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

The median hourly wage is $26.77. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $35.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.33 an hour ($40,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.

Do roofers make more in Cleveland or Akron?

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

How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Cleveland median of $55,690 is 13% more than the Ohio median of $49,390.

Roofer salary in Cleveland, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $55,690 a year, or $26.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,450. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $49,390; Cleveland is 13% above it.

Median yearly pay$55,690

Bottom 10% under$40,200Top 10% over$84,450

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.33/hr
Jobs in this area: 780
After cost of living: $59,290
Median hourly pay: $26.77/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Ohio median: +13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17410, Cleveland, 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	$40,200–$46,550$19.33–$22.38/hr
Experienced roofer	$55,690$26.77/hr
Top earners	$74,010–$84,450$35.58–$40.60/hr

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

How Cleveland, OH compares

Cleveland ranks 4th of 12 Ohio metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are less concentrated in the Cleveland area than nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,450, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,200: 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 Cleveland, OH?: Roofers in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $55,690 a year, or $26.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,450.
How much do roofers make an hour in Cleveland, OH?: The median hourly wage is $26.77. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $35.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Cleveland, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.33 an hour ($40,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.
Do roofers make more in Cleveland or Akron?: Cleveland pays more: the median is $55,690 in Cleveland and $54,660 in Akron, a 2% difference.
How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Cleveland median of $55,690 is 13% 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 17410 (Cleveland, 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures