Pennsylvania contractor market
Contractor market in Pennsylvania: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
Pennsylvania pulled 106K building permits in 2024, down -42.5% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $74.2B. There are 14,180 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 2,464 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Philadelphia.
106K
Permits 2024
-42.5% YoY
$74.2B
2023 construction value
All trades
2,464
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
29 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — Pennsylvania
HVAC in Pennsylvania
Contractors
1,800
Median job
$20,000
Top 25%
$95,000
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Plumbing in Pennsylvania
Contractors
1,200
Median job
$25,000
Top 25%
$120,000
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Electrical in Pennsylvania
Contractors
3,000
Median job
$10,000
Top 25%
$60,000
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Roofing in Pennsylvania
Contractors
900
Median job
$28,000
Top 25%
$110,000
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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.