Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8139

NAICS 8139 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations - Industry Benchmarks

$73,122/yr average annual pay, with 103 SBA loans on record for NAICS 8139.

4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
474K
Workers employed
$73,122/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$23M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 8139

New York leads Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 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)
474K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$73,122/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$23M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 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 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.

54,537 establishments employ 474,384 workers (8.7/location) at $73,122/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations sits in the 73rd percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

474,384

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$73,122/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

54,537

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 2,511; establishment count decreased by 976. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$34.7B
Avg Employees per Establishment
8.7

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Business Associations

NAICS 81391

 N/A
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations

NAICS 81393

 N/A
Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)

NAICS 81399

 N/A
Political Organizations

NAICS 81394

 N/A
Professional Organizations

NAICS 81392

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
New York 61,318
California 42,767
Illinois 34,100
District of Columbia 32,600
Florida 31,024
Virginia 22,908
Pennsylvania 20,715
Texas 19,817
Ohio 14,485
Maryland 13,838

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

103

Total Loan Volume

$23M

Avg Loan Size

$224K

Jobs Supported

578

Program Breakdown

7(a) 100 (97%)
504 3 (3%)

Top SBA Lender

Comerica Bank

42 loans in this industry

New Business Share

23.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
6
2021
13
2022
21
2023
35
2024
11
2025
15
2026
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 8139 level. New York 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 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
54,537 business establishments. Together they employ 474,384 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
$73,122/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations employment?
New York leads with 61,318 workers. California (42,767) and Illinois (34,100) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations receive?
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations businesses received 103 SBA loans totaling $23 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $224K. These loans supported 578 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations ranks #69 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 8139 · 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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