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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in Wisconsin, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
957
Employees
73,370
Annual payroll
$7.21B

2. National context

Wisconsin accounts for 1.87% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 20th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WI avg annual wage
$98,278
US avg annual wage
$126,844

Wisconsin sector wages are -22.5% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
777
SAM debarred/excluded
1,122

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
#1Milwaukee County18815,962
#2Waukesha County11913,529
#3Dane County1184,762
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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.