How Much Is Company Data Worth by Industry?
By industry, published ranges differ by an order of magnitude. Mercor's referral listings — the market's most detailed public schedule, compiled October–November 2026 — put manufacturing at the top ($100K–$1.5M) and small agency and call-centre archives at the bottom (from $20K). Floors differ too: law and accounting listings start at 5 staff, construction at 50.
MyCompanyDataWorth.com helps U.S. companies with 20+ employees license their operating records — email, chat, CRM and project data — to AI labs and training-data buyers. Owners keep ownership of their data; valuation starts with a metadata-only manifest, and no raw data is shared to get an estimate.
The published industry schedule
| Industry | Published company range | Published size | Records buyers name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | $100K–$1.5M | 20–2,000 | Production, maintenance and inspection records, QA logs, work orders, spec sheets |
| Construction | $115K–$1M | 50–2,000 | Project records, drawings and site photos from completed projects |
| Law firms | $50K–$1.2M | 5–300 | Closed matter files, pleadings, contracts and deal documents — subject to client-consent and privilege duties |
| Accounting | $25K–$865K | 5–200 | Workpapers, bookkeeping records, reconciliations, closing checklists — client confidentiality applies |
| Investment / finance | $50K–$800K | 5–200 | Closed-deal records, portfolio reporting, underwriting and claims files |
| Software | $50K–$500K | 15–500 | Private repositories with pull requests, tickets and chat history as one connected package |
| Logistics / freight | No standalone range published | — | Dispatch logs, rate quotes, load records, invoices and claims email with outcomes |
| Real estate / property management | No standalone range published | — | Leases, valuations, maintenance tickets and inspection histories (personal data de-identified) |
Ranges are Mercor's published industry listings as compiled from its referral pages, checked November 2026. “No standalone range published” means exactly that — the industry is named as a target, but no separate figure is published, so none is shown here. Per-industry pages are added only where the underlying data supports them.
Why do industries price so differently?
Buyers price scarcity of expertise. Records from industries where skilled judgement is expensive and rarely documented in public — manufacturing processes, construction delivery, legal matters — command the ceilings. Industries whose work is already well documented in public data price lower.
The floor matters as much as the ceiling. Construction's $115,000 floor is the highest published floor in the market — a qualifying construction company starts negotiations where other industries hope to end them. Law's low size floor (5 staff on the listing) reflects how document-dense even a small firm's archive is. Read your industry's row for both numbers, then run the estimator — industry is one of its four factors, not the whole answer.
Estimate your range
The estimator maps your staff band, years of records, number of connected systems and industry onto the ranges buyers publish. It is part of the fit check above: pass the floor and your illustrative range appears with the factors that moved it, what would move you up a band, and the disclaimer below — before any booking is offered.
This is an illustrative estimate based on ranges buyers publish. It is not an offer, quote, or valuation of your company. Actual value — if any — is set by buyer bids on a metadata-only manifest of your records, after rights and de-identification checks. Many companies will not qualify or will receive offers below published ceilings. Nothing is owed by either side until a license is signed.
Start the fit check to see your rangeQuestions owners ask first
Is this a sale or a license?
A license. You keep ownership of your records and keep using them in your business. A buyer pays for the right to use a de-identified copy for AI training, on terms — length, exclusivity, permitted use — that you approve before anything is signed.
Do I have to send my data to get an estimate?
No. The estimate and the first call use only what you describe: systems, years and rough counts. Buyers bid on a metadata-only manifest. Full data moves only after you sign a license directly with a buyer, and personal data is de-identified before transfer.
What does it cost me?
$0 upfront. There is no retainer and no listing fee. We are paid a success fee only if a deal closes — the terms are stated in writing before any submission is made.