Profit Margin
3.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 811
NAICS 811 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$53,967/yr average annual pay, with 16,722 SBA loans on record for NAICS 811.
- 3.8%
- Net margin
- 1.4M
- Workers employed
- $53,967/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $10.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 811
Repair and Maintenance runs a 3.8% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 226K establishments employing 1.4M workers.
- 3.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.4M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $53,967/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $10.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Repair and Maintenance
Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration) at a 3.8% net margin (below the national median), $120.6B in aggregate receipts across 168,657 returns, averaging $715.3M per establishment.
226,009 establishments employ 1,383,304 workers (6.1/location) at $53,967/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Total Receipts
$120.6B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$4.6B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
1,383,304
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$53,967/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
226,009
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 32,273; establishment count increased by 2,166. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Repair and Maintenance revenue goes
Workforce scale
Repair and Maintenance margin vs national reference points
Repair and Maintenance net margin 12.8%
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
168,657 returns 100%
Margin: 3.8% · Receipts: $120.6B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 168,657
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $715.3M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $74.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance NAICS 8111 | 3.4% |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance NAICS 8113 | N/A |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance NAICS 8112 | N/A |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance NAICS 8114 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 156,362 |
| Texas | 156,014 |
| Florida | 86,347 |
| New York | 60,102 |
| Illinois | 60,010 |
| Michigan | 50,612 |
| Ohio | 50,524 |
| Pennsylvania | 50,468 |
| Georgia | 44,331 |
| North Carolina | 41,905 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
16,722
Total Loan Volume
$10.1B
Avg Loan Size
$602K
Jobs Supported
116,490
Program Breakdown
7(a) 14,029 (84%)
504 2,693 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
1,099 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 2,147
2021 2,741
2022 2,335
2023 2,379
2024 3,105
2025 3,532
2026 483
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Repair and Maintenance?
$120.6B in total annual receipts across all Repair and Maintenance businesses. Average per business: $715.3M.
How profitable is Repair and Maintenance?
3.8% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Repair and Maintenance?
226,009 business establishments. Together they employ 1,383,304 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Repair and Maintenance?
$53,967/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Repair and Maintenance employment?
California leads with 156,362 workers. Texas (156,014) and Florida (86,347) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Repair and Maintenance receive?
Repair and Maintenance businesses received 16,722 SBA loans totaling $10.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $602K. These loans supported 116,490 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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: Repair and Maintenance reports a higher net margin than 30% of the 79 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 64% of that same 77-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.
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Benchmarking Repair and Maintenance
- Net margin: 3.8% vs sector. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 226,009 establishments, 1,383,304 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 16,722 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 811 · 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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