How much do roofers make an hour in Idaho?

The median hourly wage is $27.78. The middle half earn between $19.92 and $30.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Idaho?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.20 an hour ($35,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.92.

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.

Do roofers in Idaho earn more than the national average?

The Idaho median of $57,790 is 4% more than the U.S. median of $55,440. Prices in Idaho run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $60,520 would nationally.

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

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.

Entry-level to top roofer pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$35,780–$41,430$17.20–$19.92/hr
Experienced roofer	$57,790$27.78/hr
Top earners	$63,580–$71,860$30.57–$34.55/hr

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

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%.

Year	Median a year	Median 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.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,860, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Idaho

Northwestern Idaho$45,970

Other trades in Idaho

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Wind turbine technician Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Ironworker Millwright Boilermaker

Questions

How much do roofers make in Idaho?: 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.
How much do roofers make an hour in Idaho?: The median hourly wage is $27.78. The middle half earn between $19.92 and $30.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Idaho?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.20 an hour ($35,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.92.
Has roofer pay gone up in Idaho?: 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%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
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.
Do roofers in Idaho earn more than the national average?: The Idaho median of $57,790 is 4% more than the U.S. median of $55,440. Prices in Idaho run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $60,520 would nationally.

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