Single-Family Builders: How Does Your Compensation Measure Up?

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Discover how other single-family home builders are compensating their employees with pay and benefits. Get the latest edition of Single-Family Builder Compensation Study from NAHB BuilderBooks to benchmark the compensation and benefits you should offer your employees.

What’s Inside Single-Family Builder Compensation Study?

Find salary, bonus and benefits data for 39 single-family builder job positions. Discover how other single-family home builders are compensating their employees with pay and benefits to keep your company competitive in your market.

The Study & the Data

The NAHB Economics & Housing Policy Group collected compensation and benefits data for 39 common positions at single-family home-building companies. The data was analyzed by region, 2021-dollar volume, 2021 single-family home starts and number of employees on the payroll. Review the findings from two different perspectives: compensation and benefits for 39 positions, which includes a broad view of the full-time positions that exist at single-family building companies, a comparison of average total compensation and benefits across positions and compensation, and benefits by position, which includes a detailed view of the average compensation and benefits for each position. This data is collected every three years.

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Available from NAHB BuilderBooks, turn these insights into action to attract and retain employees. Find more information and purchase your copy of Single-Family Builder Compensation Study.

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