Administrative and Support and Waste Management · Maryland
Administrative and Support and Waste Management in Maryland
NAICS 561 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Administrative and Support and Waste Management in Maryland
Administrative and Support and Waste Management (NAICS 561) in Maryland reports 247,135 workers across 7,834 establishments, with $12.9B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.9% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether Maryland 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 Administrative and Support and Waste Management employees in Maryland is $52,202/yr, versus a national average of $56,119/yr. Maryland 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 Administrative and Support and Waste Management is 8.2%, 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 Administrative and Support and Waste Management national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Maryland overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
247,135
Establishments
7,834
Annual Payroll
$12.9B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$52,202/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg — IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Maryland vs National avg
Employment
Maryland 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