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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Manufacturing in Maryland, 2026 Edition

NAICS 31-33
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
2,859
Employees
104,739
Annual payroll
$8.07B

2. National context

Maryland accounts for 1.00% of the 285,500 US establishments in this sector and ranks 31st out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MD avg annual wage
$77,026
US avg annual wage
$69,846

Maryland sector wages are +10.3% versus the national average for NAICS 31-33.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
890
SAM debarred/excluded
1,644

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Manufacturing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Baltimore County40413,945
#2Baltimore city36311,208
#3Montgomery County3366,535
GovBids
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.