How much do roofers make an hour in Manchester, NH?

The median hourly wage is $27.68. The middle half earn between $22.89 and $32.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.00 an hour ($45,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.89.

Do roofers make more in Manchester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $57,570 in Manchester and $66,350 in Boston, a 13% difference.

How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?

The Manchester median of $57,570 is 4% less than the New Hampshire median of $59,830.

Roofer salary in Manchester, NH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $57,570 a year, or $27.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,100 a year. That's 4% less than the New Hampshire median of $59,830.

Median yearly pay$57,570

Bottom 10% under$45,750Top 10% over$100,100

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $54,490
Median hourly pay: $27.68/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs New Hampshire median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31700, Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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	$45,750–$47,620$22.00–$22.89/hr
Experienced roofer	$57,570$27.68/hr
Top earners	$66,750–$100,100$32.09–$48.13/hr

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

How Manchester, NH compares

Roofers are less concentrated in the Manchester area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.61 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,100, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,750: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Hampshire metro areas

Boston–Cambridge–Newton$66,350

Other trades in Manchester, NH

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Ironworker

Questions

How much do roofers make in Manchester, NH?: Roofers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $57,570 a year, or $27.68 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,100 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Manchester, NH?: The median hourly wage is $27.68. The middle half earn between $22.89 and $32.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.00 an hour ($45,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.89.
Do roofers make more in Manchester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $57,570 in Manchester and $66,350 in Boston, a 13% difference.
How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?: The Manchester median of $57,570 is 4% less than the New Hampshire median of $59,830.

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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures