Profit Margin
9.3%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Educational Services ·NAICS 61
NAICS 61 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Educational Services - Industry Benchmarks
$50,335/yr average annual pay, with 6,108 SBA loans on record for NAICS 61.
- 9.3%
- Net margin
- 3.9M
- Workers employed
- $50,335/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 61
Educational Services runs a 9.3% pre-tax net margin - in line with the national median - across 118K establishments employing 3.9M workers.
- 9.3%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 3.9M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $50,335/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Educational Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Educational 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 Statistics of Income 2023 and Census County Business Patterns
Benchmarking Insights for Educational Services
Educational Services sits inside Educational Services at a 9.3% net margin (in line with the national median), $82.3B in aggregate receipts across 921,670 returns, averaging $89.3M per establishment.
118,004 establishments employ 3,926,820 workers (33.3/location) at $50,335/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Pennsylvania.
Total Receipts
$82.3B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$7.6B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
3,926,820
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$50,335/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
118,004
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 182,980; establishment count increased by 3,198. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Subscribe to this industry's release updates (RSS)Where each dollar of Educational Services revenue goes
Workforce scale
Educational Services margin vs national reference points
Educational Services net margin 30.9%
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
56,494 returns 6%
Margin: 4.6% · Receipts: $66.1B
S Corporation
4,852 returns 1%
Margin: N/A · Receipts: N/A
Sole Proprietorship
860,324 returns 93%
Margin: 28.4% · Receipts: $16.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 921,670
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $89.3M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $197.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Educational Services NAICS 611 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 461,832 |
| New York | 443,927 |
| Pennsylvania | 270,201 |
| Texas | 232,944 |
| Massachusetts | 230,184 |
| Florida | 192,432 |
| Illinois | 166,228 |
| New Jersey | 116,205 |
| Ohio | 113,541 |
| North Carolina | 111,428 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,108
Total Loan Volume
$3.0B
Avg Loan Size
$495K
Jobs Supported
67,828
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,386 (88%)
504 722 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
576 loans in this industry
New Business Share
39.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 685
2021 766
2022 853
2023 912
2024 1,225
2025 1,471
2026 196
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Educational Services?
$82.3B in total annual receipts across all Educational Services businesses. Average per business: $89.3M.
How profitable is Educational Services?
9.3% net profit margin, in line with the national median.
How many businesses are in Educational Services?
118,004 business establishments. Together they employ 3,926,820 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Educational Services?
$50,335/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Educational Services employment?
California leads with 461,832 workers. New York (443,927) and Pennsylvania (270,201) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Educational Services receive?
Educational Services businesses received 6,108 SBA loans totaling $3.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $495K. These loans supported 67,828 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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: Educational Services reports a higher net margin than 53% of the 19 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 37% of that same 19-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.
- Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,855,720
- Information 3,809,059
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 2,491,408
Benchmarking Educational Services
- Net margin: 9.3% vs sector. Browse Educational Services
- 118,004 establishments, 3,926,820 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,108 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 61 · 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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