Special Trade Construction
7 companies · FY2023
Reading the Special Trade Construction CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 17, FY2023)
The Special Trade Construction industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 17, had 7 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2023. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 39:1 and the average was 58:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $5.4M, with the sector-wide average at $6.4M. 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 $3.4M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $7.5M — 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. When the average and median ratios are close, as they are here, pay practices in the sector are relatively uniform and the median is a reliable representative value.
Below you can scan each of the 7 Special Trade Construction companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with headline pay, CEO name, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Click through to any company page to see the full compensation breakdown — base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive pay, pension value changes, and other compensation — plus how that firm specifically compares to this industry benchmark. All data is pulled directly from SEC EDGAR filings and reflects what companies themselves disclosed to shareholders; it is not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Special Trade Construction (7)
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUANTA SERVICES, INC.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1050915 | — | $14.6M | $108K | 135:1 | 2023 |
| TopBuild CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1633931 | — | $7.8M | $62K | 125:1 | 2023 |
| IES Holdings, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1048268 | — | $3.2M | $54K | 59:1 | 2023 |
| MATRIX SERVICE COSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 866273 | — | $4.1M | $105K | 39:1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
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