Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Nebraska

Median $22.34 an hour for 1,730 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.34/hrMedian hourly wageNebraska, May data
$46,460/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.02 – $28.6910th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,730Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Nebraska: the full range

Wage percentiles, NebraskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrNebraska: 10th $18.02 · 25th $19.03 · median $22.34 · 75th $26.75 · 90th $28.69Nebraska$22.34$18.02$28.69United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Nebraska vs United States, May 2025.

Nebraska ranks 43rd of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 37th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.79). 1,730 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$18.02 – $19.03$37,480 – $39,580roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$19.03 – $26.75$39,580 – $55,650the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$26.75 – $28.69$55,650 – $59,670the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Nebraska

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrLincoln: $22.77Lincoln$22.77Sioux City: $22.62Sioux City$22.62Omaha: $22.34Omaha$22.34Grand Island: $19.09Grand Island$19.09
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Nebraska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Lincoln$18.64$22.77$24.86$28.964002% above
Sioux City$18.46$22.62$26.15$31.11901% above
Omaha$18.21$22.34$24.31$28.69870about the same as
Grand Island$16.54$19.09$22.02$27.669015% below

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

Roofer wages in Nebraska over time

Nebraska, 1999-2025NebraskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$22.34Nebraska
Median hourly wage for roofers, Nebraska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNebraska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$10.67$20.62$12.94810
2000$12.58$23.52$13.95910
2001$12.47$22.67$14.16940
2002$12.75$22.82$14.51870
2003$12.37$21.64$14.43890
2004$11.96$20.38$14.83770
2005$12.91$21.28$15.01700
2006$13.71$21.89$15.51550
2007$14.05$21.82$15.98540
2008$13.82$20.67$16.17640
2009$13.71$20.57$16.33850
2010$13.40$19.78$16.45870
2011$13.66$19.55$16.96810
2012$14.07$19.73$16.97800
2013$14.35$19.83$17.08680
2014$13.67$18.59$17.19800
2015$14.55$19.76$17.65800
2016$15.25$20.46$18.15870
2017$15.69$20.61$18.74930
2018$16.28$20.87$19.221,110
2019$16.62$20.93$20.241,060
2020$17.50$21.77$20.95960
2021$18.51$21.99$22.651,240
2022$22.04$24.25$23.041,190
2023$22.09$23.34$24.051,470
2024$22.10$22.68$24.511,580
2025$22.34$22.34$26.651,730

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Nebraska changed by +13.0% over the last ten years of data and by +6.7% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Nebraska?

1.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.9× the US share, 4th of 51 states

BLS counted 1,730 roofers in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

+12.0%Projected growth in Nebraska2024–2034, state agency
160Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,930Jobs in 20242,160 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Nebraska's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +12.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,930 to 2,160, with about 160 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,730 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Nebraska

On federally funded construction in Nebraska, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 93 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $15.17). 93 of the 93 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adams County at $15.17). The market median for the state is $22.34.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NEAdams: $15.17 (survey)Antelope: $15.17 (survey)Arthur: $14.92 (survey)Banner: $14.92 (survey)Blaine: $15.17 (survey)Boone: $15.17 (survey)Box Butte: $14.92 (survey)Boyd: $15.17 (survey)Brown: $15.17 (survey)Buffalo: $15.17 (survey)Burt: $15.17 (survey)Butler: $15.17 (survey)Cass: $14.34 (survey)Cedar: $15.17 (survey)Chase: $14.92 (survey)Cherry: $14.92 (survey)Cheyenne: $14.92 (survey)Clay: $15.17 (survey)Colfax: $15.17 (survey)Cuming: $15.17 (survey)Custer: $15.17 (survey)Dakota: $14.34 (survey)Dawes: $14.92 (survey)Dawson: $14.92 (survey)Deuel: $14.92 (survey)Dixon: $14.34 (survey)Dodge: $15.17 (survey)Douglas: $14.34 (survey)Dundy: $14.92 (survey)Fillmore: $15.17 (survey)Franklin: $15.17 (survey)Frontier: $14.92 (survey)Furnas: $14.92 (survey)Gage: $15.17 (survey)Garden: $14.92 (survey)Garfield: $15.17 (survey)Gosper: $14.92 (survey)Grant: $14.92 (survey)Greeley: $15.17 (survey)Hall: $15.17 (survey)Hamilton: $15.17 (survey)Harlan: $15.17 (survey)Hayes: $14.92 (survey)Hitchcock: $14.92 (survey)Holt: $15.17 (survey)Hooker: $14.92 (survey)Howard: $15.17 (survey)Jefferson: $15.17 (survey)Johnson: $15.17 (survey)Kearney: $15.17 (survey)Keith: $14.92 (survey)Keya Paha: $15.17 (survey)Kimball: $14.92 (survey)Knox: $15.17 (survey)Lancaster: $14.34 (survey)Lincoln: $14.92 (survey)Logan: $14.92 (survey)Loup: $15.17 (survey)McPherson: $14.92 (survey)Madison: $15.17 (survey)Merrick: $15.17 (survey)Morrill: $14.92 (survey)Nance: $15.17 (survey)Nemaha: $15.17 (survey)Nuckolls: $15.17 (survey)Otoe: $15.17 (survey)Pawnee: $15.17 (survey)Perkins: $14.92 (survey)Phelps: $15.17 (survey)Pierce: $15.17 (survey)Platte: $15.17 (survey)Polk: $15.17 (survey)Red Willow: $14.92 (survey)Richardson: $15.17 (survey)Rock: $15.17 (survey)Saline: $15.17 (survey)Sarpy: $14.34 (survey)Saunders: $14.34 (survey)Scotts Bluff: $14.92 (survey)Seward: $14.34 (survey)Sheridan: $14.92 (survey)Sherman: $15.17 (survey)Sioux: $14.92 (survey)Stanton: $15.17 (survey)Thayer: $15.17 (survey)Thomas: $14.92 (survey)Thurston: $15.17 (survey)Valley: $15.17 (survey)Washington: $14.34 (survey)Wayne: $15.17 (survey)Webster: $15.17 (survey)Wheeler: $15.17 (survey)York: $15.17 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$14.92survey 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)$12.50$15$17.50$20$22.50$25/hrHall (Grand Island): market median $19.09, prevailing (survey) $15.17, gap −$3.92Hall (Grand Island)−$3.92Cass (Omaha): market median $22.34, prevailing (survey) $14.34, gap −$8.00Cass (Omaha)−$8.00Dakota (Sioux City): market median $22.62, prevailing (survey) $14.34, gap −$8.28Dakota (Sioux City)−$8.28Lancaster (Lincoln): market median $22.77, prevailing (survey) $14.34, gap −$8.43Lancaster (Lincoln)−$8.43
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Nebraska.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdamsSurvey SUNE2012-001 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260064
AntelopeSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
BlaineSurvey SUNE2012-017 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260080
BooneSurvey SUNE2012-002 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260065
BoydSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
BrownSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
BuffaloSurvey SUNE2012-003 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260066
BurtSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
ButlerSurvey SUNE2012-018 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260081
CedarSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
ClaySurvey SUNE2012-017 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260080
ColfaxSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
CumingSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078
CusterSurvey SUNE2012-005 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260068
DodgeSurvey SUNE2012-015 2012-04-19$14.52$0.65$15.17NE20260078

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

Is construction work growing in Nebraska?

70.4kConstruction jobsNebraska, 2026-09
+7.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202570kSep 2026
Construction employment in Nebraska (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 Nebraska?

The median roofer in Nebraska earned $22.34 an hour ($46,460 a year) in May 2025, 16% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $19.03–$26.75; the top 10% earn more than $28.69.

Where does Nebraska rank for roofer pay?

Nebraska ranks 43rd of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $22.34 an hour, and 37th after adjusting for Nebraska's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Nebraska?

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

How many roofers work in Nebraska?

BLS counted 1,730 roofers in Nebraska in May 2025, 1.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.94; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Nebraska?

Nebraska's labor market agency projects +12.0% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,930 to 2,160 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Nebraska?

Nebraska projects about 160 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, Nebraska 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: Nebraska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.