How much do roofers make an hour in Palm Bay, FL?

The median hourly wage is $22.97. The middle half earn between $18.56 and $28.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Palm Bay, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.56.

Do roofers make more in Palm Bay or North Port?

North Port pays more: the median is $47,770 in Palm Bay and $48,860 in North Port, a 2% difference.

How does Palm Bay pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Palm Bay median of $47,770 is about the same as the Florida median of $47,590.

Roofer salary in Palm Bay, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL area earn a median of $47,770 a year, or $22.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,080. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $47,590; Palm Bay is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$47,770

Bottom 10% under$34,200Top 10% over$62,080

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 540
After cost of living: $47,770
Median hourly pay: $22.97/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Florida median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37340, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL). 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	$34,200–$38,600$16.44–$18.56/hr
Experienced roofer	$47,770$22.97/hr
Top earners	$59,280–$62,080$28.50–$29.85/hr

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

How Palm Bay, FL compares

Palm Bay ranks 5th of 18 Florida metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Palm Bay area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,080, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Palm Bay, FL?: Roofers in the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL area earn a median of $47,770 a year, or $22.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,080.
How much do roofers make an hour in Palm Bay, FL?: The median hourly wage is $22.97. The middle half earn between $18.56 and $28.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Palm Bay, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.44 an hour ($34,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.56.
Do roofers make more in Palm Bay or North Port?: North Port pays more: the median is $47,770 in Palm Bay and $48,860 in North Port, a 2% difference.
How does Palm Bay pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Palm Bay median of $47,770 is about the same as the Florida median of $47,590.

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 37340 (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL). 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 (100.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures