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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in New Jersey, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,425
Employees
119,547
Annual payroll
$18.51B

2. National context

New Jersey accounts for 2.78% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 11th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

NJ avg annual wage
$154,836
US avg annual wage
$126,844

New Jersey sector wages are +22.1% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,355
SAM debarred/excluded
2,454

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Bergen County19417,706
#2Morris County15828,171
#3Passaic County1362,327
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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.