Roofer salary in Nevada
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Roofers in Nevada earn a median of $51,090 a year, or $24.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,680 a year. Nationally the median is $55,440, so Nevada pays 8% less than the U.S. overall and ranks 27th of 51.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $18.25/hr
- Jobs in Nevada
- 2,120
- After cost of living
- $51,100
- Median hourly pay
- $24.56/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −8%
- Rank among states
- 27th of 51
Entry-level to top roofer pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $37,960–$48,510$18.25–$23.32/hr | |
| Experienced roofer | $51,090$24.56/hr | |
| Top earners | $64,630–$79,680$31.07–$38.31/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median roofer wage in Nevada rose 6.4%, from $48,000 in May 2021 to $51,090 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 10.9%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $48,000 | $23.08/hr |
| May 2022 | $49,180 | $23.64/hr |
| May 2023 | $52,820 | $25.40/hr |
| May 2024 | $49,180 | $23.64/hr |
| May 2025 | $51,090 | $24.56/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Nevada compares
- Roofers are more concentrated in Nevada than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $79,680, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,960: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Nevada
- Rest of the state$57,860
Other trades in Nevada
Questions
- How much do roofers make in Nevada?
- Roofers in Nevada earn a median of $51,090 a year, or $24.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,680 a year.
- How much do roofers make an hour in Nevada?
- The median hourly wage is $24.56. The middle half earn between $23.32 and $31.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do entry-level roofers make in Nevada?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.25 an hour ($37,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.32.
- Has roofer pay gone up in Nevada?
- The median roofer wage in Nevada rose 6.4%, from $48,000 in May 2021 to $51,090 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 10.9%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- Where in Nevada do roofers earn the most?
- Among Nevada metro areas, Reno has the highest median at $52,000 a year, and Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas the lowest at $49,800.
- Do roofers in Nevada earn more than the national average?
- The Nevada median of $51,090 is 8% less than the U.S. median of $55,440. Prices in Nevada run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $51,100 would nationally.
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 32. 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 (100.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures