Administrative and Support and Waste Management in North Carolina

Administrative and Support and Waste Management (NAICS 561) in North Carolina reports 283,865 workers across 13,995 establishments, with $13.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.2% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether North Carolina 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 North Carolina is $46,304/yr, versus a national average of $56,119/yr. North Carolina 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 North Carolina overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).