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How to Become a Roofer: Pay and Training by State

Roofers in the US earned a median $26.65 an hour, or $55,440 a year, in May 2025.[1] Illinois has the highest state median, $37.45, and Oklahoma the lowest, $21.00.[2]

Alabama: $21.96 an hourAlaska: $32.09 an hourArizona: $22.76 an hourColorado: $24.88 an hourFlorida: $22.88 an hourGeorgia: $22.57 an hourIndiana: $27.88 an hourKansas: $22.69 an hourMaine: $24.10 an hourMassachusetts: $34.98 an hourMinnesota: $35.81 an hourNew Jersey: $36.83 an hourNorth Carolina: $23.56 an hourNorth Dakota: $28.72 an hourOklahoma: $21.00 an hourPennsylvania: $26.79 an hourSouth Dakota: $22.94 an hourTexas: $22.13 an hourWyoming: $21.95 an hourConnecticut: $29.84 an hourMissouri: $23.35 an hourWest Virginia: $24.60 an hourIllinois: $37.45 an hourNew Mexico: $21.78 an hourArkansas: $22.82 an hourCalifornia: $30.58 an hourDelaware: $28.58 an hourDistrict of Columbia: $29.69 an hourHawaii: $28.64 an hourIowa: $23.39 an hourKentucky: $22.57 an hourMaryland: $28.89 an hourMichigan: $28.62 an hourMississippi: $21.61 an hourMontana: $28.38 an hourNew Hampshire: $28.76 an hourNew York: $31.74 an hourOhio: $23.74 an hourOregon: $28.35 an hourTennessee: $21.97 an hourUtah: $23.40 an hourVirginia: $23.28 an hourWashington: $29.16 an hourWisconsin: $28.54 an hourNebraska: $22.34 an hourSouth Carolina: $22.00 an hourIdaho: $27.78 an hourNevada: $24.56 an hourVermont: $28.39 an hourLouisiana: $23.44 an hourRhode Island: $29.63 an hour
under $22.57$22.57 to $23.44$23.44 to $28.35$28.35 to $29.63$29.63 and up

Median hourly pay by state. Select a state for its pay by percentile and city.

What is the pay range for roofers in the US?

The middle half of roofers earned $22.24 to $31.44 an hour; the top tenth earned $39.29 or more.[1]

10th
$18.01
25th
$22.24
Median
$26.65
75th
$31.44
90th
$39.29
10th
$37,460
25th
$46,260
Median
$55,440
75th
$65,390
90th
$81,720
Percentiles of roofer pay in the US, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the red mark is the median.

Are roofers in demand?

Projections Central expects US roofer jobs to grow 5.9% from 166,700 in 2024 to 176,500 in 2034, with about 12,700 openings a year.[3]

Roofer pay and training by state

Median pay (BLS, May 2025), registered apprenticeship sponsors (apprenticeship.gov) and schools with programs (College Scorecard). Roofer schools are construction-trades programs (CIP 46.04).

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualJobsSponsorsSchools
Alabama$21.96$45,6701,01005
Alaska$32.09$66,75031012
Arizona$22.76$47,3403,420112
Arkansas$22.82$47,47095018
California$30.58$63,60021,190959
Colorado$24.88$51,7503,34057
Connecticut$29.84$62,07079050
Delaware$28.58$59,44023000
District of Columbia$29.69$61,75010000
Florida$22.88$47,59023,550523
Georgia$22.57$46,9402,160414
Hawaii$28.64$59,5801,11011
Idaho$27.78$57,7901,19003
Illinois$37.45$77,9005,300914
Indiana$27.88$57,9802,98074
Iowa$23.39$48,66093030
Kansas$22.69$47,19090004
Kentucky$22.57$46,9401,08012
Louisiana$23.44$48,76076014
Maine$24.10$50,12061015
Maryland$28.89$60,0902,05028
Massachusetts$34.98$72,7501,95065
Michigan$28.62$59,5303,090512
Minnesota$35.81$74,4901,890611
Mississippi$21.61$44,94048003
Missouri$23.35$48,5702,05034
Montana$28.38$59,03037012
Nebraska$22.34$46,4601,73006
Nevada$24.56$51,0902,12013
New Hampshire$28.76$59,83027001
New Jersey$36.83$76,6001,86065
New Mexico$21.78$45,3001,160111
New York$31.74$66,0204,5701012
North Carolina$23.56$49,0103,060123
North Dakota$28.72$59,74029001
Ohio$23.74$49,3904,6101011
Oklahoma$21.00$43,6801,260112
Oregon$28.35$58,9703,43024
Pennsylvania$26.79$55,7103,830519
Rhode Island$29.63$61,63036011
South Carolina$22.00$45,760850210
South Dakota$22.94$47,71040003
Tennessee$21.97$45,6902,110023
Texas$22.13$46,0305,740812
Utah$23.40$48,6802,71015
Vermont$28.39$59,04021000
Virginia$23.28$48,4202,07023
Washington$29.16$60,6405,890311
West Virginia$24.60$51,17044031
Wisconsin$28.54$59,3702,400210
Wyoming$21.95$45,65033002
United States$26.65$55,440135,490

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS national estimates: Roofers (47-2181), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS state estimates, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  5. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)