Employment
5,815,843
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 6221
NAICS 6221 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Industry Benchmarks
$81,223/yr average annual pay, with 92 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6221.
- 5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 5.8M
- Workers employed
- $81,223/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $70M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 6221
California leads General Medical and Surgical Hospitals activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 5.3% net margin.
- 5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 5.8M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $81,223/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $70M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use General Medical and Surgical Hospitals's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 5.3% net margin overall.
5,777 establishments employ 5,815,843 workers (1006.7/location) at $81,223/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals sits in the 99th percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$81,223/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,777
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 168,199; establishment count decreased by 271. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $472.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 1006.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals NAICS 62211 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 583,361 |
| New York | 421,734 |
| Texas | 390,049 |
| Florida | 337,870 |
| Ohio | 275,683 |
| Illinois | 224,109 |
| Georgia | 173,300 |
| New Jersey | 152,705 |
| Washington | 121,384 |
| Indiana | 120,642 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
92
Total Loan Volume
$70M
Avg Loan Size
$765K
Jobs Supported
1,245
Program Breakdown
7(a) 89 (97%)
504 3 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
10 loans in this industry
New Business Share
47.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 10
2021 14
2022 10
2023 11
2024 18
2025 26
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is General Medical and Surgical Hospitals?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6221 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 5.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals?
5,777 business establishments. Together they employ 5,815,843 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals?
$81,223/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 1006.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employment?
California leads with 583,361 workers. New York (421,734) and Texas (390,049) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does General Medical and Surgical Hospitals receive?
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals businesses received 92 SBA loans totaling $70 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $765K. These loans supported 1,245 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals ranks #3 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (5,815,843 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Health Care and Social Assistance · 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 6221 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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