Roofers Rates by Area — Contractor Wage Data

What roofers are paid varies widely by area. Below is the median and mean hourly wage for roofers in each state and metro we cover (BLS OEWS, latest release) — click any area for the full pricing breakdown. Published averages, not the rate to charge.

Area	Median /hr	Mean /hr
New Jersey	$36.83	$35.76
North Jersey	$36.73	$37.10
Trenton-Princeton	$39.47	$36.84
Atlantic City-Hammonton	$37.50	$35.77
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro	$28.72	$29.29
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	$27.95	$28.89
Alabama	$21.96	$23.01
Alaska	$32.09	$32.91
Arizona	$22.76	$24.33
Arkansas	$22.82	$22.01
California	$30.58	$32.41
Colorado	$24.88	$27.01
Connecticut	$29.84	$32.93
Delaware	$28.58	$26.58
Washington DC	$29.69	$33.05
Florida	$22.88	$23.49
Georgia	$22.57	$23.29
Hawaii	$28.64	$29.53
Idaho	$27.78	$26.11
Illinois	$37.45	$37.33
Indiana	$27.88	$28.75
Iowa	$23.39	$25.04
Kansas	$22.69	$25.66
Kentucky	$22.57	$24.37
Louisiana	$23.44	$25.38
Maine	$24.10	$25.82
Maryland	$28.89	$29.63
Massachusetts	$34.98	$35.09
Michigan	$28.62	$29.54
Minnesota	$35.81	$35.06
Mississippi	$21.61	$21.77
Missouri	$23.35	$27.08
Montana	$28.38	$27.41
Nebraska	$22.34	$23.04
Nevada	$24.56	$27.62
New Hampshire	$28.76	$30.69
New Mexico	$21.78	$23.07
New York	$31.74	$33.34
North Carolina	$23.56	$24.06
North Dakota	$28.72	$29.11
Ohio	$23.74	$26.76
Oklahoma	$21.00	$23.61
Oregon	$28.35	$29.57
Pennsylvania	$26.79	$27.15
Rhode Island	$29.63	$30.57
South Carolina	$22.00	$24.13
South Dakota	$22.94	$22.59
Tennessee	$21.97	$22.47
Texas	$22.13	$22.69
Utah	$23.40	$24.80
Vermont	$28.39	$27.08
Virginia	$23.28	$24.77
Washington	$29.16	$33.11
West Virginia	$24.60	$24.56
Wisconsin	$28.54	$27.91
Wyoming	$21.95	$23.89
Akron, OH	$26.28	$28.05
Albany, OR	$24.27	$26.34
Albany, NY	$30.73	$32.89
Albuquerque, NM	$22.01	$23.75
Altoona, PA	$21.35	$22.51
Anchorage, AK	$31.61	$32.92
Ann Arbor, MI	$29.68	$32.13
Appleton, WI	$29.75	$28.84
Asheville, NC	$23.89	$24.56
Atlanta, GA	$23.61	$23.94
Augusta, GA	$19.92	$21.70
Austin, TX	$22.76	$24.08
Bakersfield, CA	$29.15	$29.32
Baltimore, MD	$27.11	$28.74
Bangor, ME	$23.14	$25.01
Baton Rouge, LA	$23.70	$25.22
Bay City, MI	$23.08	$24.94
Bellingham, WA	$28.72	$30.58
Bend, OR	$28.84	$29.51
Billings, MT	$24.99	$27.18
Binghamton, NY	$28.75	$28.33
Birmingham, AL	$22.41	$23.82
Bismarck, ND	$24.20	$29.11
Bloomington, IN	$23.81	$26.43
Boise City, ID	$28.89	$26.95
Boston, MA	$31.90	$33.82
Boulder, CO	$26.99	$27.33
Bowling Green, KY	$23.40	$22.93
Bozeman, MT	$30.56	$29.88
Bremerton, WA	$28.59	$31.56
Bridgeport, CT	$39.09	$37.65
Buffalo, NY	$30.09	$31.15
Canton, OH	$28.57	$27.78
Cape Coral, FL	$22.54	$22.79
Casper, WY	$28.08	$24.57
Cedar Rapids, IA	$23.00	$24.04
Chambersburg, PA	$31.00	$27.94
Champaign, IL	$28.92	$29.53
Charleston, SC	$23.09	$27.50
Charlotte, NC	$23.28	$24.57
Chattanooga, TN	$21.89	$21.50
Cheyenne, WY	$21.40	$23.84
Chicago, IL	$39.47	$38.95
Chico, CA	$29.38	$29.30
Cincinnati, OH	$23.66	$26.99
Cleveland, OH	$26.77	$28.51
Colorado Springs, CO	$23.96	$25.89
Columbia, MO	$22.37	$23.56
Columbia, SC	$21.47	$21.79
Columbus, GA	$20.81	$21.55
Columbus, IN	$28.56	$27.41
Columbus, OH	$23.76	$26.56
Corpus Christi, TX	$18.08	$19.99
Crestview, FL	$22.65	$23.46
Dallas, TX	$22.59	$23.84
Davenport, IA	$23.20	$26.46
Dayton, OH	$24.72	$26.38
Decatur, AL	$22.25	$23.60
Decatur, IL	$35.88	$34.90
Deltona, FL	$22.57	$23.65
Denver, CO	$26.84	$27.84
Des Moines, IA	$23.80	$26.06
Detroit, MI	$30.48	$31.78
Dover, DE	$28.04	$25.36
Duluth, MN	$35.03	$34.33
Eau Claire, WI	$24.70	$25.47
Elkhart, IN	$28.03	$27.67
Elmira, NY	$28.24	$26.96
El Paso, TX	$17.45	$18.44
Erie, PA	$24.25	$25.18
Eugene, OR	$23.00	$25.55
Evansville, IN	$28.84	$26.65
Fargo, ND	$29.62	$29.16
Farmington, NM	$18.95	$21.03
Fayetteville, AR	$22.70	$22.92
Flint, MI	$34.02	$29.57
Fort Collins, CO	$23.37	$25.97
Fort Smith, AR	$21.27	$21.24
Fort Wayne, IN	$23.48	$26.23
Fresno, CA	$30.00	$30.14
Gainesville, FL	$22.43	$22.42
Glens Falls, NY	$29.18	$28.85
Grand Forks, ND	$24.40	$28.36
Grand Island, NE	$19.09	$21.59
Grand Junction, CO	$24.10	$24.51
Grand Rapids, MI	$23.86	$27.73
Grants Pass, OR	$24.71	$28.43
Great Falls, MT	$24.00	$25.19
Greeley, CO	$24.01	$26.41
Green Bay, WI	$28.52	$28.85
Greensboro, NC	$23.61	$24.19
Greenville, NC	$23.00	$23.05
Greenville, SC	$22.37	$25.45
Harrisburg, PA	$24.50	$25.63
Harrisonburg, VA	$22.12	$22.06
Hartford, CT	$31.59	$32.84
Hattiesburg, MS	$21.00	$20.67
Hickory, NC	$22.51	$22.05
Hilton Head Island, SC	$22.48	$31.77
Houston, TX	$21.87	$22.18
Huntington, WV	$23.54	$24.20
Idaho Falls, ID	$26.77	$25.13
Indianapolis, IN	$24.80	$27.79
Jackson, MI	$28.04	$28.86
Jackson, MS	$21.56	$21.63
Jacksonville, FL	$22.85	$23.47
Jacksonville, NC	$22.85	$21.71
Janesville, WI	$30.44	$30.25
Jefferson City, MO	$28.76	$30.28
Joplin, MO	$18.83	$22.95
Kahului, HI	$29.52	$30.53
Kalamazoo, MI	$28.50	$28.69
Kansas City, MO	$28.09	$28.32
Kennewick, WA	$28.73	$31.01
Kingsport, TN	$19.10	$21.12
Kiryas Joel, NY	$30.65	$30.49
Knoxville, TN	$21.65	$21.07
Lafayette, LA	$23.03	$25.30
Lafayette, IN	$21.22	$23.44
Lakeland, FL	$22.47	$23.78
Lancaster, PA	$25.31	$26.28
Lansing, MI	$24.25	$27.51
Las Cruces, NM	$18.78	$19.79
Las Vegas, NV	$23.94	$26.88
Lewiston, ME	$24.69	$27.16
Lexington, KY	$22.42	$24.55
Lima, OH	$21.63	$26.15
Lincoln, NE	$22.77	$23.45
Logan, UT	$22.24	$24.49
Longview, TX	$18.97	$20.75
Longview, WA	$28.29	$29.85
Los Angeles, CA	$30.56	$32.16
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$23.64	$26.46
Lubbock, TX	$17.62	$19.81
Lynchburg, VA	$22.19	$21.90
Macon, GA	$22.13	$22.35
Madison, WI	$29.24	$28.73
Manchester, NH	$27.68	$30.22
Mankato, MN	$24.16	$27.06
Mansfield, OH	$22.82	$24.11
Medford, OR	$24.01	$25.82
Memphis, TN	$22.34	$23.06
Merced, CA	$29.23	$27.84
Miami, FL	$23.09	$23.25
Milwaukee, WI	$28.91	$28.16
Minneapolis, MN	$36.25	$36.50
Minot, ND	$23.76	$27.46
Missoula, MT	$29.96	$27.49
Mobile, AL	$21.90	$22.29
Modesto, CA	$30.26	$30.92
Monroe, LA	$23.30	$24.68
Morristown, TN	$23.05	$23.56
Mount Vernon, WA	$29.52	$33.38
Myrtle Beach, SC	$22.40	$23.07
Naples, FL	$23.76	$25.24
Nashville, TN	$23.14	$24.90
New Haven, CT	$29.23	$32.03
North Port, FL	$23.49	$24.84
Ocala, FL	$21.70	$22.06
Ogden, UT	$24.86	$25.01
Oklahoma City, OK	$21.00	$22.12
Olympia, WA	$27.84	$29.79
Omaha, NE	$22.34	$23.55
Orlando, FL	$22.74	$23.60
Oshkosh, WI	$28.31	$27.63
Oxnard, CA	$30.21	$31.50
Palm Bay, FL	$22.97	$23.62
Panama City, FL	$21.97	$22.18
Pensacola, FL	$22.11	$22.58
Peoria, IL	$36.83	$34.33
Phoenix, AZ	$22.96	$24.86
Pittsburgh, PA	$25.17	$26.90
Pittsfield, MA	$27.05	$28.08
Pocatello, ID	$28.12	$25.33
Portland, ME	$24.61	$26.91
Portland, OR	$29.43	$32.13
Port St. Lucie, FL	$22.88	$24.44
Prescott Valley, AZ	$22.13	$24.00
Providence, RI	$29.60	$30.90
Provo, UT	$22.41	$23.99
Pueblo, CO	$22.35	$24.31
Racine, WI	$29.17	$30.56
Raleigh, NC	$24.39	$24.99
Rapid City, SD	$22.36	$22.62
Reading, PA	$24.07	$27.03
Redding, CA	$29.66	$29.54
Reno, NV	$25.00	$28.89
Richmond, VA	$23.10	$24.07
Riverside, CA	$29.83	$30.42
Roanoke, VA	$22.25	$22.11
Rochester, MN	$29.78	$32.06
Rochester, NY	$29.27	$28.33
Rockford, IL	$31.30	$33.12
Rocky Mount, NC	$19.28	$19.33
Sacramento, CA	$30.44	$32.01
Saginaw, MI	$27.55	$26.78
St. Cloud, MN	$38.10	$34.50
St. George, UT	$23.86	$25.08
St. Joseph, MO	$24.59	$26.27
St. Louis, MO	$28.25	$31.20
Salem, OR	$25.33	$28.12
Salinas, CA	$29.58	$30.83
Salisbury, MD	$22.75	$24.31
Salt Lake City, UT	$23.18	$25.39
San Antonio, TX	$21.02	$21.68
San Diego, CA	$29.90	$31.38
San Francisco, CA	$35.74	$35.68
San Jose, CA	$36.85	$36.94
San Luis Obispo, CA	$30.30	$30.54
Santa Cruz, CA	$29.64	$30.45
Santa Fe, NM	$21.68	$21.41
Santa Maria, CA	$29.51	$30.19
Santa Rosa, CA	$30.78	$33.60
Savannah, GA	$23.43	$22.55
Scranton, PA	$23.86	$26.96
Seattle, WA	$30.81	$35.21
Sebastian, FL	$23.65	$23.68
Sebring, FL	$21.51	$22.07
Sheboygan, WI	$28.00	$28.34
Shreveport, LA	$23.34	$24.80
Sioux City, IA	$22.62	$23.43
Sioux Falls, SD	$23.50	$22.47
South Bend, IN	$30.00	$30.50
Spartanburg, SC	$20.70	$21.66
Spokane, WA	$28.23	$31.55
Springfield, IL	$37.45	$37.74
Springfield, MA	$36.68	$36.03
Springfield, MO	$22.70	$23.83
Stockton, CA	$29.78	$30.90
Syracuse, NY	$29.56	$31.05
Tampa, FL	$22.68	$23.37
Terre Haute, IN	$23.89	$25.08
Toledo, OH	$27.74	$26.79
Topeka, KS	$22.79	$25.32
Traverse City, MI	$24.38	$25.63
Tucson, AZ	$21.17	$21.95
Tulsa, OK	$23.72	$27.76
Twin Falls, ID	$20.56	$23.24
Tyler, TX	$21.97	$21.78
Urban Honolulu, HI	$28.47	$29.17
Utica, NY	$29.36	$31.19
Vallejo, CA	$29.85	$32.34
Virginia Beach, VA	$22.34	$22.82
Visalia, CA	$28.44	$30.05
Waco, TX	$23.56	$24.89
Walla Walla, WA	$23.74	$25.56
Washington, DC	$28.05	$29.76
Wenatchee, WA	$28.48	$30.51
Wheeling, WV	$28.96	$27.58
Wichita, KS	$22.00	$23.71
Wilmington, NC	$23.43	$23.03
Winchester, VA	$21.97	$20.96
Winston, NC	$23.69	$24.34
Worcester, MA	$50.61	$41.04
Yakima, WA	$27.24	$29.78
York, PA	$25.74	$26.90
Youngstown, OH	$22.99	$25.72
Yuba City, CA	$29.44	$29.00

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