Employment
23,535
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 51219
NAICS 51219 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries - Industry Benchmarks
$106,536/yr average annual pay, with 142 SBA loans on record for NAICS 51219.
- 9.1%
- Information sector margin
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $106,536/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 51219
California leads Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin.
- 9.1%
- Information sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $106,536/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.
3,435 establishments employ 23,535 workers (6.8/location) at $106,536/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Minnesota.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$106,536/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,435
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 6,331; establishment count increased by 75. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Motion Picture and Video Industries NAICS 512199 | N/A |
| Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services NAICS 512191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 14,735 |
| New York | 2,953 |
| Minnesota | 559 |
| Arizona | 347 |
| Virginia | 324 |
| Texas | 321 |
| Pennsylvania | 228 |
| North Carolina | 116 |
| District of Columbia | 107 |
| Kentucky | 60 |
Showing top 10 of 46 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
142
Total Loan Volume
$63M
Avg Loan Size
$442K
Jobs Supported
686
Program Breakdown
7(a) 129 (91%)
504 13 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 21
2021 18
2022 25
2023 22
2024 28
2025 21
2026 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 51219 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries?
3,435 business establishments. Together they employ 23,535 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries?
$106,536/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries employment?
California leads with 14,735 workers. New York (2,953) and Minnesota (559) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries receive?
Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries businesses received 142 SBA loans totaling $63 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $442K. These loans supported 686 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 21% 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 Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Information
- 3,435 establishments, 23,535 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 142 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 51219 · 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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