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Size of the US Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds industry

NAICS 524292, Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$284 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
225,085
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
10,047
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,480
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$33.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 225,085 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 205,9262019-Q2: 206,5482019-Q3: 206,9352019-Q4: 209,5992020-Q1: 208,4982020-Q2: 204,1212020-Q3: 203,2442020-Q4: 206,8742021-Q1: 208,0952021-Q2: 206,5222021-Q3: 206,7012021-Q4: 210,3732022-Q1: 207,2112022-Q2: 208,4562022-Q3: 209,7482022-Q4: 213,9202023-Q1: 216,8732023-Q2: 216,8042023-Q3: 215,5032023-Q4: 217,6422024-Q1: 220,6532024-Q2: 220,0232024-Q3: 220,7422024-Q4: 221,5972025-Q1: 227,3872025-Q2: 225,4632025-Q3: 224,3312025-Q4: 226,8392026-Q1: 225,085NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1225,0852022
2025-Q4226,8392022
2025-Q3224,3312022
2025-Q2225,4632022
2025-Q1227,3872022
2024-Q4221,5972022
2024-Q3220,7422022
2024-Q2220,0232022
2024-Q1220,6532022
2023-Q4217,6422022
2023-Q3215,5032022
2023-Q2216,8042022
2023-Q1216,8732022
2022-Q4213,9202022
2022-Q3209,7482022
2022-Q2208,4562022
2022-Q1207,2112022
2021-Q4210,3732017
2021-Q3206,7012017
2021-Q2206,5222017
2021-Q1208,0952017
2020-Q4206,8742017
2020-Q3203,2442017
2020-Q2204,1212017
2020-Q1208,4982017
2019-Q4209,5992017
2019-Q3206,9352017
2019-Q2206,5482017
2019-Q1205,9262017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 411,459 · 2023
2017: 251,0022018: 331,9922019: 365,6522020: 407,9152021: 405,4132022: 439,9272023: 411,459
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PeriodValue
2023411,459
2022439,927
2021405,413
2020407,915
2019365,652
2018331,992
2017251,002

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,047 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,1842019-Q2: 7,2072019-Q3: 7,2452019-Q4: 7,2742020-Q1: 7,3052020-Q2: 7,3492020-Q3: 7,5072020-Q4: 7,6032021-Q1: 7,6122021-Q2: 7,8092021-Q3: 7,9782021-Q4: 8,1162022-Q1: 8,3182022-Q2: 8,5422022-Q3: 8,7752022-Q4: 8,9592023-Q1: 9,2162023-Q2: 9,2722023-Q3: 9,4512023-Q4: 9,4852024-Q1: 9,6092024-Q2: 9,6622024-Q3: 9,6852024-Q4: 9,7852025-Q1: 9,8122025-Q2: 9,8692025-Q3: 9,9532025-Q4: 10,0072026-Q1: 10,047NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q110,0472022
2025-Q410,0072022
2025-Q39,9532022
2025-Q29,8692022
2025-Q19,8122022
2024-Q49,7852022
2024-Q39,6852022
2024-Q29,6622022
2024-Q19,6092022
2023-Q49,4852022
2023-Q39,4512022
2023-Q29,2722022
2023-Q19,2162022
2022-Q48,9592022
2022-Q38,7752022
2022-Q28,5422022
2022-Q18,3182022
2021-Q48,1162017
2021-Q37,9782017
2021-Q27,8092017
2021-Q17,6122017
2020-Q47,6032017
2020-Q37,5072017
2020-Q27,3492017
2020-Q17,3052017
2019-Q47,2742017
2019-Q37,2452017
2019-Q27,2072017
2019-Q17,1842017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,151 · 2023
2017: 4,4752018: 6,4382019: 7,7732020: 8,0222021: 8,3752022: 7,6932023: 6,151
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PeriodValue
20236,151
20227,693
20218,375
20208,022
20197,773
20186,438
20174,475

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $6.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $4.5 billion2019-Q2: $3.7 billion2019-Q3: $3.7 billion2019-Q4: $4.0 billion2020-Q1: $4.6 billion2020-Q2: $3.8 billion2020-Q3: $3.7 billion2020-Q4: $4.4 billion2021-Q1: $4.5 billion2021-Q2: $4.1 billion2021-Q3: $4.3 billion2021-Q4: $4.6 billion2022-Q1: $4.8 billion2022-Q2: $4.3 billion2022-Q3: $4.6 billion2022-Q4: $4.6 billion2023-Q1: $5.6 billion2023-Q2: $4.7 billion2023-Q3: $4.6 billion2023-Q4: $4.8 billion2024-Q1: $6.1 billion2024-Q2: $4.9 billion2024-Q3: $4.8 billion2024-Q4: $5.1 billion2025-Q1: $6.5 billion2025-Q2: $5.3 billion2025-Q3: $5.1 billion2025-Q4: $5.2 billion2026-Q1: $6.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$6.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$5.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$5.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$6.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$4.8 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$6.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$4.6 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$4.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$4.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$4.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$4.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$4.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$3.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.8 billion2017
2020-Q1$4.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$4.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $33.3 billion · 2023
2017: $14.7 billion2018: $22.9 billion2019: $25.5 billion2020: $29.0 billion2021: $30.6 billion2022: $32.9 billion2023: $33.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$33.3 billion
2022$32.9 billion
2021$30.6 billion
2020$29.0 billion
2019$25.5 billion
2018$22.9 billion
2017$14.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages225,0852026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages10,0472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$6.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$33.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns411,45920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,15120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$33.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census442,90820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census7,33720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,48020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$284 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.