Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Florida
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Florida
NAICS 541 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Florida
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 541) in Florida reports 614,527 workers across 94,623 establishments, with $55.0B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 5.9% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether Florida 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 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employees in Florida is $89,533/yr, versus a national average of $107,141/yr. Florida pays below the national average for this industry — common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.
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 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 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 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Florida overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
614,527
Establishments
94,623
Annual Payroll
$55.0B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$89,533/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg — IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Florida vs National avg
Employment
Florida 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