Employment
13,188
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 811211
NAICS 811211 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance - Industry Benchmarks
$46,634/yr average annual pay, with 69 SBA loans on record for NAICS 811211.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 13K
- Workers employed
- $46,634/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $27M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 811211
California leads Consumer Electronics 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 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 13K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $46,634/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $27M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance 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 Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance
Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
1,615 establishments employ 13,188 workers (8.2/location) at $46,634/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Georgia.
Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance sits in the 21st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$46,634/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,615
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,192; establishment count decreased by 20. 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)
- $615.0M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,892 |
| Texas | 1,006 |
| Georgia | 781 |
| Illinois | 695 |
| Ohio | 377 |
| North Carolina | 252 |
| Pennsylvania | 183 |
| Colorado | 132 |
| Utah | 75 |
| Connecticut | 66 |
Showing top 10 of 43 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
69
Total Loan Volume
$27M
Avg Loan Size
$385K
Jobs Supported
482
Program Breakdown
7(a) 66 (96%)
504 3 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
7 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 22
2021 36
2022 9
2023 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 811211 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance?
1,615 business establishments. Together they employ 13,188 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance?
$46,634/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance employment?
California leads with 1,892 workers. Texas (1,006) and Georgia (781) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance receive?
Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance businesses received 69 SBA loans totaling $27 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $385K. These loans supported 482 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance ranks #629 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (13,188 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · 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 811211 · 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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