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Roofer salary in Arkansas

The middle half of roofers in Arkansas earned $17.87 to $24.62 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $28.02 or more.1 The median is 14% below the US median.2

$22.82median an hour
$47,470median a year

OEWS counts employees only, so self-employed roofers are not included.

10th
$15.00
25th
$17.87
Median
$22.82
75th
$24.62
90th
$28.02
10th
$31,200
25th
$37,170
Median
$47,470
75th
$51,210
90th
$58,270
Percentiles of roofer pay in Arkansas, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Arkansas cities pay roofers the most?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers has the highest median of the 2 metro areas below, $22.70 an hour; Fort Smith has the lowest, $21.27.1

  1. Fayetteville–Springdale$22.70
  2. Fort Smith$21.27
Arkansas median $22.82 an hour

Do roofers make $100,000 a year in Arkansas?

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $58,270 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Arkansas?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Arkansas earned $15.00 an hour or less ($31,200 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $17.87 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Arkansas?

Projections Central expects Arkansas to go from 1,070 roofer jobs in 2024 to 1,190 in 2034, a change of 11.4%, with about 90 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Arkansas1,0701,19011.4%90
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Arkansas?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Arkansas. General contractors have the highest median, $29.44 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$29.44$61,2306,590
Electricians$23.59$49,0707,500
Plumbers$23.39$48,6603,370
HVAC Technicians$23.13$48,1104,960
Roofers$22.82$47,470950

Where to train in Arkansas

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Arkansas, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: Roofers (47-2181), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)