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 $64,610, Minnesota is the highest paying state for roofers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $58,070). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [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 | $64,610 |
$31,470 | 2,180 |
2 | New Jersey | $58,070 |
$34,410 | 1,750 |
3 | Connecticut | $52,260 |
$32,530 | 740 |
4 | California | $50,210 |
$33,030 | 15,670 |
5 | Alaska | $48,260 |
$33,930 | 230 |
6 | Hawaii | $48,140 |
$31,140 | 880 |
7 | Illinois | $47,710 |
$27,240 | 5,050 |
8 | New York | $47,700 |
$26,940 | 5,070 |
9 | Washington | $47,310 |
$30,550 | 4,050 |
10 | Massachusetts | $47,250 |
$29,820 | 2,020 |
11 | Rhode Island | $45,530 |
$31,640 | 100 |
12 | Virginia | $41,620 |
$26,710 | 2,310 |
13 | Maryland | $41,230 |
$23,500 | 1,370 |
14 | North Dakota | $41,200 |
$28,940 | 230 |
15 | Oregon | $39,230 |
$25,590 | 2,790 |
16 | New Hampshire | $39,000 |
$31,070 | 200 |
17 | Idaho | $38,420 |
$27,350 | 840 |
18 | Delaware | $38,200 |
$24,370 | 200 |
19 | Michigan | $38,200 |
$24,310 | 2,660 |
20 | Missouri | $38,180 |
$25,910 | 2,110 |
21 | Nevada | $37,510 |
$28,090 | 1,410 |
22 | Ohio | $37,350 |
$26,860 | 4,730 |
23 | Arizona | $37,330 |
$25,800 | 3,450 |
24 | Pennsylvania | $36,940 |
$22,950 | 3,990 |
25 | Vermont | $36,790 |
$27,250 | 310 |
26 | Wisconsin | $36,330 |
$25,690 | 2,340 |
27 | West Virginia | $36,170 |
$26,340 | 440 |
28 | Colorado | $35,750 |
$26,310 | 3,140 |
29 | Louisiana | $35,700 |
$20,420 | 670 |
30 | Utah | $35,670 |
$26,480 | 1,680 |
31 | Indiana | $35,100 |
$25,430 | 2,760 |
32 | Kentucky | $35,030 |
$24,360 | 1,010 |
33 | District of Columbia | $34,620 |
$24,070 | 40 |
34 | Montana | $34,440 |
$24,660 | 470 |
35 | Iowa | $33,870 |
$21,730 | 1,150 |
36 | Kansas | $33,590 |
$23,220 | 1,020 |
37 | Georgia | $33,420 |
$25,440 | 2,560 |
38 | North Carolina | $33,320 |
$24,890 | 2,460 |
39 | Texas | $33,000 |
$23,540 | 6,750 |
40 | Maine | $32,740 |
$26,060 | 370 |
41 | Tennessee | $31,920 |
$21,920 | 1,690 |
42 | Florida | $31,820 |
$21,240 | 15,930 |
43 | Wyoming | $31,820 |
$20,710 | 360 |
44 | Nebraska | $31,720 |
$24,460 | 870 |
45 | Oklahoma | $30,760 |
$19,980 | 1,070 |
46 | New Mexico | $30,740 |
$22,950 | 1,210 |
47 | South Carolina | $30,590 |
$21,620 | 1,300 |
48 | Alabama | $30,430 |
$22,310 | 970 |
49 | Arkansas | $30,320 |
$21,150 | 770 |
50 | South Dakota | $30,070 |
$22,470 | 430 |
51 | Mississippi | $28,010 |
$19,880 | 500 |
52 | Puerto Rico | $18,200 |
$16,060 | 340 |