Employment
255,269
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42369
NAICS 42369 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$163,673/yr average annual pay, with 344 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42369.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 255K
- Workers employed
- $163,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $258M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42369
California leads Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 255K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $163,673/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $258M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
10,076 establishments employ 255,269 workers (25.3/location) at $163,673/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$163,673/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,076
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,516; establishment count decreased by 270. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $41.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 25.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423690 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 68,621 |
| Texas | 35,320 |
| Florida | 11,442 |
| Arizona | 9,305 |
| Illinois | 8,754 |
| New York | 8,196 |
| New Jersey | 7,578 |
| Colorado | 7,433 |
| Massachusetts | 7,426 |
| Georgia | 7,141 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
344
Total Loan Volume
$258M
Avg Loan Size
$750K
Jobs Supported
3,096
Program Breakdown
7(a) 308 (90%)
504 36 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
40 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 49
2021 40
2022 60
2023 66
2024 73
2025 51
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42369 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
10,076 business establishments. Together they employ 255,269 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
$163,673/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 25.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 68,621 workers. Texas (35,320) and Florida (11,442) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 344 SBA loans totaling $258 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $750K. These loans supported 3,096 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 83% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 10,076 establishments, 255,269 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 344 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 42369 · Data year: 2023
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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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