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Roofer salary in Iowa

The middle half of roofers in Iowa earned $22.31 to $29.50 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $31.26 or more.1 The median is 12% below the US median.2

$23.39median an hour
$48,660median a year

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

10th
$17.82
25th
$22.31
Median
$23.39
75th
$29.50
90th
$31.26
10th
$37,070
25th
$46,410
Median
$48,660
75th
$61,370
90th
$65,010
Percentiles of roofer pay in Iowa, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Iowa cities pay roofers the most?

Des Moines-West Des Moines has the highest median of the 4 metro areas below, $23.80 an hour; Sioux City has the lowest, $22.62.1

  1. Des Moines–West Des Moines$23.80
  2. Davenport–Moline$23.20
  3. Cedar Rapids$23.00
  4. Sioux City$22.62
Iowa median $23.39 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $65,010 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Iowa?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Iowa earned $17.82 an hour or less ($37,070 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.31 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Iowa?

Projections Central expects Iowa to go from 1,510 roofer jobs in 2024 to 1,630 in 2034, a change of 7.8%, with about 120 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Iowa1,5101,6307.8%120
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Iowa?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Iowa. General contractors have the highest median, $37.75 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.75$78,5109,660
Plumbers$30.72$63,8905,730
Electricians$29.26$60,86010,310
HVAC Technicians$29.17$60,6803,840
Roofers$23.39$48,660930

Where to train in Iowa

Sources

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