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Roofer salary in Wisconsin

The middle half of roofers in Wisconsin earned $23.01 to $31.41 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $37.68 or more.1 The median is 7% above the US median.2

$28.54median an hour
$59,370median a year

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

10th
$18.81
25th
$23.01
Median
$28.54
75th
$31.41
90th
$37.68
10th
$39,130
25th
$47,850
Median
$59,370
75th
$65,330
90th
$78,380
Percentiles of roofer pay in Wisconsin, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Wisconsin cities pay roofers the most?

Janesville-Beloit has the highest median of the 9 metro areas below, $30.44 an hour; Eau Claire has the lowest, $24.70.1

  1. Janesville–Beloit$30.44
  2. Appleton$29.75
  3. Madison$29.24
  4. Racine–Mount Pleasant$29.17
  5. Milwaukee–Waukesha$28.91
  6. Green Bay$28.52
  7. Oshkosh–Neenah$28.31
  8. Sheboygan$28.00
Wisconsin median $28.54 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $78,380 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new roofers make in Wisconsin?

The lowest-paid tenth of roofers in Wisconsin earned $18.81 an hour or less ($39,130 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $23.01 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are roofers in demand in Wisconsin?

Projections Central expects Wisconsin to go from 2,390 roofer jobs in 2024 to 2,690 in 2034, a change of 12.7%, with about 200 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.9%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Wisconsin2,3902,69012.7%200
United States166,700176,5005.9%12,700

How does roofer pay compare with other trades in Wisconsin?

Roofers rank fifth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Wisconsin. General contractors have the highest median, $41.03 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$41.03$85,35015,150
Plumbers$39.04$81,21010,210
Electricians$36.80$76,54014,310
HVAC Technicians$29.67$61,7106,630
Roofers$28.54$59,3702,400

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Sources

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