Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Kansas

Median $22.69 an hour for 900 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.69/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$47,190/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.90 – $39.2010th to 90th percentilehourly range
900Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $17.90 · 25th $21.23 · median $22.69 · 75th $29.48 · 90th $39.20Kansas$22.69$17.90$39.20United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 40th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 32nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.18). 900 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$17.90 – $21.23$37,240 – $44,150roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.23 – $29.48$44,150 – $61,330the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.48 – $39.20$61,330 – $81,540the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrKansas City: $28.09Kansas City$28.09St. Joseph: $24.59St. Joseph$24.59Topeka: $22.79Topeka$22.79Wichita: $22.00Wichita$22.00Joplin: $18.83Joplin$18.83
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$19.35$28.09$30.37$39.8688024% above
St. Joseph$18.90$24.59$28.46$35.50308% above
Topeka$18.15$22.79$25.66$35.68100about the same as
Wichita$18.18$22.00$24.75$35.782403% below
Joplin$16.06$18.83$21.97$34.746017% below

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

Roofer wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$22.69Kansas
Median hourly wage for roofers, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.35$21.93$12.941,620
2000$12.53$23.43$13.951,310
2001$12.28$22.32$14.161,180
2002$12.66$22.66$14.511,290
2003$12.36$21.63$14.431,240
2004$12.71$21.66$14.831,220
2005$12.71$20.95$15.011,190
2006$12.32$19.67$15.511,030
2007$14.07$21.85$15.98960
2008$14.96$22.37$16.17990
2009$15.85$23.79$16.331,040
2010$13.69$20.21$16.451,110
2011$14.42$20.64$16.961,120
2012$14.06$19.72$16.971,180
2013$14.35$19.83$17.081,250
2014$15.22$20.70$17.191,300
2015$16.11$21.88$17.651,140
2016$16.15$21.66$18.151,020
2017$17.74$23.30$18.74820
2018$18.57$23.81$19.22910
2019$19.23$24.22$20.24920
2020$18.58$23.11$20.951,040
2021$22.24$26.42$22.651,080
2022$24.93$27.42$23.04870
2023$22.83$24.12$24.05810
2024$22.79$23.39$24.511,130
2025$22.69$22.69$26.65900

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Kansas changed by +3.7% over the last ten years of data and by -6.3% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Kansas?

0.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 34th of 51 states

BLS counted 900 roofers in Kansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 8%. 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 Kansas

+6.0%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
110Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,400Jobs in 20241,490 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +6.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,400 to 1,490, with about 110 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 900 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 13 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $60.74 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $17.44). 92 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Allen County at $17.44). The market median for the state is $22.69.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $17.44 (survey)Anderson: $17.44 (survey)Atchison: $17.44 (survey)Barber: $17.44 (survey)Barton: $17.44 (survey)Bourbon: $17.44 (survey)Brown: $17.44 (survey)Butler: $14.97 (survey)Chase: $16.88 (survey)Chautauqua: $17.44 (survey)Cherokee: $17.44 (survey)Cheyenne: $17.44 (survey)Clark: $17.44 (survey)Clay: $17.44 (survey)Cloud: $17.44 (survey)Coffey: $17.44 (survey)Comanche: $17.44 (survey)Cowley: $17.44 (survey)Crawford: $17.44 (survey)Decatur: $17.44 (survey)Dickinson: $17.44 (survey)Doniphan: $60.74 (union)Douglas: $60.74 (union)Edwards: $17.44 (survey)Elk: $17.44 (survey)Ellis: $17.44 (survey)Ellsworth: $17.44 (survey)Finney: $16.81 (survey)Ford: $17.44 (survey)Franklin: $60.74 (union)Geary: $29.71 (survey)Gove: $17.44 (survey)Graham: $17.44 (survey)Grant: $17.44 (survey)Gray: $17.44 (survey)Greeley: $17.44 (survey)Greenwood: $17.44 (survey)Hamilton: $17.44 (survey)Harper: $17.44 (survey)Harvey: $14.97 (survey)Haskell: $17.44 (survey)Hodgeman: $17.44 (survey)Jackson: $60.74 (union)Jefferson: $60.74 (union)Jewell: $17.44 (survey)Johnson: $60.74 (union)Kearny: $16.81 (survey)Kingman: $17.44 (survey)Kiowa: $17.44 (survey)Labette: $17.44 (survey)Lane: $17.44 (survey)Leavenworth: $60.74 (union)Lincoln: $17.44 (survey)Linn: $60.74 (union)Logan: $17.44 (survey)Lyon: $16.88 (survey)McPherson: $17.44 (survey)Marion: $17.44 (survey)Marshall: $17.44 (survey)Meade: $17.44 (survey)Miami: $60.74 (union)Mitchell: $17.44 (survey)Montgomery: $17.44 (survey)Morris: $17.44 (survey)Morton: $17.44 (survey)Nemaha: $17.44 (survey)Neosho: $17.44 (survey)Ness: $17.44 (survey)Norton: $17.44 (survey)Osage: $60.74 (union)Osborne: $17.44 (survey)Ottawa: $16.88 (survey)Pawnee: $17.44 (survey)Phillips: $17.44 (survey)Pottawatomie: $29.71 (survey)Pratt: $17.44 (survey)Rawlins: $17.44 (survey)Reno: $17.44 (survey)Republic: $17.44 (survey)Rice: $17.44 (survey)Riley: $29.71 (survey)Rooks: $17.44 (survey)Rush: $17.44 (survey)Russell: $17.44 (survey)Saline: $16.88 (survey)Scott: $17.44 (survey)Sedgwick: $14.99 (survey)Seward: $17.44 (survey)Shawnee: $60.74 (union)Sheridan: $17.44 (survey)Sherman: $17.44 (survey)Smith: $17.44 (survey)Stafford: $17.44 (survey)Stanton: $17.44 (survey)Stevens: $17.44 (survey)Sumner: $14.97 (survey)Thomas: $17.44 (survey)Trego: $17.44 (survey)Wabaunsee: $60.74 (union)Wallace: $17.44 (survey)Washington: $17.44 (survey)Wichita: $17.44 (survey)Wilson: $17.44 (survey)Woodson: $17.44 (survey)Wyandotte: $60.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$17.44survey 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)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80/hrDouglas (Kansas): market median $22.69, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$38.05Douglas (Kansas)+$38.05Jackson (Topeka): market median $22.79, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$37.95Jackson (Topeka)+$37.95Doniphan (St. Joseph): market median $24.59, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$36.15Doniphan (St. Joseph)+$36.15Johnson (Kansas City): market median $28.09, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$32.65Johnson (Kansas City)+$32.65Cherokee (Joplin): market median $18.83, prevailing (survey) $17.44, gap −$1.39Cherokee (Joplin)−$1.39Sedgwick (Wichita): market median $22.00, prevailing (survey) $14.99, gap −$7.01Sedgwick (Wichita)−$7.01
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
DoniphanUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260047
DouglasUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260048
FranklinUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260060
JacksonUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260061
JeffersonUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260051
JohnsonUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260053
LinnUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260054
MiamiUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260060
OsageUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260061
ShawneeUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260058
WabaunseeUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260061
WyandotteUnion ROOF0020-021 2024-06-01$38.45$22.29$60.74KS20260060
GearySurvey SUKS2015-018 2015-07-08$22.87$6.84$29.71KS20260049
PottawatomieSurvey SUKS2015-024 2015-07-08$22.87$6.84$29.71KS20260055

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 Kansas?

The median roofer in Kansas earned $22.69 an hour ($47,190 a year) in May 2025, 15% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $21.23–$29.48; the top 10% earn more than $39.20.

Where does Kansas rank for roofer pay?

Kansas ranks 40th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $22.69 an hour, and 32nd after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 13 counties, with a typical package of $60.74 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Kansas?

BLS counted 900 roofers in Kansas in May 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.72; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Kansas?

Kansas's labor market agency projects +6.0% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,400 to 1,490 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 110 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, Kansas 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: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.