How much do roofers make an hour in Akron, OH?

The median hourly wage is $26.28. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $36.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Akron, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.20 an hour ($39,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.

Do roofers make more in Akron or Cleveland?

Cleveland pays more: the median is $54,660 in Akron and $55,690 in Cleveland, a 2% difference.

How does Akron pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Akron median of $54,660 is 11% more than the Ohio median of $49,390.

Roofer salary in Akron, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Akron, OH area earn a median of $54,660 a year, or $26.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,590. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $49,390; Akron is 11% above it.

Median yearly pay$54,660

Bottom 10% under$39,940Top 10% over$77,590

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.20/hr
Jobs in this area: 370
After cost of living: $58,540
Median hourly pay: $26.28/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Ohio median: +11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10420, Akron, OH). 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	$39,940–$47,540$19.20–$22.86/hr
Experienced roofer	$54,660$26.28/hr
Top earners	$75,340–$77,590$36.22–$37.30/hr

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

How Akron, OH compares

Akron ranks 5th of 12 Ohio metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Akron area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,590, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,940: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Ohio metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Akron, OH?: Roofers in the Akron, OH area earn a median of $54,660 a year, or $26.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,590.
How much do roofers make an hour in Akron, OH?: The median hourly wage is $26.28. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $36.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Akron, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.20 an hour ($39,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.
Do roofers make more in Akron or Cleveland?: Cleveland pays more: the median is $54,660 in Akron and $55,690 in Cleveland, a 2% difference.
How does Akron pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Akron median of $54,660 is 11% more than the Ohio median of $49,390.

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 10420 (Akron, OH). 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 (93.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures