Employment
42,188
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 339116
NAICS 339116 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Dental Laboratories - Industry Benchmarks
$54,943/yr average annual pay, with 253 SBA loans on record for NAICS 339116.
- 5K
- Establishments
- 42K
- Workers employed
- $54,943/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $127M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 339116
California leads Dental Laboratories activity nationally, across 5K establishments employing 42K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 5K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 42K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,943/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $127M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Dental Laboratories's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Dental Laboratories 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 Dental Laboratories
Dental Laboratories sits inside Manufacturing.
4,782 establishments employ 42,188 workers (8.8/location) at $54,943/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Dental Laboratories sits in the 51st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,943/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,782
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 351; establishment count decreased by 146. 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)
- $2.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 9,086 |
| Florida | 2,569 |
| Texas | 2,406 |
| New York | 2,217 |
| Illinois | 1,528 |
| Utah | 1,321 |
| Tennessee | 1,232 |
| Washington | 1,142 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,087 |
| Michigan | 1,079 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
253
Total Loan Volume
$127M
Avg Loan Size
$501K
Jobs Supported
2,162
Program Breakdown
7(a) 225 (89%)
504 28 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
22.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 35
2021 23
2022 41
2023 42
2024 54
2025 54
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Dental Laboratories?
4,782 business establishments. Together they employ 42,188 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Dental Laboratories?
$54,943/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Dental Laboratories employment?
California leads with 9,086 workers. Florida (2,569) and Texas (2,406) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Dental Laboratories receive?
Dental Laboratories businesses received 253 SBA loans totaling $127 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $501K. These loans supported 2,162 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Dental Laboratories, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Dental Laboratories ranks #392 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (42,188 here).
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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 339116 · 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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