Helpers--Roofers Salary and Pay
How much do Helpers--Roofers make?
Median pay for Helpers--Roofers is $40,590 a year ($19.51); the mean is $42,070. The occupation employed 5,170 people in May 2024, and its middle band runs from $34,800 to $47,570.
One page for the whole Helpers--Roofers pay distribution: national ladder first, then all 23 state rows and the metro rankings, every figure from BLS OEWS May 2024.
Updated November 5, 2026
Salary converter for this occupation
Conversions use 12 months, 26 biweekly periods, 52 weeks, and 2,080 hours. No level in this occupation's ladder reaches the BLS top code, so every figure the converter shows is a published estimate rather than a floor.
The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,780 | $13.36 |
| 25th percentile | $34,800 | $16.73 |
| Median (50th) | $40,590 | $19.51 |
| 75th percentile | $47,570 | $22.87 |
| 90th percentile | $55,310 | $26.59 |
A percentile marks a point in this occupation's pay distribution: the worker one quarter of the way up the Helpers--Roofers ladder earns the 25th percentile wage, $34,800. BLS top-codes very high wages ($239,200+ a year, $115.00+ an hour) and marks estimates it cannot publish as n/p.
Employment and concentration
With 5,170 jobs nationally, Helpers--Roofers make up 0.00% of U.S. employment as BLS measured it in May 2024. The map is uneven: Florida alone holds 1,130 of those jobs, the top three states hold 48.5%, and the deepest concentration sits in Florida (location quotient 3.44, where 1.00 is the national average). A quotient above 2 usually signals a local industry cluster rather than evenly spread demand.
One in ten workers in this field earns $27,780 or less, and one in ten earns $55,310 or more, so the top-to-bottom ratio is 2.0 to 1 and the annual gap is $27,530. The mean ($42,070) versus median ($40,590) comparison shows a right-skewed ladder where senior and specialist roles lift the average in this occupation.
Pay by state
Sorted by employment, the table below puts Florida first at 1,130 jobs; sorted by median pay instead, Illinois would lead at $56,360. Both orderings are printed in one table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1,130 | 0.1 | 3.44 | $35,160 | $32,410 |
| California | 910 | 0.1 | 1.51 | $51,430 | $53,130 |
| Ohio | 470 | 0.1 | 2.51 | $52,280 | $46,710 |
| Texas | 420 | 0.0 | 0.91 | $34,130 | $34,320 |
| North Carolina | 250 | 0.1 | 1.49 | $39,140 | $38,100 |
| Tennessee | 160 | 0.1 | 1.48 | $38,800 | $40,160 |
| Oregon | 150 | 0.1 | 2.34 | $43,780 | $43,210 |
| South Carolina | 100 | 0.0 | 1.34 | $41,240 | $37,460 |
| Georgia | 70 | 0.0 | 0.41 | $40,950 | $43,520 |
| Michigan | 70 | 0.0 | 0.45 | $43,650 | $39,850 |
| Nevada | 70 | 0.0 | 1.39 | $36,120 | $35,110 |
| Virginia | 70 | 0.0 | 0.52 | $41,340 | $44,810 |
| Alabama | 60 | 0.0 | 0.81 | $31,970 | $33,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | 0.0 | 0.29 | $43,400 | $42,700 |
| Arkansas | 40 | 0.0 | 0.98 | $36,920 | $36,680 |
| Delaware | 30 | 0.1 | 2.05 | $46,610 | $48,310 |
| Colorado | n/p | n/p | n/p | $53,140 | $54,170 |
| Illinois | n/p | n/p | n/p | $54,350 | $56,360 |
| Mississippi | n/p | n/p | n/p | $31,300 | $30,790 |
| New Jersey | n/p | n/p | n/p | $38,980 | $41,600 |
| New Mexico | n/p | n/p | n/p | $37,730 | $33,530 |
| Oklahoma | n/p | n/p | n/p | $36,070 | $36,330 |
| Washington | n/p | n/p | n/p | $44,010 | $43,550 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Helpers--Roofers stands number 758 by employment and number 695 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Construction and Extraction Occupations, the group median wage is $54,660 across 60 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 26% less than its group median, and it supplies 0.1% of the group's 6,361,730 jobs. In 11 of the 23 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $40,590, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is the largest metro employer with 380 jobs, 7.4% of the national total. The first table ranks metros by employment; the second ranks them by mean pay among metros with at least 500 jobs in the occupation, because a three-person metro can top a pay table by accident.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 380 | $36,910 | $36,830 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 170 | $37,370 | $36,800 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 150 | $37,730 | $36,420 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 140 | $34,690 | $36,610 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 140 | $57,400 | $57,680 |
| Cleveland, OH | 110 | n/p | n/p |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 90 | $40,010 | $37,820 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 70 | $36,100 | $35,110 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 70 | $40,550 | $40,360 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 40 | $32,170 | $32,060 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
As a household number, $40,590 a year is $3,382 a month gross, $1,561 every two weeks, $781 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($34,800) to the 75th ($47,570) is worth $12,770 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. The next step from a gross figure is a net one: run the $3,382 monthly figure through the paycheck calculator applies your state's taxes, the salary calculator compares two offers in any unit, and the raise vs inflation calculator tells you whether a nominal raise is a real one.
To place a real offer: a salary of $44,649 would sit between the median ($40,590) and the 75th percentile ($47,570), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $34,800, is $5,790 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do Helpers--Roofers make an hour?
The median hourly wage is $19.51, and the mean hourly wage is $20.23, from the May 2024 OEWS estimates. Annual figures for Helpers--Roofers use the survey's 2,080-hour year where a conversion is needed, which is how the $40,590 annual median and the hourly figures reconcile.
Which state pays Helpers--Roofers the most?
Illinois, with a median annual wage of $56,360 across n/p jobs. The full state table on this page ranks every publishing state by employment and shows median and mean side by side.
How big is the Helpers--Roofers workforce?
5,170 wage and salary workers in May 2024, 0.00% of U.S. employment in the survey. Employment concentrates most in Florida by location quotient (3.44).
How current is this Helpers--Roofers salary data?
These are the May 2024 OEWS estimates behind the $40,590 median and the 5,170 job count on this page, released by BLS on April 2, 2025 and downloaded on November 5, 2026. OEWS is an employer survey, so those figures describe wages actually paid in this occupation, not advertised ranges.