Employment
29,556
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 336414
NAICS 336414 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$148,006/yr average annual pay across 52 establishments in NAICS 336414.
- 52
- Establishments
- 30K
- Workers employed
- $148,006/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 336414
California leads Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing activity nationally, across 52 establishments employing 30K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 52
- Business establishments (Census)
- 30K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $148,006/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Use Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle 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 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
52 establishments employ 29,556 workers (568.4/location) at $148,006/yr average annual pay..
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$148,006/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
52
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 6,551; establishment count increased by 3. 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)
- $4.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 568.4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing?
52 business establishments. Together they employ 29,556 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing?
$148,006/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 568.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing employment?
State-level employment data for Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing is not available in the current dataset.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing ranks #469 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
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Benchmarking Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 52 establishments, 29,556 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- No SBA lending on record for Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. See the 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 336414 · 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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