Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Florida

Median $22.88 an hour for 23,550 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$22.88/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$47,590/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$15.98 – $30.6810th to 90th percentilehourly range
23,550Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Roofer pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrFlorida: 10th $15.98 · 25th $18.29 · median $22.88 · 75th $27.72 · 90th $30.68Florida$22.88$15.98$30.68United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 37th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 51st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $22.13). 23,550 roofers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$15.98 – $18.29$33,240 – $38,040roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$18.29 – $27.72$38,040 – $57,660the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$27.72 – $30.68$57,660 – $63,810the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Florida

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrNaples: $23.76Naples$23.76Vero Beach: $23.65Vero Beach$23.65Sarasota: $23.49Sarasota$23.49Miami: $23.09Miami$23.09Palm Bay: $22.97Palm Bay$22.97Port St. Lucie: $22.88Port St. Lucie$22.88Jacksonville: $22.85Jacksonville$22.85Orlando: $22.74Orlando$22.74Tampa: $22.68Tampa$22.68Fort Walton Beach: $22.65Fort Walton Beach$22.65Daytona Beach: $22.57Daytona Beach$22.57Cape Coral: $22.54Cape Coral$22.54
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Naples$17.39$23.76$35.156104% above
Vero Beach$15.61$23.65$29.964503% above
Sarasota$14.22$23.49$36.031,9903% above
Miami$16.31$23.09$30.285,2901% above
Palm Bay$16.44$22.97$29.85540about the same as
Port St. Lucie$17.26$22.88$35.00820about the same as
Jacksonville$16.54$22.85$30.741,400about the same as
Orlando$14.86$22.74$30.322,6501% below
Tampa$16.00$22.68$30.573,3801% below
Fort Walton Beach$16.40$22.65$30.511601% below
Daytona Beach$15.50$22.57$34.695801% below
Cape Coral$15.37$22.54$30.561,9001% below
Lakeland$16.02$22.47$29.918102% below
Gainesville$14.88$22.43$29.663402% below
Pensacola$16.06$22.11$29.483003% below
Panama City$15.44$21.97$29.231604% below
Ocala$14.13$21.70$28.864805% below
Sebring$15.82$21.51$28.47806% below

Roofer wages in Florida over time

Florida, 1999-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$22.88Florida
Median hourly wage for roofers, Florida vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.09$21.43$12.946,560
2000$11.93$22.30$13.958,010
2001$12.61$22.92$14.168,970
2002$12.65$22.64$14.519,090
2003$12.79$22.38$14.439,900
2004$12.98$22.12$14.8310,020
2005$13.31$21.94$15.0112,900
2006$14.00$22.36$15.5115,780
2007$14.63$22.72$15.9815,670
2008$14.99$22.41$16.1714,050
2009$15.26$22.90$16.3311,350
2010$14.99$22.13$16.459,910
2011$15.46$22.13$16.968,590
2012$15.09$21.16$16.979,700
2013$14.69$20.30$17.0811,600
2014$14.99$20.39$17.1913,530
2015$15.02$20.40$17.6514,790
2016$15.30$20.52$18.1515,930
2017$16.07$21.11$18.7417,860
2018$16.25$20.83$19.2221,040
2019$17.20$21.66$20.2422,800
2020$16.66$20.72$20.9522,990
2021$18.43$21.90$22.6522,860
2022$21.03$23.13$23.0424,390
2023$22.42$23.69$24.0525,190
2024$22.23$22.81$24.5123,610
2025$22.88$22.88$26.6523,550

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Florida changed by +12.1% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Florida

On federally funded construction in Florida, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.99). 67 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Alachua County at $16.99). The market median for the state is $22.88.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, FLAlachua: $16.99 (survey)Baker: $16.99 (survey)Bay: $16.99 (survey)Bradford: $12.00 (survey)Brevard: $18.99 (survey)Broward: $24.75 (survey)Calhoun: $12.00 (survey)Charlotte: $20.17 (survey)Citrus: $20.17 (survey)Clay: $16.99 (survey)Collier: $20.17 (survey)Columbia: $12.00 (survey)DeSoto: $14.33 (survey)Dixie: $12.00 (survey)Duval: $16.99 (survey)Escambia: $16.99 (survey)Flagler: $16.59 (survey)Franklin: $12.00 (survey)Gadsden: $16.99 (survey)Gilchrist: $16.99 (survey)Glades: $14.33 (survey)Gulf: $16.99 (survey)Hamilton: $12.00 (survey)Hardee: $14.33 (survey)Hendry: $14.33 (survey)Hernando: $20.17 (survey)Highlands: $16.79 (survey)Hillsborough: $20.17 (survey)Holmes: $12.00 (survey)Indian River: $24.75 (survey)Jackson: $12.00 (survey)Jefferson: $16.99 (survey)Lafayette: $12.00 (survey)Lake: $18.99 (survey)Lee: $20.17 (survey)Leon: $16.99 (survey)Levy: $12.00 (survey)Liberty: $12.00 (survey)Madison: $12.00 (survey)Manatee: $20.17 (survey)Marion: $16.99 (survey)Martin: $24.75 (survey)Miami-Dade: $24.75 (survey)Monroe: $14.33 (survey)Nassau: $16.99 (survey)Okaloosa: $16.99 (survey)Okeechobee: $14.33 (survey)Orange: $18.99 (survey)Osceola: $18.99 (survey)Palm Beach: $25.22 (survey)Pasco: $20.17 (survey)Pinellas: $20.17 (survey)Polk: $16.79 (survey)Putnam: $12.00 (survey)St. Johns: $16.99 (survey)St. Lucie: $24.75 (survey)Santa Rosa: $16.99 (survey)Sarasota: $20.17 (survey)Seminole: $18.99 (survey)Sumter: $16.79 (survey)Suwannee: $12.00 (survey)Taylor: $12.00 (survey)Union: $12.00 (survey)Volusia: $16.59 (survey)Wakulla: $16.99 (survey)Walton: $16.99 (survey)Washington: $12.00 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$16.79$16.99$20.17survey 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/hrPalm Beach (Miami): market median $23.09, prevailing (survey) $25.22, gap +$2.13Palm Beach (Miami)+$2.13Martin (Port St. Lucie): market median $22.88, prevailing (survey) $24.75, gap +$1.87Martin (Port St. Lucie)+$1.87Indian River (Vero Beach): market median $23.65, prevailing (survey) $24.75, gap +$1.10Indian River (Vero Beach)+$1.10Lee (Cape Coral): market median $22.54, prevailing (survey) $20.17, gap −$2.37Lee (Cape Coral)−$2.37Hernando (Tampa): market median $22.68, prevailing (survey) $20.17, gap −$2.51Hernando (Tampa)−$2.51Charlotte (Florida): market median $22.88, prevailing (survey) $20.17, gap −$2.71Charlotte (Florida)−$2.71Manatee (Sarasota): market median $23.49, prevailing (survey) $20.17, gap −$3.32Manatee (Sarasota)−$3.32Collier (Naples): market median $23.76, prevailing (survey) $20.17, gap −$3.59Collier (Naples)−$3.59Lake (Orlando): market median $22.74, prevailing (survey) $18.99, gap −$3.75Lake (Orlando)−$3.75Brevard (Palm Bay): market median $22.97, prevailing (survey) $18.99, gap −$3.98Brevard (Palm Bay)−$3.98Marion (Ocala): market median $21.70, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$4.71Marion (Ocala)−$4.71Highlands (Sebring): market median $21.51, prevailing (survey) $16.79, gap −$4.72Highlands (Sebring)−$4.72Bay (Panama City): market median $21.97, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$4.98Bay (Panama City)−$4.98Escambia (Pensacola): market median $22.11, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$5.12Escambia (Pensacola)−$5.12Alachua (Gainesville): market median $22.43, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$5.44Alachua (Gainesville)−$5.44Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach): market median $22.65, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$5.66Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach)−$5.66Polk (Lakeland): market median $22.47, prevailing (survey) $16.79, gap −$5.68Polk (Lakeland)−$5.68Baker (Jacksonville): market median $22.85, prevailing (survey) $16.99, gap −$5.86Baker (Jacksonville)−$5.86Flagler (Daytona Beach): market median $22.57, prevailing (survey) $16.59, gap −$5.98Flagler (Daytona Beach)−$5.98
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Florida.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Palm BeachSurvey SUFL2014-029 2016-08-16$20.45$4.77$25.22FL20260220
BrowardSurvey SUFL2014-005 2016-08-16$19.98$4.77$24.75FL20260197
Indian RiverSurvey SUFL2014-018 2016-08-16$19.98$4.77$24.75FL20260209
MartinSurvey SUFL2014-023 2016-08-16$19.98$4.77$24.75FL20260214
Miami-DadeSurvey SUFL2014-024 2016-08-16$19.98$4.77$24.75FL20260215
St. LucieSurvey SUFL2014-037 2016-08-16$19.98$4.77$24.75FL20260228
CharlotteSurvey SUFL2014-006 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260198
CitrusSurvey SUFL2014-007 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260199
CollierSurvey SUFL2014-009 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260201
HernandoSurvey SUFL2014-015 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260206
HillsboroughSurvey SUFL2014-017 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260208
LeeSurvey SUFL2014-020 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260211
ManateeSurvey SUFL2014-021 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260212
PascoSurvey SUFL2014-030 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260221
PinellasSurvey SUFL2014-031 2016-08-16$19.00$1.17$20.17FL20260222

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Florida prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.5kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-08
+0.3%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025658kAug 2026
Construction employment in Florida (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 Florida?

The median roofer in Florida earned $22.88 an hour ($47,590 a year) in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $18.29–$27.72; the top 10% earn more than $30.68.

Where does Florida rank for roofer pay?

Florida ranks 37th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $22.88 an hour, and 51st after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a roofer classification for most Florida counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many roofers work in Florida?

BLS counted 23,550 roofers in Florida in May 2025, 2.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 2.72; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2181.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.