Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in South Dakota

Median $22.94 an hour for 400 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.94/hrMedian hourly wageSouth Dakota, May data
$47,710/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$16.61 – $28.4610th to 90th percentilehourly range
400Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Roofer pay in South Dakota: the full range

Wage percentiles, South DakotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrSouth Dakota: 10th $16.61 · 25th $18.04 · median $22.94 · 75th $27.53 · 90th $28.46South Dakota$22.94$16.61$28.46United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: South Dakota vs United States, May 2025.

South Dakota ranks 36th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 29th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.89). 400 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$16.61 – $18.04$34,550 – $37,510roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.04 – $27.53$37,510 – $57,270the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$27.53 – $28.46$57,270 – $59,200the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in South Dakota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrSioux Falls: $23.50Sioux Falls$23.50Sioux City: $22.62Sioux City$22.62Rapid City: $22.36Rapid City$22.36
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in South Dakota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Sioux Falls$16.54$23.50$25.94$28.521802% above
Sioux City$18.46$22.62$26.15$31.11901% below
Rapid City$16.54$22.36$25.07$28.961203% below

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

Roofer wages in South Dakota over time

South Dakota, 1999-2025South DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$22.94South Dakota
Median hourly wage for roofers, South Dakota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearSouth Dakota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$9.88$19.09$12.94350
2000$9.83$18.38$13.95280
2001$10.74$19.52$14.16240
2002$11.34$20.29$14.51250
2003$10.90$19.07$14.43250
2004$10.98$18.71$14.83250
2005$11.02$18.17$15.01320
2006$10.88$17.37$15.51240
2007$11.57$17.96$15.98280
2008$12.26$18.33$16.17280
2009$12.71$19.07$16.33320
2010$13.21$19.50$16.45350
2011$13.32$19.06$16.96340
2012$13.67$19.17$16.97330
2013$13.24$18.30$17.08340
2014$13.50$18.36$17.19440
2015$13.67$18.57$17.65420
2016$14.46$19.40$18.15430
2017$14.65$19.24$18.74450
2018$14.61$18.73$19.22500
2019$14.77$18.60$20.24470
2020$15.30$19.03$20.95440
2021$17.58$20.89$22.65410
2022$17.69$19.46$23.04400
2023$18.49$19.54$24.05410
2024$23.23$23.84$24.51440
2025$22.94$22.94$26.65400

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in South Dakota changed by +23.5% over the last ten years of data and by +23.3% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in South Dakota?

0.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 18th of 51 states

BLS counted 400 roofers in South Dakota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 9%. 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 South Dakota

+11.7%Projected growth in South Dakota2024–2034, state agency
40Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
510Jobs in 2024570 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

South Dakota's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +11.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 510 to 570, with about 40 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 400 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in South Dakota

On federally funded construction in South Dakota, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 66 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.61). 66 of the 66 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Aurora County at $16.49). The market median for the state is $22.94.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, SDAurora: $16.49 (survey)Beadle: $16.61 (survey)Bennett: $16.49 (survey)Bon Homme: $16.49 (survey)Brookings: $16.61 (survey)Brown: $16.61 (survey)Brule: $16.49 (survey)Buffalo: $16.61 (survey)Butte: $16.61 (survey)Campbell: $16.61 (survey)Charles Mix: $16.49 (survey)Clark: $16.61 (survey)Clay: $16.49 (survey)Codington: $16.61 (survey)Corson: $16.61 (survey)Custer: $15.09 (survey)Davison: $16.49 (survey)Day: $16.61 (survey)Deuel: $16.61 (survey)Dewey: $16.61 (survey)Douglas: $16.49 (survey)Edmunds: $16.61 (survey)Fall River: $16.49 (survey)Faulk: $16.61 (survey)Grant: $16.61 (survey)Gregory: $16.49 (survey)Haakon: $16.61 (survey)Hamlin: $16.61 (survey)Hand: $16.61 (survey)Hanson: $16.49 (survey)Harding: $16.61 (survey)Hughes: $16.61 (survey)Hutchinson: $16.49 (survey)Hyde: $16.61 (survey)Jackson: $16.49 (survey)Jerauld: $16.61 (survey)Jones: $16.49 (survey)Kingsbury: $16.61 (survey)Lake: $16.49 (survey)Lawrence: $16.61 (survey)Lincoln: $15.16 (survey)Lyman: $16.49 (survey)McCook: $15.16 (survey)McPherson: $16.61 (survey)Marshall: $16.61 (survey)Meade: $15.09 (survey)Mellette: $16.49 (survey)Miner: $16.49 (survey)Minnehaha: $15.16 (survey)Moody: $16.49 (survey)Oglala Lakota: $16.49 (survey)Pennington: $14.62 (survey)Perkins: $16.61 (survey)Potter: $16.61 (survey)Roberts: $16.61 (survey)Sanborn: $16.49 (survey)Spink: $16.61 (survey)Stanley: $16.61 (survey)Sully: $16.61 (survey)Todd: $16.49 (survey)Tripp: $16.49 (survey)Turner: $15.16 (survey)Union: $15.16 (survey)Walworth: $16.61 (survey)Yankton: $16.49 (survey)Ziebach: $16.61 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$16.49survey 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/hrCuster (Rapid City): market median $22.36, prevailing (survey) $15.09, gap −$7.27Custer (Rapid City)−$7.27Union (Sioux City): market median $22.62, prevailing (survey) $15.16, gap −$7.46Union (Sioux City)−$7.46Lincoln (Sioux Falls): market median $23.50, prevailing (survey) $15.16, gap −$8.34Lincoln (Sioux Falls)−$8.34
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in South Dakota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BeadleSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
BrookingsSurvey SUSD2012-002 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260005
BrownSurvey SUSD2012-003 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260006
BuffaloSurvey SUSD2012-004 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260007
ButteSurvey SUSD2012-005 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260008
CampbellSurvey SUSD2012-006 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260009
ClarkSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
CodingtonSurvey SUSD2012-008 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260011
CorsonSurvey SUSD2012-021 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260024
DaySurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
DeuelSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
DeweySurvey SUSD2012-009 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260012
EdmundsSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
FaulkSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021
GrantSurvey SUSD2012-018 2014-08-21$14.52$2.09$16.61SD20260021

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

Is construction work growing in South Dakota?

32.1kConstruction jobsSouth Dakota, 2026-09
+3.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k1990199520002005201020152020202532kSep 2026
Construction employment in South Dakota (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 South Dakota?

The median roofer in South Dakota earned $22.94 an hour ($47,710 a year) in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $18.04–$27.53; the top 10% earn more than $28.46.

Where does South Dakota rank for roofer pay?

South Dakota ranks 36th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $22.94 an hour, and 29th after adjusting for South Dakota's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.6, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in South Dakota?

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

How many roofers work in South Dakota?

BLS counted 400 roofers in South Dakota in May 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in South Dakota?

South Dakota's labor market agency projects +11.7% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 510 to 570 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in South Dakota?

South Dakota projects about 40 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, South Dakota 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: South Dakota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.