Book Publishers Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average book publishers business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$6.9M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$225K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

2,078

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$1.2M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

N/A

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.6

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$204K
5-9 employees
$829K
10-19 employees
$2.1M
20-99 employees
$6.7M
100-499 employees
$29.8M
500+ employees
$175.1M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Minnesota$21.8M avg2.Massachusetts$18.7M avg3.New York$15.8M avg4.New Jersey$15.6M avg5.Indiana$9.8M avg6.Ohio$9.2M avg7.Missouri$7.3M avg8.Arizona$6.7M avg9.Maryland$6.4M avg10.Michigan$5.9M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

5.31%

openings/year

Closure Rate

9.67%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-6.05%

annual

Businesses Closed

938

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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10,012 firms9,394 firms

💡 Should You Start a Book Publishers Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

1 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Motion Picture and Video Production$2.0MSoftware Publishers$31.2MData Processing, Hosting, and Related Services$18.9MInternet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$33.8MWireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$9.0M

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