The 10 States With The Highest Roofer Salaries For 2023

Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do roofers get paid where I live?

And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for roofers by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.

The state with the best salary for roofers after this adjustment? That would be Roofers.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for roofer salaries:

To better understand how roofer salaries change across America, we decided to take a look the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on average pay for roofers by state.

Additionally, we wanted to adjust the salary based on the cost of living in a state — because your salary goes further in North Carolina than it does in California.

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

How we determined roofer pay by state

As we mentioned earlier, we took the average annual salary data for roofers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — specifically their ‘Occupational Employment Statistics.’

To make the comparison of salaries apples to apples across states, we also took into account the cost of living in each state.

We then created an index by dividing the average wage for a state by the cost of living relative to average. As an example, the cost of living index in California is 135.9 and the average pay is $60580, so our index value would be:

$60,580 * (100 / 135.9) = $44,576

We then ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary index ranking as highest average salary for roofers.

Here’s a look at the full ranking for all states.

Detailed List Of Roofer Salaries By State

Rank	State	Adjusted Salary	Average Wage	Cost Of Living
1	Illinois	$66,997	$63,380	94.6
2	Alaska	$58,550	$76,760	131.1
3	Washington	$56,007	$58,920	105.2
4	Michigan	$55,674	$49,550	89.0
5	Missouri	$55,663	$50,320	90.4
6	Minnesota	$55,267	$55,710	100.8
7	Iowa	$53,417	$48,610	91.0
8	Indiana	$52,692	$47,160	89.5
9	Utah	$51,698	$48,080	93.0
10	Rhode Island	$51,342	$61,970	120.7
11	Kansas	$50,789	$45,660	89.9
12	North Dakota	$50,331	$50,030	99.4
13	Connecticut	$50,078	$63,950	127.7
14	Massachusetts	$49,520	$66,060	133.4
15	Ohio	$49,328	$46,270	93.8
16	New Jersey	$48,999	$59,730	121.9
17	Arizona	$48,418	$47,450	98.0
18	Wisconsin	$47,809	$46,280	96.8
19	Nevada	$47,134	$48,690	103.3
20	Colorado	$46,262	$48,020	103.8
21	Virginia	$46,091	$46,460	100.8
22	Tennessee	$45,872	$41,010	89.4
23	Delaware	$45,542	$46,180	101.4
24	Arkansas	$45,028	$39,220	87.1
25	Pennsylvania	$44,881	$45,510	101.4
26	Nebraska	$44,650	$40,900	91.6
27	California	$44,576	$60,580	135.9
28	Georgia	$44,212	$40,410	91.4
29	Texas	$44,134	$40,030	90.7
30	Kentucky	$43,977	$39,800	90.5
31	Oklahoma	$43,262	$38,590	89.2
32	Louisiana	$43,206	$40,960	94.8
33	Montana	$43,174	$43,520	100.8
34	Oregon	$43,148	$49,880	115.6
35	Idaho	$42,323	$38,980	92.1
36	Wyoming	$42,298	$38,830	91.8
37	North Carolina	$42,215	$39,640	93.9
38	New York	$41,587	$54,480	131.0
39	Florida	$41,525	$40,820	98.3
40	Maryland	$41,354	$51,900	125.5
41	New Mexico	$40,663	$39,240	96.5
42	Alabama	$39,703	$36,210	91.2
43	New Hampshire	$39,487	$46,200	117.0
44	South Carolina	$39,334	$39,020	99.2
45	Mississippi	$38,928	$33,440	85.9
46	West Virginia	$37,344	$34,880	93.4
47	Maine	$36,074	$39,970	110.8
48	Vermont	$35,813	$43,370	121.1
49	South Dakota	$34,513	$35,790	103.7
50	Hawaii	$34,377	$57,720	167.9

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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