How much do roofers make an hour in Bloomington, IN?

The median hourly wage is $23.81. The middle half earn between $20.69 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Bloomington, IN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.69.

Do roofers make more in Bloomington or Chicago?

Chicago pays more: the median is $49,530 in Bloomington and $82,090 in Chicago, a 40% difference.

How does Bloomington pay compare with the rest of Indiana?

The Bloomington median of $49,530 is 15% less than the Indiana median of $57,980.

Roofer salary in Bloomington, IN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Bloomington, IN area earn a median of $49,530 a year, or $23.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,720. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $57,980; Bloomington is 15% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,530

Bottom 10% under$39,520Top 10% over$79,720

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $52,090
Median hourly pay: $23.81/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Indiana median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14020, Bloomington, IN). 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	$39,520–$43,030$19.00–$20.69/hr
Experienced roofer	$49,530$23.81/hr
Top earners	$61,150–$79,720$29.40–$38.33/hr

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

How Bloomington, IN compares

Bloomington ranks 8th of 12 Indiana metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Bloomington area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,720, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Indiana metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Bloomington, IN?: Roofers in the Bloomington, IN area earn a median of $49,530 a year, or $23.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,720.
How much do roofers make an hour in Bloomington, IN?: The median hourly wage is $23.81. The middle half earn between $20.69 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Bloomington, IN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.69.
Do roofers make more in Bloomington or Chicago?: Chicago pays more: the median is $49,530 in Bloomington and $82,090 in Chicago, a 40% difference.
How does Bloomington pay compare with the rest of Indiana?: The Bloomington median of $49,530 is 15% less than the Indiana median of $57,980.

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 14020 (Bloomington, IN). 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 (95.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures