Employment
308,388
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33911
NAICS 33911 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$83,545/yr average annual pay, with 652 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33911.
- 9K
- Establishments
- 308K
- Workers employed
- $83,545/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $473M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33911
California leads Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing activity nationally, across 9K establishments employing 308K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 9K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 308K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $83,545/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $473M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Medical Equipment and Supplies 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 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
8,825 establishments employ 308,388 workers (34.9/location) at $83,545/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Minnesota and Florida.
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing sits in the 86th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$83,545/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,825
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,681; establishment count decreased by 184. 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)
- $25.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 34.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing NAICS 339114 | N/A |
| Dental Laboratories NAICS 339116 | N/A |
| Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing NAICS 339115 | N/A |
| Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing NAICS 339112 | N/A |
| Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing NAICS 339113 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 58,034 |
| Minnesota | 20,222 |
| Florida | 18,903 |
| Texas | 14,880 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,973 |
| New York | 12,227 |
| Massachusetts | 8,643 |
| New Jersey | 8,188 |
| Michigan | 7,989 |
| Illinois | 7,271 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
652
Total Loan Volume
$473M
Avg Loan Size
$726K
Jobs Supported
7,417
Program Breakdown
7(a) 553 (85%)
504 99 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
36 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 91
2021 92
2022 95
2023 94
2024 132
2025 136
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing?
8,825 business establishments. Together they employ 308,388 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing?
$83,545/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 34.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 58,034 workers. Minnesota (20,222) and Florida (18,903) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing receive?
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing businesses received 652 SBA loans totaling $473 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $726K. These loans supported 7,417 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing ranks #78 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (308,388 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 33911 · 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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