Finance and Insurance ·NAICS 5232

NAICS 5232 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Securities and Commodity Exchanges - Industry Benchmarks

$227,142/yr average annual pay, with 10 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5232.

2.0%
Net margin
7K
Workers employed
$227,142/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$6M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 5232

Securities and Commodity Exchanges runs a 2.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 54 establishments employing 7K workers.

2.0%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
7K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$227,142/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$6M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Securities and Commodity Exchanges's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Securities and Commodity Exchanges sits inside Finance and Insurance at a 2.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $4.1B in aggregate receipts across 1,912 returns, averaging $2.2B per establishment.

54 establishments employ 7,056 workers (130.7/location) at $227,142/yr average annual pay..

Securities and Commodity Exchanges sits in the 2nd percentile for employment and the 17th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

2.0%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$4.1B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$84.6M

Pre-tax net income

Employment

7,056

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$227,142/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

54

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 786; establishment count increased by 1. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Where each dollar of Securities and Commodity Exchanges revenue goes

Workforce scale

Securities and Commodity Exchanges margin vs national reference points

Securities and Commodity Exchanges net margin 6.8%
Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%

Business Structure Breakdown

Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).

C Corporation SOI 2013
1,912 returns 100%

Margin: 2.0% · Receipts: $4.1B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed
1,912
Avg Receipts per Business
$2.2B
Annual Payroll (Total)
$1.6B
Avg Employees per Establishment
130.7

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Securities and Commodity Exchanges

NAICS 52321

 N/A

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

10

Total Loan Volume

$6M

Avg Loan Size

$599K

Jobs Supported

37

Program Breakdown

7(a) 10 (100%)
504 0 (0%)

Top SBA Lender

Byline Bank

3 loans in this industry

New Business Share

10.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)

2022
4
2023
4
2025
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Securities and Commodity Exchanges?
$4.1B in total annual receipts across all Securities and Commodity Exchanges businesses. Average per business: $2.2B.
How profitable is Securities and Commodity Exchanges?
2.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Securities and Commodity Exchanges?
54 business establishments. Together they employ 7,056 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Securities and Commodity Exchanges?
$227,142/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 130.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Securities and Commodity Exchanges employment?
State-level employment data for Securities and Commodity Exchanges is not available in the current dataset.
How much SBA lending does Securities and Commodity Exchanges receive?
Securities and Commodity Exchanges businesses received 10 SBA loans totaling $6 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $599K. These loans supported 37 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Securities and Commodity Exchanges, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Securities and Commodity Exchanges ranks #253 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #105 of 126 at that same detail level.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 5232 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013

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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