Employment
17,832
Total employees (Census CBP)
Finance and Insurance ·NAICS 522294
NAICS 522294 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Secondary Market Financing - Industry Benchmarks
$174,885/yr average annual pay across 149 establishments in NAICS 522294.
- 15.4%
- Finance and Insurance sector margin
- 18K
- Workers employed
- $174,885/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 522294
Massachusetts leads Secondary Market Financing activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Finance and Insurance sector runs a 15.4% net margin.
- 15.4%
- Finance and Insurance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 18K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $174,885/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Use Secondary Market Financing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Secondary Market Financing 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 Secondary Market Financing
Secondary Market Financing sits inside Finance and Insurance, a sector that runs a 15.4% net margin overall.
149 establishments employ 17,832 workers (119.7/location) at $174,885/yr average annual pay. Massachusetts leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Secondary Market Financing sits in the 28th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Secondary Market Financing in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$174,885/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
149
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 623; establishment count decreased by 4. 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)
- $3.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 119.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 249 |
| California | 226 |
| Florida | 58 |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Utah | 2 |
Showing top 10 of 14 states
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Secondary Market Financing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 522294 level. Massachusetts leads this industry nationally. The broader Finance and Insurance sector runs a 15.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Secondary Market Financing?
149 business establishments. Together they employ 17,832 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Secondary Market Financing?
$174,885/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 119.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Secondary Market Financing employment?
Massachusetts leads with 249 workers. California (226) and Florida (58) round out the top three.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Secondary Market Financing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Secondary Market Financing ranks #576 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (17,832 here).
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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 522294 · 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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