Profit Margin
32.2%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 5311
NAICS 5311 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Lessors of Real Estate - Industry Benchmarks
$62,849/yr average annual pay, with 3,021 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5311.
- 32.2%
- Net margin
- 606K
- Workers employed
- $62,849/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5311
Lessors of Real Estate runs a 32.2% pre-tax net margin - well above the national average - across 137K establishments employing 606K workers.
- 32.2%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 606K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,849/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Lessors of Real Estate
Lessors of Real Estate sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing at a 32.2% net margin (well above the national average), $51.0B in aggregate receipts across 70,155 returns, averaging $727.6M per establishment.
136,539 establishments employ 605,793 workers (4.4/location) at $62,849/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Total Receipts
$51.0B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$16.4B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
605,793
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,849/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
136,539
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,065; establishment count increased by 129. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Lessors of Real Estate revenue goes
Workforce scale
Lessors of Real Estate margin vs national reference points
Lessors of Real Estate net margin 100.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
70,155 returns 100%
Margin: 32.2% · Receipts: $51.0B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 70,155
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $727.6M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $38.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units NAICS 53113 | N/A |
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) NAICS 53112 | N/A |
| Lessors of Other Real Estate Property NAICS 53119 | N/A |
| Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings NAICS 53111 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 78,202 |
| New York | 71,234 |
| Texas | 56,833 |
| Florida | 41,947 |
| Illinois | 20,228 |
| Georgia | 20,021 |
| New Jersey | 18,549 |
| Ohio | 18,104 |
| Pennsylvania | 17,117 |
| Washington | 16,152 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,021
Total Loan Volume
$3.7B
Avg Loan Size
$1216K
Jobs Supported
17,702
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,275 (75%)
504 746 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
436 loans in this industry
New Business Share
54.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 513
2021 916
2022 665
2023 474
2024 224
2025 190
2026 39
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Lessors of Real Estate?
$51.0B in total annual receipts across all Lessors of Real Estate businesses. Average per business: $727.6M.
How profitable is Lessors of Real Estate?
32.2% net profit margin, well above the national average.
How many businesses are in Lessors of Real Estate?
136,539 business establishments. Together they employ 605,793 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lessors of Real Estate?
$62,849/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Lessors of Real Estate employment?
California leads with 78,202 workers. New York (71,234) and Texas (56,833) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lessors of Real Estate receive?
Lessors of Real Estate businesses received 3,021 SBA loans totaling $3.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1216K. These loans supported 17,702 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) 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: Lessors of Real Estate reports a higher net margin than 98% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 77% 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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Lessors of Real Estate
- Net margin: 32.2% vs sector. Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 136,539 establishments, 605,793 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,021 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 5311 · 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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