The Average Wage for a Roofer
Roofers maintain and repair roofs on residential and commercial structures. Among other qualifications, they needs strength, conditioning and good balance. Most learn their trade on the job. The highest-paid roofers can make more than double the pay of the lowest-paid ones.
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Salaries
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The median salary for roofers is $16.33 per hour or $33,970 per year, as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bottom 10 percent makes $10.68 hourly or $22,220 annually and the top 10 percent earns $28.35 hourly or $58,960 annually.
Industries
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Wages can vary by industry with the highest paying for roofers building equipment contractors, with compensation at $25.34 per hour or $52,710 annually; the federal executive government, with compensation at $25.28, or $52,570 annually; elementary and secondary schools, with compensation at $23.15 hourly or $48,140 annually; local government, with compensation at $21.97 or $45,700; and colleges, universities and professional schools, with compensation at $20.99 or $43,650.
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States
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Pay can also vary by state, with the the profession's best paying being Minnesota, with wages of $24.86 hourly or $51,710 annually; Hawaii, with wages of $24.71 or $51,390; Massachusetts, with wages of $23.26 or $48,370; Connecticut, with wages of $22.38, or $46,560 annually; and Missouri, with wages of $22.09 hourly, or $45,940 annually.
Cities
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The city in which a job is performed can decide wages. The top five highest paying for this job are Rockford, Illinois, in which compensation is $31.17 hourly, or $64,830 annually; Minneapolis, Minnesota, in which compensation is $29.21, or $60,750 annually; Worcester, Massachusetts, in which compensation is $27.11 and $56,390 annually; San Jose, California, in which compensation is $26.55 hourly, or $55,230; and Honolulu, Hawaii, in which compensation is $26.12 or $54,320.
Job Numbers
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None of the areas that provide the greatest number of jobs also provides the highest pay as in the following examples. Industries with the highest employment levels are foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors, with salaries at $18.01 per hour or $37,460 annually; and residential building construction, with salaries at $14.75 or $30,670. States having the highest concentration of workers are Florida, in which rates are $15.70 hourly and $32,660 annually; and Washington, in which rates are $20.57 or $42,790. The cities having the most roofers per capita are Morristown, Tennessee, in which rates are $10.63 or $22,110; and Muncie, Indiana, in which rates are $17.28 or $35,940.
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