Securities Brokerage Revenue Benchmarks

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

Average Revenue

$31.8M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

15.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$758K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

6,034

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$4.8M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

30.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

N/A

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

1.8

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$451K
5-9 employees
$2.1M
10-19 employees
$5.9M
20-99 employees
$23.8M
100-499 employees
$84.1M
500+ employees
$1.5B

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.New York$77.0M avg2.Massachusetts$61.0M avg3.New Jersey$42.5M avg4.Delaware$42.0M avg5.Rhode Island$39.4M avg6.California$38.3M avg7.North Carolina$34.0M avg8.Tennessee$31.0M avg9.Connecticut$28.9M avg10.Texas$28.0M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

6.95%

openings/year

Closure Rate

11.38%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+2.02%

annual

Businesses Closed

719

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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8,869 firms7,890 firms

💡 Should You Start a Securities Brokerage Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

0 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages$1.7MPortfolio Management$15.3MInvestment Advice$2.6MMiscellaneous Intermediation$4.2MMortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers$3.3M

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