California contractor market
Contractor market in California: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
California pulled 1.9M building permits in 2024, down -27.5% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $640.7B. There are 43,193 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 7,310 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Los Angeles.
1.9M
Permits 2024
-27.5% YoY
$640.7B
2023 construction value
All trades
7,310
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
25 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — California
HVAC in California
Contractors
3,200
Median job
$7,804
Top 25%
$55,579
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Plumbing in California
Contractors
2,100
Median job
$11,511
Top 25%
$130,368
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Electrical in California
Contractors
5,800
Median job
$3,995
Top 25%
$51,074
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Roofing in California
Contractors
1,800
Median job
$30,028
Top 25%
$111,094
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Permit data from ATTOM (73.7M property records, 409M permits, 2022–2024). Contractor density from ZoomInfo (494M company locations). Operating benchmarks from Level's proprietary contractor benchmark dataset (2,242 contractors, $13.25B in job revenue). See the full Level Index.