Employment
250,400
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541219
NAICS 541219 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Accounting Services - Industry Benchmarks
$60,307/yr average annual pay, with 1,802 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541219.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 250K
- Workers employed
- $60,307/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $560M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541219
California leads Other Accounting 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 14.0% net margin.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 250K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,307/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $560M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Accounting Services
Other Accounting Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
47,699 establishments employ 250,400 workers (5.3/location) at $60,307/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,307/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
47,699
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,607; establishment count increased by 1,247. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $15.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 30,755 |
| Texas | 26,254 |
| New York | 18,311 |
| Florida | 17,608 |
| Illinois | 9,558 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,280 |
| Ohio | 8,008 |
| Georgia | 7,871 |
| Michigan | 6,542 |
| North Carolina | 6,504 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,802
Total Loan Volume
$560M
Avg Loan Size
$311K
Jobs Supported
10,898
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,722 (96%)
504 80 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
123 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 151
2021 195
2022 190
2023 296
2024 362
2025 539
2026 69
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Accounting Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541219 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 14.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Accounting Services?
47,699 business establishments. Together they employ 250,400 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Accounting Services?
$60,307/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Accounting Services employment?
California leads with 30,755 workers. Texas (26,254) and New York (18,311) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Accounting Services receive?
Other Accounting Services businesses received 1,802 SBA loans totaling $560 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $311K. These loans supported 10,898 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 88% of that same 801-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Other Accounting Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 47,699 establishments, 250,400 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,802 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 541219 · Data year: 2023
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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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