Profit Margin
3.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56
NAICS 56 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - Industry Benchmarks
$56,705/yr average annual pay, with 21,575 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56.
- 3.9%
- Net margin
- 13.5M
- Workers employed
- $56,705/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $8.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services runs a 3.9% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 451K establishments employing 13.5M workers.
- 3.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 13.5M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,705/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $8.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management at a 3.9% net margin (below the national median), $541.5B in aggregate receipts across 283,361 returns, averaging $1.9B per establishment.
451,014 establishments employ 13,454,862 workers (29.8/location) at $56,705/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sits in the 79th percentile for employment and the 33rd percentile for net margin among 2-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$541.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$21.3B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
13,454,862
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,705/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
451,014
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 123,847; establishment count increased by 533. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services margin vs national reference points
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services net margin 13.1%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
283,361 returns
Margin: 3.9% · Receipts: $541.5B
Partnership SOI 2022
85,950 returns
Margin: 10.2% · Receipts: $198.8B
S Corporation SOI 2017
2,381 returns
Margin: N/A · Receipts: N/A
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 283,361
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $763.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 29.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services NAICS 561 | 3.9% |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services NAICS 562 | 4.1% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2,373,309 |
| California | 1,738,165 |
| Texas | 1,126,884 |
| New York | 839,713 |
| Illinois | 474,445 |
| Georgia | 430,974 |
| Ohio | 411,579 |
| New Jersey | 395,891 |
| Michigan | 361,181 |
| Pennsylvania | 343,035 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
21,575
Total Loan Volume
$8.0B
Avg Loan Size
$371K
Jobs Supported
251,945
Program Breakdown
7(a) 20,295 (94%)
504 1,280 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
2,363 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 2,500
2021 3,045
2022 2,767
2023 3,447
2024 4,316
2025 4,840
2026 660
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services?
$541.5B in total annual receipts across all Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services businesses. Average per business: $1.9B.
How profitable is Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services?
3.9% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services?
451,014 business establishments. Together they employ 13,454,862 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services?
$56,705/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 29.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employment?
Florida leads with 2,373,309 workers. California (1,738,165) and Texas (1,126,884) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services receive?
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services businesses received 21,575 SBA loans totaling $8.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $371K. These loans supported 251,945 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, both at NAICS level 2 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services ranks #4 of 19 U.S. industries at the 2-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #10 of 15 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.9% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (13,454,862 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 56 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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