How Much Does the Average Small Business Make?
Revenue benchmarks for 608 industries across 50 states.
Popular Industries
View all 608 →Full-Service Restaurants
219,017 businesses
$1.6M
avg/year
Religious Organizations
184,723 businesses
$559K
avg/year
Limited-Service Restaurants
159,039 businesses
$1.6M
avg/year
Offices of Lawyers
158,695 businesses
$1.5M
avg/year
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
143,248 businesses
$880K
avg/year
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
137,659 businesses
$3.7M
avg/year
Residential Remodelers
127,394 businesses
$581K
avg/year
Offices of Dentists
122,711 businesses
$915K
avg/year
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
122,552 businesses
$1.7M
avg/year
Landscaping Services
113,083 businesses
$566K
avg/year
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
104,776 businesses
$2.4M
avg/year
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
90,035 businesses
$1.9M
avg/year
Most Profitable
See all →Offices of Lawyers
Avg revenue: $1.5M
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Avg revenue: $1.9M
Custom Computer Programming Services
Avg revenue: $3.9M
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
Avg revenue: $1.9M
Computer Systems Design Services
Avg revenue: $4.2M
Marketing Consulting Services
Avg revenue: $880K
Highest Paying Industries
See all →Average employee wages (BLS 2023)
Fastest Growing
See all →Highest new business opening rates (Census BDS 2023)
Free Tools & State Guides
All tools →Calculators and state-by-state compliance references for small business owners.
Sales Tax Nexus Checker
See which states you owe sales tax in, based on revenue and transaction count.
Quarterly Tax Estimator
Federal + state estimated tax calculator with SE tax breakdown and safe harbor logic.
Workers' Comp Calculator
Estimate annual premium by state, industry, and payroll.
State Compliance Checklists
LLC filing fees, annual reports, franchise tax, sales tax for all 50 states.
Hiring Laws by State
Minimum wage, non-compete, paid sick leave, final paycheck by state.
Business Opening Costs
Startup cost breakdown for 608 industries — equipment, licensing, working capital.
Browse by State
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Latest Insights
View all →Data-driven reports generated from government statistics
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Census Bureau
Firm counts, employees, payroll from Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2021.
Census BDS
Business birth & death rates, firm trends from Business Dynamics Statistics 2023.
BLS QCEW
Average wages from Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census 2023.
IRS SOI
Profit margins from IRS Statistics of Income business returns.