How much do roofers make an hour in Medford, OR?

The median hourly wage is $24.01. The middle half earn between $22.08 and $29.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level roofers make in Medford, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.68 an hour ($40,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.08.

Do roofers make more in Medford or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $49,930 in Medford and $61,210 in Portland, a 18% difference.

How does Medford pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Medford median of $49,930 is 15% less than the Oregon median of $58,970.

Roofer salary in Medford, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Roofers in the Medford, OR area earn a median of $49,930 a year, or $24.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $66,340. Statewide, roofers earn a median of $58,970; Medford is 15% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,930

Bottom 10% under$40,940Top 10% over$66,340

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.68/hr
Jobs in this area: 150
After cost of living: $49,220
Median hourly pay: $24.01/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
vs Oregon median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32780, Medford, OR). 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	$40,940–$45,920$19.68–$22.08/hr
Experienced roofer	$49,930$24.01/hr
Top earners	$60,850–$66,340$29.26–$31.90/hr

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

How Medford, OR compares

Medford ranks 6th of 7 Oregon metro areas for roofer pay.
Roofers are more concentrated in the Medford area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $66,340, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,940: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

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Questions

How much do roofers make in Medford, OR?: Roofers in the Medford, OR area earn a median of $49,930 a year, or $24.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $66,340.
How much do roofers make an hour in Medford, OR?: The median hourly wage is $24.01. The middle half earn between $22.08 and $29.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level roofers make in Medford, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.68 an hour ($40,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.08.
Do roofers make more in Medford or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $49,930 in Medford and $61,210 in Portland, a 18% difference.
How does Medford pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Medford median of $49,930 is 15% less than the Oregon median of $58,970.

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 32780 (Medford, OR). 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 (101.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures