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

The median hourly wage is $27.74. The middle half earn between $22.32 and $30.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.94 an hour ($39,390 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.32.

Do roofers make more in Toledo or Cleveland?

Toledo pays more: the median is $57,700 in Toledo and $55,690 in Cleveland, a 4% difference.

How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Toledo median of $57,700 is 17% more than the Ohio median of $49,390.

Roofer salary in Toledo, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $57,700 a year, or $27.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,850 a year. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $49,390; Toledo is 17% above it.

Median yearly pay$57,700

Bottom 10% under$39,390Top 10% over$74,850

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.94/hr
Jobs in this area: 230
After cost of living: $63,090
Median hourly pay: $27.74/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Ohio median: +17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45780, Toledo, 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	$39,390–$46,430$18.94–$22.32/hr
Experienced roofer	$57,700$27.74/hr
Top earners	$64,190–$74,850$30.86–$35.99/hr

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

How Toledo, OH compares

Toledo ranks 3rd of 12 Ohio metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers hold about the same share of jobs in the Toledo area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,850, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,390: 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 Toledo, OH?: Roofers in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $57,700 a year, or $27.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,850 a year.
How much do roofers make an hour in Toledo, OH?: The median hourly wage is $27.74. The middle half earn between $22.32 and $30.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Toledo, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.94 an hour ($39,390 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.32.
Do roofers make more in Toledo or Cleveland?: Toledo pays more: the median is $57,700 in Toledo and $55,690 in Cleveland, a 4% difference.
How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Toledo median of $57,700 is 17% 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 45780 (Toledo, 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 (91.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures