How much do roofers make an hour in Bismarck, ND?

The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $23.37 and $33.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Bismarck, ND?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.20 an hour ($46,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.37.

Do roofers make more in Bismarck or Fargo?

Fargo pays more: the median is $50,340 in Bismarck and $61,610 in Fargo, a 18% difference.

How does Bismarck pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?

The Bismarck median of $50,340 is 16% less than the North Dakota median of $59,740.

Roofer salary in Bismarck, ND

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Bismarck, ND area earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,480. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $59,740; Bismarck is 16% below it.

Median yearly pay$50,340

Bottom 10% under$46,180Top 10% over$95,480

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.20/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $55,300
Median hourly pay: $24.20/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs North Dakota median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13900, Bismarck, ND). 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	$46,180–$48,610$22.20–$23.37/hr
Experienced roofer	$50,340$24.20/hr
Top earners	$70,640–$95,480$33.96–$45.91/hr

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

How Bismarck, ND compares

Bismarck ranks 3rd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Bismarck area than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.78 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,480, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,180: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Dakota metro areas

Fargo$61,610

Other trades in Bismarck, ND

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Bismarck, ND?: Roofers in the Bismarck, ND area earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,480.
How much do roofers make an hour in Bismarck, ND?: The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $23.37 and $33.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Bismarck, ND?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.20 an hour ($46,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.37.
Do roofers make more in Bismarck or Fargo?: Fargo pays more: the median is $50,340 in Bismarck and $61,610 in Fargo, a 18% difference.
How does Bismarck pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?: The Bismarck median of $50,340 is 16% less than the North Dakota median of $59,740.

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 13900 (Bismarck, ND). 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures