Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average data processing, hosting, and related business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$18.9M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$380K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

11,080

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$3.4M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$171K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

3.3

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$376K
5-9 employees
$1.4M
10-19 employees
$3.0M
20-99 employees
$11.0M
100-499 employees
$51.9M
500+ employees
$288.4M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.California$31.7M avg2.New York$28.0M avg3.Massachusetts$22.6M avg4.Washington$21.0M avg5.Virginia$18.3M avg6.Vermont$17.5M avg7.Arkansas$16.4M avg8.Minnesota$15.9M avg9.Texas$15.6M avg10.Georgia$14.2M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

13.85%

openings/year

Closure Rate

12.56%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+3.1%

annual

Businesses Closed

1,094

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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💡 Should You Start a Data Processing, Hosting, and Related 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$31.2MInternet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$33.8MWireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$9.0MPeriodical Publishers$4.3M

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