How much do roofers make an hour in Tampa, FL?

The median hourly wage is $22.68. The middle half earn between $18.16 and $27.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Tampa, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.00 an hour ($33,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.16.

Do roofers make more in Tampa or North Port?

North Port pays more: the median is $47,170 in Tampa and $48,860 in North Port, a 3% difference.

How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Tampa median of $47,170 is 1% less than the Florida median of $47,590.

Roofer salary in Tampa, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $47,170 a year, or $22.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,580. Across all of Florida, the median is $47,590, so Tampa pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,170

Bottom 10% under$33,280Top 10% over$63,580

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $16.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,380
After cost of living: $46,750
Median hourly pay: $22.68/hr
vs U.S. median: −15%
vs Florida median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45300, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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	$33,280–$37,770$16.00–$18.16/hr
Experienced roofer	$47,170$22.68/hr
Top earners	$57,780–$63,580$27.78–$30.57/hr

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

How Tampa, FL compares

Tampa ranks 9th of 18 Florida metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Tampa area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,580, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $33,280: 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 Tampa, FL?: Roofers in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $47,170 a year, or $22.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,580.
How much do roofers make an hour in Tampa, FL?: The median hourly wage is $22.68. The middle half earn between $18.16 and $27.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Tampa, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.00 an hour ($33,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.16.
Do roofers make more in Tampa or North Port?: North Port pays more: the median is $47,170 in Tampa and $48,860 in North Port, a 3% difference.
How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Tampa median of $47,170 is 1% less than 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 45300 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures