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Roofer salary in Virginia

The middle half of roofers in Virginia earned $22.00 to $27.69 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $31.93 or more.1 The median is 13% below the US median.2

$23.28median an hour
$48,420median a year

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

10th
$18.37
25th
$22.00
Median
$23.28
75th
$27.69
90th
$31.93
10th
$38,220
25th
$45,760
Median
$48,420
75th
$57,590
90th
$66,420
Percentiles of roofer pay in Virginia, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Virginia cities pay roofers the most?

Richmond has the highest median of the 6 metro areas below, $23.10 an hour; Winchester has the lowest, $21.97.1

  1. Richmond$23.10
  2. Virginia Beach–Chesapeake$22.34
  3. Roanoke$22.25
  4. Lynchburg$22.19
  5. Harrisonburg$22.12
  6. Winchester$21.97
Virginia median $23.28 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $66,420 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Virginia?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Virginia earned $18.37 an hour or less ($38,220 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.00 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Virginia?

Projections Central expects Virginia to go from 2,760 roofer jobs in 2024 to 2,930 in 2034, a change of 5.9%, with about 230 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Virginia2,7602,9305.9%230
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Virginia?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Virginia. General contractors have the highest median, $37.81 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.81$78,64024,970
Electricians$30.24$62,90023,630
Plumbers$29.07$60,47013,780
HVAC Technicians$28.72$59,73014,690
Roofers$23.28$48,4202,070

Where to train in Virginia

Sources

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