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

The median hourly wage is $28.03. The middle half earn between $22.14 and $30.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.60 an hour ($38,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.14.

Do roofers make more in Elkhart or Chicago?

Chicago pays more: the median is $58,300 in Elkhart and $82,090 in Chicago, a 29% difference.

How does Elkhart pay compare with the rest of Indiana?

The Elkhart median of $58,300 is 1% more than the Indiana median of $57,980.

Roofer salary in Elkhart, IN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Elkhart–Goshen, IN area earn a median of $58,300 a year, or $28.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,360. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $57,980; Elkhart is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$58,300

Bottom 10% under$38,690Top 10% over$80,360

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.60/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $64,540
Median hourly pay: $28.03/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
vs Indiana median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21140, Elkhart-Goshen, 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	$38,690–$46,040$18.60–$22.14/hr
Experienced roofer	$58,300$28.03/hr
Top earners	$62,780–$80,360$30.18–$38.63/hr

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

How Elkhart, IN compares

Elkhart ranks 5th of 12 Indiana metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Elkhart area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,360, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,690: 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 Elkhart, IN?: Roofers in the Elkhart–Goshen, IN area earn a median of $58,300 a year, or $28.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $80,360.
How much do roofers make an hour in Elkhart, IN?: The median hourly wage is $28.03. The middle half earn between $22.14 and $30.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Elkhart, IN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.60 an hour ($38,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.14.
Do roofers make more in Elkhart or Chicago?: Chicago pays more: the median is $58,300 in Elkhart and $82,090 in Chicago, a 29% difference.
How does Elkhart pay compare with the rest of Indiana?: The Elkhart median of $58,300 is 1% more 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 21140 (Elkhart-Goshen, 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 (90.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures