NAICS 3364 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks

$108,008/yr average annual pay, with 182 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3364.

5.4%
Net margin: 429K
Workers employed: $108,008/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $209M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 3364

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing runs a 5.4% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 2K establishments employing 429K workers.

5.4%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI): 429K
Workers employed (Census CBP): $108,008/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $209M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Aerospace Product and Parts 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 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 5.4% net margin (below the national median), $336.1B in aggregate receipts across 1,580 returns, averaging $212.7B per establishment.

1,907 establishments employ 428,728 workers (224.8/location) at $108,008/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by Illinois and Michigan.

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing sits in the 72nd percentile for employment and the 52nd percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

5.4%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$336.1B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$18.1B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

428,728

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$108,008/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

1,907

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 7,246; establishment count increased by 67. 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 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (Census SUSB)

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing margin vs national reference points

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing net margin 17.9%

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

1,580 returns 100%

Margin: 5.4% · Receipts: $336.1B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed: 1,580
Avg Receipts per Business: $212.7B
Annual Payroll (Total): $46.3B
Avg Employees per Establishment: 224.8

Sub-Industries

Industry	Profit Margin	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing NAICS 33641	N/A	428,728	$108,008/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
North Carolina	6,163	35	$503.3M	$81,670/yr
Illinois	5,470	27	$668.6M	$122,225/yr
Michigan	4,827	48	$408.4M	$84,607/yr
Arkansas	4,767	20	$379.3M	$79,558/yr
Virginia	4,045	23	$432.1M	$106,814/yr
Oklahoma	3,588	37	$278.0M	$77,476/yr
West Virginia	2,393	5	$185.9M	$77,676/yr
New Jersey	655	18	$58.8M	$89,769/yr
Louisiana	527	6	$62.5M	$118,643/yr
South Dakota	266	5	$12.0M	$45,045/yr

Showing top 10 of 47 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

182

Total Loan Volume

$209M

Avg Loan Size

$1150K

Jobs Supported

4,579

Program Breakdown

7(a) 147 (81%)

504 35 (19%)

Top SBA Lender

Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.

11 loans in this industry

New Business Share

12.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020

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2025

2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?

$336.1B in total annual receipts across all Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $212.7B.

How profitable is Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?

5.4% net profit margin, below the national median.

How many businesses are in Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?

1,907 business establishments. Together they employ 428,728 workers.

What is the average payroll per employee in Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?

$108,008/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 224.8 employees per establishment.

Which states have the most Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing employment?

North Carolina leads with 6,163 workers. Illinois (5,470) and Michigan (4,827) round out the top three.

How much SBA lending does Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing receive?

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing businesses received 182 SBA loans totaling $209 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1150K. These loans supported 4,579 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing ranks #72 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 #60 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (5.4% here).

Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing 5.5% Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5.5% Communications Equipment Manufacturing 5.5%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (428,728 here).

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 426,643 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 432,542 Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 423,013

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

NAICS 3364 · 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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