How much do roofers make an hour in Grand Rapids, MI?

The median hourly wage is $23.86. The middle half earn between $22.41 and $30.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Grand Rapids, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.93 an hour ($39,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.41.

Do roofers make more in Grand Rapids or Flint?

Flint pays more: the median is $49,630 in Grand Rapids and $70,760 in Flint, a 30% difference.

How does Grand Rapids pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Grand Rapids median of $49,630 is 17% less than the Michigan median of $59,530.

Roofer salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI area earn a median of $49,630 a year, or $23.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,720. That's 17% less than the Michigan median of $59,530.

Median yearly pay$49,630

Bottom 10% under$39,360Top 10% over$87,720

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 380
After cost of living: $51,940
Median hourly pay: $23.86/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
vs Michigan median: −17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24340, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI). 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	$39,360–$46,620$18.93–$22.41/hr
Experienced roofer	$49,630$23.86/hr
Top earners	$62,890–$87,720$30.24–$42.17/hr

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

How Grand Rapids, MI compares

Grand Rapids ranks 10th of 11 Michigan metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Grand Rapids area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $87,720, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,360: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Grand Rapids, MI?: Roofers in the Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI area earn a median of $49,630 a year, or $23.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,720.
How much do roofers make an hour in Grand Rapids, MI?: The median hourly wage is $23.86. The middle half earn between $22.41 and $30.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Grand Rapids, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.93 an hour ($39,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.41.
Do roofers make more in Grand Rapids or Flint?: Flint pays more: the median is $49,630 in Grand Rapids and $70,760 in Flint, a 30% difference.
How does Grand Rapids pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Grand Rapids median of $49,630 is 17% less than the Michigan median of $59,530.

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 24340 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI). 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