Profit Margin
26.4%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 5419
NAICS 5419 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Industry Benchmarks
$63,567/yr average annual pay, with 6,348 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5419.
- 26.4%
- Net margin
- 785K
- Workers employed
- $63,567/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $4.3B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5419
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services runs a 26.4% pre-tax net margin - well above the national average - across 83K establishments employing 785K workers.
- 26.4%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 785K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,567/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $4.3B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services at a 26.4% net margin (well above the national average), $244.0B in aggregate receipts across 2,378,662 returns, averaging $102.6M per establishment.
82,894 establishments employ 785,370 workers (9.5/location) at $63,567/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Total Receipts
$244.0B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$64.5B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
785,370
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$63,567/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
82,894
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,964; establishment count increased by 2,618. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services revenue goes
Workforce scale
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services margin vs national reference points
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services net margin 88.0%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
103,949 returns 4%
Margin: 5.9% · Receipts: $106.9B
Sole Proprietorship
2,274,713 returns 96%
Margin: 42.4% · Receipts: $137.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 2,378,662
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $102.6M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $49.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services NAICS 54199 | N/A |
| Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling NAICS 54191 | N/A |
| Photographic Services NAICS 54192 | N/A |
| Translation and Interpretation Services NAICS 54193 | N/A |
| Veterinary Services NAICS 54194 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 91,934 |
| Texas | 62,860 |
| Florida | 51,905 |
| New York | 43,841 |
| Illinois | 34,074 |
| Pennsylvania | 30,567 |
| Virginia | 28,545 |
| Massachusetts | 28,268 |
| Michigan | 24,834 |
| North Carolina | 22,965 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,348
Total Loan Volume
$4.3B
Avg Loan Size
$673K
Jobs Supported
65,645
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,545 (87%)
504 803 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Live Oak Banking Company
479 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 765
2021 1,051
2022 839
2023 888
2024 1,169
2025 1,439
2026 197
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
$244.0B in total annual receipts across all Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services businesses. Average per business: $102.6M.
How profitable is Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
26.4% net profit margin, well above the national average.
How many businesses are in Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
82,894 business establishments. Together they employ 785,370 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
$63,567/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment?
California leads with 91,934 workers. Texas (62,860) and Florida (51,905) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services receive?
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services businesses received 6,348 SBA loans totaling $4.3 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $673K. These loans supported 65,645 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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: Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services reports a higher net margin than 97% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 81% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Net margin: 26.4% vs sector. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 82,894 establishments, 785,370 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,348 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 5419 · 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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