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Roofer salary in Indiana

The middle half of roofers in Indiana earned $21.79 to $36.64 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $42.91 or more.1 The median is 5% above the US median.2

$27.88median an hour
$57,980median a year

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

10th
$19.15
25th
$21.79
Median
$27.88
75th
$36.64
90th
$42.91
10th
$39,830
25th
$45,330
Median
$57,980
75th
$76,210
90th
$89,240
Percentiles of roofer pay in Indiana, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Indiana cities pay roofers the most?

South Bend-Mishawaka has the highest median of the 9 metro areas below, $30.00 an hour; Lafayette-West Lafayette has the lowest, $21.22.1

  1. South Bend–Mishawaka$30.00
  2. Evansville$28.84
  3. Columbus$28.56
  4. Elkhart–Goshen$28.03
  5. Indianapolis–Carmel$24.80
  6. Terre Haute$23.89
  7. Bloomington$23.81
  8. Fort Wayne$23.48
Indiana median $27.88 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $89,240 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Indiana?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Indiana earned $19.15 an hour or less ($39,830 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $21.79 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Indiana?

Projections Central expects Indiana to go from 3,420 roofer jobs in 2024 to 3,650 in 2034, a change of 6.9%, with about 260 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Indiana3,4203,6506.9%260
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Indiana?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Indiana. General contractors have the highest median, $39.68 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.68$82,53016,450
Plumbers$36.69$76,32011,280
Electricians$32.93$68,49019,020
HVAC Technicians$29.05$60,4308,530
Roofers$27.88$57,9802,980

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Sources

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