Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Missouri

Median $23.35 an hour for 2,050 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$23.35/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$48,570/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.50 – $37.8410th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,050Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrMissouri: 10th $18.50 · 25th $20.55 · median $23.35 · 75th $31.11 · 90th $37.84Missouri$23.35$18.50$37.84United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 34th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 30th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.72). 2,050 roofers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$18.50 – $20.55$38,470 – $42,730roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$20.55 – $31.11$42,730 – $64,710the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$31.11 – $37.84$64,710 – $78,710the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrJefferson City: $28.76Jefferson City$28.76St. Louis: $28.25St. Louis$28.25Kansas City: $28.09Kansas City$28.09St. Joseph: $24.59St. Joseph$24.59Springfield: $22.70Springfield$22.70Columbia: $22.37Columbia$22.37Joplin: $18.83Joplin$18.83
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Jefferson City$18.66$28.76$39.9513023% above
St. Louis$20.29$28.25$47.411,11021% above
Kansas City$19.35$28.09$39.8688020% above
St. Joseph$18.90$24.59$35.50305% above
Springfield$18.52$22.70$34.701603% below
Columbia$18.23$22.37$34.51604% below
Joplin$16.06$18.83$34.746019% below

Roofer wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$23.35Missouri
Median hourly wage for roofers, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.84$30.61$12.942,890
2000$17.83$33.33$13.952,750
2001$16.59$30.16$14.162,880
2002$16.00$28.63$14.512,930
2003$16.07$28.12$14.433,000
2004$15.71$26.77$14.833,060
2005$16.56$27.30$15.012,410
2006$17.51$27.96$15.512,600
2007$19.78$30.71$15.982,920
2008$24.00$35.89$16.173,000
2009$24.23$36.36$16.332,580
2010$25.74$38.00$16.452,330
2011$21.29$30.47$16.962,160
2012$18.32$25.69$16.972,130
2013$17.73$24.50$17.082,080
2014$16.90$22.98$17.191,820
2015$17.30$23.50$17.651,970
2016$18.36$24.63$18.152,110
2017$19.45$25.55$18.742,110
2018$23.27$29.83$19.222,190
2019$22.55$28.40$20.241,960
2020$25.37$31.56$20.951,760
2021$22.44$26.66$22.652,020
2022$23.14$25.46$23.042,010
2023$23.04$24.34$24.051,960
2024$25.69$26.37$24.512,050
2025$23.35$23.35$26.652,050

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Missouri changed by -0.6% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 110 of the 115 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.59 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $42.67). The market median for the state is $23.35.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $54.24 (union)Andrew: $60.74 (union)Atchison: $54.24 (union)Audrain: $53.59 (union)Barry: $45.24 (union)Barton: $45.24 (union)Bates: $60.74 (union)Benton: $45.24 (union)Bollinger: $49.71 (union)Boone: $53.53 (union)Buchanan: $60.74 (union)Butler: $49.71 (union)Caldwell: $60.74 (union)Callaway: $53.53 (union)Camden: $53.59 (union)Cape Girardeau: $49.71 (union)Carroll: $60.74 (union)Carter: $49.71 (union)Cass: $60.74 (union)Cedar: $45.24 (union)Chariton: $60.74 (union)Christian: $42.67 (survey)Clark: $62.05 (union)Clay: $60.74 (union)Clinton: $60.74 (union)Cole: $53.53 (union)Cooper: $53.59 (union)Crawford: $62.05 (union)Dade: $45.24 (union)Dallas: $42.67 (survey)Daviess: $62.05 (union)DeKalb: $60.74 (union)Dent: $49.71 (union)Douglas: $45.24 (union)Dunklin: $49.71 (union)Franklin: $62.05 (union)Gasconade: $49.71 (union)Gentry: $62.05 (union)Greene: $42.67 (survey)Grundy: $62.05 (union)Harrison: $62.05 (union)Henry: $45.24 (union)Hickory: $45.24 (union)Holt: $62.05 (union)Howard: $53.53 (union)Howell: $49.71 (union)Iron: $49.71 (union)Jackson: $60.74 (union)Jasper: $62.05 (union)Jefferson: $62.05 (union)Johnson: $60.74 (union)Knox: $62.05 (union)Laclede: $45.24 (union)Lafayette: $60.74 (union)Lawrence: $45.24 (union)Lewis: $62.05 (union)Lincoln: $62.05 (union)Linn: $62.05 (union)Livingston: $62.05 (union)McDonald: $62.05 (union)Macon: $62.05 (union)Madison: $49.71 (union)Maries: $49.71 (union)Marion: $62.05 (union)Mercer: $62.05 (union)Miller: $49.71 (union)Mississippi: $49.71 (union)Moniteau: $53.53 (union)Monroe: $62.05 (union)Montgomery: $49.71 (union)Morgan: $49.71 (union)New Madrid: $49.71 (union)Newton: $62.05 (union)Nodaway: $62.05 (union)Oregon: $49.71 (union)Osage: $53.53 (union)Ozark: $45.24 (union)Pemiscot: $49.71 (union)Perry: $49.71 (union)Pettis: $60.74 (union)Phelps: $53.59 (union)Pike: $62.05 (union)Platte: $60.74 (union)Polk: $42.67 (survey)Pulaski: $53.59 (union)Putnam: $62.05 (union)Ralls: $53.59 (union)Randolph: $62.05 (union)Ray: $60.74 (union)Reynolds: $49.71 (union)Ripley: $49.71 (union)St. Charles: $62.05 (union)St. Clair: $45.24 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $49.71 (union)St. Francois: $49.71 (union)St. Louis: $62.05 (union)Saline: $62.05 (union)Schuyler: $62.05 (union)Scotland: $62.05 (union)Scott: $49.71 (union)Shannon: $49.71 (union)Shelby: $62.05 (union)Stoddard: $49.71 (union)Stone: $45.24 (union)Sullivan: $62.05 (union)Taney: $45.24 (union)Texas: $45.24 (union)Vernon: $45.24 (union)Warren: $62.05 (union)Washington: $62.05 (union)Wayne: $49.71 (union)Webster: $42.67 (survey)Worth: $62.05 (union)Wright: $45.24 (union)St. Louis: $62.05 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$49.71$60.74survey 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/hrJasper (Joplin): market median $18.83, prevailing (union) $62.05, gap +$43.22Jasper (Joplin)+$43.22Andrew (St. Joseph): market median $24.59, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$36.15Andrew (St. Joseph)+$36.15Franklin (St. Louis): market median $28.25, prevailing (union) $62.05, gap +$33.80Franklin (St. Louis)+$33.80Bates (Kansas City): market median $28.09, prevailing (union) $60.74, gap +$32.65Bates (Kansas City)+$32.65Cooper (Columbia): market median $22.37, prevailing (union) $53.59, gap +$31.22Cooper (Columbia)+$31.22Bollinger (Missouri): market median $23.35, prevailing (union) $49.71, gap +$26.36Bollinger (Missouri)+$26.36Callaway (Jefferson City): market median $28.76, prevailing (union) $53.53, gap +$24.77Callaway (Jefferson City)+$24.77Christian (Springfield): market median $22.70, prevailing (survey) $42.67, gap +$19.97Christian (Springfield)+$19.97
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ClarkUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
CrawfordUnion ROOF0002-001 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260056
DaviessUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
FranklinUnion ROOF0002-016 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260074
GentryUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
GrundyUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
HarrisonUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
HoltUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
JasperUnion ROOF0002-016 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260076
JeffersonUnion ROOF0002-016 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260077
KnoxUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
LewisUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
LincolnUnion ROOF0002-016 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260087
LinnUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031
LivingstonUnion ROOF0002-014 2025-03-01$40.00$22.05$62.05MO20260031

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

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

165.4kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-08
+6.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025165kAug 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (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 Missouri?

The median roofer in Missouri earned $23.35 an hour ($48,570 a year) in May 2025, 12% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $20.55–$31.11; the top 10% earn more than $37.84.

Where does Missouri rank for roofer pay?

Missouri ranks 34th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $23.35 an hour, and 30th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 110 counties, with a typical package of $53.59 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Missouri?

BLS counted 2,050 roofers in Missouri in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.80; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri 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.