How do they pay their employees if margins are razor thin? They'd have to operate on a huge scale to have enough profit to cover expenses and especially payroll

How do they pay their employees if margins are razor thin? They'd have to operate on a huge scale to have enough profit to cover expenses and especially payroll. I would love to see a comparison of the balance sheets between some German and U.S. small businesses. Small businesses don't have the huge scale to live on a razor thin margin, so that's why I'm curious.