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

The median hourly wage is $24.80. The middle half earn between $21.49 and $31.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.91 an hour ($41,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.49.

Do roofers make more in Indianapolis or Chicago?

Chicago pays more: the median is $51,580 in Indianapolis and $82,090 in Chicago, a 37% difference.

How does Indianapolis pay compare with the rest of Indiana?

The Indianapolis median of $51,580 is 11% less than the Indiana median of $57,980.

Roofer salary in Indianapolis, IN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN area earn a median of $51,580 a year, or $24.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,070 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $57,980; Indianapolis is 11% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,580

Bottom 10% under$41,420Top 10% over$89,070

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,000
After cost of living: $53,900
Median hourly pay: $24.80/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Indiana median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26900, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, 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	$41,420–$44,690$19.91–$21.49/hr
Experienced roofer	$51,580$24.80/hr
Top earners	$65,210–$89,070$31.35–$42.82/hr

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

How Indianapolis, IN compares

Indianapolis ranks 6th of 12 Indiana metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Indianapolis area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,070, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,420: 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 Indianapolis, IN?: Roofers in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN area earn a median of $51,580 a year, or $24.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,070 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Indianapolis, IN?: The median hourly wage is $24.80. The middle half earn between $21.49 and $31.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Indianapolis, IN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.91 an hour ($41,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.49.
Do roofers make more in Indianapolis or Chicago?: Chicago pays more: the median is $51,580 in Indianapolis and $82,090 in Chicago, a 37% difference.
How does Indianapolis pay compare with the rest of Indiana?: The Indianapolis median of $51,580 is 11% 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 26900 (Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, 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 (95.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures