Employment
2,605
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 512290
NAICS 512290 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Sound Recording Industries - Industry Benchmarks
$79,044/yr average annual pay, with 50 SBA loans on record for NAICS 512290.
- 7.7%
- Information sector margin
- 3K
- Workers employed
- $79,044/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 512290
New York leads Other Sound Recording Industries activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin.
- 7.7%
- Information sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 3K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $79,044/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $13M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Sound Recording Industries's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Sound Recording Industries is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Other Sound Recording Industries
Other Sound Recording Industries sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 7.7% net margin overall.
733 establishments employ 2,605 workers (3.5/location) at $79,044/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Florida and North Carolina.
Other Sound Recording Industries sits in the 2nd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$79,044/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
733
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 261; establishment count increased by 158. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $205.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 258 |
| Florida | 83 |
| North Carolina | 70 |
| Arizona | 25 |
| South Carolina | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 5 |
Showing top 10 of 36 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
50
Total Loan Volume
$13M
Avg Loan Size
$257K
Jobs Supported
157
Program Breakdown
7(a) 47 (94%)
504 3 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
30.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 1
2021 7
2022 5
2023 10
2024 10
2025 13
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Sound Recording Industries?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 512290 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Other Sound Recording Industries?
733 business establishments. Together they employ 2,605 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Sound Recording Industries?
$79,044/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Sound Recording Industries employment?
New York leads with 258 workers. Florida (83) and North Carolina (70) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Sound Recording Industries receive?
Other Sound Recording Industries businesses received 50 SBA loans totaling $13 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $257K. These loans supported 157 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Sound Recording Industries, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Sound Recording Industries ranks #781 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (2,605 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Information · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 512290 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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