Specialized Design Services in Massachusetts — margin & local benchmarks
The specialized design services industry's national net profit margin is 30.3% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In Massachusetts, there are 789 specialized design services establishments.
30.3%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 5414 (Specialized Design Services). Sole-proprietor labor is not expensed, so this overstates corporate-style profit. Profit margin is published only nationally (IRS SOI);
this site never adjusts it to look local — see methodology.
Specialized Design Services in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts | 789 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in Massachusetts | 3,196 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in Massachusetts | $265,479,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in Massachusetts | $1,779 | 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 Massachusetts counts.
Frequently asked
How many specialized design services businesses are in Massachusetts?
789 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average specialized design services wage in Massachusetts?
$1,779 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do specialized design services businesses make?
About 30.3% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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