Special Trade Construction
Data updated July 2026
6 companies · FY2025
Reading the Special Trade Construction CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 17, FY2025)
The Special Trade Construction industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 17, had 6 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2025. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 38:1 and the average was 62:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $6.2M, with the sector-wide average at $7.1M. These figures are aggregated from DEF 14A proxy statements filed under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires every U.S.-listed reporting company to compare its CEO's total compensation against a representative median employee.
Pay dispersion inside this industry is substantial. The 25th percentile CEO in Special Trade Construction earned $2.8M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $10.6M - a spread that shows how firm size, equity-heavy compensation packages, and performance-linked incentives can drive very different outcomes even among peers sharing the same SIC code. The gap between the 62:1 average and the 38:1 median is wide, which almost always signals that a small number of very-high-pay CEOs are pulling the mean upward; the median is the fairer yardstick for "a typical company in this sector."
Below you can scan each of the 14 Special Trade Construction companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with reported CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Company pages show how each available filing compares with this industry benchmark. The current dataset does not include a CEO name or an itemized compensation breakdown for each company. All displayed figures are drawn from SEC EDGAR filings; they are not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Special Trade Construction (14)
| Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quanta Services, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1050915 | $15.7M | $102K | 154:1 | 2025 |
| Quanta Services, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1050915 | $14.6M | $108K | 135:1 | 2023 |
| QXO Insulation, LLCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1633931 | $7.8M | $62K | 125:1 | 2023 |
| IES Holdings, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1048268 | $6.2M | $56K | 110:1 | 2025 |
| IES Holdings, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1048268 | $3.2M | $54K | 59:1 | 2023 |
| Limbach Holdings, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1606163 | $2.8M | $61K | 46:1 | 2025 |
| Matrix Service CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 866273 | $4.1M | $105K | 39:1 | 2023 |
| Ameresco, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1488139 | - | - | 30:1 | 2025 |
| Matrix Service CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 866273 | $3.1M | $111K | 28:1 | 2024 |
| Argan IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 100591 | $100K | $100K | 27:1 | 2025 |
| Argan IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 100591 | $1.9M | $81K | 23:1 | 2023 |
| Ameresco, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1488139 | - | - | 19:1 | 2023 |
| Comfort Systems USA IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1035983 | $6.6M | $61K | 9:1 | 2023 |
| Comfort Systems USA IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1035983 | $10.6M | $67K | 2:1 | 2025 |
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