Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Montana

Median $28.38 an hour for 370 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$28.38/hrMedian hourly wageMontana, May data
$59,030/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.13 – $34.5810th to 90th percentilehourly range
370Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Montana: the full range

Wage percentiles, MontanaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrMontana: 10th $22.13 · 25th $23.17 · median $28.38 · 75th $31.09 · 90th $34.58Montana$28.38$22.13$34.58United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Montana vs United States, May 2025.

Montana ranks 20th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 8th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.00). 370 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$22.13 – $23.17$46,020 – $48,190roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.17 – $31.09$48,190 – $64,660the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$31.09 – $34.58$64,660 – $71,920the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Montana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrBozeman: $30.56Bozeman$30.56Missoula: $29.96Missoula$29.96Billings: $24.99Billings$24.99Great Falls: $24.00Great Falls$24.00
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Montana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Bozeman$24.33$30.56$29.81$34.81408% above
Missoula$20.61$29.96$31.08$33.61606% above
Billings$22.28$24.99$26.73$32.318012% below
Great Falls$18.00$24.00$24.79$34.004015% below

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

Roofer wages in Montana over time

Montana, 1999-2025MontanaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$28.38Montana$26.65United States
Median hourly wage for roofers, Montana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMontana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.36$21.95$12.94490
2000$15.57$29.11$13.95510
2001$15.33$27.87$14.16390
2002$14.72$26.34$14.51280
2003$15.17$26.54$14.43210
2004$13.96$23.79$14.83260
2005$13.99$23.06$15.01270
2006$14.01$22.37$15.51330
2007$13.92$21.61$15.98370
2008$12.97$19.39$16.17430
2009$13.41$20.12$16.33490
2010$13.62$20.11$16.45440
2011$14.65$20.97$16.96550
2012$15.09$21.16$16.97580
2013$16.23$22.43$17.08400
2014$15.97$21.72$17.19480
2015$16.97$23.05$17.65420
2016$16.56$22.21$18.15470
2017$16.35$21.47$18.74430
2018$17.13$21.96$19.22490
2019$18.15$22.86$20.24380
2020$19.85$24.69$20.95390
2021$22.33$26.53$22.65410
2022$23.27$25.60$23.04430
2023$23.40$24.72$24.05470
2024$23.57$24.19$24.51360
2025$28.38$28.38$26.65370

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Montana changed by +23.1% over the last ten years of data and by +24.2% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Montana?

0.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 24th of 51 states

BLS counted 370 roofers in Montana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. 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 Montana

+10.4%Projected growth in Montana2024–2034, state agency
50Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
560Jobs in 2024620 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Montana's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +10.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 560 to 620, with about 50 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 370 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Montana

On federally funded construction in Montana, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 3 of the 56 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $33.16 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.76). 53 of the 56 counties still use a survey rate dated 2011 or earlier (for example Beaverhead County at $20.76). The market median for the state is $28.38.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MTBeaverhead: $20.76 (survey)Big Horn: $21.19 (survey)Blaine: $17.25 (survey)Broadwater: $20.76 (survey)Carbon: $33.16 (union)Carter: $21.19 (survey)Cascade: $16.80 (survey)Chouteau: $17.25 (survey)Custer: $21.19 (survey)Daniels: $21.19 (survey)Dawson: $21.19 (survey)Deer Lodge: $20.76 (survey)Fallon: $21.19 (survey)Fergus: $17.25 (survey)Flathead: $20.20 (survey)Gallatin: $19.78 (survey)Garfield: $21.19 (survey)Glacier: $17.25 (survey)Golden Valley: $17.25 (survey)Granite: $20.76 (survey)Hill: $17.25 (survey)Jefferson: $20.76 (survey)Judith Basin: $17.25 (survey)Lake: $20.20 (survey)Lewis and Clark: $20.76 (survey)Liberty: $17.25 (survey)Lincoln: $20.20 (survey)McCone: $21.19 (survey)Madison: $20.76 (survey)Meagher: $20.76 (survey)Mineral: $20.20 (survey)Missoula: $44.43 (union)Musselshell: $17.25 (survey)Park: $20.76 (survey)Petroleum: $17.25 (survey)Phillips: $21.19 (survey)Pondera: $17.25 (survey)Powder River: $21.19 (survey)Powell: $20.76 (survey)Prairie: $21.19 (survey)Ravalli: $20.20 (survey)Richland: $21.19 (survey)Roosevelt: $21.19 (survey)Rosebud: $21.19 (survey)Sanders: $20.20 (survey)Sheridan: $21.19 (survey)Silver Bow: $20.76 (survey)Stillwater: $17.25 (survey)Sweet Grass: $17.25 (survey)Teton: $17.25 (survey)Toole: $17.25 (survey)Treasure: $21.19 (survey)Valley: $21.19 (survey)Wheatland: $17.25 (survey)Wibaux: $21.19 (survey)Yellowstone: $33.16 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$17.25$20.20$20.76$21.19survey 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)$10$20$30$40$50/hrMissoula (Missoula): market median $29.96, prevailing (union) $44.43, gap +$14.47Missoula (Missoula)+$14.47Carbon (Billings): market median $24.99, prevailing (union) $33.16, gap +$8.17Carbon (Billings)+$8.17Cascade (Great Falls): market median $24.00, prevailing (survey) $16.80, gap −$7.20Cascade (Great Falls)−$7.20Broadwater (Montana): market median $28.38, prevailing (survey) $20.76, gap −$7.62Broadwater (Montana)−$7.62Gallatin (Bozeman): market median $30.56, prevailing (survey) $19.78, gap −$10.78Gallatin (Bozeman)−$10.78
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Montana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
MissoulaUnion ROOF0189-003 2024-07-01$30.97$13.46$44.43MT20260063
CarbonUnion ROOF0229-002 2023-05-01$24.00$9.16$33.16MT20260061
YellowstoneUnion ROOF0229-002 2023-05-01$24.00$9.16$33.16MT20260064
Big HornSurvey SUMT2011-032 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260056
CarterSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
CusterSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
DanielsSurvey SUMT2011-004 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260028
DawsonSurvey SUMT2011-005 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260029
FallonSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
GarfieldSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
McConeSurvey SUMT2011-019 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260043
PhillipsSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
Powder RiverSurvey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260057
PrairieSurvey SUMT2011-032 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260056
RichlandSurvey SUMT2011-025 2011-01-04$17.36$3.83$21.19MT20260049

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

Is construction work growing in Montana?

38.7kConstruction jobsMontana, 2026-09
+0.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k50k1990199520002005201020152020202539kSep 2026
Construction employment in Montana (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 Montana?

The median roofer in Montana earned $28.38 an hour ($59,030 a year) in May 2025, 6% above the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $23.17–$31.09; the top 10% earn more than $34.58.

Where does Montana rank for roofer pay?

Montana ranks 20th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $28.38 an hour, and 8th after adjusting for Montana's cost of living (BEA price parity 94.6, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Montana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 3 counties, with a typical package of $33.16 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Montana?

BLS counted 370 roofers in Montana in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.82; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Montana?

Montana's labor market agency projects +10.4% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 560 to 620 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Montana?

Montana projects about 50 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, Montana 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: Montana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.