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Roofer salary in Idaho

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in Idaho earn a median of $57,790 a year, or $27.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $71,860. Nationally the median is $55,440, so Idaho pays 4% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 23rd of 51.

Median yearly pay$57,790
Bottom 10% under$35,780Top 10% over$71,860
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$17.20/hr
Jobs in Idaho
1,190
After cost of living
$60,520
Median hourly pay
$27.78/hr
vs U.S. median
+4%
Rank among states
23rd of 51
Mean (average) pay
$54,300 a year · $26.11 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16). 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.

Pay by percentile

What roofers in Idaho earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$17.20$35,780
25th percentile$19.92$41,430
Median (50th)$27.78$57,790
75th percentile$30.57$63,580
90th percentile$34.55$71,860

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

Pay over time

The median roofer wage in Idaho rose 54.1%, from $37,500 in May 2021 to $57,790 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it rose 29%.

YearMedian a yearMedian an hour
May 2021$37,500$18.03/hr
May 2022$44,180$21.24/hr
May 2023$46,980$22.59/hr
May 2024$48,140$23.14/hr
May 2025$57,790$27.78/hr

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years

How Idaho compares

  • Roofers are more concentrated in Idaho than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.

Pay by metro area

Rural Idaho

  • Northwestern Idaho$45,970

Other trades in Idaho

Bidding federal work? Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Idaho list what contractors must pay roofers on federal and federally assisted jobs, county by county.

Questions

Where in Idaho do roofers earn the most?
Among Idaho metro areas, Boise City has the highest median at $60,100 a year, and Twin Falls the lowest at $42,770.

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 16. 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 (95.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures