How much do roofers make an hour in Anchorage, AK?

The median hourly wage is $31.61. The middle half earn between $27.31 and $38.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Anchorage, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.39 an hour ($48,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.31.

How does Anchorage pay compare with the rest of Alaska?

The Anchorage median of $65,750 is 1% less than the Alaska median of $66,750.

Roofer salary in Anchorage, AK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Anchorage, AK area earn a median of $65,750 a year, or $31.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $92,450. That's 1% less than the Alaska median of $66,750.

Median yearly pay$65,750

Bottom 10% under$48,640Top 10% over$92,450

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $23.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 230
After cost of living: $62,370
Median hourly pay: $31.61/hr
vs U.S. median: +19%
vs Alaska median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11260, Anchorage, AK). Excludes self-employed roofers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top roofer pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$48,640–$56,810$23.39–$27.31/hr
Experienced roofer	$65,750$31.61/hr
Top earners	$80,600–$92,450$38.75–$44.45/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Anchorage, AK compares

Roofers are more concentrated in the Anchorage area than nationally: 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $92,450, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Anchorage, AK

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Anchorage, AK?: Roofers in the Anchorage, AK area earn a median of $65,750 a year, or $31.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $92,450.
How much do roofers make an hour in Anchorage, AK?: The median hourly wage is $31.61. The middle half earn between $27.31 and $38.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Anchorage, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.39 an hour ($48,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.31.
How does Anchorage pay compare with the rest of Alaska?: The Anchorage median of $65,750 is 1% less than the Alaska median of $66,750.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2181 (Roofers), area code 11260 (Anchorage, AK). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed roofers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (105.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures