Commercial Screen Printing Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average commercial screen printing business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$2.5M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

10.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$234K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

5,519

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$252K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

18.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$44K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

1.7

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$370K
5-9 employees
$1.2M
10-19 employees
$2.8M
20-99 employees
$8.4M
100-499 employees
$32.4M
500+ employees
$111.8M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Wisconsin$6.0M avg2.Florida$5.0M avg3.Minnesota$4.7M avg4.Kansas$4.7M avg5.Massachusetts$4.0M avg6.Virginia$3.9M avg7.Indiana$3.8M avg8.Maryland$3.7M avg9.Connecticut$3.2M avg10.Nevada$3.1M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

6.33%

openings/year

Closure Rate

7.83%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-0.63%

annual

Businesses Closed

1,423

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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💡 Should You Start a Commercial Screen Printing Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

7 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Machine Shops$3.2MCommercial Printing (except Screen and Books)$5.8MRetail Bakeries$1.8MWood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing$3.3MSign Manufacturing$2.9M

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