Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Oklahoma

Median $21.00 an hour for 1,260 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$21.00/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$43,680/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$14.81 – $39.2910th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,260Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrOklahoma: 10th $14.81 · 25th $18.40 · median $21.00 · 75th $26.74 · 90th $39.29Oklahoma$21.00$14.81$39.29United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 51st of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 41st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $23.92). 1,260 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$14.81 – $18.40$30,800 – $38,260roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.40 – $26.74$38,260 – $55,630the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$26.74 – $39.29$55,630 – $81,720the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $23.72Tulsa$23.72Fort Smith: $21.27Fort Smith$21.27Oklahoma City: $21.00Oklahoma City$21.00
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$15.41$23.72$26.59$39.2935013% above
Fort Smith$15.59$21.27$24.76$26.611401% above
Oklahoma City$14.81$21.00$23.23$29.23710about the same as

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

Roofer wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$21.00Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for roofers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.37$21.97$12.94880
2000$12.38$23.15$13.95800
2001$11.75$21.36$14.16910
2002$11.47$20.53$14.51920
2003$11.80$20.65$14.431,040
2004$11.58$19.74$14.83970
2005$12.90$21.27$15.01880
2006$13.02$20.79$15.51930
2007$12.99$20.17$15.981,000
2008$12.72$19.02$16.171,160
2009$13.30$19.96$16.331,220
2010$12.74$18.81$16.451,170
2011$13.34$19.09$16.961,090
2012$14.32$20.08$16.971,000
2013$15.64$21.61$17.08950
2014$14.55$19.79$17.191,450
2015$15.00$20.37$17.651,250
2016$14.79$19.84$18.151,070
2017$16.16$21.22$18.74970
2018$16.10$20.64$19.221,210
2019$17.24$21.71$20.24840
2020$18.78$23.36$20.95920
2021$17.76$21.10$22.651,160
2022$18.24$20.07$23.041,030
2023$19.71$20.83$24.05940
2024$22.60$23.19$24.51940
2025$21.00$21.00$26.651,260

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Oklahoma changed by +3.1% over the last ten years of data and by -3.3% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Oklahoma?

0.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 22nd of 51 states

BLS counted 1,260 roofers in Oklahoma in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 10%. 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 Oklahoma

+5.9%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
90Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,160Jobs in 20241,230 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +5.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,160 to 1,230, with about 90 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,260 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 16 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $36.64 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $15.29). 61 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adair County at $15.29). The market median for the state is $21.00.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $15.29 (survey)Alfalfa: $15.29 (survey)Atoka: $15.29 (survey)Beaver: $15.29 (survey)Beckham: $15.29 (survey)Blaine: $15.29 (survey)Bryan: $15.29 (survey)Caddo: $15.29 (survey)Canadian: $16.66 (survey)Carter: $15.29 (survey)Cherokee: $15.29 (survey)Choctaw: $15.29 (survey)Cimarron: $15.29 (survey)Cleveland: $36.64 (union)Coal: $15.29 (survey)Comanche: $36.64 (union)Cotton: $15.29 (survey)Craig: $15.29 (survey)Creek: $36.64 (union)Custer: $15.29 (survey)Delaware: $15.29 (survey)Dewey: $15.29 (survey)Ellis: $15.29 (survey)Garfield: $15.29 (survey)Garvin: $15.29 (survey)Grady: $36.64 (union)Grant: $15.29 (survey)Greer: $15.29 (survey)Harmon: $15.29 (survey)Harper: $15.29 (survey)Haskell: $15.29 (survey)Hughes: $15.29 (survey)Jackson: $15.29 (survey)Jefferson: $15.29 (survey)Johnston: $15.29 (survey)Kay: $15.29 (survey)Kingfisher: $15.29 (survey)Kiowa: $15.29 (survey)Latimer: $15.29 (survey)Le Flore: $36.64 (union)Lincoln: $36.64 (union)Logan: $36.64 (union)Love: $15.29 (survey)McClain: $36.64 (union)McCurtain: $15.29 (survey)McIntosh: $15.29 (survey)Major: $15.29 (survey)Marshall: $15.29 (survey)Mayes: $15.29 (survey)Murray: $15.29 (survey)Muskogee: $15.29 (survey)Noble: $15.29 (survey)Nowata: $15.29 (survey)Okfuskee: $15.29 (survey)Oklahoma: $36.64 (union)Okmulgee: $36.64 (union)Osage: $36.64 (union)Ottawa: $15.29 (survey)Pawnee: $36.64 (union)Payne: $15.29 (survey)Pittsburg: $15.29 (survey)Pontotoc: $15.29 (survey)Pottawatomie: $15.29 (survey)Pushmataha: $15.29 (survey)Roger Mills: $15.29 (survey)Rogers: $36.64 (union)Seminole: $15.29 (survey)Sequoyah: $36.64 (union)Stephens: $15.29 (survey)Texas: $15.29 (survey)Tillman: $15.29 (survey)Tulsa: $36.64 (union)Wagoner: $36.64 (union)Washington: $15.29 (survey)Washita: $15.29 (survey)Woods: $15.29 (survey)Woodward: $15.29 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$32.64survey 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)$15$20$25$30$35$40/hrCleveland (Oklahoma City): market median $21.00, prevailing (union) $36.64, gap +$15.64Cleveland (Oklahoma City)+$15.64Comanche (Oklahoma): market median $21.00, prevailing (union) $36.64, gap +$15.64Comanche (Oklahoma)+$15.64Sequoyah (Fort Smith): market median $21.27, prevailing (union) $36.64, gap +$15.37Sequoyah (Fort Smith)+$15.37Creek (Tulsa): market median $23.72, prevailing (union) $36.64, gap +$12.92Creek (Tulsa)+$12.92
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ClevelandUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260042
ComancheUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260043
CreekUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260044
GradyUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260045
Le FloreUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260054
LincolnUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260046
LoganUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260047
McClainUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260048
OklahomaUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260049
OkmulgeeUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260055
OsageUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260050
PawneeUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260051
RogersUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260052
SequoyahUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260054
TulsaUnion ROOF0143-001 2024-07-01$26.30$10.34$36.64OK20260053

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma?

The median roofer in Oklahoma earned $21.00 an hour ($43,680 a year) in May 2025, 21% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $18.40–$26.74; the top 10% earn more than $39.29.

Where does Oklahoma rank for roofer pay?

Oklahoma ranks 51st of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $21.00 an hour, and 41st after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 16 counties, with a typical package of $36.64 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 1,260 roofers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.85; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +5.9% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,160 to 1,230 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 90 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, Oklahoma 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: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.