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Roofer salary in Tennessee

The middle half of roofers in Tennessee earned $18.33 to $23.53 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $29.49 or more.1 The median is 18% below the US median.2

$21.97median an hour
$45,690median a year

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

10th
$15.47
25th
$18.33
Median
$21.97
75th
$23.53
90th
$29.49
10th
$32,180
25th
$38,130
Median
$45,690
75th
$48,940
90th
$61,340
Percentiles of roofer pay in Tennessee, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Tennessee cities pay roofers the most?

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin has the highest median of the 6 metro areas below, $23.14 an hour; Kingsport-Bristol has the lowest, $19.10.1

  1. Nashville–Davidson$23.14
  2. Morristown$23.05
  3. Memphis$22.34
  4. Chattanooga$21.89
  5. Knoxville$21.65
  6. Kingsport–Bristol$19.10
Tennessee median $21.97 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $61,340 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Tennessee?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Tennessee earned $15.47 an hour or less ($32,180 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $18.33 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Tennessee?

Projections Central expects Tennessee to go from 2,620 roofer jobs in 2024 to 3,160 in 2034, a change of 20.5%, with about 250 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Tennessee2,6203,16020.5%250
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Tennessee?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Tennessee. General contractors have the highest median, $35.81 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$35.81$74,47017,770
Electricians$29.37$61,09017,070
Plumbers$28.17$58,6009,270
HVAC Technicians$26.68$55,4909,740
Roofers$21.97$45,6902,110

Where to train in Tennessee

Sources

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