Management Consulting Services · Virginia
Management Consulting Services in Virginia
NAICS 54161 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Management Consulting Services in Virginia
Management Consulting Services (NAICS 54161) in Virginia reports 96,116 workers across 5,916 establishments, with $11.0B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 6.6% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Virginia 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 Consulting Services employees in Virginia is $114,205/yr, versus a national average of $107,952/yr. Virginia 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 Management Consulting 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 Management Consulting Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Virginia overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
96,116
Establishments
5,916
Annual Payroll
$11.0B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$114,205/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Virginia vs National avg
Employment
Virginia 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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