Profit Margin
71.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Management of Companies and Enterprises ·NAICS 5511
NAICS 5511 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Management of Companies and Enterprises - Industry Benchmarks
$128,997/yr average annual pay, with 240 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5511.
- 71.8%
- Net margin
- 3.9M
- Workers employed
- $128,997/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $254M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5511
Management of Companies and Enterprises runs a 71.8% pre-tax net margin - well above the national average - across 50K establishments employing 3.9M workers.
- 71.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 3.9M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $128,997/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $254M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Management of Companies and Enterprises
Management of Companies and Enterprises sits inside Management of Companies and Enterprises at a 71.8% net margin (well above the national average), $87.0B in aggregate receipts across 54,088 returns, averaging $1.6B per establishment.
49,556 establishments employ 3,855,720 workers (77.8/location) at $128,997/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Total Receipts
$87.0B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$62.5B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
3,855,720
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$128,997/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
49,556
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 193,743; establishment count decreased by 1,662. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Management of Companies and Enterprises revenue goes
Workforce scale
Management of Companies and Enterprises margin vs national reference points
Management of Companies and Enterprises net margin 100.0%
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
54,088 returns 100%
Margin: 71.8% · Receipts: $87.0B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 54,088
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.6B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $497.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 77.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Management of Companies and Enterprises NAICS 55111 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 387,376 |
| Texas | 350,528 |
| Illinois | 230,673 |
| Pennsylvania | 219,919 |
| New York | 211,253 |
| Florida | 177,369 |
| Minnesota | 151,489 |
| North Carolina | 131,584 |
| Georgia | 128,415 |
| Michigan | 122,995 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
240
Total Loan Volume
$254M
Avg Loan Size
$1057K
Jobs Supported
3,956
Program Breakdown
7(a) 216 (90%)
504 24 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
Byline Bank
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
40.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 22
2021 56
2022 43
2023 18
2024 34
2025 62
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Management of Companies and Enterprises?
$87.0B in total annual receipts across all Management of Companies and Enterprises businesses. Average per business: $1.6B.
How profitable is Management of Companies and Enterprises?
71.8% net profit margin, well above the national average.
How many businesses are in Management of Companies and Enterprises?
49,556 business establishments. Together they employ 3,855,720 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Management of Companies and Enterprises?
$128,997/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 77.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Management of Companies and Enterprises employment?
California leads with 387,376 workers. Texas (350,528) and Illinois (230,673) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Management of Companies and Enterprises receive?
Management of Companies and Enterprises businesses received 240 SBA loans totaling $254 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1057K. These loans supported 3,956 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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: Management of Companies and Enterprises reports a higher net margin than 99% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 98% 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.
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Benchmarking Management of Companies and Enterprises
- Net margin: 71.8% vs sector. Browse Management of Companies and Enterprises
- 49,556 establishments, 3,855,720 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 240 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 5511 · 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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