General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · District of Columbia
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals in District of Columbia
NAICS 6221 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking General Medical and Surgical Hospitals in District of Columbia
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS 6221) in District of Columbia reports 25,785 workers across 12 establishments, with $2.2B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.4% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether District of Columbia is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employees in District of Columbia is $85,564/yr, versus a national average of $81,223/yr. District of Columbia pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.
Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for General Medical and Surgical Hospitals is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the District of Columbia overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
25,785
Establishments
12
Annual Payroll
$2.2B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$85,564/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
District of Columbia vs National avg
Employment
District of Columbia share of national
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2025
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