Employment
28,755
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541350
NAICS 541350 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Building Inspection Services - Industry Benchmarks
$60,645/yr average annual pay, with 280 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541350.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 29K
- Workers employed
- $60,645/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $71M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541350
California leads Building Inspection 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)
- 29K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $60,645/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $71M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Building Inspection Services
Building Inspection Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
7,496 establishments employ 28,755 workers (3.8/location) at $60,645/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$60,645/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
7,496
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,429; establishment count decreased by 272. 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)
- $1.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,101 |
| Texas | 3,101 |
| Florida | 2,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,367 |
| Ohio | 919 |
| Colorado | 801 |
| New Jersey | 550 |
| Washington | 521 |
| Michigan | 500 |
| Arizona | 420 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
280
Total Loan Volume
$71M
Avg Loan Size
$252K
Jobs Supported
1,929
Program Breakdown
7(a) 276 (99%)
504 4 (1%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
33 loans in this industry
New Business Share
35.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 32
2021 24
2022 54
2023 51
2024 62
2025 46
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Building Inspection Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541350 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 Building Inspection Services?
7,496 business establishments. Together they employ 28,755 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Building Inspection Services?
$60,645/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Building Inspection Services employment?
California leads with 4,101 workers. Texas (3,101) and Florida (2,776) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Building Inspection Services receive?
Building Inspection Services businesses received 280 SBA loans totaling $71 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $252K. These loans supported 1,929 jobs at origination. Most lending (99%) 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 40% 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 Building Inspection Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 7,496 establishments, 28,755 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 280 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 541350 · 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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