{
  "publisher": "Level",
  "publisher_url": "https://levelcfo.com",
  "dataset": "The Level Index, contractor financial & operating benchmarks",
  "attribution": "The Level founding team's analysis of 2,200+ contractors representing $13.25B in job revenue and 2.5M invoices, built across operating, private-equity, and CFO roles (financial reviews, operator interviews, and PE due-diligence), spanning HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, refrigeration, and fire protection, and layered with named public sources.",
  "methodology": "Figures are aggregated and anonymized. Distributions are reported as percentiles (p10/p25/median/p75/p90). No individual company is identified or identifiable. Per-metric sample sizes and definitions are attached to each metric.",
  "segments": [
    "HVAC",
    "plumbing",
    "electrical",
    "mechanical",
    "refrigeration",
    "fire protection"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-Q3",
  "date_range": "2022/2026",
  "license": "Free to cite with attribution to Level (levelcfo.com).",
  "name": "The Level Index, machine-readable benchmark data",
  "description": "Aggregate, anonymized financial and operating benchmarks for service businesses. Percentile distributions with per-metric definitions and sample sizes. Free to cite with attribution to Level.",
  "datasets": [
    {
      "slug": "contractor",
      "label": "Contractor financial & operating benchmarks",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/contractor.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/contractor/",
      "metric_count": 15
    },
    {
      "slug": "healthcare",
      "label": "Healthcare",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/healthcare.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/healthcare/",
      "metric_count": 6
    },
    {
      "slug": "restaurants",
      "label": "Restaurants",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/restaurants.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/restaurants/",
      "metric_count": 7
    },
    {
      "slug": "cleaning",
      "label": "Cleaning",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/cleaning.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/cleaning/",
      "metric_count": 6
    },
    {
      "slug": "staffing",
      "label": "Staffing & Recruiting",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/staffing.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/staffing/",
      "metric_count": 7
    },
    {
      "slug": "landscaping",
      "label": "Landscaping & Lawn Care",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/landscaping.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/landscaping/",
      "metric_count": 6
    },
    {
      "slug": "ecommerce",
      "label": "Ecommerce & DTC",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/ecommerce.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/ecommerce/",
      "metric_count": 9
    },
    {
      "slug": "contractor-market-size",
      "label": "Contractor market size & competitive density by state",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/contractor-market-size.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/contractor-market-size/",
      "metric_count": 153
    },
    {
      "slug": "contractor-benchmark-facts",
      "label": "Contractor financial facts (public-company FY2025 + BLS wages)",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/contractor-benchmark-facts.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/contractor-market-size/",
      "metric_count": 11
    },
    {
      "slug": "trade-benchmark-facts",
      "label": "Per-trade benchmark facts (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roofing, GC) with tiered SEC/BLS/CFMA sources",
      "url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/trade-benchmark-facts.json",
      "page": "https://levelcfo.com/benchmarks/hvac/",
      "metric_count": 33
    }
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://levelcfo.com/data/benchmarks/methodology.json"
}