Employment
766,160
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541512
NAICS 541512 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Computer Systems Design Services - Industry Benchmarks
$122,171/yr average annual pay, with 1,415 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541512.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 766K
- Workers employed
- $122,171/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $633M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541512
Virginia leads Computer Systems Design 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)
- 766K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $122,171/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $633M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Computer Systems Design Services
Computer Systems Design Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
58,113 establishments employ 766,160 workers (13.2/location) at $122,171/yr average annual pay. Virginia leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$122,171/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
58,113
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 49,686; establishment count decreased by 199. 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)
- $93.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 96,003 |
| California | 87,673 |
| Texas | 74,841 |
| Georgia | 39,994 |
| Maryland | 36,048 |
| Florida | 33,250 |
| New York | 30,510 |
| Illinois | 27,597 |
| New Jersey | 27,051 |
| Pennsylvania | 24,552 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,415
Total Loan Volume
$633M
Avg Loan Size
$447K
Jobs Supported
14,154
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,340 (95%)
504 75 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
118 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 160
2021 181
2022 196
2023 214
2024 297
2025 312
2026 55
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Computer Systems Design Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541512 level. Virginia 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 Computer Systems Design Services?
58,113 business establishments. Together they employ 766,160 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Computer Systems Design Services?
$122,171/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Computer Systems Design Services employment?
Virginia leads with 96,003 workers. California (87,673) and Texas (74,841) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Computer Systems Design Services receive?
Computer Systems Design Services businesses received 1,415 SBA loans totaling $633 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $447K. These loans supported 14,154 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 96% 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.
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Benchmarking Computer Systems Design Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 58,113 establishments, 766,160 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,415 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 541512 · 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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