Employment
148,059
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 812113
NAICS 812113 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nail Salons - Industry Benchmarks
$26,425/yr average annual pay, with 1,511 SBA loans on record for NAICS 812113.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 148K
- Workers employed
- $26,425/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $359M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 812113
California leads Nail Salons 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)
- 148K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $26,425/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $359M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nail Salons
Nail Salons sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
34,417 establishments employ 148,059 workers (4.3/location) at $26,425/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$26,425/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
34,417
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,657; establishment count increased by 615. 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)
- $3.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 35,630 |
| New York | 20,125 |
| New Jersey | 9,666 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,908 |
| Texas | 6,243 |
| Washington | 5,490 |
| Massachusetts | 5,223 |
| Florida | 4,343 |
| Colorado | 4,050 |
| Virginia | 3,889 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,511
Total Loan Volume
$359M
Avg Loan Size
$238K
Jobs Supported
15,627
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,490 (99%)
504 21 (1%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
123 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 143
2021 123
2022 130
2023 248
2024 338
2025 461
2026 68
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nail Salons?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 812113 level. California 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 Nail Salons?
34,417 business establishments. Together they employ 148,059 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nail Salons?
$26,425/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nail Salons employment?
California leads with 35,630 workers. New York (20,125) and New Jersey (9,666) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nail Salons receive?
Nail Salons businesses received 1,511 SBA loans totaling $359 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $238K. These loans supported 15,627 jobs at origination. Most lending (99%) 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 80% of that same 801-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.
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Benchmarking Nail Salons
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 34,417 establishments, 148,059 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,511 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 812113 · 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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