Employment
1,260,577
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541330
NAICS 541330 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Engineering Services - Industry Benchmarks
$109,949/yr average annual pay, with 1,870 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541330.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 1.3M
- Workers employed
- $109,949/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541330
California leads Engineering 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)
- 1.3M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $109,949/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Engineering Services
Engineering Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
63,233 establishments employ 1,260,577 workers (19.9/location) at $109,949/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$109,949/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
63,233
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 60,942; establishment count increased by 643. 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)
- $138.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 19.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 142,591 |
| Texas | 125,756 |
| Florida | 76,849 |
| Virginia | 73,170 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,394 |
| New York | 45,972 |
| Maryland | 45,021 |
| Colorado | 40,828 |
| Massachusetts | 36,174 |
| Illinois | 35,017 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,870
Total Loan Volume
$1.1B
Avg Loan Size
$606K
Jobs Supported
24,542
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,607 (86%)
504 263 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
99 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 243
2021 302
2022 255
2023 276
2024 347
2025 387
2026 60
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Engineering Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541330 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 Engineering Services?
63,233 business establishments. Together they employ 1,260,577 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Engineering Services?
$109,949/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 19.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Engineering Services employment?
California leads with 142,591 workers. Texas (125,756) and Florida (76,849) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Engineering Services receive?
Engineering Services businesses received 1,870 SBA loans totaling $1.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $606K. These loans supported 24,542 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) 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 98% 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.
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 1,214,761
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,176,824
- New Car Dealers 1,131,340
Benchmarking Engineering Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 63,233 establishments, 1,260,577 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,870 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 541330 · 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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