Employment
32,160
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33512
NAICS 33512 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Lighting Fixture Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$73,961/yr average annual pay, with 54 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33512.
- 967
- Establishments
- 32K
- Workers employed
- $73,961/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $69M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33512
California leads Lighting Fixture Manufacturing activity nationally, across 967 establishments employing 32K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 967
- Business establishments (Census)
- 32K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,961/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $69M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Lighting Fixture Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Lighting Fixture 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 Lighting Fixture Manufacturing
Lighting Fixture Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
967 establishments employ 32,160 workers (33.3/location) at $73,961/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Wisconsin and Illinois.
Lighting Fixture Manufacturing sits in the 27th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,961/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
967
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 329; 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)
- $2.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing NAICS 335122 | N/A |
| Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 335129 | N/A |
| Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing NAICS 335121 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,819 |
| Wisconsin | 3,273 |
| Illinois | 2,572 |
| New York | 2,057 |
| New Jersey | 1,560 |
| Florida | 1,285 |
| Virginia | 593 |
| Connecticut | 423 |
| Georgia | 367 |
| Mississippi | 309 |
Showing top 10 of 42 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
54
Total Loan Volume
$69M
Avg Loan Size
$1276K
Jobs Supported
491
Program Breakdown
7(a) 45 (83%)
504 9 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 19
2021 21
2022 9
2023 3
2024 1
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Lighting Fixture Manufacturing?
967 business establishments. Together they employ 32,160 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lighting Fixture Manufacturing?
$73,961/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Lighting Fixture Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 4,819 workers. Wisconsin (3,273) and Illinois (2,572) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lighting Fixture Manufacturing receive?
Lighting Fixture Manufacturing businesses received 54 SBA loans totaling $69 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1276K. These loans supported 491 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Lighting Fixture Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Lighting Fixture Manufacturing ranks #401 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (32,160 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 33512 · 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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