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Roofer salary in Worcester, MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Worcester, MA area earn a median of $105,270 a year, or $50.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $106,290. That's 45% more than the Massachusetts median of $72,750.

Median yearly pay$105,270
Bottom 10% under$53,380Top 10% over$106,290
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$25.66/hr
Jobs in this area
350
After cost of living
$102,680
Median hourly pay
$50.61/hr
vs U.S. median
+90%
vs Massachusetts median
+45%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49340, Worcester, MA). 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

StageYearly payHourly pay
Entry level$53,380–$59,360$25.66–$28.54/hr
Experienced roofer$105,270$50.61/hr
Top earners$106,290–$106,290$51.10–$51.10/hr

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

How Worcester, MA compares

  • Worcester has the highest roofer median of the 5 Massachusetts metro areas with published pay.
  • Roofers are more concentrated in the Worcester area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $106,290, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $53,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Worcester, MA?
Roofers in the Worcester, MA area earn a median of $105,270 a year, or $50.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $106,290.
How much do roofers make an hour in Worcester, MA?
The median hourly wage is $50.61. The middle half earn between $28.54 and $51.10 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Worcester, MA?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.66 an hour ($53,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.54.
Do roofers make more in Worcester or Springfield?
Worcester pays more: the median is $105,270 in Worcester and $76,300 in Springfield, a 38% difference.
How does Worcester pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?
The Worcester median of $105,270 is 45% more than the Massachusetts median of $72,750.

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 49340 (Worcester, MA). 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 (102.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures