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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services in Pennsylvania, 2026 Edition

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
16,748
Employees
348,272
Annual payroll
$17.22B

2. National context

Pennsylvania accounts for 3.72% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 6th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

PA avg annual wage
$49,453
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Pennsylvania sector wages are -12.1% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
3,563
SAM debarred/excluded
4,961

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Allegheny County1,79533,694
#2Montgomery County1,76145,062
#3Bucks County1,30814,358
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.