Profit Margin
6.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 5416
NAICS 5416 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services - Industry Benchmarks
$106,100/yr average annual pay, with 7,571 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5416.
- 6.0%
- Net margin
- 1.7M
- Workers employed
- $106,100/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5416
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services runs a 6.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 226K establishments employing 1.7M workers.
- 6.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.7M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $106,100/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services at a 6.0% net margin (below the national median), $266.1B in aggregate receipts across 235,964 returns, averaging $1.1B per establishment.
225,945 establishments employ 1,736,343 workers (7.7/location) at $106,100/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services sits in the 94th percentile for employment and the 62nd percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$266.1B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$15.9B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
1,736,343
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$106,100/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
225,945
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 111,271; establishment count increased by 10,263. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services margin vs national reference points
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services net margin 19.9%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
235,964 returns
Margin: 6.0% · Receipts: $266.1B
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
1,107,857 returns
Margin: 49.1% · Receipts: $70.7B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 235,964
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $184.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Environmental Consulting Services NAICS 54162 | N/A |
| Management Consulting Services NAICS 54161 | N/A |
| Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services NAICS 54169 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 202,952 |
| Texas | 149,335 |
| Florida | 123,346 |
| New York | 118,483 |
| Virginia | 109,940 |
| Illinois | 105,175 |
| Pennsylvania | 60,828 |
| Georgia | 57,152 |
| Maryland | 56,808 |
| Massachusetts | 55,170 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7,571
Total Loan Volume
$2.2B
Avg Loan Size
$294K
Jobs Supported
54,830
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7,305 (96%)
504 266 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
667 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 746
2021 804
2022 893
2023 1,259
2024 1,713
2025 1,913
2026 243
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services?
$266.1B in total annual receipts across all Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services businesses. Average per business: $1.1B.
How profitable is Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services?
6.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services?
225,945 business establishments. Together they employ 1,736,343 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services?
$106,100/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services employment?
California leads with 202,952 workers. Texas (149,335) and Florida (123,346) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services receive?
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services businesses received 7,571 SBA loans totaling $2.2 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $294K. These loans supported 54,830 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services ranks #15 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #48 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (6.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (1,736,343 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 5416 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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