Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Indiana

Median $27.88 an hour for 2,980 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$27.88/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$57,980/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.15 – $42.9110th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,980Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrIndiana: 10th $19.15 · 25th $21.79 · median $27.88 · 75th $36.64 · 90th $42.91Indiana$27.88$19.15$42.91United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 22nd of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 9th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.88). 2,980 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.15 – $21.79$39,830 – $45,330roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.79 – $36.64$45,330 – $76,210the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$36.64 – $42.91$76,210 – $89,240the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrChicago: $39.47Chicago$39.47South Bend: $30.00South Bend$30.00Evansville: $28.84Evansville$28.84Columbus: $28.56Columbus$28.56Elkhart: $28.03Elkhart$28.03Indianapolis: $24.80Indianapolis$24.80Terre Haute: $23.89Terre Haute$23.89Bloomington: $23.81Bloomington$23.81Cincinnati: $23.66Cincinnati$23.66Louisville: $23.64Louisville$23.64Fort Wayne: $23.48Fort Wayne$23.48Lafayette: $21.22Lafayette$21.22
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Chicago$23.45$39.47$38.10$51.343,90042% above
South Bend$20.73$30.00$32.29$37.712008% above
Evansville$18.70$28.84$31.52$33.48703% above
Columbus$18.91$28.56$30.71$40.23502% above
Elkhart$18.60$28.03$31.04$38.631201% above
Indianapolis$19.91$24.80$25.91$42.821,00011% below
Terre Haute$17.98$23.89$27.21$30.518014% below
Bloomington$19.00$23.81$25.04$38.339015% below
Cincinnati$19.66$23.66$24.80$35.4877015% below
Louisville$19.18$23.64$25.39$34.6155015% below
Fort Wayne$18.09$23.48$25.36$38.3227016% below
Lafayette$14.70$21.22$22.72$29.964024% below

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

Roofer wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.88Indiana$26.65United States
Median hourly wage for roofers, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$13.90$26.86$12.943,140
2000$15.02$28.08$13.953,410
2001$14.35$26.09$14.163,300
2002$15.24$27.27$14.513,090
2003$15.19$26.58$14.432,920
2004$14.06$23.96$14.833,250
2005$14.31$23.59$15.013,120
2006$15.17$24.23$15.512,760
2007$16.41$25.48$15.982,920
2008$16.10$24.07$16.173,010
2009$16.95$25.44$16.333,100
2010$17.23$25.44$16.452,700
2011$17.00$24.33$16.962,540
2012$18.26$25.60$16.972,450
2013$17.91$24.75$17.082,620
2014$18.12$24.64$17.192,550
2015$16.99$23.08$17.652,670
2016$16.88$22.64$18.152,760
2017$18.55$24.36$18.742,800
2018$19.80$25.39$19.223,010
2019$19.87$25.02$20.242,840
2020$18.87$23.47$20.952,920
2021$22.04$26.19$22.652,820
2022$22.60$24.86$23.042,660
2023$23.93$25.28$24.052,670
2024$26.75$27.45$24.512,880
2025$27.88$27.88$26.652,980

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Indiana changed by +20.8% over the last ten years of data and by +11.4% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Indiana?

0.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 16th of 51 states

BLS counted 2,980 roofers in Indiana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 6%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for roofers in Indiana

+6.9%Projected growth in Indiana2024–2034, state agency
260Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,420Jobs in 20243,650 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Indiana's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +6.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,420 to 3,650, with about 260 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,980 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 83 of the 85 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $48.61 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $10.34). 2 of the 85 counties still use a survey rate dated 1996 or earlier (for example Dubois County at $10.34). The market median for the state is $27.88.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $48.61 (union)Allen: $48.61 (union)Bartholomew: $48.61 (union)Benton: $48.61 (union)Blackford: $48.61 (union)Boone: $48.61 (union)Brown: $48.61 (union)Carroll: $48.61 (union)Cass: $48.61 (union)Clark: $48.61 (union)Clay: $48.61 (union)Clinton: $48.61 (union)Crawford: n/aDaviess: $56.94 (union)Dearborn: $48.61 (union)Decatur: $48.61 (union)DeKalb: $48.61 (union)Delaware: $48.61 (union)Dubois: $10.34 (survey)Elkhart: $75.28 (union)Fayette: $48.61 (union)Floyd: $48.61 (union)Fountain: $48.61 (union)Franklin: $48.61 (union)Fulton: $48.61 (union)Gibson: $48.61 (union)Grant: $48.61 (union)Greene: $48.61 (union)Hamilton: $48.61 (union)Hancock: $48.61 (union)Harrison: $48.61 (union)Hendricks: $48.61 (union)Henry: $48.61 (union)Howard: $48.61 (union)Huntington: $48.61 (union)Jackson: n/aJasper: $75.28 (union)Jay: $48.61 (union)Jefferson: n/aJennings: $48.61 (union)Johnson: $48.61 (union)Knox: $56.94 (union)Kosciusko: $75.28 (union)LaGrange: $75.28 (union)Lake: $75.28 (union)LaPorte: $75.28 (union)Lawrence: $48.61 (union)Madison: $48.61 (union)Marion: $48.61 (union)Marshall: $75.28 (union)Martin: $56.94 (union)Miami: $48.61 (union)Monroe: $48.61 (union)Montgomery: $48.61 (union)Morgan: $48.61 (union)Newton: $75.28 (union)Noble: $48.61 (union)Ohio: $48.61 (union)Orange: n/aOwen: $48.61 (union)Parke: $48.61 (union)Perry: n/aPike: $10.34 (survey)Porter: $75.28 (union)Posey: $48.61 (union)Pulaski: $75.28 (union)Putnam: $48.61 (union)Randolph: $48.61 (union)Ripley: $48.61 (union)Rush: $48.61 (union)St. Joseph: $75.28 (union)Scott: n/aShelby: $48.61 (union)Spencer: $56.94 (union)Starke: $75.28 (union)Steuben: $48.61 (union)Sullivan: $48.61 (union)Switzerland: $48.61 (union)Tippecanoe: $48.61 (union)Tipton: $48.61 (union)Union: $48.61 (union)Vanderburgh: $48.61 (union)Vermillion: $48.61 (union)Vigo: $48.61 (union)Wabash: $48.61 (union)Warren: $48.61 (union)Warrick: $48.61 (union)Washington: n/aWayne: $48.61 (union)Wells: $48.61 (union)White: $48.61 (union)Whitley: $48.61 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$48.61n/asurvey 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 (union)$0$20$40$60$80/hrLaPorte (Indiana): market median $27.88, prevailing (union) $75.28, gap +$47.40LaPorte (Indiana)+$47.40Elkhart (Elkhart): market median $28.03, prevailing (union) $75.28, gap +$47.25Elkhart (Elkhart)+$47.25St. Joseph (South Bend): market median $30.00, prevailing (union) $75.28, gap +$45.28St. Joseph (South Bend)+$45.28Jasper (Chicago): market median $39.47, prevailing (union) $75.28, gap +$35.81Jasper (Chicago)+$35.81Benton (Lafayette): market median $21.22, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$27.39Benton (Lafayette)+$27.39Allen (Fort Wayne): market median $23.48, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$25.13Allen (Fort Wayne)+$25.13Clark (Louisville): market median $23.64, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$24.97Clark (Louisville)+$24.97Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $23.66, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$24.95Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$24.95Monroe (Bloomington): market median $23.81, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$24.80Monroe (Bloomington)+$24.80Clay (Terre Haute): market median $23.89, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$24.72Clay (Terre Haute)+$24.72Boone (Indianapolis): market median $24.80, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$23.81Boone (Indianapolis)+$23.81Bartholomew (Columbus): market median $28.56, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$20.05Bartholomew (Columbus)+$20.05Posey (Evansville): market median $28.84, prevailing (union) $48.61, gap +$19.77Posey (Evansville)+$19.77
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ElkhartUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
JasperUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
KosciuskoUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
LaGrangeUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
LakeUnion ROOF0026-003 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260001
LaPorteUnion ROOF0026-003 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260001
MarshallUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
NewtonUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
PorterUnion ROOF0026-003 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260001
PulaskiUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
St. JosephUnion ROOF0026-003 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260001
StarkeUnion ROOF0026-001 2025-06-01$47.47$27.81$75.28IN20260005
DaviessUnion ROOF0106-003 2025-04-01$36.12$20.82$56.94IN20260008
KnoxUnion ROOF0106-003 2025-04-01$36.12$20.82$56.94IN20260009
MartinUnion ROOF0106-003 2025-04-01$36.12$20.82$56.94IN20260008

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

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

185.6kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-09
+2.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025186kSep 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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 Indiana?

The median roofer in Indiana earned $27.88 an hour ($57,980 a year) in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $21.79–$36.64; the top 10% earn more than $42.91.

Where does Indiana rank for roofer pay?

Indiana ranks 22nd of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $27.88 an hour, and 9th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 83 counties, with a typical package of $48.61 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 2,980 roofers in Indiana in May 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.07; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Indiana?

Indiana's labor market agency projects +6.9% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 3,420 to 3,650 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Indiana?

Indiana projects about 260 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, Indiana 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: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.