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 |
