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Roofer salary in Michigan

The middle half of roofers in Michigan earned $23.02 to $37.56 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $38.59 or more.1 The median is 7% above the US median.2

$28.62median an hour
$59,530median a year

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

10th
$20.15
25th
$23.02
Median
$28.62
75th
$37.56
90th
$38.59
10th
$41,910
25th
$47,890
Median
$59,530
75th
$78,120
90th
$80,270
Percentiles of roofer pay in Michigan, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Michigan cities pay roofers the most?

Flint has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $34.02 an hour; Bay City has the lowest, $23.08.1

  1. Flint$34.02
  2. Detroit–Warren$30.48
  3. Ann Arbor$29.68
  4. Kalamazoo–Portage$28.50
  5. Jackson$28.04
  6. Saginaw$27.55
  7. Traverse City$24.38
  8. Lansing–East Lansing$24.25
Michigan median $28.62 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $80,270 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Michigan?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Michigan earned $20.15 an hour or less ($41,910 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $23.02 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Michigan?

Projections Central expects Michigan to go from 3,950 roofer jobs in 2024 to 4,090 in 2034, a change of 3.4%, with about 290 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Michigan3,9504,0903.4%290
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Michigan?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Michigan. Plumbers have the highest median, $38.56 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Plumbers$38.56$80,19014,120
General Contractors$37.59$78,18016,660
Electricians$36.67$76,27023,530
HVAC Technicians$29.26$60,85012,590
Roofers$28.62$59,5303,090

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Sources

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