Employment
5,815,843
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62211
NAICS 62211 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Industry Benchmarks
$81,223/yr average annual pay, with 92 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62211.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 5.8M
- Workers employed
- $81,223/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $70M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62211
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 11.4% net margin.
- 11.4%
- 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
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 11.4% 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.
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.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $472.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 1006.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals NAICS 622110 | 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 62211 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 11.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 100% of that same 551-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.
- Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,855,720
- Professional Employer Organizations 3,777,023
- Temporary Help Services 3,645,678
Benchmarking General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 5,777 establishments, 5,815,843 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 92 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 62211 · Data year: 2023
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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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