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Roofers Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of roofers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of roofers in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Roofers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,630
25th Percentile Wage
$22,360
50th Percentile Wage
$25,260
75th Percentile Wage
$43,920
90th Percentile Wage
$49,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for roofers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,630.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of roofers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,260
-114.53% -70.11%
2015
$54,190
6.57% -
2014
$50,630
10.88% -
2013
$45,120
4.77% -
2012
$42,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Roofers Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,260, Philadelphia is the lowest paying city for roofers in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Newark-Union (median annual salary of $55,700). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of roofers in Philadelphia is about 54.6 percent (54.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Newark-Union.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$55,700
Reading
$48,170
Erie
$48,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,680
York-Hanover
$47,110
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$46,270
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$46,100
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$45,850
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,400
Pittsburgh
$45,100
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,890
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,680
Lancaster
$44,190
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,390
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$42,490
State College
$41,300
Williamsport
$40,160
Altoona
$40,000
Gettysburg
$35,680
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,090
Philadelphia
$25,260