Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 5311

NAICS 5311 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

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 August 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

Use Lessors of Real Estate's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Lessors of Real Estate 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 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.

Lessors of Real Estate sits in the 77th percentile for employment and the 98th percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

32.2%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

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.

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Where each dollar of Lessors of Real Estate revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Lessors of Real Estate

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Lessors of Real Estate (Census SUSB)

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%/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

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	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units NAICS 53113	N/A	48,382	$40,550/yr
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) NAICS 53112	N/A	174,571	$83,642/yr
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property NAICS 53119	N/A	34,296	$62,547/yr
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings NAICS 53111	N/A	348,544	$55,560/yr

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
California	78,202	18,148	$5.7B	$72,911/yr
New York	71,234	15,695	$4.8B	$67,307/yr
Texas	56,833	12,399	$4.0B	$70,194/yr
Florida	41,947	10,640	$2.4B	$56,481/yr
Illinois	20,228	3,777	$1.5B	$73,677/yr
Georgia	20,021	3,879	$1.5B	$73,606/yr
New Jersey	18,549	3,956	$1.1B	$59,144/yr
Ohio	18,104	3,915	$1.1B	$58,244/yr
Pennsylvania	17,117	3,789	$1.1B	$62,504/yr
Washington	16,152	3,757	$962.5M	$59,589/yr

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA 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

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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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Lessors of Real Estate, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Lessors of Real Estate ranks #59 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 #3 of 126 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (32.2% here).

Tobacco Manufacturing 19.6% Other Financial Investment Activities 18.5% Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 16.6%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (605,793 here).

Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 587,237 Utility System Construction 627,151 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 629,527

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

NAICS 5311 · 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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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