Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition
State of Finance and Insurance in North Carolina, 2026 Edition
NAICS 52
May 28, 2026
1. Market sizing (2022)
Establishments
13,899
Employees
221,483
Annual payroll
$25.39B
2. National context
North Carolina accounts for 2.89% of the 480,546 US establishments in this sector and ranks 9th out of 51 reporting states.
3. Workforce wages
NC avg annual wage
$114,637
US avg annual wage
$123,705
North Carolina sector wages are -7.3% versus the national average for NAICS 52.
4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)
OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,827
SAM debarred/excluded
2,618
Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Finance and Insurance. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.
5. Top 3 counties by establishment count
| Rank | County | Establishments | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mecklenburg County | 2,618 | 93,557 |
| #2 | Wake County | 1,909 | 28,566 |
| #3 | Guilford County | 861 | 13,559 |
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