Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in New York

Median $31.74 an hour for 4,570 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.74/hrMedian hourly wageNew York, May data
$66,020/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.60 – $45.6910th to 90th percentilehourly range
4,570Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in New York: the full range

Wage percentiles, New YorkMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrNew York: 10th $22.60 · 25th $28.11 · median $31.74 · 75th $37.23 · 90th $45.69New York$31.74$22.60$45.69United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: New York vs United States, May 2025.

New York ranks 6th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 11th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.42). 4,570 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.60 – $28.11$47,000 – $58,470roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.11 – $37.23$58,470 – $77,440the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.23 – $45.69$77,440 – $95,040the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in New York

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrNew York City: $36.73New York City$36.73Albany: $30.73Albany$30.73Poughkeepsie: $30.65Poughkeepsie$30.65Buffalo: $30.09Buffalo$30.09Syracuse: $29.56Syracuse$29.56Utica: $29.36Utica$29.36Rochester: $29.27Rochester$29.27Glens Falls: $29.18Glens Falls$29.18Binghamton: $28.75Binghamton$28.75Elmira: $28.24Elmira$28.24
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in New York, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
New York City$23.19$36.73$32.62$50.253,10016% above
Albany$22.89$30.73$30.85$43.944403% below
Poughkeepsie$22.87$30.65$28.02$37.741403% below
Buffalo$23.26$30.09$31.41$37.095705% below
Syracuse$23.32$29.56$30.89$36.992707% below
Utica$22.63$29.36$31.67$38.49807% below
Rochester$15.50$29.27$30.18$35.825408% below
Glens Falls$23.08$29.18$30.75$34.00308% below
Binghamton$17.60$28.75$30.95$37.99809% below
Elmira$19.13$28.24$29.92$29.1812011% below

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

Roofer wages in New York over time

New York, 1999-2025New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$31.74New York$26.65United States
Median hourly wage for roofers, New York vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNew York $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.72$34.24$12.945,530
2000$16.39$30.64$13.956,100
2001$14.11$25.65$14.165,780
2002$16.21$29.01$14.515,580
2003$14.48$25.34$14.435,430
2004$16.46$28.05$14.834,680
2005$16.61$27.38$15.014,400
2006$17.51$27.96$15.514,300
2007$17.55$27.25$15.984,420
2008$18.21$27.23$16.174,680
2009$17.45$26.19$16.334,910
2010$17.73$26.18$16.454,870
2011$19.10$27.34$16.964,510
2012$20.03$28.09$16.974,170
2013$19.81$27.38$17.083,910
2014$19.89$27.05$17.194,450
2015$21.12$28.69$17.654,750
2016$22.93$30.76$18.155,070
2017$23.76$31.21$18.744,460
2018$26.38$33.82$19.224,910
2019$28.27$35.60$20.245,330
2020$27.62$34.36$20.954,850
2021$23.24$27.61$22.655,370
2022$24.87$27.36$23.044,660
2023$29.13$30.78$24.054,800
2024$30.46$31.26$24.514,430
2025$31.74$31.74$26.654,570

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in New York changed by +10.6% over the last ten years of data and by -10.8% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in New York?

-14.3%Jobs since 20195,330 then, 4,570 in 2025
-3.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 42nd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of roofers counted in New York has changed by -17.4%, against +17.5% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -14.3%.

Roofers in New York vs United States, 1999 = 100New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025118United States83New York
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, New York vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNew York jobsNew York indexUS index
19995,530100100
20006,10011099
20015,780104102
20025,580101102
20035,43098103
20044,68085104
20054,40080104
20064,30078108
20074,42080107
20084,68085104
20094,9108994
20104,8708886
20114,5108283
20124,1707585
20133,9107186
20144,4508090
20154,7508695
20165,07092101
20174,46081105
20184,91089112
20195,33096112
20204,85088112
20215,37097113
20224,66084114
20234,80087117
20244,43080119
20254,57083118

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for roofers in New York

+0.5%Projected growth in New York2024–2034, state agency
420Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,120Jobs in 20246,150 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

New York's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +0.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,120 to 6,150, with about 420 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 4,570 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in New York

On federally funded construction in New York, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 51 of the 61 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $62.30 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $46.64). The market median for the state is $31.74.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NYAlbany: $62.32 (union)Allegany: $54.70 (union)Bronx: $82.87 (union)Broome: $50.34 (union)Cattaraugus: $54.70 (union)Cayuga: $89.87 (union)Chautauqua: $54.70 (union)Chemung: $50.34 (union)Chenango: $89.87 (union)Clinton: $46.64 (survey)Columbia: $54.76 (survey)Cortland: $89.87 (union)Delaware: $89.87 (union)Dutchess: $82.87 (union)Erie: $60.99 (union)Essex: $46.64 (survey)Franklin: $46.64 (survey)Fulton: $46.64 (survey)Genesee: $54.70 (union)Greene: $54.76 (survey)Hamilton: $46.64 (survey)Herkimer: $61.79 (union)Jefferson: $61.79 (union)Kings: $82.87 (union)Lewis: $46.64 (survey)Livingston: $62.30 (union)Madison: $61.79 (union)Monroe: $62.30 (union)Montgomery: $46.64 (survey)Nassau: $98.61 (union)New York: $82.87 (union)Niagara: $60.99 (union)Oneida: $61.79 (union)Onondaga: $61.79 (union)Ontario: $62.30 (union)Orange: $82.87 (union)Orleans: $60.99 (union)Oswego: $61.79 (union)Otsego: $89.87 (union)Putnam: $82.87 (union)Queens: $82.87 (union)Rensselaer: $62.32 (union)Richmond: $82.87 (union)Rockland: n/aSt. Lawrence: $46.64 (survey)Saratoga: $62.32 (union)Schenectady: $62.32 (union)Schoharie: $62.32 (union)Schuyler: $54.70 (union)Seneca: $54.70 (union)Steuben: $54.70 (union)Suffolk: $98.61 (union)Sullivan: $89.87 (union)Tioga: $50.34 (union)Tompkins: $50.34 (union)Ulster: $82.87 (union)Warren: $62.32 (union)Washington: $62.32 (union)Wayne: $62.30 (union)Westchester: $82.87 (union)Wyoming: $54.70 (union)Yates: $62.30 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$54.70$60.99$62.32$82.87n/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$25$50$75$100$125/hrNassau (New York City): market median $36.73, prevailing (union) $98.61, gap +$61.88Nassau (New York City)+$61.88Dutchess (Poughkeepsie): market median $30.65, prevailing (union) $82.87, gap +$52.22Dutchess (Poughkeepsie)+$52.22Ulster (New York): market median $31.74, prevailing (union) $82.87, gap +$51.13Ulster (New York)+$51.13Warren (Glens Falls): market median $29.18, prevailing (union) $62.32, gap +$33.14Warren (Glens Falls)+$33.14Livingston (Rochester): market median $29.27, prevailing (union) $62.30, gap +$33.03Livingston (Rochester)+$33.03Herkimer (Utica): market median $29.36, prevailing (union) $61.79, gap +$32.43Herkimer (Utica)+$32.43Madison (Syracuse): market median $29.56, prevailing (union) $61.79, gap +$32.23Madison (Syracuse)+$32.23Albany (Albany): market median $30.73, prevailing (union) $62.32, gap +$31.59Albany (Albany)+$31.59Erie (Buffalo): market median $30.09, prevailing (union) $60.99, gap +$30.90Erie (Buffalo)+$30.90Chemung (Elmira): market median $28.24, prevailing (union) $50.34, gap +$22.10Chemung (Elmira)+$22.10Broome (Binghamton): market median $28.75, prevailing (union) $50.34, gap +$21.59Broome (Binghamton)+$21.59
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in New York.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
NassauUnion ROOF0154-001 2025-05-01$51.25$47.36$98.61NY20260012
SuffolkUnion ROOF0154-001 2025-05-01$51.25$47.36$98.61NY20260012
CayugaUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260101
ChenangoUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260103
CortlandUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260106
DelawareUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260107
OtsegoUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260113
SullivanUnion ROOF0008-006 2025-05-01$50.25$39.62$89.87NY20260118
BronxUnion ROOF0008-003 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260003
DutchessUnion ROOF0008-002 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260007
KingsUnion ROOF0008-003 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260003
New YorkUnion ROOF0008-003 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260003
OrangeUnion ROOF0008-002 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260007
PutnamUnion ROOF0008-002 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260025
QueensUnion ROOF0008-003 2025-05-01$50.25$32.62$82.87NY20260003

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

Is construction work growing in New York?

396.1kConstruction jobsNew York, 2026-09
-0.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k200k300k400k500k19901995200020052010201520202025396kSep 2026
Construction employment in New York (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 New York?

The median roofer in New York earned $31.74 an hour ($66,020 a year) in May 2025, 19% above the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $28.11–$37.23; the top 10% earn more than $45.69.

Where does New York rank for roofer pay?

New York ranks 6th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $31.74 an hour, and 11th after adjusting for New York's cost of living (BEA price parity 107.9, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in New York?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 51 counties, with a typical package of $62.30 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in New York?

BLS counted 4,570 roofers in New York in May 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.54; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in New York?

The BLS employer survey count of roofers in New York went from 4,750 in 2015 to 4,570 in 2025, -3.8%, and -14.3% since 2019. New York's labor market agency projects +0.5% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 6,120 to 6,150 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in New York?

New York projects about 420 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, New York 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: New York labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.