How much do roofers make an hour in Duluth, MN-WI?

The median hourly wage is $35.03. The middle half earn between $28.52 and $43.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.65 an hour ($47,110 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.52.

Do roofers make more in Duluth or St. Cloud?

St. Cloud pays more: the median is $72,860 in Duluth and $79,250 in St. Cloud, a 8% difference.

How does Duluth pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?

The Duluth median of $72,860 is 2% less than the Minnesota median of $74,490.

Roofer salary in Duluth, MN-WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Duluth, MN-WI area earn a median of $72,860 a year, or $35.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $90,040 a year. Across all of Minnesota, the median is $74,490, so Duluth pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$72,860

Bottom 10% under$47,110Top 10% over$90,040

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.65/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $82,080
Median hourly pay: $35.03/hr
vs U.S. median: +31%
vs Minnesota median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 20260, Duluth, MN-WI). 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	$47,110–$59,320$22.65–$28.52/hr
Experienced roofer	$72,860$35.03/hr
Top earners	$90,040–$90,040$43.29–$43.29/hr

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

How Duluth, MN-WI compares

Duluth ranks 3rd of 8 Minnesota metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Duluth area than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $90,040, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,110: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Minnesota metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Duluth, MN-WI?: Roofers in the Duluth, MN-WI area earn a median of $72,860 a year, or $35.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $90,040 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Duluth, MN-WI?: The median hourly wage is $35.03. The middle half earn between $28.52 and $43.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Duluth, MN-WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.65 an hour ($47,110 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.52.
Do roofers make more in Duluth or St. Cloud?: St. Cloud pays more: the median is $72,860 in Duluth and $79,250 in St. Cloud, a 8% difference.
How does Duluth pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?: The Duluth median of $72,860 is 2% less than the Minnesota median of $74,490.

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 20260 (Duluth, MN-WI). 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 (88.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures