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Roofer salary in Louisiana

The middle half of roofers in Louisiana earned $18.74 to $27.02 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $40.67 or more.1 The median is 12% below the US median.2

$23.44median an hour
$48,760median a year

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

10th
$17.37
25th
$18.74
Median
$23.44
75th
$27.02
90th
$40.67
10th
$36,140
25th
$38,970
Median
$48,760
75th
$56,190
90th
$84,590
Percentiles of roofer pay in Louisiana, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Louisiana cities pay roofers the most?

Baton Rouge has the highest median of the 4 metro areas below, $23.70 an hour; Lafayette has the lowest, $23.03.1

  1. Baton Rouge$23.70
  2. Shreveport–Bossier City$23.34
  3. Monroe$23.30
  4. Lafayette$23.03
Louisiana median $23.44 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $84,590 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Louisiana?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Louisiana earned $17.37 an hour or less ($36,140 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $18.74 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Louisiana?

Projections Central expects Louisiana to go from 890 roofer jobs in 2024 to 950 in 2034, a change of 6%, with about 70 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Louisiana8909506%70
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Louisiana?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Louisiana. General contractors have the highest median, $36.23 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$36.23$75,36014,070
Plumbers$30.62$63,6808,360
Electricians$29.59$61,54010,550
HVAC Technicians$28.20$58,6505,380
Roofers$23.44$48,760760

Where to train in Louisiana

Sources

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