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Roofer salary in Minnesota

The middle half of roofers in Minnesota earned $26.76 to $44.05 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $47.68 or more.1 The median is 34% above the US median.2

$35.81median an hour
$74,490median a year

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

10th
$22.13
25th
$26.76
Median
$35.81
75th
$44.05
90th
$47.68
10th
$46,020
25th
$55,670
Median
$74,490
75th
$91,620
90th
$99,170
Percentiles of roofer pay in Minnesota, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Minnesota cities pay roofers the most?

St. Cloud has the highest median of the 5 metro areas below, $38.10 an hour; Mankato has the lowest, $24.16.1

  1. St. Cloud$38.10
  2. Minneapolis–St. Paul$36.25
  3. Duluth$35.03
  4. Rochester$29.78
  5. Mankato$24.16
Minnesota median $35.81 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $99,170 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Minnesota?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Minnesota earned $22.13 an hour or less ($46,020 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $26.76 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Minnesota?

Projections Central expects Minnesota to go from 2,490 roofer jobs in 2024 to 2,530 in 2034, a change of 1.5%, with about 180 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Minnesota2,4902,5301.5%180
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Minnesota?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Minnesota. General contractors have the highest median, $46.93 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$46.93$97,61013,580
Plumbers$45.39$94,41010,720
Electricians$37.58$78,16014,350
HVAC Technicians$36.71$76,3504,200
Roofers$35.81$74,4901,890

Where to train in Minnesota

Sources

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