Television Broadcasting Revenue Benchmarks

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

Average Revenue

$42.1M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$243K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

827

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$7.6M

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

N/A

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.2

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$399K
5-9 employees
$985K
10-19 employees
$1.9M
20-99 employees
$7.5M
100-499 employees
$35.7M
500+ employees
$692.9M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.New York$156.5M avg2.New Jersey$46.3M avg3.Florida$40.0M avg4.Virginia$33.8M avg5.California$27.5M avg6.Wisconsin$25.2M avg7.Illinois$25.0M avg8.Connecticut$24.4M avg9.Massachusetts$22.5M avg10.North Carolina$22.2M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

4.91%

openings/year

Closure Rate

8.31%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

-1.05%

annual

Businesses Closed

234

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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💡 Should You Start a Television Broadcasting Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

0 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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