Profit Margin
8.2%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 561
NAICS 561 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Administrative and Support Services - Industry Benchmarks
$56,119/yr average annual pay, with 18,339 SBA loans on record for NAICS 561.
- 8.2%
- Net margin
- 13.0M
- Workers employed
- $56,119/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 561
Administrative and Support Services runs a 8.2% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 422K establishments employing 13.0M workers.
- 8.2%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 13.0M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,119/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $6.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Administrative and Support Services
Administrative and Support Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management at a 8.2% net margin (in line with the national median), $577.2B in aggregate receipts across 3,378,267 returns, averaging $170.8M per establishment.
421,777 establishments employ 12,960,998 workers (30.7/location) at $56,119/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Total Receipts
$577.2B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$47.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
12,960,998
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,119/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
421,777
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 139,278; establishment count decreased by 85. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Administrative and Support Services revenue goes
Workforce scale
Administrative and Support Services margin vs national reference points
Administrative and Support Services net margin 27.3%
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
269,174 returns 8%
Margin: 3.9% · Receipts: $464.8B
Sole Proprietorship
3,109,093 returns 92%
Margin: 25.9% · Receipts: $112.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 3,378,267
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $170.8M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $727.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 30.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Business Support Services NAICS 5614 | N/A |
| Employment Services NAICS 5613 | 3.1% |
| Facilities Support Services NAICS 5612 | N/A |
| Investigation and Security Services NAICS 5616 | N/A |
| Office Administrative Services NAICS 5611 | N/A |
| Other Support Services NAICS 5619 | 4.6% |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings NAICS 5617 | N/A |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services NAICS 5615 | 3.0% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2,338,093 |
| California | 1,684,441 |
| Texas | 1,084,591 |
| New York | 815,723 |
| Illinois | 457,495 |
| Georgia | 419,014 |
| Ohio | 393,112 |
| New Jersey | 380,022 |
| Michigan | 346,945 |
| Pennsylvania | 319,029 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
18,339
Total Loan Volume
$6.5B
Avg Loan Size
$356K
Jobs Supported
224,491
Program Breakdown
7(a) 17,258 (94%)
504 1,081 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
1,981 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 2,098
2021 2,509
2022 2,332
2023 2,935
2024 3,709
2025 4,192
2026 564
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Administrative and Support Services?
$577.2B in total annual receipts across all Administrative and Support Services businesses. Average per business: $170.8M.
How profitable is Administrative and Support Services?
8.2% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Administrative and Support Services?
421,777 business establishments. Together they employ 12,960,998 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Administrative and Support Services?
$56,119/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 30.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Administrative and Support Services employment?
Florida leads with 2,338,093 workers. California (1,684,441) and Texas (1,084,591) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Administrative and Support Services receive?
Administrative and Support Services businesses received 18,339 SBA loans totaling $6.5 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $356K. These loans supported 224,491 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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.
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.
- Food Services and Drinking Places 12,644,827
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 10,401,442
- Ambulatory Health Care Services 8,697,480
Benchmarking Administrative and Support Services
- Net margin: 8.2% vs sector. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 421,777 establishments, 12,960,998 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 18,339 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 561 · 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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