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Roofer salary in Colorado

The middle half of roofers in Colorado earned $22.93 to $29.40 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $35.27 or more.1 The median is 7% below the US median.2

$24.88median an hour
$51,750median a year

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

10th
$22.03
25th
$22.93
Median
$24.88
75th
$29.40
90th
$35.27
10th
$45,820
25th
$47,700
Median
$51,750
75th
$61,150
90th
$73,370
Percentiles of roofer pay in Colorado, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Colorado cities pay roofers the most?

Boulder has the highest median of the 7 metro areas below, $26.99 an hour; Pueblo has the lowest, $22.35.1

  1. Boulder$26.99
  2. Denver–Aurora$26.84
  3. Grand Junction$24.10
  4. Greeley$24.01
  5. Colorado Springs$23.96
  6. Fort Collins–Loveland$23.37
  7. Pueblo$22.35
Colorado median $24.88 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $73,370 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Colorado?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Colorado earned $22.03 an hour or less ($45,820 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.93 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Colorado?

Projections Central expects Colorado to go from 3,840 roofer jobs in 2024 to 4,830 in 2034, a change of 25.7%, with about 400 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Colorado3,8404,83025.7%400
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Colorado?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Colorado. General contractors have the highest median, $39.05 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.05$81,23021,380
HVAC Technicians$31.35$65,2008,940
Plumbers$30.40$63,24010,080
Electricians$29.92$62,23017,010
Roofers$24.88$51,7503,340

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Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Colorado, 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)