The highest paying states for roofers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of roofers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,880, Minnesota is the highest paying state for roofers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $56,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of roofers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $63,880 |
$32,390 | 2,210 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $56,790 |
$31,790 | 1,570 |
| 3 | Illinois | $56,210 |
$28,160 | 4,730 |
| 4 | Washington | $51,700 |
$32,630 | 4,300 |
| 5 | Alaska | $51,640 |
$34,760 | 210 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $51,300 |
$32,070 | 960 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $49,820 |
$31,840 | 1,800 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $49,510 |
$29,450 | 620 |
| 9 | New York | $49,430 |
$27,470 | 4,460 |
| 10 | California | $49,400 |
$34,250 | 16,720 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $45,530 |
$31,640 | 100 |
| 12 | Maryland | $44,820 |
$29,830 | 1,300 |
| 13 | Virginia | $41,730 |
$26,400 | 2,500 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $41,410 |
$31,790 | 270 |
| 15 | Nevada | $41,360 |
$30,200 | 1,730 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $40,740 |
$31,600 | 240 |
| 17 | Missouri | $40,450 |
$25,020 | 2,110 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $40,130 |
$27,180 | 3,840 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $39,530 |
$27,410 | 2,450 |
| 20 | Delaware | $38,990 |
$28,730 | 180 |
| 21 | Colorado | $38,870 |
$27,420 | 3,250 |
| 22 | Indiana | $38,590 |
$26,730 | 2,800 |
| 23 | Michigan | $38,490 |
$25,910 | 3,240 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $37,850 |
$25,900 | 1,160 |
| 25 | Oregon | $37,630 |
$25,330 | 3,010 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $37,140 |
$26,330 | 400 |
| 27 | Idaho | $37,110 |
$25,290 | 920 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $37,110 |
$21,310 | 630 |
| 29 | Kansas | $36,890 |
$24,480 | 820 |
| 30 | Ohio | $36,470 |
$26,170 | 4,370 |
| 31 | Utah | $36,420 |
$26,130 | 2,170 |
| 32 | Georgia | $36,350 |
$25,130 | 2,680 |
| 33 | Vermont | $35,830 |
$26,330 | 320 |
| 34 | Iowa | $35,810 |
$22,820 | 1,180 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $35,330 |
$22,050 | 360 |
| 36 | Arizona | $35,280 |
$20,820 | 3,400 |
| 37 | Texas | $34,710 |
$21,830 | 7,910 |
| 38 | District of Columbia | $34,620 |
$24,070 | 40 |
| 39 | Montana | $34,010 |
$26,310 | 430 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $34,000 |
$22,760 | 1,680 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $33,600 |
$24,910 | 2,430 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $33,600 |
$17,710 | 970 |
| 43 | Maine | $33,430 |
$26,230 | 350 |
| 44 | Florida | $33,420 |
$22,490 | 17,860 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $32,640 |
$19,440 | 930 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $32,570 |
$19,110 | 720 |
| 47 | Alabama | $32,240 |
$23,550 | 900 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $32,140 |
$23,140 | 1,540 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $30,470 |
$21,710 | 450 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $30,030 |
$23,810 | 1,300 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $28,640 |
$20,660 | 510 |
| 52 | Guam | $27,600 |
$23,860 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,340 |
$16,330 | 340 |
