Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services · Michigan
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services in Michigan
NAICS 5416 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services in Michigan
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (NAICS 5416) in Michigan reports 49,058 workers across 4,200 establishments, with $4.9B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.8% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Michigan 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 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services employees in Michigan is $100,260/yr, versus a national average of $106,100/yr. Michigan 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 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services is 15.0%, 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 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Michigan overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
49,058
Establishments
4,200
Annual Payroll
$4.9B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$100,260/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Michigan vs National avg
Employment
Michigan 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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