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Roofer salary in New York

The middle half of roofers in New York earned $28.11 to $37.23 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $45.69 or more.1 The median is 19% above the US median.2

$31.74median an hour
$66,020median a year

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

10th
$22.60
25th
$28.11
Median
$31.74
75th
$37.23
90th
$45.69
10th
$47,000
25th
$58,470
Median
$66,020
75th
$77,440
90th
$95,040
Percentiles of roofer pay in New York, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which New York cities pay roofers the most?

New York-Newark-Jersey City has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $36.73 an hour; Elmira has the lowest, $28.24.1

  1. New York–Newark$36.73
  2. Albany–Schenectady$30.73
  3. Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie$30.65
  4. Buffalo–Cheektowaga$30.09
  5. Syracuse$29.56
  6. Utica–Rome$29.36
  7. Rochester$29.27
  8. Glens Falls$29.18
New York median $31.74 an hour

Do roofers make $100,000 a year in New York?

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $95,040 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in New York?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in New York earned $22.60 an hour or less ($47,000 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $28.11 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in New York?

Projections Central expects New York to go from 6,120 roofer jobs in 2024 to 6,150 in 2034, a change of 0.5%, with about 420 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
New York6,1206,1500.5%420
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in New York?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in New York. General contractors have the highest median, $46.01 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$46.01$95,70029,600
Electricians$37.86$78,75040,130
Plumbers$37.26$77,49023,210
HVAC Technicians$35.78$74,43024,430
Roofers$31.74$66,0204,570

Where to train in New York

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, 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)