Profit Margin
6.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 339
NAICS 339 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$73,917/yr average annual pay, with 2,704 SBA loans on record for NAICS 339.
- 6.9%
- Net margin
- 558K
- Workers employed
- $73,917/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 339
Miscellaneous Manufacturing runs a 6.9% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 24K establishments employing 558K workers.
- 6.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 558K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,917/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Miscellaneous Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing at a 6.9% net margin (below the national median), $236.9B in aggregate receipts across 105,647 returns, averaging $2.2B per establishment.
23,626 establishments employ 557,897 workers (23.6/location) at $73,917/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Total Receipts
$236.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$16.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
557,897
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,917/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
23,626
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,322; establishment count decreased by 378. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Miscellaneous Manufacturing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Miscellaneous Manufacturing margin vs national reference points
Miscellaneous Manufacturing net margin 23.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
27,157 returns 26%
Margin: 6.8% · Receipts: $229.0B
Sole Proprietorship
78,490 returns 74%
Margin: 11.1% · Receipts: $7.8B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 105,647
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $2.2B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $41.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 23.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing NAICS 3391 | 7.5% |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing NAICS 3399 | 5.5% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 82,367 |
| Texas | 31,970 |
| Florida | 28,332 |
| Minnesota | 27,512 |
| New York | 27,014 |
| Indiana | 26,579 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,908 |
| Ohio | 23,916 |
| Illinois | 21,365 |
| Massachusetts | 17,991 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,704
Total Loan Volume
$1.9B
Avg Loan Size
$704K
Jobs Supported
29,398
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,259 (84%)
504 445 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
218 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 327
2021 478
2022 412
2023 397
2024 478
2025 545
2026 67
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Miscellaneous Manufacturing?
$236.9B in total annual receipts across all Miscellaneous Manufacturing businesses. Average per business: $2.2B.
How profitable is Miscellaneous Manufacturing?
6.9% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Miscellaneous Manufacturing?
23,626 business establishments. Together they employ 557,897 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Miscellaneous Manufacturing?
$73,917/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Miscellaneous Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 82,367 workers. Texas (31,970) and Florida (28,332) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Miscellaneous Manufacturing receive?
Miscellaneous Manufacturing businesses received 2,704 SBA loans totaling $1.9 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $704K. These loans supported 29,398 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
Closest reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
- Other Information Services 6.8%
- Telecommunications 7.0%
- Paper Manufacturing 6.8%
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Net margin: 6.9% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 23,626 establishments, 557,897 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,704 SBA loans on record. SBA lending 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 339 · Data year: 2023
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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