Profit Margin
4.6%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 5619
NAICS 5619 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Support Services - Industry Benchmarks
$54,876/yr average annual pay, with 835 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5619.
- 4.6%
- Net margin
- 308K
- Workers employed
- $54,876/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $512M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5619
Other Support Services runs a 4.6% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 21K establishments employing 308K workers.
- 4.6%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 308K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,876/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $512M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Support Services
Other Support Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management at a 4.6% net margin (below the national median), $255.9B in aggregate receipts across 228,499 returns, averaging $1.1B per establishment.
20,809 establishments employ 307,764 workers (14.8/location) at $54,876/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Total Receipts
$255.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$11.7B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
307,764
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,876/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
20,809
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,779; establishment count increased by 141. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Other Support Services revenue goes
Workforce scale
Other Support Services margin vs national reference points
Other Support Services net margin 15.2%
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
228,499 returns 100%
Margin: 4.6% · Receipts: $255.9B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 228,499
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $1.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $16.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Support Services NAICS 56199 | N/A |
| Convention and Trade Show Organizers NAICS 56192 | N/A |
| Packaging and Labeling Services NAICS 56191 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 35,765 |
| Texas | 19,996 |
| Illinois | 19,230 |
| Florida | 17,437 |
| New York | 17,395 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,100 |
| North Carolina | 14,861 |
| Ohio | 13,230 |
| Nevada | 11,902 |
| New Jersey | 10,379 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
835
Total Loan Volume
$512M
Avg Loan Size
$613K
Jobs Supported
8,666
Program Breakdown
7(a) 757 (91%)
504 78 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
81 loans in this industry
New Business Share
27.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 121
2021 135
2022 117
2023 124
2024 147
2025 169
2026 22
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Support Services?
$255.9B in total annual receipts across all Other Support Services businesses. Average per business: $1.1B.
How profitable is Other Support Services?
4.6% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Other Support Services?
20,809 business establishments. Together they employ 307,764 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Support Services?
$54,876/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Support Services employment?
California leads with 35,765 workers. Texas (19,996) and Illinois (19,230) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Support Services receive?
Other Support Services businesses received 835 SBA loans totaling $512 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $613K. These loans supported 8,666 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 Support Services reports a higher net margin than 45% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 64% 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 Support Services
- Net margin: 4.6% vs sector. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 20,809 establishments, 307,764 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 835 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 5619 · 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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