Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
47-2181 Roofers
Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.
National estimates for Roofers
Industry profile for Roofers
Geographic profile for Roofers
National estimates for Roofers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Roofers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 129,890 |
1.6 % |
$ 23.51 |
$ 48,890 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Roofers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.36 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 22.65 |
$ 28.60 |
$ 35.19 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,870 |
$ 37,190 |
$ 47,110 |
$ 59,480 |
$ 73,190 |
Industry profile for Roofers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Roofers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Roofers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Roofers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
118,780 |
12.73 |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,930 |
| Residential Building Construction |
3,880 |
0.46 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,120 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,630 |
0.21 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
1,240 |
0.15 |
$ 24.85 |
$ 51,690 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
970 |
0.04 |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,830 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Roofers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
118,780 |
12.73 |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,930 |
| Residential Building Construction |
3,880 |
0.46 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,120 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
550 |
0.23 |
$ 16.74 |
$ 34,820 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,630 |
0.21 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
1,240 |
0.15 |
$ 24.85 |
$ 51,690 |
Top paying industries for Roofers:
Geographic profile for Roofers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Roofers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Roofers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Roofers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
22,860 |
2.66 |
2.88 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,820 |
| California |
18,060 |
1.09 |
1.18 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,580 |
| Texas |
6,220 |
0.51 |
0.55 |
$ 19.25 |
$ 40,030 |
| New York |
5,370 |
0.62 |
0.67 |
$ 26.19 |
$ 54,480 |
| Illinois |
5,210 |
0.93 |
1.01 |
$ 30.47 |
$ 63,380 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Roofers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
22,860 |
2.66 |
2.88 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,820 |
| Oregon |
3,190 |
1.75 |
1.89 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,880 |
| Hawaii |
930 |
1.69 |
1.84 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,720 |
| Washington |
4,930 |
1.54 |
1.67 |
$ 28.33 |
$ 58,920 |
| Arizona |
3,900 |
1.35 |
1.47 |
$ 22.81 |
$ 47,450 |
Top paying states for Roofers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
230 |
0.76 |
0.83 |
$ 36.90 |
$ 76,760 |
| Massachusetts |
2,130 |
0.63 |
0.68 |
$ 31.76 |
$ 66,060 |
| Connecticut |
800 |
0.51 |
0.55 |
$ 30.74 |
$ 63,950 |
| Illinois |
5,210 |
0.93 |
1.01 |
$ 30.47 |
$ 63,380 |
| Rhode Island |
280 |
0.62 |
0.67 |
$ 29.79 |
$ 61,970 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Roofers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,820 |
1.96 |
2.13 |
$ 20.63 |
$ 42,900 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,700 |
0.82 |
0.89 |
$ 29.11 |
$ 60,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,850 |
0.91 |
0.99 |
$ 31.74 |
$ 66,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,750 |
0.43 |
0.47 |
$ 27.87 |
$ 57,960 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
3,140 |
2.67 |
2.90 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,340 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,130 |
1.48 |
1.61 |
$ 23.41 |
$ 48,690 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
3,090 |
2.40 |
2.60 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,630 |
1.37 |
1.49 |
$ 30.07 |
$ 62,540 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,510 |
0.70 |
0.76 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,320 |
1.03 |
1.12 |
$ 32.79 |
$ 68,190 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Roofers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
350 |
6.86 |
7.44 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,070 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
1,740 |
6.53 |
7.09 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,480 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
170 |
5.28 |
5.73 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,420 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
1,540 |
5.24 |
5.69 |
$ 19.87 |
$ 41,340 |
| Longview, WA |
180 |
4.79 |
5.20 |
$ 27.35 |
$ 56,890 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL |
700 |
4.68 |
5.08 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
620 |
4.22 |
4.57 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,760 |
| Morristown, TN |
180 |
3.93 |
4.26 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,400 |
| Bellingham, WA |
300 |
3.69 |
4.00 |
$ 26.67 |
$ 55,460 |
| Redding, CA |
230 |
3.59 |
3.90 |
$ 26.00 |
$ 54,080 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Roofers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
330 |
1.23 |
1.33 |
$ 39.16 |
$ 81,450 |
| Anchorage, AK |
160 |
0.99 |
1.07 |
$ 36.05 |
$ 74,990 |
| Danbury, CT |
70 |
1.03 |
1.11 |
$ 35.11 |
$ 73,020 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
310 |
1.02 |
1.10 |
$ 34.31 |
$ 71,370 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,380 |
1.29 |
1.40 |
$ 34.08 |
$ 70,890 |
| New Haven, CT |
190 |
0.69 |
0.74 |
$ 32.88 |
$ 68,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,320 |
1.03 |
1.12 |
$ 32.79 |
$ 68,190 |
| Trenton, NJ |
120 |
0.52 |
0.56 |
$ 32.52 |
$ 67,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,850 |
0.91 |
0.99 |
$ 31.74 |
$ 66,030 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
340 |
1.78 |
1.93 |
$ 31.32 |
$ 65,140 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Roofers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Roofers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Roofers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
