Employment
302,952
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 424210
NAICS 424210 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$159,612/yr average annual pay, with 261 SBA loans on record for NAICS 424210.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 303K
- Workers employed
- $159,612/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $192M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 424210
California leads Drugs and Druggists' Sundries 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)
- 303K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $159,612/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $192M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
8,919 establishments employ 302,952 workers (34.0/location) at $159,612/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Massachusetts.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$159,612/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,919
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 8,628; establishment count decreased by 1,040. 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)
- $48.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 34.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 38,998 |
| New York | 23,253 |
| Massachusetts | 18,922 |
| Texas | 16,918 |
| Florida | 15,829 |
| Georgia | 8,002 |
| Ohio | 6,942 |
| Maryland | 6,226 |
| Utah | 3,964 |
| Tennessee | 3,857 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
261
Total Loan Volume
$192M
Avg Loan Size
$736K
Jobs Supported
2,022
Program Breakdown
7(a) 230 (88%)
504 31 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
36 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 42
2021 50
2022 33
2023 44
2024 42
2025 46
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 424210 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 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers?
8,919 business establishments. Together they employ 302,952 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers?
$159,612/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 34.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 38,998 workers. New York (23,253) and Massachusetts (18,922) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 261 SBA loans totaling $192 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $736K. These loans supported 2,022 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 90% of that same 801-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.
- Direct Life Insurance Carriers 308,639
- All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 309,293
- Payroll Services 309,518
Benchmarking Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 8,919 establishments, 302,952 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 261 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 424210 · 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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