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Roofer salary in Oregon

The middle half of roofers in Oregon earned $23.42 to $33.22 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $46.01 or more.1 The median is 6% above the US median.2

$28.35median an hour
$58,970median a year

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

10th
$22.06
25th
$23.42
Median
$28.35
75th
$33.22
90th
$46.01
10th
$45,880
25th
$48,720
Median
$58,970
75th
$69,090
90th
$95,700
Percentiles of roofer pay in Oregon, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Oregon cities pay roofers the most?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro has the highest median of the 7 metro areas below, $29.43 an hour; Eugene-Springfield has the lowest, $23.00.1

  1. Portland–Vancouver$29.43
  2. Bend$28.84
  3. Salem$25.33
  4. Grants Pass$24.71
  5. Albany$24.27
  6. Medford$24.01
  7. Eugene–Springfield$23.00
Oregon median $28.35 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $95,700 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Oregon?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Oregon earned $22.06 an hour or less ($45,880 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $23.42 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Oregon?

Projections Central expects Oregon to go from 4,150 roofer jobs in 2024 to 4,700 in 2034, a change of 13.2%, with about 360 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Oregon4,1504,70013.2%360
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Oregon?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Oregon. General contractors have the highest median, $49.55 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$49.55$103,0707,890
Electricians$48.71$101,31010,590
Plumbers$46.66$97,0505,370
HVAC Technicians$30.26$62,9403,980
Roofers$28.35$58,9703,430

Where to train in Oregon

Sources

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