Profit Margin
7.7%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3345
NAICS 3345 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$106,063/yr average annual pay, with 238 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3345.
- 7.7%
- Net margin
- 415K
- Workers employed
- $106,063/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $203M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3345
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing runs a 7.7% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 5K establishments employing 415K workers.
- 7.7%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 415K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $106,063/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $203M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 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 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 7.7% net margin (in line with the national median), $119.2B in aggregate receipts across 5,484 returns, averaging $21.7B per establishment.
5,050 establishments employ 414,694 workers (82.1/location) at $106,063/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Minnesota.
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing sits in the 71st percentile for employment and the 72nd percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$119.2B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$9.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
414,694
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$106,063/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,050
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 11,244; establishment count increased by 40. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing net margin 25.8%
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
5,484 returns 100%
Margin: 7.7% · Receipts: $119.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 5,484
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $21.7B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $44.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 82.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing NAICS 33451 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 79,476 |
| Texas | 29,784 |
| Minnesota | 26,983 |
| Florida | 16,145 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,232 |
| Ohio | 14,909 |
| New Jersey | 13,595 |
| Illinois | 10,287 |
| Michigan | 9,339 |
| Connecticut | 8,878 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
238
Total Loan Volume
$203M
Avg Loan Size
$851K
Jobs Supported
2,905
Program Breakdown
7(a) 209 (88%)
504 29 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 40
2021 37
2022 24
2023 28
2024 50
2025 52
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing?
$119.2B in total annual receipts across all Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $21.7B.
How profitable is Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing?
7.7% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing?
5,050 business establishments. Together they employ 414,694 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing?
$106,063/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 82.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 79,476 workers. Texas (29,784) and Minnesota (26,983) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing receive?
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing businesses received 238 SBA loans totaling $203 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $851K. These loans supported 2,905 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing ranks #76 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 #35 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (7.7% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (414,694 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3345 · 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
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