Profit Margin
4.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81
NAICS 81 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Services (except Public Administration) - Industry Benchmarks
$43,492/yr average annual pay, with 38,660 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81.
- 4.0%
- Net margin
- 5.6M
- Workers employed
- $43,492/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $18.8B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81
Other Services (except Public Administration) runs a 4.0% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 808K establishments employing 5.6M workers.
- 4.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 5.6M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,492/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $18.8B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Services (except Public Administration)'s NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Services (except Public Administration) 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 Other Services (except Public Administration)
Other Services (except Public Administration) sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration) at a 4.0% net margin (below the national median), $215.9B in aggregate receipts across 383,567 returns, averaging $562.8M per establishment.
807,804 establishments employ 5,616,494 workers (7.0/location) at $43,492/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Total Receipts
$215.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$8.7B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
5,616,494
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,492/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
807,804
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 144,507; establishment count increased by 9,968. 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 Other Services (except Public Administration) revenue goes
Workforce scale
Other Services (except Public Administration) margin vs national reference points
Other Services (except Public Administration) net margin 13.4%
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
383,567 returns
Margin: 4.0% · Receipts: $215.9B
S Corporation SOI 2017
15,901 returns
Margin: 4.7% · Receipts: $34.2B
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
4,052,693 returns
Margin: 20.5% · Receipts: $160.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 383,567
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $562.8M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $244.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Personal and Laundry Services NAICS 812 | 4.8% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations NAICS 813 | 1.0% |
| Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811 | 3.8% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 603,824 |
| Texas | 485,701 |
| New York | 383,127 |
| Florida | 346,310 |
| Pennsylvania | 239,781 |
| Illinois | 235,195 |
| Ohio | 200,615 |
| Virginia | 173,753 |
| North Carolina | 171,955 |
| Michigan | 163,706 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
38,660
Total Loan Volume
$18.8B
Avg Loan Size
$486K
Jobs Supported
313,348
Program Breakdown
7(a) 34,085 (88%)
504 4,575 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3,618 loans in this industry
New Business Share
34.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4,509
2021 5,314
2022 5,261
2023 5,997
2024 7,618
2025 8,796
2026 1,165
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Other Services (except Public Administration)?
$215.9B in total annual receipts across all Other Services (except Public Administration) businesses. Average per business: $562.8M.
How profitable is Other Services (except Public Administration)?
4.0% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Other Services (except Public Administration)?
807,804 business establishments. Together they employ 5,616,494 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Services (except Public Administration)?
$43,492/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Services (except Public Administration) employment?
California leads with 603,824 workers. Texas (485,701) and New York (383,127) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Services (except Public Administration) receive?
Other Services (except Public Administration) businesses received 38,660 SBA loans totaling $18.8 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $486K. These loans supported 313,348 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Services (except Public Administration) ranks #11 of 19 U.S. industries at the 2-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #9 of 15 at that same detail level.
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.
- Wholesale Trade 6,236,357
- Transportation and Warehousing 6,548,924
- Finance and Insurance 6,991,623
Benchmarking Other Services (except Public Administration)
- Net margin: 4.0% vs sector. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 807,804 establishments, 5,616,494 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 38,660 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 81 · 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
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