Employment
19,068
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611630
NAICS 611630 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Language Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$32,015/yr average annual pay, with 32 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611630.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 19K
- Workers employed
- $32,015/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611630
California leads Language Schools activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 19K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $32,015/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $22M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Language Schools
Language Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
1,558 establishments employ 19,068 workers (12.2/location) at $32,015/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Virginia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$32,015/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,558
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,110; establishment count decreased by 26. 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)
- $610.5M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,012 |
| New York | 2,198 |
| Virginia | 1,591 |
| Texas | 1,146 |
| New Jersey | 1,124 |
| Florida | 887 |
| Washington | 691 |
| Illinois | 570 |
| Utah | 502 |
| Georgia | 423 |
Showing top 10 of 44 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
32
Total Loan Volume
$22M
Avg Loan Size
$680K
Jobs Supported
440
Program Breakdown
7(a) 28 (88%)
504 4 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 4
2022 6
2023 3
2024 7
2025 7
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Language Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611630 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Language Schools?
1,558 business establishments. Together they employ 19,068 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Language Schools?
$32,015/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Language Schools employment?
California leads with 4,012 workers. New York (2,198) and Virginia (1,591) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Language Schools receive?
Language Schools businesses received 32 SBA loans totaling $22 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $680K. These loans supported 440 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 30% of that same 801-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 Language Schools
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 1,558 establishments, 19,068 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 32 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 611630 · 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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