Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in North Carolina

Median $23.56 an hour for 3,060 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$23.56/hrMedian hourly wageNorth Carolina, May data
$49,010/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.67 – $29.1410th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,060Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in North Carolina: the full range

Wage percentiles, North CarolinaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrNorth Carolina: 10th $17.67 · 25th $21.61 · median $23.56 · 75th $27.18 · 90th $29.14North Carolina$23.56$17.67$29.14United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: North Carolina vs United States, May 2025.

North Carolina ranks 30th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 34th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.98). 3,060 roofers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$17.67 – $21.61$36,760 – $44,960roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$21.61 – $27.18$44,960 – $56,530the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$27.18 – $29.14$56,530 – $60,600the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in North Carolina

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrRaleigh: $24.39Raleigh$24.39Asheville: $23.89Asheville$23.89Winston-Salem: $23.69Winston-Salem$23.69Greensboro: $23.61Greensboro$23.61Wilmington: $23.43Wilmington$23.43Charlotte: $23.28Charlotte$23.28Greenville: $23.00Greenville$23.00Jacksonville: $22.85Jacksonville$22.85Hickory: $22.51Hickory$22.51Virginia Beach: $22.34Virginia Beach$22.34Rocky Mount: $19.28Rocky Mount$19.28
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in North Carolina, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Raleigh$18.50$24.39$29.125804% above
Asheville$16.93$23.89$29.411101% above
Winston-Salem$18.45$23.69$29.381901% above
Greensboro$18.50$23.61$29.27230about the same as
Wilmington$15.52$23.43$29.011701% below
Charlotte$19.18$23.28$29.671,1301% below
Greenville$18.26$23.00$28.46302% below
Jacksonville$15.95$22.85$25.37403% below
Hickory$15.00$22.51$27.84804% below
Virginia Beach$18.76$22.34$28.133505% below
Rocky Mount$14.46$19.28$25.004018% below

Roofer wages in North Carolina over time

North Carolina, 1999-2025North CarolinaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$23.56North Carolina
Median hourly wage for roofers, North Carolina vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNorth Carolina $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$9.98$19.29$12.943,490
2000$10.60$19.82$13.953,120
2001$11.30$20.54$14.163,120
2002$11.48$20.54$14.512,930
2003$11.46$20.05$14.432,760
2004$12.07$20.57$14.833,120
2005$11.92$19.65$15.013,170
2006$12.70$20.28$15.513,330
2007$13.15$20.42$15.983,400
2008$14.03$20.98$16.173,220
2009$13.93$20.90$16.332,640
2010$13.71$20.24$16.452,590
2011$13.93$19.94$16.962,810
2012$14.20$19.91$16.973,000
2013$14.44$19.96$17.082,700
2014$14.62$19.88$17.192,370
2015$14.59$19.82$17.652,450
2016$16.02$21.49$18.152,460
2017$16.15$21.21$18.742,430
2018$16.97$21.76$19.222,960
2019$17.36$21.86$20.243,000
2020$18.47$22.98$20.952,770
2021$18.27$21.71$22.652,250
2022$20.74$22.82$23.042,660
2023$22.46$23.73$24.052,910
2024$23.12$23.73$24.513,340
2025$23.56$23.56$26.653,060

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in North Carolina changed by +18.9% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in North Carolina

On federally funded construction in North Carolina, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 100 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $14.35). 54 of the 100 counties still use a survey rate dated 2011 or earlier (for example Alleghany County at $14.35). The market median for the state is $23.56.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NCAlamance: $22.64 (survey)Alexander: $22.64 (survey)Alleghany: $14.35 (survey)Anson: $13.31 (survey)Ashe: $14.35 (survey)Avery: $14.35 (survey)Beaufort: $14.35 (survey)Bertie: $14.35 (survey)Bladen: $14.35 (survey)Brunswick: $22.64 (survey)Buncombe: $22.64 (survey)Burke: $22.64 (survey)Cabarrus: $22.64 (survey)Caldwell: $22.64 (survey)Camden: $14.35 (survey)Carteret: $14.35 (survey)Caswell: $14.35 (survey)Catawba: $22.64 (survey)Chatham: $22.64 (survey)Cherokee: $14.35 (survey)Chowan: $14.35 (survey)Clay: $14.35 (survey)Cleveland: $14.35 (survey)Columbus: $14.35 (survey)Craven: $22.64 (survey)Cumberland: $22.64 (survey)Currituck: $22.64 (survey)Dare: $14.35 (survey)Davidson: $22.64 (survey)Davie: $22.64 (survey)Duplin: $14.35 (survey)Durham: $22.64 (survey)Edgecombe: $22.64 (survey)Forsyth: $22.64 (survey)Franklin: $22.64 (survey)Gaston: $22.64 (survey)Gates: $22.64 (survey)Graham: $14.35 (survey)Granville: $14.35 (survey)Greene: $12.32 (survey)Guilford: $22.64 (survey)Halifax: $14.35 (survey)Harnett: $14.35 (survey)Haywood: $22.64 (survey)Henderson: $22.64 (survey)Hertford: $14.35 (survey)Hoke: $22.64 (survey)Hyde: $14.35 (survey)Iredell: $22.64 (survey)Jackson: $14.35 (survey)Johnston: $22.64 (survey)Jones: $22.64 (survey)Lee: $14.35 (survey)Lenoir: $14.35 (survey)Lincoln: $22.64 (survey)McDowell: $14.35 (survey)Macon: $14.35 (survey)Madison: $22.64 (survey)Martin: $14.35 (survey)Mecklenburg: $22.64 (survey)Mitchell: $14.35 (survey)Montgomery: $14.35 (survey)Moore: $14.35 (survey)Nash: $22.64 (survey)New Hanover: $22.64 (survey)Northampton: $14.35 (survey)Onslow: $22.64 (survey)Orange: $22.64 (survey)Pamlico: $22.64 (survey)Pasquotank: $14.35 (survey)Pender: $22.64 (survey)Perquimans: $14.35 (survey)Person: $22.64 (survey)Pitt: $22.64 (survey)Polk: $14.35 (survey)Randolph: $22.64 (survey)Richmond: $14.35 (survey)Robeson: $14.35 (survey)Rockingham: $22.64 (survey)Rowan: $22.64 (survey)Rutherford: $14.35 (survey)Sampson: $14.35 (survey)Scotland: $14.35 (survey)Stanly: $14.35 (survey)Stokes: $22.64 (survey)Surry: $14.35 (survey)Swain: $14.35 (survey)Transylvania: $14.35 (survey)Tyrrell: $14.35 (survey)Union: $22.64 (survey)Vance: $14.35 (survey)Wake: $22.64 (survey)Warren: $14.35 (survey)Washington: $14.35 (survey)Watauga: $14.35 (survey)Wayne: $22.64 (survey)Wilkes: $14.35 (survey)Wilson: $14.35 (survey)Yadkin: $22.64 (survey)Yancey: $14.35 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$14.35survey 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)$18$20$22$24$26/hrEdgecombe (Rocky Mount): market median $19.28, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap +$3.36Edgecombe (Rocky Mount)+$3.36Currituck (Virginia Beach): market median $22.34, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap +$0.30Currituck (Virginia Beach)+$0.30Alexander (Hickory): market median $22.51, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap +$0.13Alexander (Hickory)+$0.13Onslow (Jacksonville): market median $22.85, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.21Onslow (Jacksonville)−$0.21Pitt (Greenville): market median $23.00, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.36Pitt (Greenville)−$0.36Cabarrus (Charlotte): market median $23.28, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.64Cabarrus (Charlotte)−$0.64Brunswick (Wilmington): market median $23.43, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.79Brunswick (Wilmington)−$0.79Alamance (North Carolina): market median $23.56, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.92Alamance (North Carolina)−$0.92Guilford (Greensboro): market median $23.61, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$0.97Guilford (Greensboro)−$0.97Davidson (Winston-Salem): market median $23.69, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$1.05Davidson (Winston-Salem)−$1.05Buncombe (Asheville): market median $23.89, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$1.25Buncombe (Asheville)−$1.25Franklin (Raleigh): market median $24.39, prevailing (survey) $22.64, gap −$1.75Franklin (Raleigh)−$1.75
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in North Carolina.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlamanceSurvey SUNC2018-013 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260013
AlexanderSurvey SUNC2018-025 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260014
BrunswickSurvey SUNC2018-015 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260015
BuncombeSurvey SUNC2018-016 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260016
BurkeSurvey SUNC2018-025 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260014
CabarrusSurvey SUNC2018-017 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260017
CaldwellSurvey SUNC2018-025 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260014
CatawbaSurvey SUNC2018-002 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260002
ChathamSurvey SUNC2018-013 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260013
CravenSurvey SUNC2018-018 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260018
CumberlandSurvey SUNC2018-019 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260122
CurrituckSurvey SUNC2018-020 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260123
DavidsonSurvey SUNC2018-021 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260124
DavieSurvey SUNC2018-021 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260124
DurhamSurvey SUNC2018-003 2023-08-08$18.26$4.38$22.64NC20260003

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

Is construction work growing in North Carolina?

299.4kConstruction jobsNorth Carolina, 2026-08
+6.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025299kAug 2026
Construction employment in North Carolina (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 North Carolina?

The median roofer in North Carolina earned $23.56 an hour ($49,010 a year) in May 2025, 12% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $21.61–$27.18; the top 10% earn more than $29.14.

Where does North Carolina rank for roofer pay?

North Carolina ranks 30th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $23.56 an hour, and 34th after adjusting for North Carolina's cost of living (BEA price parity 94.3, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in North Carolina?

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

How many roofers work in North Carolina?

BLS counted 3,060 roofers in North Carolina in May 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.71; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina 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.