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Roofer salary in Georgia

The middle half of roofers in Georgia earned $18.69 to $26.36 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $30.63 or more.1 The median is 15% below the US median.2

$22.57median an hour
$46,940median a year

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

10th
$15.42
25th
$18.69
Median
$22.57
75th
$26.36
90th
$30.63
10th
$32,070
25th
$38,870
Median
$46,940
75th
$54,840
90th
$63,720
Percentiles of roofer pay in Georgia, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Georgia cities pay roofers the most?

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell has the highest median of the 5 metro areas below, $23.61 an hour; Augusta-Richmond County has the lowest, $19.92.1

  1. Atlanta–Sandy Springs$23.61
  2. Savannah$23.43
  3. Macon–Bibb County$22.13
  4. Columbus$20.81
  5. Augusta–Richmond County$19.92
Georgia median $22.57 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $63,720 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Georgia?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Georgia earned $15.42 an hour or less ($32,070 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $18.69 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Georgia?

Projections Central expects Georgia to go from 2,330 roofer jobs in 2024 to 2,600 in 2034, a change of 11.5%, with about 200 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Georgia2,3302,60011.5%200
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Georgia?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Georgia. General contractors have the highest median, $37.71 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.71$78,43026,770
Electricians$28.04$58,32021,650
Plumbers$27.50$57,2008,930
HVAC Technicians$27.11$56,39012,290
Roofers$22.57$46,9402,160

Where to train in Georgia

Sources

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