Software Publishers Revenue Benchmarks

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

Average Revenue

$31.2M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$517K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

12,741

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$5.6M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

N/A

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

3.8

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$519K
5-9 employees
$1.8M
10-19 employees
$3.8M
20-99 employees
$13.3M
100-499 employees
$71.2M
500+ employees
$917.9M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Washington$110.9M avg2.California$41.2M avg3.Wisconsin$37.7M avg4.Massachusetts$37.6M avg5.Idaho$31.5M avg6.Utah$26.9M avg7.North Dakota$26.4M avg8.North Carolina$25.9M avg9.Georgia$22.6M avg10.Virginia$22.2M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

15.49%

openings/year

Closure Rate

13.03%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+3.31%

annual

Businesses Closed

1,526

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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9,406 firms11,688 firms

💡 Should You Start a Software Publishers Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

0 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Motion Picture and Video Production$2.0MData Processing, Hosting, and Related Services$18.9MInternet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$33.8MWireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$9.0MPeriodical Publishers$4.3M

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