Employment
188,956
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 446120
NAICS 446120 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$23,016/yr average annual pay, with 335 SBA loans on record for NAICS 446120.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 189K
- Workers employed
- $23,016/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $150M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 446120
California leads Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 189K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $23,016/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $150M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores
Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
17,328 establishments employ 188,956 workers (10.9/location) at $23,016/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$23,016/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
17,328
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,029; establishment count decreased by 193. 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)
- $4.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 24,145 |
| Texas | 19,684 |
| Florida | 14,623 |
| New York | 10,895 |
| Georgia | 7,496 |
| Illinois | 7,471 |
| North Carolina | 6,088 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,043 |
| Ohio | 5,974 |
| New Jersey | 5,907 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
335
Total Loan Volume
$150M
Avg Loan Size
$448K
Jobs Supported
2,252
Program Breakdown
7(a) 319 (95%)
504 16 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
27 loans in this industry
New Business Share
30.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 104
2021 135
2022 60
2023 20
2024 11
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 446120 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores?
17,328 business establishments. Together they employ 188,956 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores?
$23,016/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores employment?
California leads with 24,145 workers. Texas (19,684) and Florida (14,623) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores receive?
Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores businesses received 335 SBA loans totaling $150 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $448K. These loans supported 2,252 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 84% 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.
Benchmarking Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 17,328 establishments, 188,956 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 335 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 446120 · 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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