Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Pennsylvania

Median $26.79 an hour for 3,830 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$26.79/hrMedian hourly wagePennsylvania, May data
$55,710/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.46 – $36.8710th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,830Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in Pennsylvania: the full range

Wage percentiles, PennsylvaniaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrPennsylvania: 10th $19.46 · 25th $22.75 · median $26.79 · 75th $29.98 · 90th $36.87Pennsylvania$26.79$19.46$36.87United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Pennsylvania vs United States, May 2025.

Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 21st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.45). 3,830 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.46 – $22.75$40,480 – $47,320roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.75 – $29.98$47,320 – $62,370the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.98 – $36.87$62,370 – $76,700the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Pennsylvania

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrChambersburg: $31.00Chambersburg$31.00Philadelphia: $28.72Philadelphia$28.72Allentown: $27.95Allentown$27.95York: $25.74York$25.74Lancaster: $25.31Lancaster$25.31Pittsburgh: $25.17Pittsburgh$25.17Harrisburg: $24.50Harrisburg$24.50Erie: $24.25Erie$24.25Reading: $24.07Reading$24.07Scranton: $23.86Scranton$23.86Altoona: $21.35Altoona$21.35
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Pennsylvania, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Chambersburg$20.00$31.00$32.77$33.007016% above
Philadelphia$19.49$28.72$27.99$41.651,5307% above
Allentown$22.26$27.95$27.95$36.461404% above
York$20.35$25.74$26.81$34.922004% below
Lancaster$19.08$25.31$25.75$31.913706% below
Pittsburgh$18.96$25.17$26.58$36.227706% below
Harrisburg$17.19$24.50$24.82$33.721209% below
Erie$19.11$24.25$26.65$30.261409% below
Reading$20.67$24.07$24.79$36.9011010% below
Scranton$18.39$23.86$25.49$34.2515011% below
Altoona$18.08$21.35$23.85$29.085020% below

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

Roofer wages in Pennsylvania over time

Pennsylvania, 1999-2025PennsylvaniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.79Pennsylvania$26.65United States
Median hourly wage for roofers, Pennsylvania vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearPennsylvania $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.49$28.00$12.944,390
2000$15.99$29.89$13.954,460
2001$13.89$25.25$14.164,500
2002$14.68$26.27$14.514,530
2003$14.06$24.60$14.434,340
2004$14.10$24.03$14.834,570
2005$15.35$25.30$15.014,560
2006$16.49$26.33$15.514,760
2007$18.33$28.46$15.984,510
2008$18.12$27.09$16.174,680
2009$17.76$26.65$16.333,940
2010$16.88$24.92$16.454,160
2011$17.20$24.62$16.964,170
2012$17.80$24.96$16.974,180
2013$18.05$24.94$17.083,820
2014$18.12$24.64$17.194,050
2015$17.56$23.85$17.654,060
2016$17.76$23.82$18.153,990
2017$19.29$25.34$18.743,840
2018$21.56$27.64$19.223,710
2019$21.69$27.31$20.244,030
2020$21.37$26.58$20.953,790
2021$20.60$24.48$22.653,480
2022$22.06$24.27$23.044,230
2023$23.24$24.55$24.054,160
2024$23.67$24.29$24.513,540
2025$26.79$26.79$26.653,830

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Pennsylvania changed by +12.3% over the last ten years of data and by -1.9% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Pennsylvania?

-5.0%Jobs since 20194,030 then, 3,830 in 2025
-5.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 32nd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of roofers counted in Pennsylvania has changed by -12.8%, against +17.5% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -5.0%.

Roofers in Pennsylvania vs United States, 1999 = 100PennsylvaniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025118United States87Pennsylvania
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Pennsylvania vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearPennsylvania jobsPennsylvania indexUS index
19994,390100100
20004,46010299
20014,500102102
20024,530103102
20034,34099103
20044,570104104
20054,560104104
20064,760108108
20074,510103107
20084,680107104
20093,9409094
20104,1609586
20114,1709583
20124,1809585
20133,8208786
20144,0509290
20154,0609295
20163,99091101
20173,84088105
20183,71084112
20194,03092112
20203,79086112
20213,48079113
20224,23096114
20234,16095117
20243,54081119
20253,83087118

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 Pennsylvania

+5.1%Projected growth in Pennsylvania2024–2034, state agency
320Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
4,210Jobs in 20244,420 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +5.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 4,210 to 4,420, with about 320 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,830 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Pennsylvania

On federally funded construction in Pennsylvania, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 25 of the 66 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $62.67 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $39.19). 41 of the 66 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Adams County at $46.62). The market median for the state is $26.79.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, PAAdams: $46.62 (survey)Allegheny: $62.67 (union)Armstrong: $62.67 (union)Beaver: $62.67 (union)Bedford: $39.19 (survey)Berks: n/aBlair: $50.60 (survey)Bradford: $35.11 (survey)Bucks: $72.95 (union)Butler: $62.67 (union)Cambria: $50.60 (survey)Cameron: $39.19 (survey)Carbon: $72.95 (union)Centre: $50.60 (survey)Chester: $72.95 (union)Clarion: $36.08 (survey)Clearfield: $39.19 (survey)Clinton: $39.19 (survey)Columbia: $72.95 (union)Crawford: $34.84 (survey)Cumberland: $46.62 (survey)Dauphin: $72.95 (union)Delaware: $72.95 (union)Elk: $39.19 (survey)Erie: $54.79 (union)Fayette: $62.67 (union)Forest: $36.08 (survey)Franklin: $46.62 (survey)Fulton: $39.19 (survey)Greene: $36.08 (survey)Huntingdon: $39.19 (survey)Indiana: $36.08 (survey)Jefferson: $39.19 (survey)Juniata: $54.65 (survey)Lackawanna: $56.14 (union)Lancaster: $46.62 (survey)Lawrence: $36.08 (survey)Lebanon: $46.62 (survey)Lehigh: $72.95 (union)Luzerne: $56.14 (union)Lycoming: $56.14 (union)McKean: $39.19 (survey)Mercer: $54.79 (union)Mifflin: $54.65 (survey)Monroe: $46.62 (survey)Montgomery: $72.95 (union)Montour: $72.95 (union)Northampton: $72.95 (union)Northumberland: $55.60 (survey)Perry: $72.95 (union)Philadelphia: $56.00 (union)Pike: $46.62 (survey)Potter: $39.19 (survey)Schuylkill: $54.65 (survey)Snyder: $54.65 (survey)Somerset: $39.19 (survey)Sullivan: $35.11 (survey)Susquehanna: $35.11 (survey)Tioga: $35.11 (survey)Union: $54.65 (survey)Venango: $36.08 (survey)Warren: $36.08 (survey)Washington: $62.67 (union)Wayne: $35.11 (survey)Westmoreland: $62.67 (union)Wyoming: $56.14 (union)York: $46.62 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$39.19$46.62$54.65$62.67n/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)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80/hrDauphin (Harrisburg): market median $24.50, prevailing (union) $72.95, gap +$48.45Dauphin (Harrisburg)+$48.45Carbon (Allentown): market median $27.95, prevailing (union) $72.95, gap +$45.00Carbon (Allentown)+$45.00Bucks (Philadelphia): market median $28.72, prevailing (union) $72.95, gap +$44.23Bucks (Philadelphia)+$44.23Allegheny (Pittsburgh): market median $25.17, prevailing (union) $62.67, gap +$37.50Allegheny (Pittsburgh)+$37.50Lackawanna (Scranton): market median $23.86, prevailing (union) $56.14, gap +$32.28Lackawanna (Scranton)+$32.28Erie (Erie): market median $24.25, prevailing (union) $54.79, gap +$30.54Erie (Erie)+$30.54Lycoming (Pennsylvania): market median $26.79, prevailing (union) $56.14, gap +$29.35Lycoming (Pennsylvania)+$29.35Blair (Altoona): market median $21.35, prevailing (survey) $50.60, gap +$29.25Blair (Altoona)+$29.25Lancaster (Lancaster): market median $25.31, prevailing (survey) $46.62, gap +$21.31Lancaster (Lancaster)+$21.31York (York): market median $25.74, prevailing (survey) $46.62, gap +$20.88York (York)+$20.88Franklin (Chambersburg): market median $31.00, prevailing (survey) $46.62, gap +$15.62Franklin (Chambersburg)+$15.62
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Pennsylvania.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BucksUnion ROOF0030-013 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260078
CarbonUnion ROOF0030-012 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260081
ChesterUnion ROOF0030-013 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260083
ColumbiaUnion ROOF0030-014 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260084
DauphinUnion ROOF0030-014 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260086
DelawareUnion ROOF0030-013 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260087
LehighUnion ROOF0030-012 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260094
MontgomeryUnion ROOF0030-013 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260099
MontourUnion ROOF0030-014 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260100
NorthamptonUnion ROOF0030-012 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260101
PerryUnion ROOF0030-014 2021-05-01$40.33$32.62$72.95PA20260102
AlleghenyUnion ROOF0037-001 2025-12-01$41.21$21.46$62.67PA20260001
ArmstrongUnion ROOF0037-004 2025-12-01$41.21$21.46$62.67PA20260074
BeaverUnion ROOF0037-005 2025-12-01$41.21$21.46$62.67PA20260075
ButlerUnion ROOF0037-004 2025-12-01$41.21$21.46$62.67PA20260079

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

Is construction work growing in Pennsylvania?

272.0kConstruction jobsPennsylvania, 2026-09
-0.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025272kSep 2026
Construction employment in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania?

The median roofer in Pennsylvania earned $26.79 an hour ($55,710 a year) in May 2025, 1% above the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $22.75–$29.98; the top 10% earn more than $36.87.

Where does Pennsylvania rank for roofer pay?

Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $26.79 an hour, and 21st after adjusting for Pennsylvania's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.6, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Pennsylvania?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for roofers in 25 counties, with a typical package of $62.67 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many roofers work in Pennsylvania?

BLS counted 3,830 roofers in Pennsylvania in May 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.73; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Pennsylvania?

The BLS employer survey count of roofers in Pennsylvania went from 4,060 in 2015 to 3,830 in 2025, -5.7%, and -5.0% since 2019. Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects +5.1% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 4,210 to 4,420 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania projects about 320 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, Pennsylvania 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: Pennsylvania labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.