Washington contractor market
Contractor market in Washington: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
Washington pulled 581K building permits in 2024, down -32.3% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $115.3B. There are 8,085 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 1,616 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Seattle.
581K
Permits 2024
-32.3% YoY
$115.3B
2023 construction value
All trades
1,616
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
26 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — Washington
HVAC in Washington
Contractors
1,400
Median job
$19,730
Top 25%
$75,898
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Plumbing in Washington
Contractors
1,000
Median job
$27,203
Top 25%
$122,282
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Electrical in Washington
Contractors
2,200
Median job
$5,266
Top 25%
$20,019
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Roofing in Washington
Contractors
700
Median job
$21,307
Top 25%
$103,386
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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.