Employment
144,585
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56162
NAICS 56162 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Security Systems Services - Industry Benchmarks
$67,988/yr average annual pay, with 621 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56162.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 145K
- Workers employed
- $67,988/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $318M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56162
Texas leads Security Systems Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 145K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $67,988/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $318M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Security Systems Services
Security Systems Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
11,112 establishments employ 144,585 workers (13.0/location) at $67,988/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$67,988/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,112
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,392; establishment count increased by 79. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $9.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Locksmiths NAICS 561622 | N/A |
| Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) NAICS 561621 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 15,257 |
| California | 14,585 |
| Florida | 11,833 |
| New York | 8,157 |
| Virginia | 5,654 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,481 |
| Illinois | 4,858 |
| Ohio | 4,626 |
| North Carolina | 4,499 |
| New Jersey | 4,353 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
621
Total Loan Volume
$318M
Avg Loan Size
$512K
Jobs Supported
6,383
Program Breakdown
7(a) 576 (93%)
504 45 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
39 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 95
2021 83
2022 64
2023 97
2024 112
2025 153
2026 17
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Security Systems Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56162 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Security Systems Services?
11,112 business establishments. Together they employ 144,585 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Security Systems Services?
$67,988/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Security Systems Services employment?
Texas leads with 15,257 workers. California (14,585) and Florida (11,833) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Security Systems Services receive?
Security Systems Services businesses received 621 SBA loans totaling $318 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $512K. These loans supported 6,383 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 70% of that same 551-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Security Systems Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 11,112 establishments, 144,585 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 621 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 56162 · Data year: 2023
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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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