Information ·NAICS 518210

NAICS 518210 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services - Industry Benchmarks

$147,665/yr average annual pay, with 618 SBA loans on record for NAICS 518210.

7.7%
Information sector margin
630K
Workers employed
$147,665/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$354M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 518210

California leads Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 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)
630K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$147,665/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$354M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 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 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 7.7% net margin overall.

18,544 establishments employ 629,527 workers (34.0/location) at $147,665/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.

Employment

629,527

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$147,665/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

18,544

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 59,339; establishment count increased by 1,005. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$93.0B
Avg Employees per Establishment
34.0

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 123,859
Texas 56,290
New York 39,730
Florida 30,385
Massachusetts 27,905
Georgia 26,230
Illinois 21,934
Pennsylvania 19,443
New Jersey 18,632
Colorado 17,689

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

618

Total Loan Volume

$354M

Avg Loan Size

$573K

Jobs Supported

6,209

Program Breakdown

7(a) 591 (96%)
504 27 (4%)

Top SBA Lender

Newtek Bank, National Association

71 loans in this industry

New Business Share

18.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
57
2021
69
2022
93
2023
81
2024
156
2025
148
2026
14

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 518210 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 7.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services?
18,544 business establishments. Together they employ 629,527 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services?
$147,665/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 34.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services employment?
California leads with 123,859 workers. Texas (56,290) and New York (39,730) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services receive?
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services businesses received 618 SBA loans totaling $354 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $573K. These loans supported 6,209 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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 95% 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 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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 518210 · 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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