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Roofer salary in Illinois

The middle half of roofers in Illinois earned $27.81 to $49.54 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $51.22 or more.1 The median is 41% above the US median.2

$37.45median an hour
$77,900median a year

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

10th
$22.41
25th
$27.81
Median
$37.45
75th
$49.54
90th
$51.22
10th
$46,600
25th
$57,850
Median
$77,900
75th
$103,040
90th
$106,530
Percentiles of roofer pay in Illinois, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Illinois cities pay roofers the most?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin has the highest median of the 6 metro areas below, $39.47 an hour; Champaign-Urbana has the lowest, $28.92.1

  1. Chicago–Naperville$39.47
  2. Springfield$37.45
  3. Peoria$36.83
  4. Decatur$35.88
  5. Rockford$31.30
  6. Champaign–Urbana$28.92
Illinois median $37.45 an hour

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

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($77,900) and the 75th percentile ($103,040).1

How much do new roofers make in Illinois?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Illinois earned $22.41 an hour or less ($46,600 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $27.81 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Illinois?

Projections Central expects Illinois to go from 6,910 roofer jobs in 2024 to 7,350 in 2034, a change of 6.3%, with about 530 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Illinois6,9107,3506.3%530
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Illinois?

Roofers rank fourth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Illinois. General contractors have the highest median, $50.84 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$50.84$105,75019,340
Plumbers$48.05$99,95016,750
Electricians$47.87$99,56023,120
Roofers$37.45$77,9005,300
HVAC Technicians$37.21$77,4109,740

Where to train in Illinois

Sources

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