Roofers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for roofers by average salary

Worcester, MA	$85,350
Chicago, IL	$81,010
Springfield, IL	$78,500
Bridgeport, CT	$78,320
New York, NY	$77,160
San Jose, CA	$76,830
Trenton, NJ	$76,630
Minneapolis, MN	$75,920
Springfield, MA	$74,950
Atlantic City, NJ	$74,410
San Francisco, CA	$74,210
Seattle, WA	$73,240
Decatur, IL	$72,580
St. Cloud, MN	$71,770
Duluth, MN	$71,410

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Roofers salary by state

Illinois pays roofers the most statewide, $77,650 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Illinois	$77,650	$77,900	5,300	6	$81,010	$61,420
New Jersey	$74,380	$76,600	1,860	2	$76,630	$74,410
Massachusetts	$72,990	$72,750	1,950	4	$85,350	$58,410
Minnesota	$72,920	$74,490	1,890	5	$75,920	$56,290
New York	$69,350	$66,020	4,570	10	$77,160	$56,070
Washington	$68,870	$60,640	5,890	11	$73,240	$53,160
Washington, D.C.	$68,740	$61,750	100	1	$61,900	$61,900
Connecticut	$68,490	$62,070	790	3	$78,320	$66,620
Alaska	$68,450	$66,750	310	1	$68,480	$68,480
California	$67,420	$63,600	21,190	22	$76,830	$57,910
New Hampshire	$63,820	$59,830	270	1	$62,850	$62,850
Rhode Island	$63,580	$61,630	360	1	$64,270	$64,270
Maryland	$61,640	$60,090	2,050	2	$59,780	$50,560
Oregon	$61,510	$58,970	3,430	7	$66,830	$53,140
Michigan	$61,450	$59,530	3,090	10	$66,830	$51,880
Hawaii	$61,430	$59,580	1,110	2	$63,500	$60,680
North Dakota	$60,540	$59,740	290	4	$60,650	$57,110
Indiana	$59,810	$57,980	2,980	9	$63,450	$48,760
Wisconsin	$58,060	$59,370	2,400	9	$63,560	$52,980
Nevada	$57,460	$51,090	2,120	2	$60,090	$55,910
Montana	$57,010	$59,030	370	4	$62,140	$52,390
Pennsylvania	$56,470	$55,710	3,830	11	$60,930	$46,830
Vermont	$56,330	$59,040	210	0	n/a	n/a
Missouri	$56,320	$48,570	2,050	7	$64,890	$47,730
Colorado	$56,170	$51,750	3,340	7	$57,910	$50,560
Ohio	$55,670	$49,390	4,610	10	$59,290	$50,150
Delaware	$55,280	$59,440	230	1	$52,740	$52,740
Idaho	$54,300	$57,790	1,190	4	$56,050	$48,350
Maine	$53,700	$50,120	610	3	$56,490	$52,020
Kansas	$53,370	$47,190	900	2	$52,660	$49,320
Louisiana	$52,790	$48,760	760	4	$52,630	$51,330
Iowa	$52,070	$48,660	930	4	$55,050	$48,730
Utah	$51,580	$48,680	2,710	5	$52,810	$49,890
Virginia	$51,520	$48,420	2,070	6	$50,070	$43,600
West Virginia	$51,080	$51,170	440	2	$57,370	$50,330
Kentucky	$50,680	$46,940	1,080	3	$55,050	$47,690
Arizona	$50,600	$47,340	3,420	3	$51,720	$45,660
South Carolina	$50,180	$45,760	850	6	$66,080	$45,060
North Carolina	$50,030	$49,010	3,060	10	$51,980	$40,200
Wyoming	$49,680	$45,650	330	2	$51,100	$49,580
Oklahoma	$49,120	$43,680	1,260	2	$57,750	$46,010
Florida	$48,870	$47,590	23,550	18	$52,490	$45,870
Georgia	$48,440	$46,940	2,160	5	$49,790	$44,820
New Mexico	$47,980	$45,300	1,160	4	$49,390	$41,160
Nebraska	$47,930	$46,460	1,730	3	$48,990	$44,900
Alabama	$47,860	$45,670	1,010	3	$49,550	$46,350
Texas	$47,200	$46,030	5,740	10	$51,770	$38,350
South Dakota	$46,980	$47,710	400	2	$47,040	$46,730
Tennessee	$46,740	$45,690	2,110	6	$51,790	$43,830
Arkansas	$45,780	$47,470	950	2	$47,670	$44,180
Mississippi	$45,280	$44,940	480	2	$44,980	$43,000
Puerto Rico	$26,110	$24,100	550	2	$26,380	$25,980

Roofers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Worcester, MA	$85,350	$105,270	$41.04	350
Chicago, IL	$81,010	$82,090	$38.95	3,900
Springfield, IL	$78,500	$77,900	$37.74	270
Bridgeport, CT	$78,320	$81,310	$37.65	130
New York, NY	$77,160	$76,400	$37.10	3,100
San Jose, CA	$76,830	$76,650	$36.94	1,660
Trenton, NJ	$76,630	$82,100	$36.84	140
Minneapolis, MN	$75,920	$75,400	$36.50	1,250
Springfield, MA	$74,950	$76,300	$36.03	290
Atlantic City, NJ	$74,410	$77,990	$35.77	90
San Francisco, CA	$74,210	$74,340	$35.68	2,610
Seattle, WA	$73,240	$64,090	$35.21	2,970
Decatur, IL	$72,580	$74,640	$34.90	60
St. Cloud, MN	$71,770	$79,250	$34.50	130
Duluth, MN	$71,410	$72,860	$34.33	240
Peoria, IL	$71,400	$76,610	$34.33	160
Boston, MA	$70,340	$66,350	$33.82	1,120
Santa Rosa, CA	$69,890	$64,020	$33.60	430
Mount Vernon, WA	$69,420	$61,410	$33.38	80
Rockford, IL	$68,880	$65,100	$33.12	180
Anchorage, AK	$68,480	$65,750	$32.92	230
Albany, NY	$68,400	$63,920	$32.89	440
Hartford, CT	$68,300	$65,710	$32.84	350
Vallejo, CA	$67,260	$62,080	$32.34	650
Los Angeles, CA	$66,890	$63,560	$32.16	5,480
Ann Arbor, MI	$66,830	$61,730	$32.13	80
Portland, OR	$66,830	$61,210	$32.13	2,280
Rochester, MN	$66,690	$61,940	$32.06	90
New Haven, CT	$66,620	$60,800	$32.03	180
Sacramento, CA	$66,590	$63,320	$32.01	1,800
Detroit, MI	$66,110	$63,390	$31.78	1,450
Hilton Head Island, SC	$66,080	$46,760	$31.77	40
Bremerton, WA	$65,640	$59,470	$31.56	170
Spokane, WA	$65,610	$58,720	$31.55	420
Oxnard, CA	$65,520	$62,840	$31.50	430
San Diego, CA	$65,270	$62,180	$31.38	1,830
St. Louis, MO	$64,890	$58,750	$31.20	1,110
Utica, NY	$64,880	$61,070	$31.19	80
Buffalo, NY	$64,790	$62,590	$31.15	570
Syracuse, NY	$64,590	$61,480	$31.05	270
Kennewick, WA	$64,500	$59,760	$31.01	210
Modesto, CA	$64,310	$62,940	$30.92	290
Stockton, CA	$64,280	$61,950	$30.90	240
Providence, RI	$64,270	$61,560	$30.90	460
Salinas, CA	$64,130	$61,530	$30.83	240
Bellingham, WA	$63,600	$59,730	$30.58	440
Racine, WI	$63,560	$60,680	$30.56	70
San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,530	$63,030	$30.54	190
Kahului, HI	$63,500	$61,410	$30.53	100
South Bend, IN	$63,450	$62,400	$30.50	200
Wenatchee, WA	$63,450	$59,230	$30.51	70
Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,420	$63,750	$30.49	140
Santa Cruz, CA	$63,340	$61,640	$30.45	140
Riverside, CA	$63,270	$62,050	$30.42	2,480
Jefferson City, MO	$62,980	$59,820	$30.28	130
Janesville, WI	$62,920	$63,310	$30.25	70
Manchester, NH	$62,850	$57,570	$30.22	110
Santa Maria, CA	$62,780	$61,390	$30.19	390
Fresno, CA	$62,680	$62,400	$30.14	640
Visalia, CA	$62,510	$59,160	$30.05	90
Bozeman, MT	$62,140	$63,570	$29.88	40
Longview, WA	$62,090	$58,830	$29.85	200
Olympia, WA	$61,950	$57,920	$29.79	260
Yakima, WA	$61,930	$56,660	$29.78	160
Washington, DC	$61,900	$58,340	$29.76	1,940
Flint, MI	$61,500	$70,760	$29.57	120
Redding, CA	$61,450	$61,690	$29.54	210
Champaign, IL	$61,420	$60,150	$29.53	70
Bend, OR	$61,370	$59,990	$29.51	230
Bakersfield, CA	$60,990	$60,640	$29.32	190
Chico, CA	$60,950	$61,110	$29.30	100
Philadelphia, PA	$60,930	$59,730	$29.29	1,530
Honolulu, HI	$60,680	$59,220	$29.17	860
Fargo, ND	$60,650	$61,610	$29.16	130
Bismarck, ND	$60,540	$50,340	$29.11	50
Yuba City, CA	$60,330	$61,230	$29.00	60
Reno, NV	$60,090	$52,000	$28.89	660
Allentown, PA	$60,080	$58,140	$28.89	140
Jackson, MI	$60,030	$58,320	$28.86	80
Glens Falls, NY	$60,010	$60,700	$28.85	30
Green Bay, WI	$60,010	$59,320	$28.85	90
Appleton, WI	$59,980	$61,880	$28.84	120
Baltimore, MD	$59,780	$56,390	$28.74	890
Madison, WI	$59,770	$60,820	$28.73	270
Kalamazoo, MI	$59,680	$59,280	$28.69	110
Cleveland, OH	$59,290	$55,690	$28.51	780
Grants Pass, OR	$59,130	$51,400	$28.43	40
Grand Forks, ND	$58,980	$50,750	$28.36	40
Sheboygan, WI	$58,940	$58,230	$28.34	50
Binghamton, NY	$58,930	$59,810	$28.33	80
Rochester, NY	$58,920	$60,880	$28.33	540
Kansas City, MO	$58,900	$58,420	$28.32	880
Milwaukee, WI	$58,560	$60,140	$28.16	980
Salem, OR	$58,490	$52,690	$28.12	390
Pittsfield, MA	$58,410	$56,270	$28.08	30
Akron, OH	$58,350	$54,660	$28.05	370
Chambersburg, PA	$58,110	$64,480	$27.94	70
Merced, CA	$57,910	$60,800	$27.84	60
Denver, CO	$57,910	$55,830	$27.84	1,900
Indianapolis, IN	$57,800	$51,580	$27.79	1,000
Canton, OH	$57,770	$59,430	$27.78	140
Tulsa, OK	$57,750	$49,350	$27.76	350
Grand Rapids, MI	$57,680	$49,630	$27.73	380
Elkhart, IN	$57,560	$58,300	$27.67	120
Oshkosh, WI	$57,460	$58,880	$27.63	80
Wheeling, WV	$57,370	$60,230	$27.58	110
Lansing, MI	$57,210	$50,440	$27.51	90
Charleston, SC	$57,200	$48,040	$27.50	110
Missoula, MT	$57,190	$62,310	$27.49	60
Minot, ND	$57,110	$49,410	$27.46	40
Columbus, IN	$57,010	$59,400	$27.41	50
Boulder, CO	$56,850	$56,140	$27.33	140
Billings, MT	$56,540	$51,980	$27.18	80
Lewiston, ME	$56,490	$51,350	$27.16	150
Mankato, MN	$56,290	$50,250	$27.06	40
Reading, PA	$56,210	$50,060	$27.03	110
Cincinnati, OH	$56,140	$49,210	$26.99	770
Elmira, NY	$56,070	$58,730	$26.96	120
Scranton, PA	$56,070	$49,620	$26.96	150
Boise, ID	$56,050	$60,100	$26.95	650
Portland, ME	$55,960	$51,190	$26.91	140
York, PA	$55,950	$53,540	$26.90	200
Pittsburgh, PA	$55,940	$52,350	$26.90	770
Las Vegas, NV	$55,910	$49,800	$26.88	1,350
Toledo, OH	$55,730	$57,700	$26.79	230
Saginaw, MI	$55,700	$57,300	$26.78	50
Evansville, IN	$55,420	$59,990	$26.65	70
Columbus, OH	$55,250	$49,420	$26.56	700
Louisville, KY	$55,050	$49,160	$26.46	550
Davenport, IA	$55,050	$48,250	$26.46	110
Bloomington, IN	$54,980	$49,530	$26.43	90
Greeley, CO	$54,930	$49,940	$26.41	250
Dayton, OH	$54,860	$51,410	$26.38	320
Albany, OR	$54,780	$50,490	$26.34	160
Lancaster, PA	$54,660	$52,640	$26.28	370
St. Joseph, MO	$54,640	$51,140	$26.27	30
Fort Wayne, IN	$54,550	$48,830	$26.23	270
Lima, OH	$54,380	$44,980	$26.15	40
Des Moines, IA	$54,200	$49,510	$26.06	280
Fort Collins, CO	$54,030	$48,610	$25.97	150
Colorado Springs, CO	$53,850	$49,830	$25.89	310
Medford, OR	$53,700	$49,930	$25.82	150
Youngstown, OH	$53,500	$47,820	$25.72	380
Harrisburg, PA	$53,310	$50,950	$25.63	120
Traverse City, MI	$53,310	$50,720	$25.63	60
Walla Walla, WA	$53,160	$49,380	$25.56	40
Eugene, OR	$53,140	$47,830	$25.55	280
Eau Claire, WI	$52,980	$51,380	$25.47	70
Greenville, SC	$52,930	$46,530	$25.45	170
Salt Lake City, UT	$52,810	$48,220	$25.39	1,330
Dover, DE	$52,740	$58,310	$25.36	30
Pocatello, ID	$52,680	$58,480	$25.33	50
Topeka, KS	$52,660	$47,400	$25.32	100
Lafayette, LA	$52,630	$47,890	$25.30	80
Naples, FL	$52,490	$49,410	$25.24	610
Baton Rouge, LA	$52,460	$49,300	$25.22	220
Great Falls, MT	$52,390	$49,920	$25.19	40
Erie, PA	$52,370	$50,440	$25.18	140
Idaho Falls, ID	$52,260	$55,690	$25.13	130
Terre Haute, IN	$52,170	$49,700	$25.08	80
St. George, UT	$52,170	$49,620	$25.08	260
Bangor, ME	$52,020	$48,130	$25.01	120
Ogden, UT	$52,020	$51,700	$25.01	510
Raleigh, NC	$51,980	$50,720	$24.99	580
Bay City, MI	$51,880	$48,000	$24.94	50
Nashville, TN	$51,790	$48,120	$24.90	650
Waco, TX	$51,770	$49,000	$24.89	200
Phoenix, AZ	$51,720	$47,760	$24.86	2,700
Sarasota, FL	$51,660	$48,860	$24.84	1,990
Shreveport, LA	$51,590	$48,540	$24.80	100
Monroe, LA	$51,330	$48,450	$24.68	70
Casper, WY	$51,100	$58,410	$24.57	40
Charlotte, NC	$51,100	$48,410	$24.57	1,130
Asheville, NC	$51,090	$49,680	$24.56	110
Lexington, KY	$51,060	$46,630	$24.55	230
Grand Junction, CO	$50,970	$50,140	$24.51	60
Logan, UT	$50,930	$46,260	$24.49	90
Port St. Lucie, FL	$50,830	$47,590	$24.44	820
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,630	$49,280	$24.34	190
Salisbury, MD	$50,560	$47,320	$24.31	30
Pueblo, CO	$50,560	$46,490	$24.31	50
Huntington, WV	$50,330	$48,960	$24.20	110
Greensboro, NC	$50,320	$49,110	$24.19	230
Mansfield, OH	$50,150	$47,470	$24.11	60
Austin, TX	$50,080	$47,340	$24.08	480
Richmond, VA	$50,070	$48,050	$24.07	330
Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,010	$47,840	$24.04	120
Prescott Valley, AZ	$49,910	$46,030	$24.00	140
Provo, UT	$49,890	$46,600	$23.99	280
Atlanta, GA	$49,790	$49,100	$23.94	1,440
Dallas, TX	$49,590	$46,990	$23.84	2,180
Cheyenne, WY	$49,580	$44,510	$23.84	60
Springfield, MO	$49,560	$47,220	$23.83	160
Birmingham, AL	$49,550	$46,600	$23.82	260
Lakeland, FL	$49,470	$46,730	$23.78	810
Albuquerque, NM	$49,390	$45,780	$23.75	710
Wichita, KS	$49,320	$45,760	$23.71	240
Sebastian, FL	$49,240	$49,200	$23.68	450
Deltona, FL	$49,200	$46,940	$23.65	580
Palm Bay, FL	$49,140	$47,770	$23.62	540
Orlando, FL	$49,100	$47,300	$23.60	2,650
Decatur, AL	$49,080	$46,280	$23.60	30
Columbia, MO	$49,010	$46,530	$23.56	60
Morristown, TN	$48,990	$47,950	$23.56	90
Omaha, NE	$48,990	$46,460	$23.55	870
Jacksonville, FL	$48,830	$47,520	$23.47	1,400
Crestview, FL	$48,800	$47,110	$23.46	160
Lincoln, NE	$48,770	$47,360	$23.45	400
Lafayette, IN	$48,760	$44,140	$23.44	40
Sioux City, IA	$48,730	$47,050	$23.43	90
Tampa, FL	$48,600	$47,170	$23.37	3,380
Miami, FL	$48,350	$48,030	$23.25	5,290
Twin Falls, ID	$48,350	$42,770	$23.24	30
Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,980	$46,590	$23.07	60
Memphis, TN	$47,960	$46,480	$23.06	360
Greenville, NC	$47,940	$47,830	$23.05	30
Wilmington, NC	$47,910	$48,740	$23.03	170
Joplin, MO	$47,730	$39,170	$22.95	60
Bowling Green, KY	$47,690	$48,680	$22.93	50
Fayetteville, AR	$47,670	$47,220	$22.92	170
Virginia Beach, VA	$47,470	$46,480	$22.82	350
Fort Myers, FL	$47,400	$46,890	$22.79	1,900
Rapid City, SD	$47,040	$46,510	$22.62	120
Pensacola, FL	$46,960	$45,980	$22.58	300
Savannah, GA	$46,900	$48,740	$22.55	70
Altoona, PA	$46,830	$44,410	$22.51	50
Sioux Falls, SD	$46,730	$48,880	$22.47	180
Gainesville, FL	$46,640	$46,660	$22.42	340
Macon, GA	$46,490	$46,030	$22.35	40
Mobile, AL	$46,350	$45,540	$22.29	120
Panama City, FL	$46,140	$45,690	$22.18	160
Houston, TX	$46,130	$45,500	$22.18	1,230
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,010	$43,680	$22.12	710
Roanoke, VA	$45,990	$46,280	$22.11	90
Sebring, FL	$45,910	$44,740	$22.07	80
Harrisonburg, VA	$45,890	$46,020	$22.06	90
Ocala, FL	$45,870	$45,130	$22.06	480
Hickory, NC	$45,860	$46,810	$22.05	80
Tucson, AZ	$45,660	$44,040	$21.95	340
Lynchburg, VA	$45,550	$46,160	$21.90	70
Columbia, SC	$45,320	$44,660	$21.79	160
Tyler, TX	$45,290	$45,700	$21.78	60
Jacksonville, NC	$45,170	$47,530	$21.71	40
Augusta, GA	$45,130	$41,430	$21.70	90
San Antonio, TX	$45,090	$43,720	$21.68	350
Spartanburg, SC	$45,060	$43,060	$21.66	130
Jackson, MS	$44,980	$44,850	$21.63	110
Grand Island, NE	$44,900	$39,700	$21.59	90
Columbus, GA	$44,820	$43,290	$21.55	80
Chattanooga, TN	$44,720	$45,530	$21.50	140
Santa Fe, NM	$44,530	$45,090	$21.41	140
Fort Smith, AR	$44,180	$44,230	$21.24	140
Kingsport, TN	$43,930	$39,720	$21.12	90
Knoxville, TN	$43,830	$45,030	$21.07	440
Farmington, NM	$43,750	$39,420	$21.03	30
Winchester, VA	$43,600	$45,690	$20.96	40
Longview, TX	$43,160	$39,460	$20.75	80
Hattiesburg, MS	$43,000	$43,680	$20.67	30
Corpus Christi, TX	$41,580	$37,600	$19.99	50
Lubbock, TX	$41,200	$36,650	$19.81	90
Las Cruces, NM	$41,160	$39,070	$19.79	50
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,200	$40,100	$19.33	40
El Paso, TX	$38,350	$36,300	$18.44	120
San Juan, PR	$26,380	$24,100	$12.68	400
Mayaguez, PR	$25,980	$24,380	$12.49	80

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Roofers salary: questions

Where do roofers make the most money?

In Worcester, MA, with an average of $85,350 a year, among the 265 metro areas we cover.

What is the average roofers salary in the U.S.?

$58,140 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $55,440, so half of roofers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should roofers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of roofers nationwide earn between $46,260 (25th percentile) and $65,390 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays roofers the most?

Illinois, with a statewide average of $77,650 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is roofers pay the lowest?

Mayaguez, PR, at $25,980 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2181.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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