances major fixed assets like real estate and equipment.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing ranks #555 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (20,490 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 333995 · 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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