Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 562

NAICS 562 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Waste Management and Remediation Services - Industry Benchmarks

$72,087/yr average annual pay, with 3,236 SBA loans on record for NAICS 562.

4.1%
Net margin: 494K
Workers employed: $72,087/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $1.5B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 562

Waste Management and Remediation Services runs a 4.1% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 29K establishments employing 494K workers.

4.1%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI): 494K
Workers employed (Census CBP): $72,087/yr
Avg payroll / employee: $1.5B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Waste Management and Remediation Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

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 Waste Management and Remediation Services

Waste Management and Remediation Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management at a 4.1% net margin (below the national median), $76.7B in aggregate receipts across 14,187 returns, averaging $5.4B per establishment.

29,237 establishments employ 493,864 workers (16.9/location) at $72,087/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.

Waste Management and Remediation Services sits in the 38th percentile for employment and the 40th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Profit Margin

4.1%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$76.7B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$3.2B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

493,864

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$72,087/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

29,237

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 15,431; establishment count increased by 618. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Where each dollar of Waste Management and Remediation Services revenue goes

Receipts decomposition, IRS Statistics of Income 2023 aggregate for Waste Management and Remediation Services

Workforce scale

Establishment size, Waste Management and Remediation Services (Census SUSB)

Waste Management and Remediation Services margin vs national reference points

Waste Management and Remediation Services net margin 13.8%

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

14,187 returns

Margin: 4.1% · Receipts: $76.7B

Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022

30,350 returns

Margin: 3.6% · Receipts: $4.4B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed: 14,187
Avg Receipts per Business: $5.4B
Annual Payroll (Total): $35.6B
Avg Employees per Establishment: 16.9

Sub-Industries

Industry	Profit Margin	Employment	Avg Payroll/Emp
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services NAICS 5629	N/A	168,215	$71,243/yr
Waste Collection NAICS 5621	N/A	263,050	$70,444/yr
Waste Treatment and Disposal NAICS 5622	N/A	N/A	N/A

Top States by Employment

State	Employment	Establishments	Annual Payroll	Avg Payroll/Emp
California	53,724	2,464	$4.4B	$81,294/yr
Texas	42,293	2,311	$3.0B	$70,112/yr
Florida	35,216	1,819	$2.1B	$58,766/yr
New York	23,990	1,571	$1.8B	$73,085/yr
Ohio	18,467	1,052	$1.2B	$64,722/yr
Illinois	16,950	968	$1.4B	$84,481/yr
South Carolina	16,228	517	$1.5B	$90,502/yr
New Jersey	15,869	825	$1.2B	$77,310/yr
Washington	15,651	681	$1.5B	$95,192/yr
Michigan	14,236	849	$1.0B	$70,299/yr

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

3,236

Total Loan Volume

$1.5B

Avg Loan Size

$459K

Jobs Supported

27,454

Program Breakdown

7(a) 3,037 (94%)

504 199 (6%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

382 loans in this industry

New Business Share

46.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020

402

2021

536

2022

435

2023

512

2024

607

2025

648

2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Waste Management and Remediation Services?

$76.7B in total annual receipts across all Waste Management and Remediation Services businesses. Average per business: $5.4B.

How profitable is Waste Management and Remediation Services?

4.1% net profit margin, below the national median.

How many businesses are in Waste Management and Remediation Services?

29,237 business establishments. Together they employ 493,864 workers.

What is the average payroll per employee in Waste Management and Remediation Services?

$72,087/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.9 employees per establishment.

Which states have the most Waste Management and Remediation Services employment?

California leads with 53,724 workers. Texas (42,293) and Florida (35,216) round out the top three.

How much SBA lending does Waste Management and Remediation Services receive?

Waste Management and Remediation Services businesses received 3,236 SBA loans totaling $1.5 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $459K. These loans supported 27,454 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 Waste Management and Remediation Services, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Waste Management and Remediation Services ranks #48 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #45 of 75 at that same detail level.

Similar reported net margin

Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (4.1% here).

Rental and Leasing Services 4.1% Water Transportation 4.1% Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 4.0%

Similar workforce scale

Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (493,864 here).

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores 471,722 Rental and Leasing Services 528,160 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 458,871

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 562 · 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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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