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Roofer Salary by State

The national median wage for Roofers is about $55,440 a year, but it ranges from $43,680 in Oklahoma to $77,900 in Illinois. We ranked all 50 states plus D.C. on median pay, cost-of-living-adjusted pay, and employment using BLS data.

Ihor Lavrenenko

By Ihor Lavrenenko · Founder, Smarfle CRM

Published June 26, 2026 · Data current as of 2024

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$55,440

National median

$58,140

National mean

135,490

Roofers employed

Illinois

Highest-paying state

Key findings

  • National median wage for Roofers is about $55,440 (2025 BLS OEWS), mean $58,140.
  • Illinois pays the most (median $77,900); Oklahoma the least ($43,680).
  • After cost of living, Illinois stretches a roofer’s paycheck furthest ($78,884 adjusted).
  • Florida employs the most roofers (~23,550 jobs).

Roofer Salary by State, mapped

Median annual wage by state. Darker means higher pay. Hover a state for its figure.

Scale:$43,680 to $46,940$46,940 to $48,760$48,760 to $58,970$58,970 to $60,640$60,640 to $77,900

Roofers pay by state

All 50 states plus D.C., with median, mean, jobs, and cost-of-living-adjusted pay. Search or sort any column.

1Illinois$77,900$77,6505,300$78,884
2New Jersey$76,600$74,3801,860$70,313
3Minnesota$74,490$72,9201,890$75,777
4Massachusetts$72,750$72,9901,950$67,564
5Alaska$66,750$68,450310$64,619
6New York$66,020$69,3504,570$61,219
7California$63,600$67,42021,190$56,687
8Connecticut$62,070$68,490790$59,568
9District of Columbia$61,750$68,740100$55,775
10Rhode Island$61,630$63,580360$60,383
11Washington$60,640$68,8705,890$55,956
12Maryland$60,090$61,6402,050$57,446
13New Hampshire$59,830$63,820270$56,768
14North Dakota$59,740$60,540290$67,752
15Hawaii$59,580$61,4301,110$54,310
16Michigan$59,530$61,4503,090$63,131
17Delaware$59,440$55,280230$60,187
18Wisconsin$59,370$58,0602,400$63,688
19Vermont$59,040$56,330210$60,777
20Montana$59,030$57,010370$64,858
21Oregon$58,970$61,5103,430$56,263
22Indiana$57,980$59,8102,980$62,955
23Idaho$57,790$54,3001,190$62,654
24Pennsylvania$55,710$56,4703,830$57,197
25Colorado$51,750$56,1703,340$50,807
26West Virginia$51,170$51,080440$57,088
27Nevada$51,090$57,4602,120$52,207
28Maine$50,120$53,700610$51,162
29Ohio$49,390$55,6704,610$53,741
30North Carolina$49,010$50,0303,060$51,918
31Louisiana$48,760$52,790760$54,972
32Utah$48,680$51,5802,710$50,859
33Iowa$48,660$52,070930$54,816
34Missouri$48,570$56,3202,050$53,313
35Virginia$48,420$51,5202,070$47,784
36South Dakota$47,710$46,980400$54,124
37Florida$47,590$48,87023,550$45,920
38Arkansas$47,470$45,780950$54,683
39Arizona$47,340$50,6003,420$46,991
40Kansas$47,190$53,370900$52,487
41Georgia$46,940$48,4402,160$48,646
42Kentucky$46,940$50,6801,080$52,219
43Nebraska$46,460$47,9301,730$51,458
44Texas$46,030$47,2005,740$47,385
45South Carolina$45,760$50,180850$48,953
46Tennessee$45,690$46,7402,110$49,612
47Alabama$45,670$47,8601,010$51,259
48Wyoming$45,650$49,680330$49,863
49New Mexico$45,300$47,9801,160$49,791
50Mississippi$44,940$45,280480$51,779
51Oklahoma$43,680$49,1201,260$49,256

Median wage

$77,900

Rank #1 of 51

Mean wage

$77,650

Rank #1 of 51

Pay adjusted for cost of living

$78,884

Rank #1 of 51

Jobs in the state

5,300

Rank #5 of 51

Top 15 states by median wage

IllinoisIllinois$77,900New JerseyNew Jersey$76,600MinnesotaMinnesota$74,490MassachusettsMassachusetts$72,750AlaskaAlaska$66,750New YorkNew York$66,020CaliforniaCalifornia$63,600ConnecticutConnecticut$62,070District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia$61,750Rhode IslandRhode Island$61,630WashingtonWashington$60,640MarylandMaryland$60,090New HampshireNew Hampshire$59,830North DakotaNorth Dakota$59,740HawaiiHawaii$59,580

Where a paycheck goes furthest (cost of living adjusted)

Median wage divided by each state’s cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities). High-cost states fall; affordable states rise.

IllinoisIllinois$78,884MinnesotaMinnesota$75,777New JerseyNew Jersey$70,313North DakotaNorth Dakota$67,752MassachusettsMassachusetts$67,564MontanaMontana$64,858AlaskaAlaska$64,619WisconsinWisconsin$63,688MichiganMichigan$63,131IndianaIndiana$62,955IdahoIdaho$62,654New YorkNew York$61,219

Where the most roofers work

FloridaFlorida23,550CaliforniaCalifornia21,190WashingtonWashington5,890TexasTexas5,740IllinoisIllinois5,300OhioOhio4,610New YorkNew York4,570PennsylvaniaPennsylvania3,830OregonOregon3,430ArizonaArizona3,420ColoradoColorado3,340MichiganMichigan3,090

What this means

These are wages for roofers as employees. For owners, they are also a hiring benchmark: in high-pay states you compete harder for technicians, so retention and steady, well-routed work matter as much as the rate you offer.

Pay tells you what a market values the work at. Pair it with where demand is growing and how the trade is projected to expand to decide where the opportunity is.

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Methodology

Wages are the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) annual median and mean wage for Roofers (SOC 47-2181) by state. Employment is the OEWS estimate of jobs in that occupation. Cost-of-living-adjusted pay divides the median by each state's BEA Regional Price Parity (index, US=100). A handful of states may be suppressed by BLS for confidentiality and show n/a. Covers the 50 states plus D.C.

Median vs. mean: the median is the midpoint wage (half earn more, half less) and is the better “typical pay” figure; the mean is pulled up by top earners. Cost of living: adjusted pay = median / (state RPP / 100), where the U.S. average is 100.

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), with cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities.

Programs: BLS OEWS, BEA Regional Price Parities.

Frequently asked questions

How much do roofers make?+

The national median wage for Roofers is about $55,440 a year (BLS OEWS), with a mean of $58,140. By state it ranges from about $43,680 in Oklahoma to $77,900 in Illinois.

Which state pays roofers the most?+

Illinois has the highest median wage for roofers at $77,900, followed by New Jersey ($76,600) and Minnesota ($74,490).

Where do roofers earn the most after cost of living?+

Adjusting for cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities), Illinois comes out on top at $78,884 of real purchasing power, then Minnesota and New Jersey. High-pay, high-cost states fall once cost of living is factored in.

Which states have the most roofers?+

Florida employs the most roofers (about 23,550 jobs), followed by California and Washington.

Where does this data come from?+

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for wages and employment, plus BEA Regional Price Parities for the cost-of-living adjustment. See the methodology below.

Cite this study

Free to reference with a link back. Please credit Smarfle Research as the source.

Ihor Lavrenenko (2026). Roofer Salary by State. Smarfle Research. https://www.smarfle.com/small-business-statistics/roofer-salary-by-state

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