General Medical and Surgical Hospitals in Washington

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS 6221) in Washington reports 121,384 workers across 105 establishments, with $11.6B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 2.1% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Washington 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 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employees in Washington is $95,318/yr, versus a national average of $81,223/yr. Washington 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 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 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 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Washington overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).