Employment
89,305
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81121
NAICS 81121 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$68,726/yr average annual pay, with 572 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81121.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 89K
- Workers employed
- $68,726/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $240M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81121
Texas leads Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 89K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,726/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $240M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
10,917 establishments employ 89,305 workers (8.2/location) at $68,726/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,726/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,917
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 16,447; establishment count decreased by 504. 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)
- $6.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811213 | N/A |
| Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811212 | N/A |
| Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811211 | N/A |
| Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance NAICS 811219 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11,775 |
| California | 10,277 |
| Florida | 6,730 |
| Illinois | 3,915 |
| New York | 3,864 |
| Ohio | 3,601 |
| Georgia | 2,945 |
| New Jersey | 2,494 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,241 |
| North Carolina | 2,058 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
572
Total Loan Volume
$240M
Avg Loan Size
$419K
Jobs Supported
4,640
Program Breakdown
7(a) 523 (91%)
504 49 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
51 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 70
2021 113
2022 56
2023 79
2024 114
2025 128
2026 12
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81121 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance?
10,917 business establishments. Together they employ 89,305 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance?
$68,726/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance employment?
Texas leads with 11,775 workers. California (10,277) and Florida (6,730) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance receive?
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance businesses received 572 SBA loans totaling $240 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $419K. These loans supported 4,640 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 56% 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.
Benchmarking Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 10,917 establishments, 89,305 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 572 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 81121 · 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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