Employment
21,208
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42495
NAICS 42495 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$74,472/yr average annual pay, with 80 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42495.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 21K
- Workers employed
- $74,472/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42495
California leads Paint, Varnish, and Supplies 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)
- 21K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $74,472/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
1,992 establishments employ 21,208 workers (10.7/location) at $74,472/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$74,472/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,992
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,123; establishment count increased by 65. 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)
- $1.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424950 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,877 |
| Illinois | 1,655 |
| Ohio | 1,541 |
| New Jersey | 1,319 |
| Florida | 1,259 |
| Texas | 1,135 |
| New York | 1,062 |
| Indiana | 651 |
| Tennessee | 488 |
| Wisconsin | 460 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
80
Total Loan Volume
$63M
Avg Loan Size
$789K
Jobs Supported
654
Program Breakdown
7(a) 69 (86%)
504 11 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 14
2022 7
2023 8
2024 18
2025 20
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42495 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 Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
1,992 business establishments. Together they employ 21,208 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
$74,472/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 2,877 workers. Illinois (1,655) and Ohio (1,541) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 80 SBA loans totaling $63 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $789K. These loans supported 654 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) 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 18% 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.
Benchmarking Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 1,992 establishments, 21,208 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 80 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 42495 · Data year: 2023
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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