How much do roofers make an hour in Fayetteville, AR?

The median hourly wage is $22.70. The middle half earn between $18.38 and $27.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Fayetteville, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.00 an hour ($31,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.38.

Do roofers make more in Fayetteville or Memphis?

Fayetteville pays more: the median is $47,220 in Fayetteville and $46,480 in Memphis, a 2% difference.

How does Fayetteville pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Fayetteville median of $47,220 is 1% less than the Arkansas median of $47,470.

Roofer salary in Fayetteville, AR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR area earn a median of $47,220 a year, or $22.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $58,510. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $47,470; Fayetteville is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$47,220

Bottom 10% under$31,200Top 10% over$58,510

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $51,690
Median hourly pay: $22.70/hr
vs U.S. median: −15%
vs Arkansas median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22220, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR). 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	$31,200–$38,230$15.00–$18.38/hr
Experienced roofer	$47,220$22.70/hr
Top earners	$58,030–$58,510$27.90–$28.13/hr

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

How Fayetteville, AR compares

Fayetteville has the highest roofer median of the 3 Arkansas metro areas with published pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Fayetteville area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $58,510, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arkansas metro areas

Other trades in Fayetteville, AR

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Fayetteville, AR?: Roofers in the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR area earn a median of $47,220 a year, or $22.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $58,510.
How much do roofers make an hour in Fayetteville, AR?: The median hourly wage is $22.70. The middle half earn between $18.38 and $27.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Fayetteville, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.00 an hour ($31,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.38.
Do roofers make more in Fayetteville or Memphis?: Fayetteville pays more: the median is $47,220 in Fayetteville and $46,480 in Memphis, a 2% difference.
How does Fayetteville pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Fayetteville median of $47,220 is 1% less than the Arkansas median of $47,470.

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 22220 (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR). 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 (91.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures