How much do roofers make an hour in Fargo, ND-MN?

The median hourly wage is $29.62. The middle half earn between $23.08 and $34.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Fargo, ND-MN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.13 an hour ($46,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.08.

Do roofers make more in Fargo or Bismarck?

Fargo pays more: the median is $61,610 in Fargo and $50,340 in Bismarck, a 22% difference.

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

The Fargo median of $61,610 is 3% more than the North Dakota median of $59,740.

Roofer salary in Fargo, ND-MN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Fargo, ND-MN area earn a median of $61,610 a year, or $29.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,460. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $59,740; Fargo is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,610

Bottom 10% under$46,030Top 10% over$76,460

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.13/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $67,800
Median hourly pay: $29.62/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs North Dakota median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22020, Fargo, ND-MN). 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	$46,030–$48,010$22.13–$23.08/hr
Experienced roofer	$61,610$29.62/hr
Top earners	$72,130–$76,460$34.68–$36.76/hr

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

How Fargo, ND-MN compares

Fargo has the highest roofer median of the 4 North Dakota metro areas with published pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Fargo area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,460, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Dakota metro areas

Bismarck$50,340

Other trades in Fargo, ND-MN

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Fargo, ND-MN?: Roofers in the Fargo, ND-MN area earn a median of $61,610 a year, or $29.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,460.
How much do roofers make an hour in Fargo, ND-MN?: The median hourly wage is $29.62. The middle half earn between $23.08 and $34.68 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Fargo, ND-MN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.13 an hour ($46,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.08.
Do roofers make more in Fargo or Bismarck?: Fargo pays more: the median is $61,610 in Fargo and $50,340 in Bismarck, a 22% difference.
How does Fargo pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?: The Fargo median of $61,610 is 3% more 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 22020 (Fargo, ND-MN). 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 (90.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures