Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541612

NAICS 541612 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Human Resources Consulting Services - Industry Benchmarks

$96,006/yr average annual pay, with 244 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541612.

3.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
134K
Workers employed
$96,006/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$60M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 541612

Illinois leads Human Resources 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 3.9% net margin.

3.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
134K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$96,006/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$60M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Human Resources Consulting Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Human Resources 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Human Resources Consulting Services

Human Resources Consulting Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.

8,526 establishments employ 134,151 workers (15.7/location) at $96,006/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by California and Florida.

Human Resources Consulting Services sits in the 78th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

134,151

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$96,006/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

8,526

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment decreased by 18,707; establishment count decreased by 432. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$12.9B
Avg Employees per Establishment
15.7

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Illinois 19,964
California 13,541
Florida 10,213
Texas 9,999
New York 7,442
Michigan 4,773
Georgia 4,622
Washington 2,275
Connecticut 2,210
Colorado 1,847

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

244

Total Loan Volume

$60M

Avg Loan Size

$245K

Jobs Supported

1,950

Program Breakdown

7(a) 238 (98%)
504 6 (2%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

26 loans in this industry

New Business Share

24.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
30
2021
21
2022
32
2023
37
2024
53
2025
61
2026
10

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Human Resources Consulting Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541612 level. Illinois leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 3.9% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Human Resources Consulting Services?
8,526 business establishments. Together they employ 134,151 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Human Resources Consulting Services?
$96,006/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 15.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Human Resources Consulting Services employment?
Illinois leads with 19,964 workers. California (13,541) and Florida (10,213) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Human Resources Consulting Services receive?
Human Resources Consulting Services businesses received 244 SBA loans totaling $60 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $245K. These loans supported 1,950 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Human Resources Consulting Services, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Human Resources Consulting Services ranks #177 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

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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 541612 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

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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