Employment
96,966
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 54119
NAICS 54119 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Legal Services - Industry Benchmarks
$69,174/yr average annual pay, with 393 SBA loans on record for NAICS 54119.
- 3.9%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 97K
- Workers employed
- $69,174/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $139M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 54119
Texas leads Other Legal Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 3.9% net margin.
- 3.9%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 97K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $69,174/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $139M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Legal Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Legal 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 Other Legal Services
Other Legal Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.
15,601 establishments employ 96,966 workers (6.2/location) at $69,174/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Florida and California.
Other Legal Services sits in the 59th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$69,174/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
15,601
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 8,479; establishment count increased by 632. 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)
- $6.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Legal Services NAICS 541199 | N/A |
| Title Abstract and Settlement Offices NAICS 541191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11,090 |
| Florida | 9,195 |
| California | 8,908 |
| New York | 6,104 |
| Virginia | 3,470 |
| Ohio | 2,938 |
| Illinois | 2,581 |
| Arizona | 2,426 |
| Maryland | 2,384 |
| Georgia | 2,156 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
393
Total Loan Volume
$139M
Avg Loan Size
$353K
Jobs Supported
3,078
Program Breakdown
7(a) 368 (94%)
504 25 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
26 loans in this industry
New Business Share
22.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 39
2021 57
2022 51
2023 62
2024 88
2025 83
2026 13
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Legal Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 54119 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 3.9% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Other Legal Services?
15,601 business establishments. Together they employ 96,966 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Legal Services?
$69,174/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Legal Services employment?
Texas leads with 11,090 workers. Florida (9,195) and California (8,908) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Legal Services receive?
Other Legal Services businesses received 393 SBA loans totaling $139 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $353K. These loans supported 3,078 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Legal Services, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Legal Services ranks #224 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (96,966 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · 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 54119 · 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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