Skilled Wages

Roofer salary in Texas

Median $22.13 an hour for 5,740 roofers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.13/hrMedian hourly wageTexas, May data
$46,030/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$16.41 – $29.5910th to 90th percentilehourly range
5,740Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Roofer pay in Texas: the full range

Wage percentiles, TexasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrTexas: 10th $16.41 · 25th $18.00 · median $22.13 · 75th $25.78 · 90th $29.59Texas$22.13$16.41$29.59United States: 10th $18.01 · 25th $22.24 · median $26.65 · 75th $31.44 · 90th $39.29United States$26.65
Hourly wage percentiles for roofers: Texas vs United States, May 2025.

Texas ranks 44th of 51 states for median roofer pay, and 49th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $22.79). 5,740 roofers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$16.41 – $18.00$34,120 – $37,430roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.00 – $25.78$37,430 – $53,630the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$25.78 – $29.59$53,630 – $61,560the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Roofer pay by metro in Texas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrWaco: $23.56Waco$23.56Austin: $22.76Austin$22.76Dallas-Fort Worth: $22.59Dallas-Fort Worth$22.59Tyler: $21.97Tyler$21.97Houston: $21.87Houston$21.87San Antonio: $21.02San Antonio$21.02Longview: $18.97Longview$18.97Corpus Christi: $18.08Corpus Christi$18.08Lubbock: $17.62Lubbock$17.62El Paso: $17.45El Paso$17.45
Median hourly wage for roofers by metro area in Texas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Waco$17.46$23.56$25.47$29.522006% above
Austin$17.37$22.76$23.20$33.244803% above
Dallas-Fort Worth$17.35$22.59$21.91$30.772,1802% above
Tyler$15.26$21.97$23.83$28.81601% below
Houston$16.38$21.87$22.18$28.411,2301% below
San Antonio$14.39$21.02$22.20$29.693505% below
Longview$14.32$18.97$21.20$28.798014% below
Corpus Christi$13.97$18.08$19.50$28.405018% below
Lubbock$13.44$17.62$19.30$27.739020% below
El Paso$13.54$17.45$19.41$25.8112021% below

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

Roofer wages in Texas over time

Texas, 1999-2025TexasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.65United States$22.13Texas
Median hourly wage for roofers, Texas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearTexas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.01$21.28$12.945,290
2000$11.26$21.05$13.955,300
2001$11.70$21.27$14.166,880
2002$12.15$21.74$14.517,380
2003$12.02$21.03$14.439,110
2004$12.52$21.34$14.838,190
2005$11.25$18.55$15.015,200
2006$12.20$19.48$15.515,070
2007$11.99$18.62$15.984,910
2008$13.08$19.56$16.17—
2009$13.46$20.20$16.33—
2010$13.29$19.62$16.45—
2011$13.67$19.57$16.965,130
2012$13.14$18.43$16.974,720
2013$13.94$19.26$17.084,810
2014$13.97$19.00$17.195,540
2015$15.56$21.14$17.655,670
2016$15.87$21.29$18.156,750
2017$16.69$21.92$18.747,910
2018$16.96$21.74$19.227,720
2019$16.95$21.34$20.247,400
2020$17.78$22.12$20.957,220
2021$17.91$21.28$22.656,220
2022$19.42$21.36$23.046,160
2023$21.70$22.93$24.055,990
2024$21.85$22.42$24.516,240
2025$22.13$22.13$26.655,740

In today's dollars, the median roofer wage in Texas changed by +4.7% over the last ten years of data and by +3.7% since 2019.

Are there more roofer jobs in Texas?

-22.4%Jobs since 20197,400 then, 5,740 in 2025
+1.2%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 47th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of roofers counted in Texas has changed by +8.5%, against +17.5% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -22.4%.

Roofers in Texas vs United States, 1999 = 100TexasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages5010015020020002005201520202025118United States108Texas
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Texas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearTexas jobsTexas indexUS index
19995,290100100
20005,30010099
20016,880130102
20027,380140102
20039,110172103
20048,190155104
20055,20098104
20065,07096108
20074,91093107
20115,1309783
20124,7208985
20134,8109186
20145,54010590
20155,67010795
20166,750128101
20177,910150105
20187,720146112
20197,400140112
20207,220136112
20216,220118113
20226,160116114
20235,990113117
20246,240118119
20255,740108118

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 Texas

+9.9%Projected growth in Texas2024–2034, state agency
600Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
7,440Jobs in 20248,170 projected for 2034
+5.3%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Texas's labor market agency projects the number of roofers in the state to change by +9.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 7,440 to 8,170, with about 600 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.3% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 5,740 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for roofers in Texas

On federally funded construction in Texas, contractors must pay roofers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 254 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $15.44). 254 of the 254 counties still use a survey rate dated 2009 or earlier (for example Anderson County at $15.44). The market median for the state is $22.13.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, TXUnion / prevailing package, $/hr$15.02$15.44$16.28survey 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)$10$15$20$25/hrHudspeth (El Paso): market median $17.45, prevailing (survey) $16.39, gap −$1.06Hudspeth (El Paso)−$1.06Cochran (Lubbock): market median $17.62, prevailing (survey) $15.44, gap −$2.18Cochran (Lubbock)−$2.18Harrison (Longview): market median $18.97, prevailing (survey) $15.44, gap −$3.53Harrison (Longview)−$3.53Aransas (Corpus Christi): market median $18.08, prevailing (survey) $13.75, gap −$4.33Aransas (Corpus Christi)−$4.33Collin (Dallas-Fort Worth): market median $22.59, prevailing (survey) $17.19, gap −$5.40Collin (Dallas-Fort Worth)−$5.40Grayson (Texas): market median $22.13, prevailing (survey) $16.53, gap −$5.60Grayson (Texas)−$5.60Austin (Houston): market median $21.87, prevailing (survey) $15.40, gap −$6.47Austin (Houston)−$6.47Bosque (Waco): market median $23.56, prevailing (survey) $15.44, gap −$8.12Bosque (Waco)−$8.12Smith (Tyler): market median $21.97, prevailing (survey) $13.75, gap −$8.22Smith (Tyler)−$8.22Atascosa (San Antonio): market median $21.02, prevailing (survey) $12.00, gap −$9.02Atascosa (San Antonio)−$9.02Bastrop (Austin): market median $22.76, prevailing (survey) $12.00, gap −$10.76Bastrop (Austin)−$10.76
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for roofers, metro counties in Texas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CollinSurvey SUTX2014-015 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260239
DallasSurvey SUTX2014-017 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260241
DeltaSurvey SUTX2014-018 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260242
DentonSurvey SUTX2014-019 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260243
EllisSurvey SUTX2014-022 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260246
HuntSurvey SUTX2014-061 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260281
KaufmanSurvey SUTX2014-061 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260281
RockwallSurvey SUTX2014-061 2014-07-21$17.19$0.00$17.19TX20260281
GraysonSurvey SUTX2014-025 2014-07-21$16.53$0.00$16.53TX20260249
AndrewsSurvey SUTX2009-002 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260115
BordenSurvey SUTX2009-081 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260194
BrewsterSurvey SUTX2009-007 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260120
BrooksSurvey SUTX2009-008 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260121
CraneSurvey SUTX2009-081 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260194
CrockettSurvey SUTX2009-017 2009-04-20$15.10$1.29$16.39TX20260130

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Texas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Texas?

924.5kConstruction jobsTexas, 2026-09
+1.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k1,000k19901995200020052010201520202025924kSep 2026
Construction employment in Texas (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 Texas?

The median roofer in Texas earned $22.13 an hour ($46,030 a year) in May 2025, 17% below the national median of $26.65. The middle half earn $18.00–$25.78; the top 10% earn more than $29.59.

Where does Texas rank for roofer pay?

Texas ranks 44th of 51 states for roofer pay, with a median of $22.13 an hour, and 49th after adjusting for Texas's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.1, US = 100).

What is the union roofer rate in Texas?

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

How many roofers work in Texas?

BLS counted 5,740 roofers in Texas in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.47; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is roofer work growing in Texas?

The BLS employer survey count of roofers in Texas went from 5,670 in 2015 to 5,740 in 2025, +1.2%, and -22.4% since 2019. Texas's labor market agency projects +9.9% growth for roofers between 2024 and 2034, from 7,440 to 8,170 jobs.

How many roofer openings a year are there in Texas?

Texas projects about 600 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, Texas 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Texas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.