Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Colorado

Median $24.88 an hour for 3,340 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$24.88/hrMedian hourly wageColorado, May data
$51,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.03 – $35.2710th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,340Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Roofer pay in Colorado: the full range

Wage percentiles, ColoradoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrColorado: 10th $22.03 · 25th $22.93 · median $24.88 · 75th $29.40 · 90th $35.27Colorado$24.88$22.03$35.27United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Colorado vs United States, May 2025.

Colorado ranks 25th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 40th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.13). 3,340 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.03 – $22.93$45,820 – $47,700roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.93 – $29.40$47,700 – $61,150the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.40 – $35.27$61,150 – $73,370the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Colorado

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrBoulder: $26.99Boulder$26.99Denver: $26.84Denver$26.84Grand Junction: $24.10Grand Junction$24.10Greeley: $24.01Greeley$24.01Colorado Springs: $23.96Colorado Springs$23.96Fort Collins: $23.37Fort Collins$23.37Pueblo: $22.35Pueblo$22.35
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Colorado, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Boulder$22.99$26.99$25.66$36.531408% above
Denver$22.68$26.84$25.37$36.781,9008% above
Grand Junction$19.81$24.10$25.24$30.01603% below
Greeley$21.60$24.01$23.96$34.802503% below
Colorado Springs$22.41$23.96$23.79$34.163104% below
Fort Collins$21.53$23.37$23.12$35.131506% below
Pueblo$20.74$22.35$24.35$29.675010% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Roofer wages in Colorado over time

Colorado, 1999-2025ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$24.88Colorado
Median hourly wage for roofers, Colorado vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearColorado $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.10$23.38$12.943,150
2000$13.57$25.37$13.953,530
2001$14.17$25.76$14.162,710
2002$14.38$25.73$14.512,690
2003$14.85$25.98$14.432,530
2004$14.65$24.97$14.832,440
2005$13.48$22.22$15.013,170
2006$13.63$21.77$15.513,160
2007$14.17$22.00$15.982,790
2008$15.10$22.58$16.172,840
2009$15.83$23.76$16.332,590
2010$15.94$23.53$16.452,770
2011$16.68$23.87$16.962,460
2012$17.84$25.02$16.972,510
2013$17.98$24.85$17.082,580
2014$18.05$24.55$17.192,390
2015$17.42$23.66$17.652,670
2016$17.19$23.06$18.153,140
2017$18.69$24.55$18.743,250
2018$19.55$25.06$19.223,490
2019$20.60$25.94$20.243,120
2020$21.06$26.20$20.952,920
2021$22.72$26.99$22.653,220
2022$23.73$26.10$23.042,920
2023$25.01$26.43$24.052,920
2024$26.83$27.54$24.513,240
2025$24.88$24.88$26.653,340

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Colorado changed by +5.1% over the last ten years of data and by -4.1% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Colorado?

+7.1%Jobs since 20193,120 then, 3,340 in 2025
+25.1%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
1.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.3× the US share, 11th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of roofers counted in Colorado has changed by +6.0%, against +17.5% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +7.1%.

Roofers in Colorado vs United States, 1999 = 100ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025118United States106Colorado
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Colorado vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearColorado jobsColorado indexUS index
19993,150100100
20003,53011299
20012,71086102
20022,69085102
20032,53080103
20042,44078104
20053,170101104
20063,160100108
20072,79089107
20082,84090104
20092,5908294
20102,7708886
20112,4607883
20122,5108085
20132,5808286
20142,3907690
20152,6708595
20163,140100101
20173,250103105
20183,490111112
20193,12099112
20202,92093112
20213,220102113
20222,92093114
20232,92093117
20243,240103119
20253,340106118

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for roofers in Colorado

+25.7%Projected growth in Colorado2024–2034, state agency
400Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,840Jobs in 20244,830 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Colorado's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +25.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,840 to 4,830, with about 400 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,340 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Colorado labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Colorado

On federally funded construction in Colorado, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 47 of the 64 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $39.08 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.96). 17 of the 64 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Adams County at $16.96). The market median for the state is $24.88.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, COAdams: $16.96 (survey)Alamosa: $39.08 (union)Arapahoe: $16.96 (survey)Archuleta: $39.08 (union)Baca: $39.08 (union)Bent: $39.08 (union)Boulder: $17.14 (survey)Broomfield: $16.96 (survey)Chaffee: $39.08 (union)Cheyenne: $39.08 (union)Clear Creek: $16.96 (survey)Conejos: $39.08 (union)Costilla: $39.08 (union)Crowley: $39.08 (union)Custer: $39.08 (union)Delta: $39.08 (union)Denver: $16.56 (survey)Dolores: $39.08 (union)Douglas: $16.96 (survey)Eagle: $39.08 (union)Elbert: $16.96 (survey)El Paso: $16.71 (survey)Fremont: $39.08 (union)Garfield: $39.08 (union)Gilpin: $16.96 (survey)Grand: $39.08 (union)Gunnison: $39.08 (union)Hinsdale: $39.08 (union)Huerfano: $39.08 (union)Jackson: $39.08 (union)Jefferson: $16.96 (survey)Kiowa: $39.08 (union)Kit Carson: $39.08 (union)Lake: $39.08 (union)La Plata: $39.08 (union)Larimer: $16.03 (survey)Las Animas: $39.08 (union)Lincoln: $39.08 (union)Logan: $39.08 (union)Mesa: $16.18 (survey)Mineral: $39.08 (union)Moffat: $39.08 (union)Montezuma: $39.08 (union)Montrose: $39.08 (union)Morgan: $39.08 (union)Otero: $39.08 (union)Ouray: $39.08 (union)Park: $16.96 (survey)Phillips: $39.08 (union)Pitkin: $39.08 (union)Prowers: $39.08 (union)Pueblo: $16.71 (survey)Rio Blanco: $39.08 (union)Rio Grande: $39.08 (union)Routt: $39.08 (union)Saguache: $39.08 (union)San Juan: $39.08 (union)San Miguel: $39.08 (union)Sedgwick: $39.08 (union)Summit: $39.08 (union)Teller: $16.71 (survey)Washington: $39.08 (union)Weld: $16.18 (survey)Yuma: $39.08 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$16.96survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for roofers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$15$20$25$30/hrPueblo (Pueblo): market median $22.35, prevailing (survey) $16.71, gap −$5.64Pueblo (Pueblo)−$5.64El Paso (Colorado Springs): market median $23.96, prevailing (survey) $16.71, gap −$7.25El Paso (Colorado Springs)−$7.25Larimer (Fort Collins): market median $23.37, prevailing (survey) $16.03, gap −$7.34Larimer (Fort Collins)−$7.34Weld (Greeley): market median $24.01, prevailing (survey) $16.18, gap −$7.83Weld (Greeley)−$7.83Mesa (Grand Junction): market median $24.10, prevailing (survey) $16.18, gap −$7.92Mesa (Grand Junction)−$7.92Boulder (Boulder): market median $26.99, prevailing (survey) $17.14, gap −$9.85Boulder (Boulder)−$9.85Adams (Denver): market median $26.84, prevailing (survey) $16.96, gap −$9.88Adams (Denver)−$9.88
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Colorado.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlamosaUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
ArchuletaUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
BacaUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
BentUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
ChaffeeUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
CheyenneUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
ConejosUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
CostillaUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
CrowleyUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
CusterUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
DeltaUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
DoloresUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
EagleUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
FremontUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001
GarfieldUnion ROOF0058-001 2025-05-01$32.90$6.18$39.08CO20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Colorado prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Colorado?

193.6kConstruction jobsColorado, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k250k19901995200020052010201520202025194kSep 2026
Construction employment in Colorado (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do roofers make in Colorado?

The median roofer in Colorado earned $24.88 an hour ($51,750 a year) in May 2025, 7% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $22.93–$29.40; the top 10% earn more than $35.27.

Where does Colorado rank for roofer pay?

Colorado ranks 25th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $24.88 an hour, and 40th after adjusting for Colorado's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.1, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 47 counties, with a typical package of $39.08 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Colorado?

BLS counted 3,340 roofers in Colorado in May 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.33; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Colorado?

The BLS employer survey count of roofers in Colorado went from 2,670 in 2015 to 3,340 in 2025, +25.1%, and +7.1% since 2019. Colorado's labor market agency projects +25.7% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 3,840 to 4,830 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Colorado?

Colorado projects about 400 openings a year for roofers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 12,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Colorado and metro areas, SOC 47-2181. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Colorado labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.