How much do roofers make an hour in Traverse City, MI?

The median hourly wage is $24.38. The middle half earn between $21.68 and $28.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Traverse City, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.74 an hour ($43,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.68.

Do roofers make more in Traverse City or Flint?

Flint pays more: the median is $50,720 in Traverse City and $70,760 in Flint, a 28% difference.

How does Traverse City pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Traverse City median of $50,720 is 15% less than the Michigan median of $59,530.

Roofer salary in Traverse City, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Traverse City, MI area earn a median of $50,720 a year, or $24.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,250. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $59,530; Traverse City is 15% below it.

Median yearly pay$50,720

Bottom 10% under$43,130Top 10% over$60,250

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.74/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $54,320
Median hourly pay: $24.38/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Michigan median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45900, Traverse City, 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	$43,130–$45,100$20.74–$21.68/hr
Experienced roofer	$50,720$24.38/hr
Top earners	$59,170–$60,250$28.45–$28.97/hr

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

How Traverse City, MI compares

Traverse City ranks 8th of 11 Michigan metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Traverse City area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,250, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,130: 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 Traverse City, MI?: Roofers in the Traverse City, MI area earn a median of $50,720 a year, or $24.38 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,250.
How much do roofers make an hour in Traverse City, MI?: The median hourly wage is $24.38. The middle half earn between $21.68 and $28.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Traverse City, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.74 an hour ($43,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.68.
Do roofers make more in Traverse City or Flint?: Flint pays more: the median is $50,720 in Traverse City and $70,760 in Flint, a 28% difference.
How does Traverse City pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Traverse City median of $50,720 is 15% 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 45900 (Traverse City, 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 (93.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures