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Roofer salary in Ohio

The middle half of roofers in Ohio earned $22.14 to $30.40 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $36.22 or more.1 The median is 11% below the US median.2

$23.74median an hour
$49,390median a year

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

10th
$19.20
25th
$22.14
Median
$23.74
75th
$30.40
90th
$36.22
10th
$39,940
25th
$46,060
Median
$49,390
75th
$63,230
90th
$75,340
Percentiles of roofer pay in Ohio, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Ohio cities pay roofers the most?

Canton-Massillon has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $28.57 an hour; Lima has the lowest, $21.63.1

  1. Canton–Massillon$28.57
  2. Toledo$27.74
  3. Cleveland$26.77
  4. Akron$26.28
  5. Dayton–Kettering$24.72
  6. Columbus$23.76
  7. Cincinnati$23.66
  8. Youngstown–Warren$22.99
Ohio median $23.74 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $75,340 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Ohio?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Ohio earned $19.20 an hour or less ($39,940 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.14 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Ohio?

Projections Central expects Ohio to go from 5,090 roofer jobs in 2024 to 5,310 in 2034, a change of 4.4%, with about 380 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Ohio5,0905,3104.4%380
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Ohio?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Ohio. General contractors have the highest median, $38.26 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$38.26$79,58023,640
Electricians$31.11$64,70028,950
Plumbers$30.45$63,33016,390
HVAC Technicians$30.06$62,51014,150
Roofers$23.74$49,3904,610

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Sources

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