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Roofer salary in Florida

The middle half of roofers in Florida earned $18.29 to $27.72 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $30.68 or more.1 The median is 14% below the US median.2

$22.88median an hour
$47,590median a year

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

10th
$15.98
25th
$18.29
Median
$22.88
75th
$27.72
90th
$30.68
10th
$33,240
25th
$38,040
Median
$47,590
75th
$57,660
90th
$63,810
Percentiles of roofer pay in Florida, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Florida cities pay roofers the most?

Naples-Marco Island has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $23.76 an hour; Lakeland-Winter Haven has the lowest, $22.47.1

  1. Naples–Marco Island$23.76
  2. North Port–Bradenton$23.49
  3. Miami–Fort Lauderdale$23.09
  4. Port St. Lucie$22.88
  5. Jacksonville$22.85
  6. Orlando–Kissimmee$22.74
  7. Tampa–St. Petersburg$22.68
  8. Deltona–Daytona Beach$22.57
Florida median $22.88 an hour

The 10 largest of 18 metro areas with roofer data, by employment.

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $63,810 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Florida?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Florida earned $15.98 an hour or less ($33,240 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $18.29 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Florida?

Projections Central expects Florida to go from 28,840 roofer jobs in 2024 to 34,280 in 2034, a change of 18.8%, with about 2,690 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Florida28,84034,28018.8%2,690
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Florida?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Florida. General contractors have the highest median, $36.44 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$36.44$75,79069,830
Electricians$27.52$57,25049,700
HVAC Technicians$27.24$56,67039,160
Plumbers$25.44$52,91029,260
Roofers$22.88$47,59023,550

Where to train in Florida

Sources

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