Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors in Oregon — margin & local benchmarks
The plumbing, heating & air-conditioning contractors industry's national net profit margin is 15.7% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Oregon, there are 1,337 plumbing, heating & air-conditioning contractors establishments.
15.7%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts. Measured at NAICS 238 — Specialty Trade Contractors (all trades pooled); plumbing/HVAC is not separately published. Owner's own labor is not expensed. Profit margin is published only nationally (IRS SOI);
this site never adjusts it to look local — see methodology.
Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors in Oregon
Local counts from Census County Business Patterns (2023) and BLS QCEW. Establishment counts survive disclosure suppression; payroll/wage cells may be withheld and are then shown as insufficient data.
| Metric | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments in Oregon | 1,337 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Oregon | 15,676 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Oregon | $1,336,889,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Oregon | $1,702 | State 2024 source ↗ |
Business survival rates by firm age are published by Census BDS at the national level only (not by state or industry jointly) — so no local survival figure is shown here, rather than a misleading one.
Metro-level counts, multi-year trends, and geography-to-geography comparison are available to subscribers. This page shows the current national margin plus current Oregon counts.
Frequently asked
How many plumbing, heating & air-conditioning contractors businesses are in Oregon?
1,337 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average plumbing, heating & air-conditioning contractors wage in Oregon?
$1,702 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do plumbing, heating & air-conditioning contractors businesses make?
About 15.7% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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