Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 4236

NAICS 4236 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks

$128,815/yr average annual pay, with 990 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4236.

1.8%
Net margin
537K
Workers employed
$128,815/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$851M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 4236

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers runs a 1.8% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 26K establishments employing 537K workers.

1.8%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
537K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$128,815/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$851M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers 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 Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade at a 1.8% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $433.8B in aggregate receipts across 32,048 returns, averaging $13.5B per establishment.

25,969 establishments employ 537,347 workers (20.7/location) at $128,815/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 75th percentile for employment and the 11th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

1.8%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$433.8B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$7.7B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

537,347

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$128,815/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

25,969

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 20,138; establishment count decreased by 385. 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 Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers revenue goes

Workforce scale

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers margin vs national reference points

Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers net margin 5.9%
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
32,048 returns 100%

Margin: 1.8% · Receipts: $433.8B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed
32,048
Avg Receipts per Business
$13.5B
Annual Payroll (Total)
$69.2B
Avg Employees per Establishment
20.7

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 42361

 N/A
Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 42362

 N/A
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 42369

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 103,168
Texas 61,774
Florida 27,622
Illinois 24,911
North Carolina 24,028
New Jersey 21,883
New York 19,764
Georgia 19,415
Massachusetts 16,213
Ohio 15,942

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

990

Total Loan Volume

$851M

Avg Loan Size

$859K

Jobs Supported

9,006

Program Breakdown

7(a) 852 (86%)
504 138 (14%)

Top SBA Lender

TD Bank, National Association

98 loans in this industry

New Business Share

15.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
130
2021
156
2022
151
2023
168
2024
172
2025
198
2026
15

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$433.8B in total annual receipts across all Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses. Average per business: $13.5B.
How profitable is Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
1.8% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
25,969 business establishments. Together they employ 537,347 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$128,815/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 103,168 workers. Texas (61,774) and Florida (27,622) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 990 SBA loans totaling $851 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $859K. These loans supported 9,006 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers ranks #65 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 #112 of 126 at that same detail level.

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

NAICS 4236 · 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

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