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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Michigan, 2026 Edition

NAICS 54
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
22,097
Employees
307,486
Annual payroll
$29.19B

2. National context

Michigan accounts for 2.27% of the 974,303 US establishments in this sector and ranks 14th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MI avg annual wage
$94,933
US avg annual wage
$105,185

Michigan sector wages are -9.7% versus the national average for NAICS 54.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,559
SAM debarred/excluded
2,809

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Oakland County6,264102,306
#2Wayne County2,90254,427
#3Kent County1,87918,847
GovBids
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NewFilings
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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.