Engineering Services in Texas
NAICS 541330 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Engineering Services in Texas
Engineering Services (NAICS 541330) in Texas reports 125,756 workers across 5,772 establishments, with $15.4B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 10.0% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Texas 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. Texas accounts for 9.1% of the national Engineering Services establishment count (5,772 of 63,233), according to Census County Business Patterns.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Engineering Services employees in Texas is $122,216/yr, versus a national average of $109,949/yr. Texas 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 Engineering 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 Engineering Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Texas overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
125,756
Establishments
5,772
Annual Payroll
$15.4B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$122,216/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Texas vs National avg
Employment
Texas 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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