New York contractor market
Contractor market in New York: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
New York pulled 71K building permits in 2024, down -33.2% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $8.3B. There are 21,537 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 7,116 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: New York-Newark.
71K
Permits 2024
-33.2% YoY
$8.3B
2023 construction value
All trades
7,116
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
26 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — New York
HVAC in New York
Contractors
3,000
Median job
$15,000
Top 25%
$75,000
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Plumbing in New York
Contractors
2,000
Median job
$20,000
Top 25%
$100,000
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Electrical in New York
Contractors
4,500
Median job
$6,000
Top 25%
$45,000
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Roofing in New York
Contractors
1,200
Median job
$22,000
Top 25%
$90,000
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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.