Employment
9,919
Total employees (Census CBP)
Information ·NAICS 5174
NAICS 5174 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Satellite Telecommunications - Industry Benchmarks
$152,953/yr average annual pay, with 18 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5174.
- 9.1%
- Information sector margin
- 10K
- Workers employed
- $152,953/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5174
Virginia leads Satellite Telecommunications 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)
- 10K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $152,953/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Satellite Telecommunications
Satellite Telecommunications sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.
429 establishments employ 9,919 workers (23.1/location) at $152,953/yr average annual pay. Virginia leads employment, followed by Texas and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$152,953/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
429
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,229; establishment count decreased by 31. 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)
- $1.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 23.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Satellite Telecommunications NAICS 51741 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 2,137 |
| Texas | 963 |
| Ohio | 167 |
| New York | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
| Idaho | 1 |
Showing top 10 of 34 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
18
Total Loan Volume
$6M
Avg Loan Size
$317K
Jobs Supported
102
Program Breakdown
7(a) 17 (94%)
504 1 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
11.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 1
2021 3
2022 1
2023 3
2024 4
2025 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Satellite Telecommunications?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 5174 level. Virginia leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Satellite Telecommunications?
429 business establishments. Together they employ 9,919 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Satellite Telecommunications?
$152,953/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Satellite Telecommunications employment?
Virginia leads with 2,137 workers. Texas (963) and Ohio (167) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Satellite Telecommunications receive?
Satellite Telecommunications businesses received 18 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $317K. These loans supported 102 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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 5% of that same 259-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 Satellite Telecommunications
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Information
- 429 establishments, 9,919 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 18 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 5174 · 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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