Industrials
Executive compensation benchmarks for 8 public companies in the operative builders industry.
$8.6M
8
$10.8M
52:1
Median
$8,593,927
Average
$7,158,368
25th Percentile
$4,429,154
75th Percentile
$9,993,062
Minimum
$1,748,227
Maximum
$10,835,643
Avg Pay Ratio
52:1
Companies
8
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The median operative builders CEO compensation is $8,593,927, based on 8 public companies. The average is $7,158,368. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
Phillippe Lord of Meritage Homes CORP is the highest paid operative builders CEO, with total compensation of $10,835,643 in FY2023.
The average CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio in the operative builders industry is 52:1. This means the average CEO earns 52 times what the median employee earns.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: October 19, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
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| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| Meritage Homes CORP MTH | Phillippe Lord | $10.8M |
| Dream Finders Homes, Inc. DFH | Patrick O. Zalupski | $10.2M |
| M/I HOMES, INC. MHO | Robert H. Schottenstein | $9.9M |
| Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. TPH | Douglas F. Bauer | $8.7M |
| Century Communities, Inc. CCS | Robert J. Francescon | $8.5M |
| LGI Homes, Inc. LGIH | Eric Lipar | $5.2M |
| Everus Construction Group, Inc. ECG | Jeffrey S. Thiede | $2.2M |
| NVR INC NVR | Eugene J. Bredow | $1.7M |