The highest-paying states for roofers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of roofers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,940, Alaska is the highest paying state for roofers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $67,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of roofers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $72,940 |
$48,400 | 210 |
| 2 | Illinois | $67,230 |
$40,290 | 5,940 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $62,650 |
$47,000 | 2,460 |
| 4 | California | $62,000 |
$47,260 | 18,220 |
| 5 | Washington | $60,020 |
$46,360 | 5,500 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $59,180 |
$47,160 | 280 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $58,160 |
$39,040 | 1,590 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $56,950 |
$41,830 | 710 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $54,970 |
$38,230 | 1,730 |
| 10 | Kansas | $51,840 |
$34,920 | 870 |
| 11 | New York | $51,730 |
$36,000 | 4,660 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $50,440 |
$38,240 | 110 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $49,650 |
$37,400 | 750 |
| 14 | Colorado | $49,370 |
$35,910 | 2,920 |
| 15 | Nevada | $49,180 |
$31,300 | 1,590 |
| 16 | Vermont | $49,090 |
$39,360 | 380 |
| 17 | Montana | $48,390 |
$25,110 | 430 |
| 18 | Missouri | $48,140 |
$35,280 | 2,010 |
| 19 | Maryland | $47,840 |
$37,420 | 2,360 |
| 20 | Michigan | $47,570 |
$36,060 | 2,800 |
| 21 | Utah | $47,520 |
$36,760 | 2,310 |
| 22 | Ohio | $47,410 |
$35,820 | 4,910 |
| 23 | Iowa | $47,300 |
$35,110 | 1,110 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $47,200 |
$35,810 | 360 |
| 25 | Oregon | $47,130 |
$37,980 | 3,400 |
| 26 | Virginia | $47,040 |
$31,200 | 2,410 |
| 27 | Indiana | $47,000 |
$32,020 | 2,660 |
| 28 | Delaware | $46,280 |
$36,400 | 250 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $46,260 |
$33,440 | 2,330 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $45,890 |
$31,680 | 4,230 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $45,830 |
$33,100 | 1,190 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $45,500 |
$33,450 | 1,040 |
| 33 | Maine | $45,370 |
$31,820 | 630 |
| 34 | Arizona | $45,080 |
$33,810 | 3,620 |
| 35 | Idaho | $44,180 |
$29,950 | 1,040 |
| 36 | Florida | $43,740 |
$27,770 | 24,390 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $43,130 |
$31,240 | 2,660 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $42,330 |
$26,050 | 310 |
| 39 | Georgia | $40,440 |
$28,640 | 2,090 |
| 40 | Texas | $40,390 |
$29,990 | 6,160 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $39,820 |
$28,310 | 1,100 |
| 42 | Alabama | $38,690 |
$28,060 | 900 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $38,390 |
$29,600 | 1,010 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $38,270 |
$31,020 | 720 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $37,930 |
$30,040 | 1,030 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $37,650 |
$29,230 | 2,010 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $37,650 |
$31,930 | 280 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $36,800 |
$30,410 | 400 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $36,680 |
$28,870 | 490 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $36,270 |
$24,750 | 490 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $36,240 |
$29,320 | 1,000 |
| 52 | Guam | $30,470 |
$23,640 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $26,750 |
$19,070 | 440 |