Employment
869,457
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541611
NAICS 541611 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services - Industry Benchmarks
$121,753/yr average annual pay, with 2,652 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541611.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 869K
- Workers employed
- $121,753/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $720M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541611
California leads Administrative Management and General Management Consulting 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)
- 869K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $121,753/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $720M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
104,494 establishments employ 869,457 workers (8.3/location) at $121,753/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Virginia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$121,753/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
104,494
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 80,721; establishment count increased by 6,816. 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)
- $105.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 88,119 |
| Texas | 80,499 |
| Virginia | 77,188 |
| New York | 65,663 |
| Florida | 58,879 |
| Illinois | 54,063 |
| Maryland | 34,791 |
| Massachusetts | 30,405 |
| Georgia | 29,014 |
| Pennsylvania | 26,406 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,652
Total Loan Volume
$720M
Avg Loan Size
$271K
Jobs Supported
18,749
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,545 (96%)
504 107 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
299 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 200
2021 220
2022 297
2023 413
2024 626
2025 803
2026 93
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541611 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 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services?
104,494 business establishments. Together they employ 869,457 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services?
$121,753/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services employment?
California leads with 88,119 workers. Texas (80,499) and Virginia (77,188) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services receive?
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services businesses received 2,652 SBA loans totaling $720 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $271K. These loans supported 18,749 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 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.
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 848,306
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 818,561
- Landscaping Services 802,899
Benchmarking Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 104,494 establishments, 869,457 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,652 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 541611 · 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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