Cheese Manufacturing in Wisconsin

Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513) in Wisconsin reports 22,740 workers across 176 establishments, with $1.5B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 37.4% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin accounts for 31.0% of the national Cheese Manufacturing establishment count (176 of 568), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Cheese Manufacturing employees in Wisconsin is $64,140/yr, versus a national average of $63,875/yr. Wisconsin 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 Cheese Manufacturing 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 Cheese Manufacturing national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Wisconsin overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).