265 metro areas

Roofer Salary by City (2026)

Roofers earn the most in Worcester, MA, an average of $85,360 a year, against $58,140 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Springfield, IL ($84,640 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $58,140BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $85,360Worcester, MA
Best after cost of living: $84,640Springfield, IL
Metro areas: 265With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for roofers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Worcester, MA$85,360
Chicago, IL-IN$81,020
Springfield, IL$78,500
Bridgeport, CT$78,310
New York, NY-NJ$77,170
San Jose, CA$76,840
Trenton, NJ$76,630
Minneapolis, MN-WI$75,920
Springfield, MA$74,940
Atlantic City, NJ$74,400

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for roofers
Item	Value
Worcester, MA	$85,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,020
Springfield, IL	$78,500
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$78,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$77,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$76,840
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$76,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,920
Springfield, MA	$74,940
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$74,400

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Springfield, IL$78,500 nominal$84,640
Worcester, MA$85,360 nominal$83,260
Decatur, IL$72,590 nominal$82,090
St. Cloud, MN$71,760 nominal$81,890
Duluth, MN-WI$71,410 nominal$80,450
Peoria, IL$71,410 nominal$78,270
Chicago, IL-IN$81,020 nominal$78,210
Springfield, MA$74,940 nominal$78,010
Atlantic City, NJ$74,400 nominal$75,260
Rockford, IL$68,890 nominal$74,760

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for roofers
Item	Value
Springfield, IL	$84,640
Worcester, MA	$83,260
Decatur, IL	$82,090
St. Cloud, MN	$81,890
Duluth, MN-WI	$80,450
Peoria, IL	$78,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$78,210
Springfield, MA	$78,010
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$75,260
Rockford, IL	$74,760

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Roofer salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Roofer pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Worcester, MA	$85,360	$56,100	$99,760	$83,260
2	Chicago, IL-IN	$81,020	$52,330	$95,140	$78,210
3	Springfield, IL	$78,500	$51,850	$91,620	$84,640
4	Bridgeport, CT	$78,310	$50,790	$91,870	$73,280
5	New York, NY-NJ	$77,170	$50,540	$90,270	$68,560
6	San Jose, CA	$76,840	$59,110	$85,550	$69,590
7	Trenton, NJ	$76,630	$49,150	$90,170	$74,270
8	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$75,920	$52,060	$87,670	$72,430
9	Springfield, MA	$74,940	$55,580	$84,490	$78,010
10	Atlantic City, NJ	$74,400	$46,130	$88,340	$75,260
11	San Francisco, CA	$74,210	$57,510	$82,450	$64,190
12	Seattle, WA	$73,240	$51,380	$84,010	$65,900
13	Decatur, IL	$72,590	$50,860	$83,280	$82,090
14	St. Cloud, MN	$71,760	$49,300	$82,850	$81,890
15	Duluth, MN-WI	$71,410	$50,920	$81,520	$80,450
16	Peoria, IL	$71,410	$46,970	$83,450	$78,270
17	Boston, MA-NH	$70,350	$54,930	$77,940	$64,980
18	Santa Rosa, CA	$69,890	$53,980	$77,730	$64,840
19	Mount Vernon, WA	$69,430	$51,600	$78,210	$67,770
20	Rockford, IL	$68,890	$44,660	$80,810	$74,760
21	Anchorage, AK	$68,470	$51,250	$76,960	$64,950
22	Albany, NY	$68,410	$48,940	$77,980	$68,710
23	Hartford, CT	$68,310	$49,070	$77,770	$66,480
24	Vallejo, CA	$67,270	$54,520	$73,530	$62,010
25	Los Angeles, CA	$66,890	$52,230	$74,110	$58,900
26	Ann Arbor, MI	$66,830	$45,760	$77,210	$66,250
27	Portland, OR-WA	$66,830	$48,960	$75,630	$63,390
28	Rochester, MN	$66,680	$45,470	$77,150	$73,420
29	New Haven, CT	$66,620	$51,210	$74,210	$63,720
30	Sacramento, CA	$66,580	$53,210	$73,170	$62,420
31	Detroit, MI	$66,100	$47,360	$75,340	$65,900
32	Hilton Head Island, SC	$66,080	$39,040	$79,390	$67,420
33	Bremerton, WA	$65,640	$48,710	$73,990	$62,150
34	Spokane, WA	$65,620	$45,240	$75,650	$65,390
35	Oxnard, CA	$65,520	$50,690	$72,840	$59,280
36	San Diego, CA	$65,270	$52,270	$71,680	$58,340
37	St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,900	$42,600	$75,880	$68,250
38	Utica, NY	$64,880	$48,300	$73,050	$70,010
39	Buffalo, NY	$64,790	$49,110	$72,510	$67,600
40	Syracuse, NY	$64,580	$50,150	$71,700	$67,450
41	Kennewick, WA	$64,500	$49,300	$71,990	$64,450
42	Modesto, CA	$64,310	$51,600	$70,550	$61,770
43	Providence, RI-MA	$64,270	$45,640	$73,440	$63,150
44	Stockton, CA	$64,270	$50,840	$70,890	$61,160
45	Salinas, CA	$64,130	$52,370	$69,910	$58,810
46	Bellingham, WA	$63,610	$47,220	$71,680	$61,560
47	Racine, WI	$63,560	$46,800	$71,820	$66,240
48	San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,520	$52,190	$69,120	$58,490
49	Kahului, HI	$63,500	$46,240	$72,010	$58,050
50	Wenatchee, WA	$63,460	$47,880	$71,120	$61,100
51	South Bend, IN-MI	$63,440	$44,350	$72,860	$68,320
52	Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,420	$46,010	$71,990	$57,960
53	Santa Cruz, CA	$63,340	$50,730	$69,560	$57,640
54	Riverside, CA	$63,270	$49,380	$70,120	$59,440
55	Jefferson City, MO	$62,980	$43,390	$72,630	$71,590
56	Janesville, WI	$62,920	$47,440	$70,530	$67,150
57	Manchester, NH	$62,860	$46,010	$71,140	$59,490
58	Santa Maria, CA	$62,800	$48,300	$69,930	$57,720
59	Fresno, CA	$62,690	$50,460	$68,700	$61,370
60	Visalia, CA	$62,500	$51,210	$68,080	$62,610
61	Bozeman, MT	$62,150	$50,610	$67,830	$60,630
62	Longview, WA	$62,090	$44,470	$70,780	$63,650
63	Olympia, WA	$61,960	$44,990	$70,300	$59,770
64	Yakima, WA	$61,940	$48,460	$68,560	$64,830
65	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$61,900	$47,280	$69,120	$56,850
66	Flint, MI	$61,510	$45,180	$69,530	$66,120
67	Redding, CA	$61,440	$48,780	$67,680	$61,020
68	Champaign, IL	$61,420	$43,720	$70,140	$66,250
69	Bend, OR	$61,380	$47,110	$68,390	$59,240
70	Bakersfield, CA	$60,990	$48,820	$66,980	$60,450
71	Chico, CA	$60,940	$48,380	$67,140	$60,220
72	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$60,920	$44,510	$69,010	$59,400
73	Urban Honolulu, HI	$60,670	$45,050	$68,370	$54,680
74	Fargo, ND-MN	$60,650	$46,610	$67,560	$66,740
75	Bismarck, ND	$60,550	$44,840	$68,270	$66,520
76	Yuba City, CA	$60,320	$45,590	$67,580	$57,870
77	Allentown, PA-NJ	$60,090	$45,550	$67,250	$60,110
78	Reno, NV	$60,090	$48,190	$65,960	$59,490
79	Jackson, MI	$60,030	$43,930	$67,950	$65,410
80	Glens Falls, NY	$60,010	$51,810	$64,040	$63,260
81	Green Bay, WI	$60,010	$44,370	$67,720	$64,470
82	Appleton, WI	$59,990	$45,050	$67,330	$64,910
83	Baltimore, MD	$59,780	$44,280	$67,410	$57,210
84	Madison, WI	$59,760	$45,240	$66,910	$61,430
85	Kalamazoo, MI	$59,680	$44,720	$67,040	$62,930
86	Cleveland, OH	$59,300	$43,240	$67,200	$63,140
87	Grants Pass, OR	$59,130	$41,830	$67,660	$60,480
88	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$58,990	$47,280	$64,750	$68,070
89	Sheboygan, WI	$58,950	$45,970	$65,330	$62,700
90	Binghamton, NY	$58,930	$43,660	$66,460	$63,460
91	Rochester, NY	$58,930	$41,720	$67,390	$60,730
92	Kansas City, MO-KS	$58,910	$42,640	$66,910	$63,660
93	Milwaukee, WI	$58,570	$41,390	$67,020	$60,420
94	Salem, OR	$58,490	$44,760	$65,250	$56,430
95	Pittsfield, MA	$58,410	$47,630	$63,710	$61,420
96	Akron, OH	$58,340	$43,870	$65,480	$62,480
97	Chambersburg, PA	$58,120	$42,390	$65,850	$61,410
98	Denver, CO	$57,910	$46,880	$63,360	$54,740
99	Merced, CA	$57,910	$46,090	$63,730	$58,930
100	Indianapolis, IN	$57,800	$41,200	$65,980	$60,400
101	Canton, OH	$57,780	$42,740	$65,190	$64,630
102	Tulsa, OK	$57,740	$36,090	$68,410	$64,720
103	Grand Rapids, MI	$57,680	$43,010	$64,900	$60,370
104	Elkhart, IN	$57,550	$41,430	$65,500	$63,710
105	Oshkosh, WI	$57,470	$42,540	$64,810	$61,840
106	Wheeling, WV-OH	$57,370	$42,080	$64,920	$64,950
107	Lansing, MI	$57,220	$43,330	$64,040	$60,240
108	Charleston, SC	$57,200	$38,710	$66,310	$56,650
109	Missoula, MT	$57,180	$44,990	$63,190	$59,290
110	Minot, ND	$57,120	$46,220	$62,480	$65,630
111	Columbus, IN	$57,010	$42,450	$64,190	$61,300
112	Boulder, CO	$56,850	$46,470	$61,960	$54,040
113	Billings, MT	$56,530	$45,450	$62,000	$60,440
114	Lewiston, ME	$56,490	$45,430	$61,940	$59,630
115	Mankato, MN	$56,280	$47,880	$60,440	$61,880
116	Reading, PA	$56,220	$44,140	$62,170	$57,920
117	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,140	$44,220	$62,000	$58,870
118	Elmira, NY	$56,080	$43,310	$62,360	$59,410
119	Scranton, PA	$56,080	$42,180	$62,920	$59,940
120	Boise City, ID	$56,060	$40,140	$63,880	$56,980
121	Portland, ME	$55,970	$47,070	$60,340	$54,950
122	Pittsburgh, PA	$55,950	$43,450	$62,090	$59,100
123	York, PA	$55,950	$44,200	$61,730	$58,280
124	Las Vegas, NV	$55,910	$41,270	$63,130	$55,790
125	Toledo, OH	$55,720	$41,790	$62,610	$60,930
126	Saginaw, MI	$55,700	$40,060	$63,400	$61,280
127	Evansville, IN	$55,430	$40,020	$63,000	$60,560
128	Columbus, OH	$55,240	$43,850	$60,860	$57,860
129	Davenport, IA-IL	$55,040	$40,270	$62,320	$61,790
130	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,040	$42,450	$61,260	$59,140
131	Bloomington, IN	$54,970	$39,750	$62,480	$57,810
132	Greeley, CO	$54,930	$45,530	$59,570	$54,830
133	Dayton, OH	$54,870	$42,390	$61,010	$59,190
134	Albany, OR	$54,790	$44,910	$59,650	$53,660
135	Lancaster, PA	$54,660	$43,040	$60,380	$55,630
136	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$54,640	$40,190	$61,760	$63,250
137	Fort Wayne, IN	$54,560	$37,380	$63,000	$58,940
138	Lima, OH	$54,390	$39,850	$61,550	$60,660
139	Des Moines, IA	$54,200	$42,740	$59,840	$59,110
140	Fort Collins, CO	$54,020	$43,910	$59,010	$53,420
141	Colorado Springs, CO	$53,850	$44,840	$58,280	$53,470
142	Medford, OR	$53,710	$42,560	$59,180	$52,950
143	Youngstown, OH	$53,500	$41,680	$59,320	$61,220
144	Harrisburg, PA	$53,310	$37,710	$60,990	$54,040
145	Traverse City, MI	$53,310	$43,600	$58,090	$57,090
146	Walla Walla, WA	$53,160	$42,790	$58,260	$53,960
147	Eugene, OR	$53,140	$41,080	$59,070	$52,320
148	Eau Claire, WI	$52,980	$40,540	$59,110	$57,090
149	Greenville, SC	$52,940	$35,900	$61,320	$56,770
150	Salt Lake City, UT	$52,810	$37,230	$60,490	$52,360
151	Dover, DE	$52,750	$40,290	$58,880	$54,100
152	Pocatello, ID	$52,690	$37,250	$60,280	$59,260
153	Topeka, KS	$52,670	$41,370	$58,240	$59,300
154	Lafayette, LA	$52,620	$36,610	$60,530	$60,340
155	Naples, FL	$52,500	$38,170	$59,550	$50,870
156	Baton Rouge, LA	$52,460	$36,550	$60,300	$57,790
157	Great Falls, MT	$52,400	$39,870	$58,550	$54,110
158	Erie, PA	$52,370	$42,430	$57,260	$57,580
159	Idaho Falls, ID	$52,270	$37,230	$59,680	$55,360
160	St. George, UT	$52,170	$35,260	$60,510	$53,610
161	Terre Haute, IN	$52,170	$38,540	$58,880	$59,420
162	Bangor, ME	$52,020	$44,530	$55,720	$53,900
163	Ogden, UT	$52,020	$36,630	$59,590	$51,840
164	Raleigh, NC	$51,980	$41,720	$57,030	$52,960
165	Bay City, MI	$51,880	$39,250	$58,090	$56,440
166	Nashville, TN	$51,790	$38,790	$58,200	$53,760
167	Waco, TX	$51,770	$40,600	$57,280	$55,940
168	Phoenix, AZ	$51,710	$38,880	$58,050	$50,050
169	North Port, FL	$51,670	$34,650	$60,050	$50,450
170	Shreveport, LA	$51,580	$36,190	$59,180	$60,850
171	Monroe, LA	$51,330	$34,340	$59,720	$61,400
172	Casper, WY	$51,110	$37,750	$57,680	$54,470
173	Charlotte, NC-SC	$51,110	$41,200	$55,970	$52,500
174	Asheville, NC	$51,080	$39,100	$56,990	$52,930
175	Lexington, KY	$51,060	$41,350	$55,850	$54,970
176	Grand Junction, CO	$50,980	$42,410	$55,200	$53,400
177	Logan, UT-ID	$50,940	$37,630	$57,470	$53,100
178	Port St. Lucie, FL	$50,840	$37,690	$57,300	$50,720
179	Winston, NC	$50,630	$40,230	$55,740	$55,010
180	Pueblo, CO	$50,560	$43,390	$54,100	$55,100
181	Salisbury, MD	$50,560	$40,890	$55,330	$52,880
182	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$50,340	$33,300	$58,720	$56,930
183	Greensboro, NC	$50,320	$40,680	$55,080	$54,190
184	Mansfield, OH	$50,150	$41,020	$54,660	$56,430
185	Austin, TX	$50,090	$38,020	$56,010	$51,080
186	Richmond, VA	$50,070	$40,890	$54,600	$51,170
187	Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,000	$39,000	$55,430	$56,200
188	Prescott Valley, AZ	$49,920	$36,690	$56,430	$50,810
189	Provo, UT	$49,900	$32,200	$58,610	$50,800
190	Atlanta, GA	$49,800	$35,210	$56,970	$49,770
191	Cheyenne, WY	$49,590	$37,320	$55,620	$51,390
192	Dallas, TX	$49,590	$37,460	$55,580	$48,100
193	Springfield, MO	$49,570	$38,460	$55,020	$55,960
194	Birmingham, AL	$49,550	$39,330	$54,580	$54,070
195	Lakeland, FL	$49,460	$35,590	$56,310	$50,920
196	Albuquerque, NM	$49,400	$37,040	$55,470	$51,700
197	Wichita, KS	$49,320	$38,270	$54,770	$55,450
198	Sebastian, FL	$49,250	$35,360	$56,080	$50,100
199	Deltona, FL	$49,190	$34,050	$56,660	$49,500
200	Palm Bay, FL	$49,130	$36,420	$55,410	$49,130
201	Decatur, AL	$49,090	$40,850	$53,120	$56,290
202	Orlando, FL	$49,090	$35,480	$55,810	$48,400
203	Columbia, MO	$49,000	$37,880	$54,500	$54,790
204	Morristown, TN	$49,000	$39,850	$53,500	$56,740
205	Omaha, NE-IA	$48,980	$39,620	$53,600	$53,290
206	Jacksonville, FL	$48,820	$35,530	$55,370	$49,070
207	Crestview, FL	$48,800	$36,940	$54,640	$50,290
208	Lincoln, NE	$48,780	$38,850	$53,660	$53,260
209	Lafayette, IN	$48,760	$34,050	$56,010	$52,190
210	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,730	$38,060	$53,980	$56,370
211	Tampa, FL	$48,610	$35,010	$55,310	$48,180
212	Miami, FL	$48,360	$35,150	$54,850	$42,360
213	Twin Falls, ID	$48,340	$33,110	$55,850	$52,480
214	Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,990	$36,840	$53,460	$51,250
215	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,960	$37,960	$52,890	$52,030
216	Greenville, NC	$47,940	$39,000	$52,350	$54,230
217	Wilmington, NC	$47,900	$35,440	$54,060	$49,680
218	Joplin, MO-KS	$47,740	$35,940	$53,540	$55,690
219	Bowling Green, KY	$47,690	$37,630	$52,640	$52,880
220	Fayetteville, AR	$47,670	$35,400	$53,730	$52,180
221	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$47,470	$38,020	$52,120	$48,470
222	Cape Coral, FL	$47,400	$33,840	$54,080	$46,310
223	Rapid City, SD	$47,050	$34,400	$53,270	$52,770
224	Pensacola, FL	$46,970	$36,130	$52,290	$48,070
225	Savannah, GA	$46,900	$33,700	$53,410	$49,260
226	Altoona, PA	$46,820	$39,080	$50,650	$52,310
227	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$46,740	$35,240	$52,400	$51,570
228	Gainesville, FL	$46,630	$33,180	$53,270	$48,200
229	Macon, GA	$46,490	$33,030	$53,120	$52,510
230	Mobile, AL	$46,360	$37,070	$50,940	$52,620
231	Houston, TX	$46,130	$34,720	$51,770	$46,770
232	Panama City, FL	$46,130	$34,420	$51,920	$47,410
233	Oklahoma City, OK	$46,010	$33,320	$52,270	$50,890
234	Roanoke, VA	$45,990	$36,610	$50,610	$49,130
235	Sebring, FL	$45,910	$33,450	$52,060	$49,650
236	Harrisonburg, VA	$45,880	$37,750	$49,900	$48,350
237	Ocala, FL	$45,880	$33,030	$52,210	$48,180
238	Hickory, NC	$45,860	$33,610	$51,900	$51,830
239	Tucson, AZ	$45,660	$36,730	$50,070	$47,120
240	Lynchburg, VA	$45,550	$39,690	$48,440	$50,970
241	Columbia, SC	$45,320	$36,110	$49,860	$48,390
242	Tyler, TX	$45,300	$34,240	$50,730	$49,160
243	Jacksonville, NC	$45,160	$35,760	$49,800	$49,040
244	Augusta, GA-SC	$45,140	$33,650	$50,770	$49,120
245	San Antonio, TX	$45,090	$33,570	$50,750	$47,610
246	Spartanburg, SC	$45,050	$37,480	$48,800	$49,480
247	Jackson, MS	$44,990	$35,530	$49,630	$50,520
248	Grand Island, NE	$44,910	$36,090	$49,250	$51,830
249	Columbus, GA-AL	$44,820	$33,780	$50,250	$50,190
250	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,720	$35,800	$49,110	$48,890
251	Santa Fe, NM	$44,530	$34,010	$49,730	$45,090
252	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$44,180	$34,780	$48,820	$51,440
253	Kingsport, TN-VA	$43,930	$34,030	$48,820	$50,820
254	Knoxville, TN	$43,830	$34,130	$48,610	$47,350
255	Farmington, NM	$43,740	$36,300	$47,420	$49,870
256	Winchester, VA-WV	$43,600	$35,320	$47,670	$45,200
257	Longview, TX	$43,160	$32,390	$48,460	$48,230
258	Hattiesburg, MS	$42,990	$34,320	$47,280	$49,060
259	Corpus Christi, TX	$41,580	$32,180	$46,220	$44,870
260	Lubbock, TX	$41,200	$28,720	$47,360	$45,120
261	Las Cruces, NM	$41,160	$32,950	$45,200	$45,630
262	Rocky Mount, NC	$40,210	$29,680	$45,390	$45,690
263	El Paso, TX	$38,360	$27,750	$43,580	$42,660
264	San Juan, PR	$26,370	$23,070	$28,020	N/A
265	Mayaguez, PR	$25,980	$23,360	$27,270	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Roofer salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays roofers the most?

Worcester, MA, where the average (mean) wage is $85,360 a year, followed by Chicago, IL-IN ($81,020), Springfield, IL ($78,500), Bridgeport, CT ($78,310). The national mean is $58,140 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do roofers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Springfield, IL ($84,640 at national prices, $78,500 nominal), Worcester, MA ($83,260 at national prices, $85,360 nominal), Decatur, IL ($82,090 at national prices, $72,590 nominal).

How much do roofers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $77,170; Los Angeles, CA: $66,890; Chicago, IL-IN: $81,020; Dallas, TX: $49,590; Houston, TX: $46,130 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do roofers earn the least?

Of the 265 metro areas with their own estimate, Mayaguez, PR has the lowest mean wage, $25,980.