Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541840

NAICS 541840 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Media Representatives - Industry Benchmarks

81 SBA loans on record, $15M in volume, for NAICS 541840.

3.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$15M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 541840

California leads Media Representatives 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)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$15M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Media Representatives's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Media Representatives 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 Media Representatives

Media Representatives sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.

1,233 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

1,233

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 58. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Financial Detail

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 3,125
Florida 839
Texas 579
Pennsylvania 135
Ohio 113
Kentucky 101
Nevada 99
Utah 39
Kansas 38
North Dakota 20

Showing top 10 of 44 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

81

Total Loan Volume

$15M

Avg Loan Size

$189K

Jobs Supported

357

Program Breakdown

7(a) 79 (98%)
504 2 (2%)

Top SBA Lender

Cadence Bank

7 loans in this industry

New Business Share

18.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
11
2021
9
2022
12
2023
18
2024
12
2025
16
2026
3

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Media Representatives?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541840 level. California 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 Media Representatives?
1,233 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Media Representatives?
Average payroll data for Media Representatives is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Media Representatives employment?
California leads with 3,125 workers. Florida (839) and Texas (579) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Media Representatives receive?
Media Representatives businesses received 81 SBA loans totaling $15 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $189K. These loans supported 357 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Media Representatives

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 541840 · 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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